The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-12-13

/ becoming insupportable; the onl,
consolation Julius had was to com
plain in secret to his friend, Freder
ick.9 xfa .er
| Abr said he to him, You wer,
quite right Mr.. Doligny does perse
cute me strangely; his epitaph is
most unreasonable rule of conduct
and am almost worn out with the
difficulty of keeping up to it.
You; would not be the first who
have sunk under such task. Ihave
known many .unluckly fellows, who
like. you, had thoughtlessiy married
widows. without knowing anything
of their past lives. Some died under
the trials, the others only lived to re-
pent; and / have heard more than
one express the wish that the amiable
customs of India, respecting widows,
had been the fashion In France.
j Sometimes Julius would make an
attempt at rebellion. Then Madame
de Mersaint, with tears in her eyes.
would turn towards the portrait, and
exclaim:
"Ohl my Aristides, you would not
thus have afflicted me; you loved me
and made me happyp'
How. was itpossible to resist that
However, one evening, Julius met
at ball an old gentleman who had
known Madame de Mersaint during
her first marriage.
Il rejoice, said he, " to see her SO
happily married; she really deserves
some compensation for all she suffered
with her first husband."i 13af3l3,
Suffered, my dear sir, why he was
a model for all husbandsi So saws his
epitaph and so his widow says. TRY
to replace him worthily, but I assure
you it is a difficult matter; he was SO
good a husband as to spoil her for any
other III
: My dear sir, it is all very proper
for you and her to talk so but I hap
pen to know Mr. Doligny very we'll: 7
spent good deal of time with him at
their country house." f
A beautiful place, was it not?"
You have never been. there?"
"iNever." 81
80 | perceive
The curtain was drawn, and new
world was opening to the astonished |
husband. He went on from one dis
;oyery to another, and found them
veil worth making.
!. Soon after, he informed his wife
hat he was called away from home on
BUSINESS; he refused to answer her
on the subject. Yea57 $50
Business which I must not knowl
VIZ. Dollgny never had any secrets
rom me-
Julius went; and on his return
ound his wife in rather an ill-humor:
last she consented to make peace
n one condition.
What is it?"
lake me to the waters of Baden.
II; Dollgny used often to go there
I" When you did not pass the sum-
her at your delighted country house
: Oh! if | had country house I
lould like it quite as well to 60
" Well, here is one for Won T
anted to give you surprise. Make
our preparations, and we will set off"
" Is it far from here?"
You shall see.
The surprise of Madame de Me,- !
INT may be imagined when she
und herself driving up to her for
er country house. The husband
could never have found It
1t from her description.
My love, said he, as he handed
u from the carriage, !" I have bought.
is to please you; you know I wish
procure you all the pleasures and
dulgences which Mr.. Doligny de- :
yhted to lavish upon you. And now
shall ind it easy to follow his ex- :
1plei as, ! ind his conduct traced by z
ur hand in this paper.
My own hand . cried his wife
armed. f3aal H
!" Yes, my love, your own hand
celyed the previous document from
ur lawyer, with whom I have had al
Inference; read it yourself" "
Lit was petition for a separation
lnded on various acts of iIl-treat.
mt and cruelty, which this model IF
sDands mad exercised toward his
'consolate widow, his death having
eVented the affair from coming be-
e the public. Madame de Mer-
MT cast down her eyes. and the
anton disappeared forever.
hey returned to Paris. ,JuIus
ened his house to Frederick, who OBJ
yed;Ag \ GU have discovered the
ret. apparitions are only to be T(
red in the dark II 80 -
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