Year: 1872

Foreigners often inquire what becomes of
all the fascinating girls for which Ameriel Is
so renowned. The question is easily answer
ed They die in early wedl0ck which too
frequently proves the grave OF love. The
c0nnubial state. rs msmanaged by US, gene
rates in asphyxia, in which gallautrr, santi-
mcnt and tenderness soon breathe their last


4 few years ago there were two lovely
sisters hcreab3ut Their beauty was the
theme Of general praise, and their beauty
was mental and spiritual no less than phys
cal. Their whole being had the rvthm and
rhyme that belonged 70 the madrigal Of fine
flesh and blood They were from the inmo,t
soul 10 the externali-t line Of their graceful
ness such creatures as nature makes in her
happiest moods, as if to compensate flr her
innumerahie blunders-


They were married, and both. as it was
considered, fortunately. Griselds's husband
was prosperous merchant, instinctivcly
generous and sympathetic, knowing little of
the world and less uf women. Statira was
mated with a worthy and wealthy gentle
man, who had Travelled far and seen much
was cynical in speech because tender in feel
Ing; called skeptical because be had such
ample faith Their first year was as if all
the months had been May and June, and
then, as usually happens, there came
change. Griselda ceased to appear in pub
lie with her liege lord, and soon the most
devoted of lovers seemed the most Indifferent
Of husbands lie cultivated new tastes and
found new pleasures Billiards and whist
became passions, and he is a regular hqjifus
Of the club 70 which in his bachelor DAYS be
was almost unknown. During the third
year of wedlock she no longer looked like
herself Her freshness and rJundness were
gone, and those tyrants of feminine natures.
the nerves. ruled her mercilessly. ii Napo-
Icons rude speech to De Sael IS correct,
Griselda Is likely to be one OF the greatest Of
women. Everybody deplored her decline
but him who had most reason to deplore il.
To day hardly any one could be persuaded
that Griselda could ever have laid the small
est claim to beauty, or that elegance and
brillancy had ever been remotely acquainted
with her. Barely thirty, she seems five and
forty, and all the brightness Of her life is
dimmed forever.


Statira's first year was like her sisters
but when her husband showed signs Of weari.
ness she resolved to charm his weariness
away.


you would be a well-bred truant, she
said, las you have been before but shall
not let you. You have thought it well to
firt with other women, but with your wife
your intentions must be serious You have
vowed to love me, and shall make you keep
your word by always appearing lovely. am
young and fair and accomplished, and what
i more, intend to remain so. You have
not exhausted me- and You shall not, for every
day shall unfold a new leaf Of beauty, and,
sentimental botanist as YOU are, you cannot |
fail to be interested | shall be a true wife, /
but shall be a charming woman also. |
When you come home | shall read and play /
and talk to you, and it will be strange If (
your affection grows languid and your caress
conventional. Ii you 90 out in the evening !
shall 60 with you. No more club or bachel- |
or dinners if | can wean you from them by /
such means as are at my command. My |
quiver has not begun to be emptied yet Of |
cupid's arrows, and the boy god is, | am /
sure. my firmest friend | shall SO show my
love that you cannot help but love me in re-
turn, and even when We have grown old |
shall expect from you the courtesies and
gallsntries you have showered upon me on
our bridal morning"


Statira was true to her word. She con- !