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EVERY VARIETY
or
EXECUTED AT THIS
V) I? F ] Ti.K ,
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING.
THE SECOND HUSBAND.
BY MRS. E. BENNERS.
We often see young men in the gaitv of
youth, resolve against marrying while they
enjoy health and spirits ; and we often see
that some unforeseen accident disconcerts
all their fine resolutions.
So it was with Julius de Mersaint. —
Young, rich, handsome, possessing all the
advantages of life, he was positively deter
mined, that as long as he was able to enjoy
them, he would remain a bachelor. It
would be time enough to think of marriage
when he was tired of amusement. In con
sequence of this resolution, lie had cour
ageously resisted the numerous attacks
that had been made on him. The kind at
tentions of the mammas who had marriage- j
able daughters ; the pretty airs of the young j
ladies themselves, had all been met with
equal indifference. But at last he met
with a widow, and matters took a different
turn. A widow is a two-edged sword ; the
most adroit master of fence can hardly es
cape a wound in such an encounter. Juli
us thought he might trifle with the lady,
and found himself in love before he was a
ware. Me had engaged himself too far to
retreat ; but he found it no difficult matter
to reconcile himself to his fate. “After all, ‘ i
thought he, “what can 1 do better than to
marry a woman who is young, rich, amia
ble and irreproachable in her character ?
It is every way an excellent match!” So
the project of celibacy was given to the
winds, and the lady suffered herself to be
persuaded to renounce the state of widow
hood.
Soon after the wedding, a friend of Juli
us arrived from a journey, and came to see
ihe bridegroom.
“I am glad to see you,” said the latter;
“of course, you came to congratulate me.’
“Not ai all,” said Frederic, “you know
I how’ sincere I am. 1 should have advised
j you not to marry; but since the step can
! not be recalled, I shall content myself with
saying it was a very imprudent one.”
‘-VV hat do you mean ?” exclaimed Juli
us ; “you cannot have heard any thing a
gaini t my wife.
“(Ih no! by no means. During her first
husband’s life, she lived chiefly in the coun
try, and was but little seen in Paris. Since
she h;as been a widow, and retured to soci
ety, s he has not given the least occasion for
slander. lam happy to do her that jus
tice. In fact, I know no fault that can be
found with her except her having been a
widow. It is that fact my friend, that con
stitutes vour imprudence.”
‘Keally, Frederic, I thought you had
more sense. You are rather too sentimen
tal.’
‘No, it is not as a matter of sentiment that
I object to it. Did you know the late Mr.
Doligny?’
‘No, I did not.’
‘Then you do not know who you have
ma rried.’
‘[ know I have married a charming wo-
I man, only twenty-five years old, who is per
fectly amiable, and whom, notwithstanding
your old notions, I am sure you will be de- i
lighted with ; though she has had the mis
fortune of being a wife during four years.’
•I admire the light manner in which you
treat so serious an affair ; you marry a wo- j
man who has come to years of discretion, I
without considering in the least what sort
of am education she has received from her !
first master, or caring what responsibilities i
this region of four years entails upon you.’
•Indeed, I am riot afraid ot the past.’
‘Thenyou know something about Mr.
Doligny ; you have heard what was his
chan.eter, his temper, his habits.’
‘No 1 have seen nobody who knew much
about him ; but there hangs his portrait in j
that handsome frame, look at it.’
‘YVhv, 1 must acknowledge that the dear i
deceased was not very handsome.’
‘ln that point you have a decided advan
! tage over him. Still, that may not be suf
ficient. There are some men who can
make their wives forget their ugliness; and
that very face that quiets your alarms, is
perhaps exactly what ought toexcite them.
You do not know what a degree of compli
ance, what attention, what sacrifices, the
original of that portrait may have consid
ered himself obliged lo use ; and depend
upon it, no less will be expected ol you, not
withstanding your good looks.’
‘Well, I intend to be a good husband. I
shall endeavor to make my wife happy ;
what more can be expected ?’
‘I do not know what may he expected. —
But why is that portrait stiil there? W hen
the reign is concluded, and the interregnum
past; when the people have cried, the king
is dead, long live the king, it is the usual cus
tom to transfer the emblem of defunct roy
alty, either to the lumber room or the gar
ret.’
‘What! a painting like that! done by one j
of the first masters. We preserve it as a j
work of art, without reference to the origin- ;
al, who is dead and out of the way.
‘I hope that you may find that ho is.
‘Whvdoyou not believe in ghosts?’
‘I believe ghosts sometimes come when
they are called, and I believe the appari
tion of a first husband is very apt to be in
the way of the imprudent man who has ven- j
tured to take his place.’
The next day the two friends took a ride
together. On their return, Frederic re
quested Julius to go with him into a come- I
tery, saying with a solemn air,.“The living :
ought to take lessons from the dead. ’ They j
walked through sqveral rows of tombstones, ;
with cypress drooping over them, till 1 red-
) eric stopped and pointed out an inscription
to his friend.
‘Hero rests John Joseph Aristides Dol
igny; the best of mc’u, and the model of hus
bands. Ilis inconsolable widow has raised
this monument to his memory.’
‘That inconsolable,” observed Dorville,
“is an honor to you, for you have triumphed
over an eternal sorrow. But the lesson to
which I would call your attention, is com
prised in the first line, ‘The best of men,
and the model of husbands.’ Mark what 1
tell you, this epitaph will be repeated to
you, and this funeral eulogium held up to
you as a rule of conduct, from which you
may not depart without exposing yourself
to witness regrets, which will not be very
flattering to you ; and to see your wife be
come once more an inconsolable widow.—
You smile, you do not believe me?’
j ‘How can I?am I not the happiest ot
husbands.’
‘Certainly, at this period of your mar
riage ; you may expect to enjoy your hon
ey moon as every body else does ; only in j
the case of a widow, this moon is some- I
times curtailed ofits fair proportions, and j
only lasts two or three weeks.’
‘Really, Frederic, if you were not such
j an old friend, 1 should quarrel with you.
‘I should not ho surprised if you did.’
Julius went home and dined alone with
j his wife. As ho looked on her sweet face,
! and listened to her agreeable conversation,
he thought of the ridiculous fears ol his
friend. “Poor Frederic,” said he to him
self “he certainly means kindly, but he is
strangely mistaken.’
His wife interrupted his meditations hv
asking if he had not been riding out that
mo ruing.
‘Yes my dear, I took a ride while you I
were with your mother.’
‘And lbelieve you hada friend with you. j
‘Yes, Frederic Dorville, a charming j
young man.’
‘Charming !ohl do not doubt that. But ,
I have heard of the gentleman ; and be
tween you and 1, that intimacy is one which
I think is no longer very suitable for you.
‘Not suitable ? why?’
‘Why, do not you think that a single man
has sometimes acquaintances whom it is as
well to give up when he marries?’
‘Certainly ; but Frederic —’
‘He is a singular man, and besides he
has met with some adventures. He lias
been talked of, and his attentions have in
jured the characters of some ladies.
‘That is to say, some ladies who had no j
characters to loose, have been very willing
to allow his attentions, but I assure you that
Frederic is a man of honor, arid incapa
ble—”
“Oh ! I dare say, but I can only judge
from what I hear. Mr. Frederic Dorville
would he an improper acquaintance for me 1
and you surely wold not keep up any ac-
I quaintance with a person who could not he
admitted into my society.”
‘But iny love when you become acquain
ted with Frederic, you will become con
i vinced of your prejudices.’
‘I shall not become acquainted with him ,
I assure you.’
‘ls it possible, Amelia? an old friend of
i your husband’s?’
‘lf you choose still to consider him as;
j such, 1 cannot certainly prevent it: but at j
I least. 1 trust you will refrain from introdu- j
j eing to mv acquaintance a person whose j
i character I cannot approve.’
i ‘I hope we are not going to quarrel so i
I soon.’
‘I certainly do not wish to do so, but I
must confess 1 did not expect so much op- ,
position to a very reasonable request. — j
But I have been deceived by the past.’
‘What do you mean?’
1 mean, that when Mr. Doligny married
| me, he made no difficulty in giving up any
lof his ok! companions ; and that the mo-
I ment I had expressed my disapprobation of
any person, he broke with him immediate-
!y.’ j
Julius could not answer. The name ol j
Doligny had proved that Frederic was not j
altogether mistaken : and the honey moon |
j had as yet completed but half its course.
The cloud, however, soon passed away ,
from the face of the fair planet. A little j
time, and this unpleasant scene was forgot- j
ten, and the bridegroom again revelled in ;
his visions of perfect happiness, when one I
day his wife said to him,
‘My dear, winter is drawing near ; have
you thought of the box at the opera, and the
Italian theatre?’
•What box my love?’
‘You know how fond I am ofmusic.’
‘I know that you sing like an angel.
‘Then surely, the angel must have at
least once a week, a box at the opera, and j
the Italian theatre.’
‘Why I am not quite sure that our for
tune will allow of such an indulgence.’
‘Mr. Doligny had precisely the same in
] come as you : and in his time, 1 had a box
every Monday at the opera, and every Bat- |
urday at the Italian theatre.”
There was the phantom of the first hus- ;
band coming a second time, to disturb the
comfort of poor Julius; he could not resolve
to appear less generous than his predeces
sor, so he consented to hire both boxes.
In another respect he was obliged to im
| itate Mr. Doligny ; he saw Frederic but
j seldom and almost by stealth.
‘I do not ask you to come to’ our house,
said he, ‘l can offer you so little pleasure.
We live very much alone, we see no com- ]
I pany, —you would find us very dull.”
‘Don’t trouble yourself to apologise,’ said :
! his friend with a smile, ‘it is not you, but ;
i Mr. Doligny, who refuses to welcome mo.
iTI. .1 . K APPEL, Printer.
M. do Mersaint was not only one of ihe
prettiest women in Paris, but one of the best
drost. The expense in that particular, was
enormous. Her husband observed one day
with a manner that was hut half agreeable
‘You appo#r frequently in new dresses.
‘ Is that a compliment, ora reproof,’ ask
ed the lady.
The poor husband made reply, and the
lady continued.
• Mr. Doligny always liked to see mo
outshine the best dressed women in compa
ny ; he never thought his idol could be too
much admired.’
Presently, the bills came in, and very
long bills they were. That of the milliner
in particular, presented a frightful amount.
Julius could not refrain from expressing
some surprise.
‘ VVliat,’cried he, ‘such a sum for notli
; ing but flowers, feathers, and ribbons.’
j ‘Do voii think it much ?’
1 What do you think yourself?’
1 Really, 1 never had occasion to think
about it. Mr. Doligny never made any re
! marks about such details. They were pre
| seated, and he paid them, and 1 heard no
I more about it.’
The visits of the apparition were becom
ing more frequent. At first, he only ap
peared at intervals, but he ended by taking
complete possession of the house. He was
always present, was brought in on every
occasion, consulted in ecory debate, and
there was no appeal from his decisions. —
He ruled his successor with ‘ rod ot iron.
At last, he thought fit to introduce another
inmate into the family, in the person of a
young officer of hussars, a cousin of the
j lady.
‘ 1 hope/ said Madame de Mersaint, ‘that
you will treat my cousin Edward as Mr.
Dolignv used to do. lie always consider
ed our house as his home when he had
leave of absence.’
The tyranny of the ghost was really be
coming insupportable ; the only consola
tion Julius had. was to complain in secret
to his friend Frederick.
‘ Ah !’ said he to him, ‘you were quite
right. Mr. Doliguy does persecute me
strangely ; his epitaph is a most unreason
able rule of conduct; and l am almost
worn out with the difficulty of keeping up
to it.’
1 You would not be the first, who has sunk
under sucli a task. I have known many
unlucky fellow's,who, like you lied thought
lessly married widows, without knowing
! anything of their past lives. Some died
| under the trial ; the others only lived to
i repent; and I have hoard more than one
express the wish that the admirable cus
toms of India, respecting widows, had been
| tiie fashion in France.’
I Sometimes Julius would make an at-
I tempt at rebellion. Then Madame de Mer-
I saint, with tears in her eyes, would turn to
wards the portrait, and exclaim, ‘Oh my
; Aristides, you would not thus have afflicted
me ! you loved mo, and made me happy !
How was it possible to resist that!
However, one evening Julius met at a
i ball, an old gentleman who had known Ma
! damede Mersaint during her first marriage.
‘ I rejoice,’ said he, ‘ to see Madame de
j Mersaint so happily married ; she really
j deserved some compensation, for all she
suffered with her first husband.’
< Suffered, my dear sir, why he was a
i model for husbands! so says his epitaph
-1 and so his widow says. I try to replace
him worthily, but 1 assure you it is a diffi
cult matter: he was so good a husband as
to spoil her for any other.’
‘ My dear sir, it is all very proper for you
and her to talk so, but I happened to know
Mr. Dolignv very well ; 1 spent a great
deal of time with them at their country
j house.’
• A beautiful place, was it not ?’
1 You have never been there V
‘ Never.’
‘ So I perceive.’
The curtain was drawn ; anew world
was opening to the astonished husband. —
lie went on from one discovery to another.,
and found them well worth making.
Soon after, he informed his wife that he
was called from home by business ; he re
fused to answer her inquiries on the sub
ject.
‘ Business which I must not know . Mr.
! Dolignv never had any secret from me.
j Julius went; and on his return, found
; his wife in rather an ill humor ; at last she
j consented to make peace on one condition.
‘What is it?’
‘ Take me to the waters of Baden, Mr.
Dolisrny used often to go there with me.’
‘ When you did not’pass the summer at
j your delightful country house.’
’ =Oh ! If I had a country house 1 should
| like quite as well to go there.’
‘ Well, 1 have got one for you. I want
jed to give you a surprise. Make your pre
j Derations and we will set oil.
‘ Is it far from here ?’
‘ You shall see.’
The surprise of Madame do Mersaint
mav he imagined when she found herself
driving up to her former country house.
The husband certainly could never have
found it out from her description.
‘ Mr love,’ said he as he handed her from
the carriage, ‘ I have bought this place to
! please you ; you know I wish to procure
you all the'pleasures and indulgences
! which Mr. Doligny delighted to lavish up
lon you. And I shall now find it easy to
! follow his example; as I find his conduct
! traced by your own hand in this paper.
‘ Mr own hand !’ cried his wife alarmed.
< Yes, my love, your own hand. I re
! ocivod the precious dotument from your
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