The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-03-28

Translated for Every Saturday from the
Revue dcs Dcu% MchdesI
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"Michel, the cottage is let"
"What cottagem inquired my hus-
band mechanically.
We had been married only lew
months, and FOR still shorter timc
we had lived at AnlcrVille. Michel
uolongc, my husband, hoped, by the
help of his family connections and
friendships, to establish himself
quickly III good practice; and TO that
object he devoted II courage ana ac-
tivitI which never relaxed. For my
own part | had not yet succeeded IN
bearing the discolntorts OF my new
situation Winl good hum0r. The life
OF a country doctor appeared to me
scarcely cndurab!c. 1t was never
without a degree OF irritation That L
saw Michel return 50 often too much
iatigucd to pay the least attention to
What had to tell him, or so many
times, in consequence OF some serious
accident, depart i'll haste rs soon as
dinner was over, to return, very ire
uucntIy, only late III the evening.
Noticing that he was even more than
usually abstracted, l replied WITH Il
GOOD deal OF ilnpatlencc.-
"Ihe cottage 50 long unoccupled;
thc same that yourself declared, when
We went 10 zee it, too inconvenlent to
be inhabited"
"And who may thc intrepid tenant
be?n
"A doctor. Don't be alarmed" )" !
added. "From what las been told
me lie has already made his fortune,
and il i. only by great persuasion that
any one can succeed III getting MN
even 10 It consultation"
as he marricd?"
"rnat is not known; but itappcars
to me hardly likely, and he certainly
mas no children. y wiIc ana child
rem Woud be sadly out OF place Ill
that strange house"
.iy husband was 40 longer listen
iugto nae. Ills fears being quieted as
10 the injury which another uoctot
established III die same village Win
himself might do Kim, he hAs'encd 10
read his newspaper before beginning
his afternoon visits.
The little property known rs the
chalet dc In lsOcnctte, WAS composer
Of two fine but exceedingly contract
cd lenements, joined by Il KIND OF
covered passage which might he closed
at VIII. i.acn OF these tencnenls had
Il separate entrance, and might on
OCCASION be inhabited independently
Of the other. \ large garden, divided
into equal parts by thick neu3c,
surrounded this singular cdlllce;
which seemed capable of being occu-
pied only by two bachelors having
intimate relations with each Other.
The furniture arrived. 1t consisted
agye very soon knew, oftwo complete
sets. Next, the surprise of the WI
layers reached its height some DAYS
lalcr VIXEN Il double supply ofservants
came 10 occupy the house, or rather
The houses, so prepared. remeiaoc'
having passed more than one after
noon in watching for the arrival Oh
our new ucighbOrs (Our house was tlie
nearest 20 the chalet ut last my per,
severance was rewarded. Attracted
to the window by the noise OF n post
C.!a!.g, | Observed Il woman feciiilihS
on the back seat, another woman be-
iur ON the front seat; the carriage
contained hut two persons. ABOUT
nm hour afterwards, u middle aged
man who was unknown to me passed
rapidlyun horseback by my WlhdoWs.
IT was Dr.. Fauvei. "Ihey nave
-. - g.,;.i I tn Michel rs soon rs he
returned, "and we are still wholly Ill
the dark" :.
| ousht 30 say, TO excuse myself,
that. hriu: Il stranger, | was very
much a.one in that little village, ana
thai the arrival Ui Il woman WIN
whom. perhaps, | might have agree.
ahIp relations, was for me an event
OF real Importance. " Loo,
Sunday came. \ seat iiad Dee,
engaged for the i'auvcl5 Ill tne paiisi
church. ana TO Tie great satisfaction
of every body the doctor entered anu
occupied il a few minutes before 'iie
beginning Of the service. lie was IL
mau of about forty-iive years, siightiS
pale. tail and thin. lie had auliiil
able mariners, fine and intellectual
features, with shade OF sadiiess III
them. Although he had very beau'l-
full eyes, his look, impressed WIN a
vague uuoasine.s, produced almost
always "A singular effect upon thOse
who saw it lor the first time. lie
eelnel very little disturbed ut iihd,
ing hin.sclfth object Of genera! anu
;jl.Iioo,,isnJ curiasity and left church