Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-22

and yet you gave the driver ten francs;
you Immediately issued from the large
door on Piazza di Spagna and drove away
in the victoria ard you were in the
Borghese Gardens for twenty minutes, and
you then returned straight home"
She had slid on the carpet and holding
out her arms to him imploringly muir
INJURED:
Forgive me! forgive me; it was the
first time!''
The first time, l know. Mario Tor
resparda las been paying court to you
since July, when yon were at Leghorn, it
began one night during full moon; it was
nothing at first, only fun; then from
Switzerland when ne was in Sabbina
then every day to you. You always
ffty-two to ffty-fve letters and notes.
Pincio in the morning, on Friday, the
10Th of November, and Sunday the 28th.
Then you promised to go to him, but have
twice broken your word-Monday and
Thursday of last week. To-day, at last,
you have been for the first time
80, Richardo, Riehardo!" sobbed Livia
instead eff telling me these things?"
mo, my dear, | am not in the habit of
killing people, and will certainly not begin
now. The husbands who kill their wives
are to oe found in Ohnet's novels, and in
the same authors dramas. | am not of
that sort; | certainly have my own ideas
of honor which | find it useless to submit
to you, because you would not understand
J,
while, dear. We suited each other we'll
before and after marriage for good
while; then you found you did not care for
and your thoughts naturally turned to
some one else. Don't sreak to me of
struggles, of battling, Of receptions, Of
thwarted passions; it serves no good end
! don't believe in them. Love comes to
an end, and it is logical that it should be
so! Yours for me has lasted long enough,
it seems to me- | don't complain, as you
see; you have done nothing out Of the COM
mon; thus In accordance with time-worn
femme habit, with that tradition from
refinement of taste for which you are
noted, you have chosen my good friend
Mario Torresparda. have always wish
ed well, and | still wish we'll to Mario
Torresparja | shall certainly never
fight with him in order to CRAFTY you and
the public. You wish to tell me, perhaps,
that he tempted you? No, dear; that is
not true; perhaps you think that such is
but diSabuse yourself of the idea; it is the
woman always who begin to seduce, and
the man who allows himself to be
| foEa, Wloro Sc ar ,oo,la 4o
blame. Nowhere. He found lady who
played the coquette with him, he allowed
himself to be shared, poor fellow, and fell
in love. pity him; to be the lover of a
married woman is not very pleasing mat,
ter; it is position full of difficulties. -
| 'Oh, what reason have you to despise
me, " she sobbed.
mo, dear. have no sentiments what
soeyer regarding you. | informed my,
self of this matter, in order that [ might
know the truth for the simple need OF
knowing the exact position of affairs.
you, | shall not again take the trouble to
inform myself warn you, nevertheless,
that Mario Torresparda is seriously in
love with you, and to suddenly break of
with him would be inhuman. Addio, it
is 7o9'clock: | am going to dinner; a
good appetite to you
"Will you never forgive me?' she
cried, selling his hand.
Forgive you what? there is nothing
to forgive. | find though as a general
rule, we men are wrong to take you
seriously aud to marry you in con-
sequence. If this is a discourtesy, ex-
cuse me. [ must go. 1t is 7. | will
come from Paolo's, afterward to fetch you.
Good evening.
Dinner is served,' said a servant en-
tering the room.
And Donna Livia, seated on the carpet,
watching,the FIRE, thought how much more
chic her husband, Don Ricardo, was
than Mario Torresparda. From the
| Italian Of Serao.