Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-02-05
ben. that She could be at ali sure Of

that she was his wife, had deepened-or
shall 1 say widened 9-intO fuller and
more familiar affection 1 oon,s knew
| that he was quite so much of hero to
/ her as he had been before, or that she be-
ieved in the superiority of his talents
quite so utterly. Sometimes, when he
| BETRAYED q secret consciousness that he
| was wiser than all the wise heads that
/ had gone before hims the little wife
would laugh, shrug her shoulders, and
1 look wicked. She was too sharp-sight-
/ ed. too honest, too clever herself, to De
/ quite SO Wife-Hke in this matter as some
may think she ought to have been. She
saw that he was really clever, an 0r1gl.
nal thinker, and a carefnl student, that
he would probably adern the cause Of
/ science, but she did not now fancy, as
she had once done, that he would some
4 day be the wonder Of all France. he
stood on a very great height indeed as
! COMPARED with her own little self, ana
she looked up to him aceerdingly; but
as compared with some OF the men she
( had known at her fathers house-hrst-
j rate people, members OF the Institute
\ his position was not 50 lofty; he was
/ their equal perhaps, certainly not more.
! Did she love him the less because she
had found this out Indeed no. A
! ,cIear-sighted affection is often the most
( tender and faithful Of all.
Madame had waited, oh a weary
I time, and the dinner had nearly reach
ed the point of ruin, bsfore Monsieur
deigned to appear. But as far as
he was concerned it matt8red little, for
he ate of Marines dainty dishes with
preoccupied air, as if he did not know
what be was putting into his mouth,
and meyer seemed to remark anything
Famiss. AntOinette watched him, Thought
heWa handsome he looked with that abb
stracted air upon him, and nibbled
| away herself quite contentedIy, hunger
4 serving as a sauce to the overlooked
Il 7TTvs HNvTf v-5affnfF with a.
cloudy brow, and went in and out like
8 miniature hurricane.l 1at
f'She is disappointed, the poor Mar
the" said her mistress, apOlogeticaIly,
as Lueien looked up annoyed after one
of these exits. " She piques herself on
X her cooking, and can not bear to have it
"a She must not weary Us with her hui
mors, though he replied, or shall
propose to dispense with her services as
I cook, and have our dinner in from a
traiteur's."
The little housekeeper was dismayed,
. but she answered, sweetly, :" That Will
not be needed. will speak to MSrthe I;
I will arrange it; trust me, my Lu-
cien."
And then again there was silence be-
tween them. eos-e
After dinner Toinette would dearly
have liked lutte conversation, obut
her husband began to make calcula-
tions upon a piece of paper, SO she took
up "Laplace" once more. She read on
uninterrupted for some time; then
Lucien turned t9Ward, herywith knit
j ted brow.
tThere. is something that exades me
here" he said, fthough I suppose l
shall master it some day The prtnci-
! pies on which am binding are as clear
; as daylight, and I must make my the
: ory equally clear ere I have done with
4 it. How it has escaped the attention Of
men of science hitherto passes my COM
, Prehension; they must have been as
"Perhaps. they were occupied with
J finding out those principles on which
/ thou buiIdest,' - said Antoinette, look
/ ing up, intelligently. .fs-sF-rt !. ~
"True, these have only been ascer-
: tained gradually, but it seems TO have
: been reserved for me to go On to the re-
; There came into Antoinette's head a
r text which the cure had quoted in his
/, sermon the Sunday before, ..Qther men
4 labored, and We are entered into theiI
labOrs,' - but she did not speak out this
= Thought. Instead, she glanced up. viva.
D ciousIy and said, with an air OF pretty
d mischief, Thou knoWes sdWarfs on
giants shoulders see farther than gi'
n ants - .5
; apparently her husband did not quits
L relish the quotation.
eta, Ia, q he said, impatiently,, "whai
dost thou know about it, and wha
7 book is that thou hast got hold o
: She heldi it up with a a smile. i.s -5'
3 sAs if such books were tor thee
# Read thy cookery book, petite, and tnJ
5 She might haye replied that she die
not neglect either, but she only laughed
y good-humoredly put down 'Laplace,
and took mp some embroidery.
al 1t soon got to be dull work, though
u drawing the swift needle in and ont
\ with no one to read to her or talk to he
) the while so presently the ne, llYeIy lE. llEtl
creature got up, e-arranged the rose II
J. her hair, and Wstered the flowers in. tn
+ balcony, humrning very softly a ga;
q little chanson as she did so.
q Then she came back and began upol
q a different book,--''T The Life of the Cur
n She read. on for a good while withou
le speaking or stirring then Lucien cam
Fe and peeped. over her shoulder.
n ''YVhat y little angel Of quietness tho
! artIo he said. Hast thou been dozin
a over thy pious biography ?'' .,-.-.-..
ze She took his hand into hers, an
} turned her face round to him, SO tina
1e their glance met-his line dark eye
I full. of caressing fondness, here brin
At ming with eloquent tears. .-,.a
n HAS thy book made thee cry, or al
m these lInsocia BILE evenings too tFiste fC
ie thee7'' he asked .tenderly. t'Fhey hav
got 1. new piece at the Odeon /; we wi
! 90 and see it the first fete-dayi tho
8, wilt like that
is I should like even better; if tho
er wouIdst take me to hear the Pere Fell
preach at. Sotre Dame. Say that tho
ou wilt, !" she ended, WInaingly, pIaitiu
IN up his long thin fingers in a playfJ
od way, and then squeezipg Them in h'
st own brown little dimPled hands.
Of ''Ah, thou art turning devote; tht
on comes of thy book
If 'tIf thou wouldst read it I" she sal
eagerly. ''N4. NianRey was veritab b
in apostle he spent his life in doing GOO
tie s'AIl pour iaire son salut, 1 SUI
IA pose," sneered Lucien. 81 do n
IN greatly admire that pious selfshnes
ne She -coIored aLd dropped his han
81 then she recovered herself, and sal
~ gently, S'There is no word of that here
;, NJ. Vianney rose to the height of Il
q saints; his heart was full of pure 10
~ and the spirit of sacrtice. 5a e-
A@' "He has positively made thee el
/. quent," said Lucien, halr mockingl
u u half fondly. 'Well, veil see abo
est Pere Felix ); meanwhile what can
to please thee, my little heart ?''
ifT ''Thou caast explain TO me thy the
We ~" she answered, taking possession
his hand again. a1 ssE
til Dan SAOu WOuIu5B AOb uuuoEGbhl
as It. I must try and get one of u
aer friends to listen to me; il seems to I
nd that in explaining it the idea which
esg lack might come. I wanted to tell
ere Villaret about it, but he excused hi
6er self; he was going to dine at the TrC
On Freres.J' f -- --
nts 4 'fAnd when thou Ciidst begin to
ON BuErand he said he was bound for t
Academy, and could not wait. Lucie
nto mon ami, thou hadst better be eonte
stir to have thy little wife for LISTEN
Can not be to thee like MoHers's c
ar WOman2 She was doubtless hideol
an and / am not that quite See, [ W
-e-' sit at thy feet So" And she drew hi
the gently into the chair and sank doV
n a upon cushion. t'Me VOLTA have
not the air of an apt disciple ? Do t
his. students who listen to thy lectures 10
o q half so attentive as I 2N
ned Thou art ra Wishing; but how an
mi to begin to talk to thee of such dry So
hat jects When thou lookest so bewttchi
wn thou drfvest all else out of my head.
Me- ''Then look grave and ugly It Il