Smyrna times., 1875-04-21
A French Husband.

The Paris correspondent of the st. Louis
Hh"b' tells how the lords of creation are
supported by their wives in Paris:
My lodgings are, and have been for some
months. i'll the Rue ChausSer q Antin. Nv
IandIady is pleasant. intelligent. quite
rom"ly, in the meighborhood, perhaps of
hv",and-thity. She always has smile. is
taStetuIly dressed, and has something of
the roIuettish air inScparablc from Paris
women OF amy education. Often. in coming
amt gong ! have "bSrrveda Il spruce. s,ntrcl
man OF forty or whereabouts, who. had
supposed, was one of my fclowIodgcrs. /
have never exchanged Il word with him.
though, according to French custom. we
don our hats to one another when we pass.
! had made up my mind that NV un.
known friend was a retired, well-tO-do mcr.
! chant PROBABLY bachelor, living comforta
| bly on snug income. was confirmed in
tins opinion when | saw him lounging in
the B"ulevarlS, slipping his afterdinncr
coffee in one of the Maison Dorcc or Cafe
Rlchr, and dining in the Bois with Il woman.
pretty, young and plainly fast.
fortnight since encountered him in
earnest conversation with nv landladv.
The same afternoon. having some business
with her. we chanced to drift into talk on
miscellaneous subjects. She told me that
the stranger | had mistaken for a bachelor
was her husband. They had been married
for ten years. When she became acouaint
"d with him h" had winc-shop: but he
disposed Of it after their union
I'll" has another and better business
now, no doubt" ! remarked casually.
"Oh, no. monsieur! hr has had no hus
ness since. He does not like worL-hr is
too E"nterl for that. He loves to lounge on
til" B"ul"vard>, To dine at the Fashionable
restaurants. to amusr himself elegantly.
And love To support him in such luxI,ries
can afford to. have quite am income
from these lodgings. He gets most of
1t. He ought to have it-cor he is
a nice fellow, and am proud Of
and fond Of him. Don't YOU think linn
handsome? He SAYS many Of the ladies ON
the Bouleyar,l- look after him adn;ringlv
as they roll by in their carriage. Ah!I
was very lucky To get hi:"
"Iie assists You. ,urp.>.. il your ac
counts, IN collecting your rrnt> p
''Nery far from it, I would not allow
him 10. Beside. he would not ,ai hi,
hands with Lill, and accounts. manage
everything. lie yawn> if speak tu him
OF money matters. which seldom ,o. 1t
Is not right to annoy him with such \ul- |
garitie~. Ah! ii" is a dear fellow. II,.
takes III" out NomtlmrS, not very often
that would spoil me. Then We have. very
delicious times. | know til" fine ladies |
envy me. seeing No at his side. Every once !
IN a wHl!'' be kisses m, when he goes away !
IN the morning, and am very happy then
for II wioi" week. / have asked him some. /
times if hr doc, mot ki-~ other women. II.
does not r.}Iy d.rccily. but say, gentlemen
of galiantry mu-t have their rrcreatio,,~.
All y",. ~unuo-' rh"y must. | more. I
though. that ir only kisses their hands or /
check, fha; j. not d, bai Oh! hr i, a .
noble gentleman. nIy precious hu-h;,nd!"
The lttl" w"man- eyes suitilSrd as she /
contemplated H." manifold pcr,rrtions Of
her illu,tri"u~ leer S',, wa, I,crfrctly sin.
ccrr IN every word She uttered. She had
no idea that She was revealing him to my
supreme rOntcmpt--il;u he was base
wretch. !'n>ioncr, Il -ncak. bastard.
And Iiti.'I and esteemed her ton much 10
tell her my opinion of him. What a
genllin" French Trrveydrop he was and is
And to think that this woman. intelligent,
shrewd, no longer Young, should be 50
blinded 10y her affections. a. not t. see him
IN his tllt" light. When She had ceased
speaking, new color had come to her bale
olive face. 1t was partly love, partly graft.
tudc to the miserable Scomdrcl for hi,
IN living upon her and spending
her money for his vulgar pleasures. She
looked almost beautiful could have
kissed her from commseration: but
did not. bndr her good.evcning, and
went away.
NELLIE GEANT.--N"ilic Grant was hardly