Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1867-08-17


III fsitDo not trouble yourself to apologize
said his friend with smile at is not
you but N. Doligny who refused to vel
come me" '''.'''',7'a' - '''iil u N,F'TA
) Madame de HIefsaiRt 1waaasssfhDo was not D only
one. of the prettfest women in Paris. but
one of the best dressed. Her. fitsbahd
observed one day in q manner that was
most agreeable: rH7i'i191 4 oh' 10 hi1ai
7 ou appear frequently in new dress
esq ~ 1toa'@T - ta1tilI- ,79iia9t5Ii
no Is that a complaint or reproof?' ask
ed the, lady, .5'F
The poor husband made no reply, and
the1ady continued :lau ,aI2T9z 6fil ,aloo
"Mr.i Dohgny always wished to- see
me, outshinei the best dressed, women. in
company; he never, thought his. idol was
too much adorned y ~ i'' s3'''''ii' 1871
Presently the bills came III, ahd5ve
lcpgsbills they were too. That ofidtIie
mifliner in particular presented "a fright
fnii II !. .ammo'qntl N Julius could, not refrain
from expressing. some surprise. -. - -
r" "What !'' said he, 'sssuch Il sum for
nothing but flowers, feathers and RIB
bons?" -3ps.l7 3eot s9garG2 fCsup5sdBs
EaS"Do you think it muek?''d % tsoilg-fg
,.nHfW hat do. you think yourself?"'. ?"'...,.,,,,
"Really, | never had time to think
about it. y Nj! 'Doligny never ;made any
remarks about such details The bills
wcreipfesentcd, and'h paid,the1l and
heard molnere about it.311ru75snf sE!,ai 3
3 The visits of tho apparition were be
coming more frequent. At first he only
appeared at intervals, but he ended BY
taking fiiil posessionsof, the house. He
was always present; was brought; iie on
every ,ocGasion;; consulted in eyery dc
bate; thcre was no appeal. from his 4deGl-
sion. lie ruled his suiccessor- with a rod
of iron. AT last.he thought fit to intro
ducei eianotherz inmate intorthe family, i'll
the personnel yeung officer Of httzzaisf;l
cousin of the iadvBrii ,1eslaI Ia1 1iIaro1d
sa5'fI hope, Il lsaid MADAME dc iIAersaint
"that7you will lltreat my cousin Edward
as Mr.. Doligny used to do; lie, always
considered our house as his home wien
he had leave of absenee.rt 7ai gro H.oa ~ 70
>; The tyranny of the egost;Was really be-
coming insupportable; the TonlpiUQnso
lation Julius hadwas to complain in Sc
aeret to his friend, aFrederiGk.I -i.,9eyr7 IA
-h"Ah?" said he to him ''you Were quite
right lir. Dolignyl docs iperseeatez mC
strangely? his epitaph is an zuureason
able rule of conduct; and am, almost
worn ont with the difficulty Of keeping
up to it. +" . ora5 ..s .; cs1,.sf..--l 3 -i
"You, would not be the first who have
sunk under such a task. haye, known
many unlucky fellows, who, like you
had thoughtlessly married widows, with.
out knowing 5nythihg of their past lives
Some die Under the triIls, the others on
ly lived to repent; and / have heard
more. than one express the wish that tic
amiable customs of India, respecting
widows, had been the fashions in. France.
Sometimes Julius would make an at
tempt at rebellion. Then Madam de Mer
saint, with tears III her syes, would turr
toward the portrait, and exclaim::' lion i
."Oh! my Aristides, yon would ilot
thus have afflicted me; you loved ME anC
made. me happy" ' -''.l'4
How was il possible to resist that?a J
However, one evening, Julius met a
Ia ball an old gentleman who had known
Madame de McrSaint during her, frs
marriage tif.f -.''.'@..'''' ''..''-F
g 'I rreioice,' said he; ''to' see her 81
happily married; she really deserve
some compensation for all she suffered
| with her first husband" '',' -i.'' q ID
9"'Suffercd, my dear Sir, why he was ;
model for all husbands! so says the epi
taph, and SO his widow says. l try tc
treplace him worthily, but | assure you j
is a difficult NATTER, he was so good +;
thusbafd as to spoil her for any ,other.."' y
"My dear sir, tits all very proper 70
you and her. to talk so but happeiieC
\ to know Mr.! Doligh3&,s Very we'll; rspen
a good deal of time With him at thei
country house" "'+'.i...'' ''.f'''i'' ''.if
ir'A Beautiful place was It not p SO 10
-@"You have never been there. ??''i .i'' '':'.
! "Never!' '''.a..'.i.'' E'.. l' .'i' '''i'''ln
ESQ I-rereeiye' - .s.} a~'hi l' "tav oJJ
The curtain was drawn, a new work
| fopeniog to the astonished husband III
went from one discovery to another
and found them well worth making;
Soon after he informed his wife tha
he was called AWAY from home ON bus
ness; he refused to answer her inquire
on the subject. .i"'''.' '-S''
F-1""BhsineSsi which must not know
Mr. DUIigny never had any secrets ffoi
me- nl'"" y 6 'i-I 'h H'a'l,i' '-' - =
/ TJuFfus went; and on his return foun
2 his wife m rather an illthuthor; at las
she consented to make peace on one e6l
dition. .a5a ,.Fr-.Jzfg9IH zmYoaT
'"''Mhat is it,?p seoh aoItegsFsfnoJ de
I.f7'"Take me. to the waters ofIBaden:-
Mr. Doligny used often to so there MI
e,Eiiri, ars. aoiii-aIID att .haa .e,9!''a
"Whcn you did not pass sumne
at your delightful eountryhouse. p sno
! .J fOhl if had Il country housed ishodl
like it quite as well to go thereof;
''Well, here is one for -youJ l wGnte
to give you asurpriSe. Make your PREF
arations, and we will set off. ''5iy7il i,b
lra 'Isit far from here - hs,Heaa) 1H8 r.
! -.ns'You shall see.p; la s1uiiEt odl 5yib
: ErftThes surprise of Madame de NJ elsair
: may be imagined when she found iherse
driving up to her country house. ,. IN
husband certainly eould never have ieulf
it out from her dese1iptinnslil D. sli, aoi3
'My. love said he, I7have bought tn
4 to please You ;;7you know wish to Pr'
j cure YOU an the pleasures and indulggei
ees which Mr.. fD6ligny delighted to lay /;
I fish upon you. And now | shall ind
4 easy to follow his example; as I ind h
u conduct traced by your hand IN this p'