The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-08-12

"IlIL NEW MAGDALEN."
ETC. ETC.
As for tho baby, he is bright, good
humored little fellow; and he has ON,
great merit in my estimation-he bear
no resemblance to his father. saw hi
mothers features when I first took hin
on my kneeaud looked at his face, life,
to mine in grave surprise. The bab,
and | are sure to get on we'll together
Evcn Mrs. Eyrecourt seems to hay,
improved in the French air and undo
the French dict. She has better sur
face to lay the paint on; her nimble
tongue rms faster than ever and sh {
has so completely recovered her good
spirits that Monsieur and Madam Ray
mond declare she must have French
blood in her veins. They were all 50
unaiiectcdly glad to sec me (Nlatilda in
cluded) that il was really like returning
to ones home. As for Traveller, ] must
interfere lin the interests of his figure
and his health) to prevent every body in
the house from feeding him with every
eatable thing from plain bread to nate
de .(oie g,'as.
My experience to-day will, as Stella
tells me, be my general experience of
tho family life at ST. Germai
We begin the morning with the GUS
tomary cup of coffee. At II o'clock |
am summoned from my "pavilon" of
threo rooms to one of those delicious
and artfully varied breakfasts which are
only to be found in France and in Scot
land. An interval of about three hours
follows, during which the child takes
his siesta, and his elders occupy them
selves MS they please. At 3 o'clock We
all go ont with pony-chaise which
carries weaker members of the
housebold-for ramblc in the forest.
At 9 o'clock We assemble at the dinner
table. At cotiee-time some of the
neighbors drop in for Il game at cards.
At 10 We all wish each other good.
night
Such is the domestic programme.
varied by excursions in the country and
by occasional visits to Paris. / am
naturally man of quiet, stay-at-home
habits. 1t is only when my mind is
disturbed that get restless and feel
longings for change. Surely the quiet
routine of ST. Germain ought to be vel |
come to me nowl / have been looking |
iorward to this life through long !
year of travel. What more can wish |
for?
Nothing more, of course.
And yet-and yet-Stella has limo.
Gently made it harder than ever to play
the part of her "brother." The recoy-
cry of her beauty is a subject of con.
graduation to her mother and her
friends. How does it affect me?
1 had better not think OF my hard
fate. Can L help thinking of it? Can
| dismiss from memory the unmorited
misfortuues which have taken from me,
in the prime of her charms, the woman
whom 1 love? At least can try.
The good old moral must be my
moral: "Be content with such things /
as ye have"
15h MUch.-It is eight in the morn.
ing, and / scarcely know how to employ
myself. Having finished my coffee ]
have just looked again at my diary.
1t strikes me that l am falling into a
bad habit of writing too much about
myself. The custom of keeping a jour
nal certainly has this drawback-it en-
courages egotism. Well. the remedy
is easy. From this date L lock up my
book, only to open it again when some
event has happened which has claim
to be recorded for its own sake. As for
myself and my feelings, they have made
their last appearance in these pages.
=
IN June. The occasion for opening
my diary once more has presented itself |
this morning.
News has reached me of Romayne, |
which is too important to be passed |
over without notice. He has been APP |
pointed one of the pope's chamberlains.
1t is also reported, on good authority, |
that he will be attached to papal en-
bassy when vacancy occurs. These
honors, present and to come, seem to
remove him further from the possibil- !
ity OF return to his wife and child
Sh June.--ln regard TO Romayne
Mrs. Eyrecourt seems to be of my opin.
ion.
Being in Paris to-day, at morning
concert, she there met with her old
friend, DIR. Wybrow. The famous ply
sician is suffering from overwork, and
is on his way to Italy for few months
of rest and recreation. They took n
drive together after the performance, in
the Bois de Boulogne; and Mrs. Eyre
court opened her mind to the doctor as
freely as usual ON the subject of Stella
and the child. He entirely agreed
(speaking in the future interests of the
boy that precious time has been lost
in informing Romayne of the birth of
an heir; and he has promised, no mat
ter what obstacles may be placed in his
way, to make the announcement him
self, when he reaches Rome.
oh Jne.-Madam Raymond has been
speaking to me coniidentially on very
delicate subject.