New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-16

whot tGe dogs
all day and never leave me ut night IKE fihne III
nearly broke my heart when she dled hnthIne
could make up for her loss. have never really got
over it,
woman enough and far rs possible kept ner doRs
to herself and her NADIA virtue rare enough iii II,
your true oglover ard one appreciated ~ ~ iui
worth by her family and TRENDS Dut Iihiiia az
once abandoned her half formed project OF neat
ache knowing that her absence from the iapo
d'bote might create q connection worse than any
thing else TO bear Besides. she wanted-she
thought she wanted to see her husband again oho
had not the rcmotest intention oil changing 'I Plcs
ent mode of life. 1t suited her. she said 70 hcrseli
now as she had often said before, while her maui
| removed her damp ridmg-haDit and began 10 ar,
range her dress for dinner AS ior liie ni,u a.
duties of husband and wife their Just relations 10
each other and to society, she held no account ~ltn
them at all they had nothing to do, she had iohg
since told herself in marriage into which she haI
been persuaded against her WILL in hch there had
been prctencc of love on either side Ina. epi.
sode in her life she had closed and never meant 10
reopen She did nOl read her husband letter; sue
had not even made up her MIND whether sue "puIu
read il; il lay on her writing table LOT cohSucrE
ton later on Bnt she thought She woun nI
see him again. to readjust her ldeas cqheeIn nia
him. Emilia was ignorant as TO whether Inv %
were staying in the hotel or no; but heyertheieSSS
she made her toilette with more care IMAM u'u'I
tins evening. as a rule leyond preference ior
certain stutts and coors, she showed an absolute
Indifference i'm the matter OF dress, rcscnng :eTci
entirely to the hands of her maid: but TINS evening
new sentiment made her rouse herself, select hef-
self the gown sue wished TO wear, ana i've an I'M
Her husband was not ut the table dhote. she
asSertained it at glance as she lookcu down q
row OF familiar faces She was late. her cousins
AMI her aunt were already scaied-hcr aunt win
her two DOES Kcine and Duchesse one on either
side. They were charming dogs SILKY Wtli-htp',
well. behaved but there were people IN me 13iri
unfceiHg Cuourh 10 rejoice that Inc jhlI" Jog,
Narouisr had been left az Il Pan hotel ~ charge ga
Lady Ncritons iIan. She and her maid Ia agreed
between them that they could not manage holo
than RENE and Duchessc on their lew Gays cA9ur,,
sion into the mountains; and though there had
been a moment Of grave elaboration as 10 whether
il might not lie worth while 10 bring the mauservdnt
also 10 attend upon Alarqui. @, i had been decided
finally to leave them both hchlnd. Int LAZY
and thouehts 20 give to her absent favorte AM she
wa, talking abOut her now when Emilia came IN
Emilia seated between her two cousins, !onnd
herself Obliged to submit 90 all The attentions
proper to the nervous headache she M" lhod-hl OF
MS n urptcNt for absence. Not that they supposed
she had q headache; il VAS their way OF SHOW ING
svmuat hy-the sympathy she deprcc1t dor TIE
mental discomfort they imagined her TO be under
going. Her aunt spoke 10 her softly. IN C"rciGIiy
lowerpd tone. her cousin Sophy flied her glass
with wine her cousin Clarice offered her he Use OF
Ter IAN and srcllng- bottle. Emilia hall amused.
half cxasperatcd, sat helpless through dinner; Int
n soon ~ they had gone upstairs aitciwar6 70 their
little salon, she TOOK the matter into her own hands
i met my husband to-day Aunt Clarlce, she
said lie is stavIng here
so Clary told M, NY Cear' SAID nor aunt III .
tone OF gentle compassion. weir
That is all,' said Emilia ndiilerently anl TAX
ing NJ review, she checked all comment ny sell
unopened letter came continually between her ana
The page letter that lay awaiting her on PER taDie
upstairs She presently rose ana, WISHING her aunt
ana cousins good-night. went up 10 her own room
She dismissed her maid nj once. and wrapping htr-
self in hrr long white dressing gown, sic began 10
pace her room with unquict steps; slv began 20 do
what for three years she had sAr2hk from uolils-
she began to review her lie.
Emilia was not a woman to live alons: the whole
course Of her education had tended oihcrWlse; enc
was cultivated without beng learned, accomplished
and London masters learn to he accomplished; shc
played and drew well, She spoke several LANGUAGES
huentlV sh, read all the new books aud g00u
many old ones but she was not seli-sulicins, shc
had INDEPENDENT ways; size was out 81 harmony
with the evcr-ncreasIng rush OF WoHanhlnu aIoiiI
lonely deyiatiug paths To tI&vel about the world
n solitary women, or even accompanied ny maid'
had no advanced views; London house WIN
social science lectures with plllanthroplc schemes
with coffee tavcrns and school board meetines
to ill her days, would nave sulted hef
hardly better than life of lonely wan.
derino She was essentially woman TO De
moulded to anything BIZ the VIII OF one lcr whom
sho greatly cared to turn politician, secretary dip
lOmatist nurse, camp GLOVER. to meet inc hccHs
of a husband whom she loNe ed. Or 10 reverse the
picturc in an atmosphere OF praise ana ailccuon,
rs an adored and cherished wife, she would agar
have been in her element. ana hundred SharihS ol
tenderness and gracious ways W"uld nave ploSc
soucd III the freddy arr. Lett TO hciSeu uaIi vi
life would always he wanting She had done what
she thought best when she lett her marriage SIX
months alter their marriage day. On a married
brother older than herself aud on his vie. she ad
Ic h'a,nc of marriage arranged for her and in
sisted on at moment when her spirit was Neah-
cncd nearly broken by the dcs"rilon oil a man sue
had loved. She had come to live with her aunt ana
cousins Tor whom she had sincere affection, ana
who had taken her part throughout III ler 4i3astce
mcut with her husband. she could NO WIN lhch
without feeling that she was burthcn on the con
trary, her ample means were OF piaGtIcal use ~
the wandering life which modem idcas and III
heolrh combined induced her sickly aunt to lead
carriages could he had, expeditions cCuId 10
planned when Emilia was there until ought OF al
-. f,.N~ lnlIN
select circle OF friends. who gathered roLnd t!cI
in the winter whom they met nj different tarrylng,
places in the summer; and IN this limited word
everyone understood. For outsiders. auu nlotc
acquaintanCcs. for their Opinions ana Cohlct,uitS
Emilia cared but little. She went ont pot az aii
she saw only the society she Irel at hcr anut -
house at Cannes, with which she mixed uhaiicct-
edlv, bu. with Shc avoided all cQulplloa-
lions Always gentle and intelligent. with Ger
tain dignity and gracious kindline5s to those about
her she was liked and admired ny all VINO knew
bet; but nothing more. sac had made mistake
that was past and irremrdiablc. Given the ms
take size had done +he best she could with her
life. And yet what lie 1t was.
Tie thought came into her mind, rs, pausing in
her walk, she glanced round De; apartment. me
went up to the table she opened one or two CT The
books: she took mp water r skctcli ana ald IL
down again. A deadly samcncss. fatal mediocrity
seemed 10 her eyes 10 he written OF every page 10
deaden everything she touched. What was TO be
the end Of il all; To what toud sho i39s Ior-
ward What aim or hope did the future mold rou
She sat down by the tablo and tnought'. IoI
three wears she had been answering he question III
her own fashion; she had answered 1t III eEeIy
letter She had urnt.nnOpened. in every appeal ir0n
her husband she had left without response Emilia
was less generous than her husband; she knew THAT
sho had 6een at least partly in the wrong but she
had not wanted to own it-uot yet
But tonight another letter lay before her letter
which she might leave unread in'ecd buy which
she could moi ignore. Should che burn ltf For
moment she held it toward the flame Of the candle
4 moment and all would be ended; tomorrow he
wonld 90 away. and she would return 10 hrf oid
Jead peace to the old indifferent life with her aunt
ana cousins the aimlcss travelling, the purposeless
sight-seeiug-a darkness seemed 10 settle down
upon Emilia at the thought. No. that could never
he again; any thing any change, any pain even; as a
10 tro,, that The meeting with her husband