The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-12-12
. THE SECOND HUSBAND.

We often see young men In the
.gayetyiof youth resolve against mar !
'ryiugo while they enjoy health and
spirits; and we as often see that some
unforeseen accident disconceTts all
their fine resolutions sii - -.
So 1t was with Julius de Mersaint.
Young, rich, handsome, possessing all
the advantages of life, he was posi-,
lively determined that as long as he.
was able to enjoy them, he would re-
main bachelor.
g iItnwoulde be time enough to think
of marriage when he was tired of
amUsement In consequence of this
resolution he had courageously re-
sisted the numerous attacks that had
been made upon him. The kind at
tentions of the mammas who had mar
rlageable daughters; the pretty airs of
the young ladies themselves, had all
been met with equal Indifference.
But at last he met with widow,
and matters took different turn. A
widow is two-edged sword; the most
adroit master of fence can hardly
escape o wound in such anencounter.
Julius thought heamight trifle with
the lady, and found himself in love
before he was aware. He had en-
gagged himself too far to retreat; but
he found it no difficult matter to re-
concile himself to his fate.
After all, " thought he, what can
| do better than to marry a woman
who is young, pretty, rich, r,amiable
and lrreproachable in her character?
1t is every way an excellent match!p
So the projects of eelibacy was given
the winds, and the lady suffered her.
self to be persuaded to renounce the
state of. widowhood.
I Soon after the wedding, friend of
Julius arrived from a Journey, and
came to see the bridegroom.
[ am glad to see you, said the
latter. "Of course you came to con-
graduate me.p asbf 81 ss8E
81 Not at all, said Frederick. You
know how sincere | am. | should
have advised you not to marry; but
since the step cannot be recalled, L
shall content myself with saying it
was very imprudent one" r
What do you mean?4 exclaimed
Julius; you cannot have heard any
thing against my wife. !" >
Oh, mol by no means. During
her first husbands life, she had lived
chiefly in the country, and was but
little seen in Paris. Since she has
been widow, and returned to society,
she has not given the least occasion
for slander nam happy ntood6 her
that justice. In fact, know no fault
that can be found with her except her
having been widow. It is that fact.
my friend, that constitutes your i'm
prudence.pisd .saod2 bBe siood IN
Really, Frederick, / thought you
had more sense. You are rather too
sentimental" 8
No, it is not as matter of senti1
ment that I object to it. Did you
know the late Mr.; Doligny2'') y =
No, I did not.
Then you do not know who you
have married. ''nJstai e ri b4s
ID i know [ have married a charming
woman, only twenty-five years old,
who is perfectly amiable, and whom,
Notwithstanding your odd notions,
am sure you will be delighted with,
though she has had the misfortune of
being wife during four years. "
i admire 1.-The light manner in
which you treat SO serious an affair;
you marry woman who has come to
years of discretion, without consider
ing in the least what sort of an edu-
cation she has received from her mas
ter, or caring What responsibilities
this reign Of Of four years entails upon
Indeed, fam an not afraid 81 the
past"