The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-12-13
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1T you choose still to consider hin
II ascsqe hH bcannotEcertainly PREVENTS
but at least I trust YOU will refrair
from introducing to my ACQUAINTANCE
q person whose character / cannot ap.
pr6ve..Ua .d a0L15a COB H8s1t
Il hope We are not going to quar-
rel as soon as this ia
/ . certainly do not wish to do so
/ butq1ust confess i did not expect 81
much opposition to- avery reasonable
request. But | have been deceived
| by the, past.
I What do you mean?a @ L H3
| mean that when Mr. Dolingy
! married me, he made no difficulty In
! giving up any of his old companions
and that the,moment 4 had expressed
my disappro baton of any person, he
broke with him imme diateig. 80 b
Juliusscould not answer. ) ii6- f,...s
The name of Doligny had proved
that Frederick was not altogether
mistaken and the honeymoon hadoas
yet completed but half its course. a .sll
The cloud, however, was soon pass
ed away n.y. from rom the face, Of the, fair
piduSI. .eLs 9gaA 98u baHe8 Oh nap fg4ffs
A little time, and this unpleasant
scene was forgotten, and the BRIDE
groom again revealed i'm his visions of,
perfect happiness, when one day his
wife said to him.
MY dear, winter is drawing near;
have you thought Of your box at the
opera, and the Italian theater?"
" What box, my lover" 81. e,
I" You know how fond [ am of
music. +aease o
= ! know you sing like an angel"
. Then surely the angel must have
at least once week box at the
opera and the Italian theater."
Why, | am not quite sure that our
fortune will allow of such an indul-
gence."
Mr.. Doligny had precisely the
same income as you; and in his time
| had box every Monday at the
opera, and every Saturday at the
Italian theater."
. There was phantom of the first
husband coming a second time to dis |
turb the comfort of poor Julius. he |
could not resolve to appear less gen |
erous than his predecessor, so he CON
sented to hire both boxes.
In another respect he was REQUIRED
to initiate Mr.. Doligny-he saw Fred
erlck but seldom and almost by stealth.
do ask you. to- come to our
house, can offer you so little pleas
ure. We live very much alone, we
see no company; you would find us
very dull. ~
Don't trouble yourself to apollo
glze, said his friend with a smile:
: It is not you, but Mr.. Doligny who
to welcome me-"
Mime. de Mersaint was not only one
Of the prettiest women of Paris. but
one of the best dressed. The EXPENSE
N that particular was enormous. Her
husband observed one day, with a
manner that was most agreeable:
You. appear frequently in new
lresses."
Is that complaint or reproof 2''
lsked the lady.
The poor husband. made, no reply,
md the lady continued: 4
Mr.. Doligny always wished to see
ne outshlne the best dressed women I
Q company; he never thought his
dol was too much adorned +.
Presently rtheF bills came ling and
cry long bills they were. That of the
liliner in particular presented a
rightful amount. Julius could NOT
sfrain from expressing some surprise
~ What "gcrfed he, I such sum far :
othing but flowers, feathers, and rib +,
ons?"
" Do you think it much?" :
What do you think yourself?"
Really, / never had time 10 think 4
oontitl Mr.. Doligny never made o
~ ~ remarks about such details. The g
Ills were presented, and he paid Il
lem and 4 heard no more about it, v
The visits of the apparition were :
scoming more frequent. At FIRST he 3.
liy appeared at intervals, but he end n
by taking full possession aof the "A
'use;; He was always present; was Ill
ought In on every occasion; con- s5
lied In every debate; there was no
peal from his decisions. He ruled a
3 successor with rod of iron. At ne
It he thought fit to introduce an
her inmate into the family, in the
rson of a young officer of hussars. a w
usin of the lady. III
\ hope, said Madame de Mer- Lf
mt, athat you will treat my W. cousin lui tic tic
Ward as Mr., Dqligny used to do. -. "