The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-03-22
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exceedingly interested in him. o.
course, Is Michel often reminded pe
the affairs of wife who persists in
} blindly obeying her husband without
q question as to the justice or the
agreeableness of his decisions, and
who goes so faENg to keep him in ig-
norancathat slig3s AdinS Of grief. I
had .1hessfofi GHSst absSdened nv
seat 10 the solution Of che rfoblem
before ts. whH spef fhanSs cireum-
stance occurt 20 nnoeify the whole
Isss~Ass.,I I remembesfa beautiful
wintef mothipgs 1swas playing with
my son, ,tlSen sSefy Htle boy, in the
chimney corl3er, sand his childish
laughter was ringing joyously in my
ears. All at once Juliette entered, or
rathsz<p presititateA hefseff into tile
Fsr6ohi. She was pale and scared, and
fell, weeping; into althaif.
"Protect me! keep me, near ,you,"
she cried her voice interrupted by her
sObs :. Il pray you advise me-"
/ tried hard to calm her, and dis
covered at last what was the occasion
of such an outburst of grief. AgrOup
of women and children had barred
her passage with sneers and taunts as
insOlent as they were painful to listen
/ to. 1t seemed almost impossible, and
my ildtehlatt61 Hh0lseSt aS 4 lis
| tened To my friend. Though I knew
how surly and mischieyOus the people
of Amerville were, I could hardly be-
lieve them capable of such cruelty.
| Don't take any notice of it," /
tried to say, "have patience and let
these malicious tongues wag. Come,
have courage; all will be quiet very
| soon, you may be sure"
II have nomore courage. I anna
the end of my resources. can hold
out no longer. must go away. Help
me, I beg you; this can last no
longer"
"Certainly win help you, 4 cried,
carried away by pity. "Yes you shall
CO. L will furnish you the means"
Without giving myself time to reflect
and to ask my husbands opinion. /
told her at once an idea which came
to me at the moment. !, My sister-in-,
law, who lived in a neighbOring
town, and who had several children,
was looking about for a confidential
governess to assist her in instructing
them. She was an excellent and
lovable woman, with hon1 one could
not be unhappy. explained all this
to Juliette, and showed her that this
resolution taken openly would put
her for the present and for the future
beyond the reach of calumny. /
knew that if she left her husband she
would be without resources. Nothing
better and more satisfactory, there
fore, could be imagined. .s-.f-.s- .ii /. |
My plan seemed to satisfy her at
once she had been a teacher before
being married, and consequently she
was the very person to fill the place
proposed for her. Perhaps, she
said, with an air of resignation which
went to. my heart, perhaps 1 may
be happy enough to find there a
family which will love me-" s..
Poor, desolate soul? 1t is useless to
repeat all the reasoning powers 1
wasted in endeavoring to persuade
my husband not to, oppose our plan. !
I could only obtain conditional ap-
probation by a promise that DIR. Fau-
vel should he frankly notified in adj
vance OF the departure of his wife.
The later therefore wrote to him one
morning, and read to US the following !
letter. - 80 p. ,i-
Pardon me if i write to you in |
spite of your command. Pardon ME
again if ask you once more for the |
last time, what fault / have commit |
ted, and what is the cause of this |
cruel separation. i cannot longer en-
dure the life which you have assigned
me. Since it cannot be changed, I |
have made up my mind to depart as |
soon as possible, and am going to oc-
cupy a position as gOyerness in re-
spectacle family. 60 with a broken
heart but with peaceful conscience,
back to the position from which you
took me when you married me. /
did not wish to go without informing
you and saying good-by.
JULIETTEn 4
This letter, much less bitter and
less sad than any other which she
had tried to write, was sent, in order
to avoid talk, to the doctors door by |
my servant. Towards evening of the
same day, Juiiette came, all in a
tremble and intensely excited. Her
eyes, usually so gentle, burned with a
dreadful fire, and She spoke in a
dry, harsh voice. "No answer she
repeated Mechanically; mo answer!
Now must CO." j..- ~ -77a"s
All was ready; my sister-in-l law
had been notified. BY starting inn
mediately we might arrive before
night. / began to get ready to ac-
company Juliette. go
"It is not far, is it ?" she asked.
"YQu can return home in a very
short time and whenever you wish,"
1 replied. -. Z, ,
"Home!". AS if something moved
her irresistibly, she ran to the door
and hastily entered the carriage. L
followed her. was beginning to
give the necessary directions to the
coachman, when I felt a heavy and
Icy hand laid upon my arm. Madame
Colonge, who is with you? Is it my
wife?
"Yes, DOCTOR" 1 replied, not in the
least intimidated by the threatening,
tone of his voice. at is your wife. I
am going to take her to place where
one will be kind to herr
Zone moment, beg of you."
, He went to the other side of the
carriage. ''Juliette, is it indeed you,
Juliette 2" .-s - s.is ~
No words can express the profound
tenderness, the indescribable anguish
which was compressed into these few
words. She seized my hand, and
pressing it hard, murmured, "Stop,
stopw - - - f-,..er /
at is not ten minutes since found
your letter. Juliette, one word, I
beseech you-in the presence of Mad
anne. Why are you going? Who has
advised you to abandon your hus-
band?" ftH-EI
"And who advised you to abandon
your wife, DIR. Fauvel?' 1 interrupt
ed bruskly, seeing that my companion
was incapable of replying. But the
doctor having made a movement
which let the full light fall upon his
face, 1 was terrified by his savage
and desperate appearance. "Will
you come in again for mOment?"
said / to Juliette, turning towards
her. "In tile name of God, help me,
doctor; she has fainted!p
We carried her into the house,
where, after a little time, she recover
ed. was by her side, while thetloc-
tor, standing near the mantle, sur
veyed us in silence. His face, to |
which impassibility had returned, |
expressed neither anger nor reproach. |
i nevertheless felt more and more
troubled and indignant. i t.rI +
!, II may speak now, may 1 not ?" at
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