Indiana American, Volume 10, Number 5, Brookville, Franklin County, 28 January 1842 — Page 1

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fllSCFIXAEOVS. From the Lady'i Book. THE SECOND nrSBA O. BY MRS. B. BEN.NERS.

ffe often see young men in the gaiety of

.alb. resolve against marrying while they

Lf health and spirits; and ens often see, i'mme unforscen accident disconcerts all -;rane resolutions.

Sait was with Julius de Mersaint. Young,

ji, handsome, possessing all the advantages life, he was positively determined that, as

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Usraa he was aoie 10 enjoy litem, he would

Latin a bachelor. It would be time enough

thiak of marriage, when he was tired of

lament. In consequence ot this resolu-

M)h! had courage ously resisted the numeruitUcks that had been made on him. The nj attentions of the mamas who had mar-

:.pab!e daughters; the pretty airs of the

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Uinir ladies Uiemeivc3, nau nit urcu iiici

ith equal indifference. But at last he snet ji widow, and matters took a different

A widow is a two edged sword; the

Lit adroit masten of fence can hardly es-

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hits wound in sucn mi cucuuinti. iiuiius

hinrht he might trifle with the lady, and

uai himself in lore beiore ne was aware

had himself engaged too far to retreat;

bid irreproachable in her character? It is

...

krerj way an. excellent match!' o the pro-

clot celibacy was given to the winds, and

l.dy suUered herself to be pcrsauded to jyjnce the state of widowhood.

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work of art, without reference to the anginal who is dead and out of the way. 'I hope you may find that he is.' Why do yeu believe in ghosts? I believe ghosts sometimes come when they art called, and I believe apparition of a first husband is very apt to be in the way of the imprudent man who ha ventured to take bis place.' The next day the two friends took a ride

together. On their return, Frederic requited Julius to go with him into acemetry, saying with a solemn air, 'The living ought to take lesson from the dead.' They walked

through several rows af tombstones, with ey-

press drooping over them, till r redtric stopped and pointed out an inscription to his friend.

'Here rests J oh a Joseph Arislides Doligny;

the best of men and the model of husbands. His inconsolable widaw has raised this menu

men t to his memory. That inconsolable,' observed Derville, 'is aa honor to you, for yeu have triumphed over an eternal sorrow. But the lesson to which I would call your attention is comprised in the first line. 'The best of men and the model of husbands.' 'Mark what I tell you, this

epitaph will be repeated to yeu 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 become oaee more an incon

solable widow. Yon smile, do you not be

lieve me i 'How can I? am I not the happiest of hus band?'

'Certainly, at thi9 period of your marriage; yea may expect to enjoy your honey moon as every body else does; only in the care of a

widow, this moon is semetiraes curtailed of

its fair proportions.and only lasts two or three

weeks.

Really Frederic, if you were not so much

lithe found it no difficult mitter to recon

!e himself to his fate. After all,' thought an old friend I would quarrel with you.',

'what can 1 do better than to marry a I should not be surprised if you do.'

kumaa who is young, pretty, rich, aimable,! 'Julius went home and dined alone with his

wife. As he looked on her sweet face and

listened to her agreeable conversation, he

thou eh t of the ridiculous fears of his friend

'Poor Frederic, said ha to himself, he car

! tainly means kindly, but he U strangely mis-

M after tne weddms;, a iriend of Juhu taken.

red from a journey, and came to see the His wife interrupted his meditations, by

J? groom. asking if he had not been riding out that mor . . . . .......

lam glad to see you, saia tu&jilaef or :-3!e you come to congratulate me, Sot at all, said Frederic, 'you know how jcere I am. I should !iave ndviscd you not mam; but since the step cannot bo recall-

'A, content myself with saying it was

i rerr iirmrudent one.

IVhnt d vou mean!' excl;iimcd Julius;

m cannot have heard any thing against my

Oli no! by no means. During her first i'baai's life, she lived chiefly in the coiin-

rr.and was but little seen in Pans. Since

,l.t has Veen a widow and returned to society,

i:e has not given the laasl occasion for slan-

cr. latnuappyta ao her mat justice, in

ft, 1 know no fault that can be found with t exce pt her having been a widow. It is 'at fact my friend, that constitutes vour imieiice.' 'Really, Frederic, I thought you ha ! more

"ne. ou are rather too sentimental.

'No, it is not a matter of sentiment that I

'biect to it. IMl vou know the late Mr.!

"Xrt, I did not." 'Then you do not know who you have mrricd.' 'I know I .'iarc married a charming woman.

ninr.

Yes, my dear, I teok aride while you were

with your mother.

'And I believe you had a friend with you.

'Yes, Frederic Derville, a charming young

man. 'Charming! oh I da not doubt that. But 1 have heard of the gentleman; and between you and I, that intimacy is one which 1 think ;s no longer very suitable far you.' Not suitable? why?' 'Why do you not think that a single man

ha? sometimes acauamtances wham u 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, lie has Dean

talked f. and his attentions have ruined the

characters of some ladies.'

'That is to say, soma ladies who have no

characters to lose, have been very willing to allow his attentions; but I assure yea that

Frederick is a maa of honor, and incapable

'Oh! I dire say, but I can only judge from what I hear. ' Mr. Frederic Derville would

be an improper acquaintance for me, and yau

surely would not keep up an acquaintance

with a person who yea couia not aamit mio

'"if twenty five years old. who is perfectly my society.

"liable, mid whom. notwithstanding your odd 'But. my love, when you became aequain

iioss, I ani6uie you will ba delighted with;ited with Frederic, you will become convinced

'Uaghsae has had the mistortunc of being a sf your prejudices. fe during four years.' I shall not become acquainted witb him

a iiuiitii IZ Uie II 111 m all lie I iti t stivis y uu i c iuu

rsat so serious an r.flfair; vou marry a woman

who his come to years of discretion, without

considering in the least what sort of an edu.

cition the has received from her first master,

r carina wSnt roinnnaihiUHpa this rfeisn of

iu'irrears entails upon you. indeed, I am not afraid of the past.' 'Then yeu know something about Mr. Do

JtRy; you have heard what was his character,!

' Uniper, and ha&ttt. "No I have seen nobody who knew marh out him; but there hangs his portrait in that nasome frame, look at it." 'Way, I must acknowledge that the dear ceased was net very handsome. In that point you have a decided advantage over him. Still, that may not le sufficient. There are Kme men who can make their wives forget Vasir ugliness; and that very face that quiets Tur alarms, is perhaps exactly what ought ta ente them. Yoa do not know what a de-

?r ef complaisance, what attention, what 'Mrifices, the original of that portrait may considered himself obliged to use; and

noon it. no less will be expected from

notwithstanding your good looks. , 'ell, I intend la be a good husband. I 1 Wl endeavor to make my wife happy; what jeean be expected?' iJ not know what may be expected. t why is that portrait still there? TsWn "e reign is concluded and the interregnum

M; when the people have cried, the kiag is

long hve the king, it is the usual ens n U transfer the emblem of defunct reyal

itp lumber roam or the garret. Ft! ppinting like that! done by o

so

one

'Is it possible, Amelia? an old friend of your

husband s" 'If you choose still ta consider him aa such I cannot certainly prevent U; but at least 1

trust you will refrain from introducing to my

acquaintance a person wnose cnaracter i can

not approve.

'I hope we are not going ta quarrei soon.'

I -ertainly do not wish to do so, but I must

confess I did not expect so much opposition to

a verv reasonable request. Cut 1 naye oeen

deceived by the past.

'H hat do you mean I

'1 mean that when Mr. Doligny married

me, he made no difficulty in giving up any or his old companions, and that moment I had

expressed my disapprobation of any person

he brokt with him immediately.

Julius could not answer. The name

Delingny had proved that Frederic net altogether mistaken ;and the honey moen.had as vet cornalcted but half its course.

The cloud.howaver,soan passed away from the fare ef the fair planet. A little time, and

this aanlsasant seen was foreotten, and the

bridegroom again revelUd in his vissions of

perfect happiness, wnen oaa uay nis wue

to him:

'My dear, winter is drawing '.near; have you thought of our box at the opera, and the

Italian theatre r 'Whatbox, my love?' .'Yoaknow how fond I am of music' 'I know that you sine like an angel.'

Then surely the angel must have at least

once a week, a box at the opera ana tne in

'Why, I am not quite sure that aur fortune!

will all ow such indulgence.'

Mr Doligay had precisely the same income

as you; and an his time, II had a box eery

Monday at the opera, and every Saturday at the Italian theatre.'

There was the phantom o'lh first husband

coming a second time to disturb the comfort of poor Julius; he could not resolve to appear

ess genereus than his predecessor, so he con

sented to hire both boxes.

In other respects he was obliged to imitate

Mr. Eoligny; he saw Frederic but seldom and almost by stealth.

'I do not ask you to come ta our house,'

said he, I can offer you so little pleasure.

e live very much alone, we see no compa

ny, you would find us very dull

'Don't trouble yourself to apolocise.' said

his friend with a smile, it is not you, but Mr.

Doligny who reluse s to welcome me. .

Me. de Mersaint was not only one of the

prettiest wosaen in Paris, but one af the best drest. The expense ia this particular was enormous. Her husband observed one day ia a manner that was but half agreeable, 'you appear frequently in new dresses.'

. 'Is that a4 compliment or a reproof, asked

the lady.

1 he poor husband made no reply, and the ady continued. 'Mr Doligny always liked ta see me out-

shine the best dressed woman in the company;

ne never thought Ins idol could be too much adored.

Presently, the bills came in, and very lone

bills they were. 1 hat of the nnlhner, in par

ticular, presented a frightful amount. Julius

couig not retrain from expressing seme sur

prise.

'What, cried he, 'such a sum for nothing

but flowers, leathers and ribbons:

'Do you think it much?', What do yau think yourself?' 'Really, I never had occasion to thihk

boat it. Mr.Doligny never made any remarks

abeutsuch details. The bills were presented,

and he paid them and I heard no more about

it.'

The visits of the appartton were becoming

more Irequent. At hrst they only appeared

at intervals, but he ended by taking complete

possession of the house. He was always prcs ent; was brought in on every occasion, con suited in every debate, and there was ne ap

peal irom ais decision, lie ruled bis succes

sor with a rod of iron. At last, be thought fit to introduce another inmate into the family in the person of ayouag efficsr of hussars, a

cousin of the lady.

I hope, said Madame de Mersaint, 'that

you will treat my cousin Edward as Mr Do!-

gny used to do. lie always considered our a a

house as nis home when ne naa leave oi ao-sence.'

The tyranny ef the ghost was really becom

ing insupportable; the oaly consolation Julius

had, was to complain in secret to his iriend

reder:c.

'Ah!' said he to him, 'you were quite right,

Mr Doligny does persecute me strangely; his

epitaph is a most unreasonable rule of con

duct; and I am almost worn out with the dim

culty of keeping up to it.'

'You would not be the first who has sunk

under such a task. I have known many ua

ucky fellows, h like you, have thoughtless

v married widows, without knowing any

thiiisr of their past lives. Same died under

the trial; the ethers only lived to repent: and I have heard more than one express the wish

that the admirable customs of India, respect

ing widows, had been (he fashion in France.

Sometimes Julius would make an attempt

at rebellion, then Madame de Mersaint

with tears in her eyes would turn towards the

portrait and exclaim,

Oh! my Aristides, you would ao. thus have nfllicted me ! you loved me and made me

haPfJl

How was it possible to resist that! However, oneevening Julius met at a ba

an old gentleman who had known Madame

de Mersaint during her hrst msrrnge.

I reioice, said he, 'to see Madame de iuer

saint so happilf married; she really deserved

some compensation fur all she sunerea wit

her first husband.

'Suffered! my dear sir, why he was a mode

r all husbands! so savs his epitaph, and so

his widew savs. 1 try t replace him worthi

ly. but I assure you it is a difficult matter: he

WAS so good husband as ta spoil uer iar an other.'

My daar sir, it is all very proper for you

and her to think so, but I happened to know

Mr. Doligny very well; I spent a great dea of time with them at their country house.'

A beautiful place was it not! 'You have never been there?' 'Hever.' So I perceive.' The curtain was drawn; a new world was opening to the astonished husband. He 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 en business; he refused to answer her inquiries on the subject. 'Business which I must not know ! Mr Do ligay never had any secrets for me.' Julius went; and on his return, found his wife in rather an ill humor; at last she consented to make peace on one cenditieu. What is it?' 'Take me to the waters of Baden. Mr. Doligny used often to go there with me.'

When you did not nas th summer at

your delightful eourtry house.'

fn: it l had a country house I should like t quite as well to go there.' Well, I have got one for you. I wanted to

give you a surprise. Make j aur preparation, and we will set off.'

'Is it far from here?' You shall see.' The surprise of Madame de Mersaint m

be imagined when she found herself drivino

up to her former countr) house. The hus. band certainly could never have found it out from her description. 'My love,' said he, as he handed her from the carriage. ! have bntiirht thia m

o - - - - -"---- w please you; you know I wish to Drocure vou

all the pleasures and indulgences which Mr. Doligny delighted to lavish upon you. And I shall now find it easy to follow his example, as I find his coaduct traced by your own hand

in this paper.'

My own hand!' cried his wife alarmed. Yes, my love, yonr own hand. I received

this jprecious document from vour lawyer.

wun wnom i nave had a conlereuce; read it

yourself.'

It was a petition for a separation founded

on various racts of ill treatment, and cruelty.

wnicn mis moaei oi husbands had exercised towards his disconsolate widow; his death had

prevented the affair from coming before the public. Madame de Mersaint cast down

her ajse, and the phantom disappeared for

ever.

I hey returned to Paris. Julius oneced

his house to Frederie,who observed 'you have

discovered the secret: aparatians are tnly to

oe iearea in tne aaric.'

ing the at tides was put on board. It was given into the hands of a colored sailor, by a youag man, described as being very genteel in dress and appearance. W are sorry U say that the thief has not yet been detect?. The officers, however, are in pretty close pursuit, and have strong hopes that they will yet be able toarret him. Halt. Pat.

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fT . a a mmm. a.

lEarsiiics movement. 1 he following

notice is taken from the National Intelligen

cer of and interesting meeting held in Wash

ington on t ndav :

On Friday-evening, at the Medical College.

notwithstanding the very inclement state of

the weather, a large and respectable meeting

of the friends of total abstinence look plat e. We learn that this meeting was honored with

the presence and sanction of several members of Congress, among whom were the Hon. Mr

Briggs, of Massachusetts, Hon. Mr. Marshall

of Kentucky, and same others whese names

we do not recollect, who addressed the cam

paay in favor of the good cause. It was cer

tainly one of the most interesting events

which ever took place at any of the Tempe

ranee meetings of this metropolis, to witness

the eloquent and distinguished member from

Kentucky (Mr. Marshall as he came forward

to take the solemn pledge of total abstinence, casting away the fetters of a most debasing

vice, and afterwards with manly and moral

firmness bidding defiance to the sneers ef

thasa who might feel ditpascd to ridicule him

for signing a pledge which was calculated to1

produce so much happiness t himself, aswelM do l,- L : j if

s iu imrjc " uwac nniiiica9 ana wciiic were

Fon the True Whig. TIB ATTACKS OX Mil. CLAY. The name aad talents of Henry Clay are

American propeity, and what true American"

will not be proud of them? That Locofocos

hould assail him, if nut strange. It is a com

pliment. Bat. that a ir nrlebt Whin

IjomIJ open up him El ta Brute?

And n hat u the provcauon? Mr. Clay

has talents, aad employs them1 He is aa American statesman that has done seme ser

vice! He is seen and attprer.iated! He has

been thought of for Pr-ident, and may be thought ol again! This last is the great of

nee.

But the charge is, that he cherishes aspira

tion! Sm may any American citiztn, aad strive for it too. Is it not a noble ambition?

Mr. CUy, hawever, has not said a word:

his friends have said little, and most of them nothing; yet otiieks are in the field Old

ronsides; our Minister at Paris; the hereof

Chippewa; the lata incumbent, and the pres

ent incumfceut.

The present incumbent is there by his po

sition unless his comimltM to UkbTbiu shall raise seme scruples of conscience. His official organ, however, has iu substance an

nounced that he will by and by submit his

policy to the American people, and in various,

not uninlrlliihle trrmt, is accustomed to as

sert bis claims. The beauty of it is, that the official seems to labor under the impression,

lh.it nobody eUe has a right to appear or be

brought on the rwurse.

Mr. Cla cannot help being Mr. V lay, un

less he coin nils suicide, li will not be denied , that acommeudable ambition has prompted

him onward, fra.it his youth, n a brilliant aad eminently successful career; that he has served his country long ana wrll; that the reputa

tion he hs ar quired, has been well earned; and the American people, by hoaariag him.

honor themselves; that such a light cannot but shine; and that it is no fault ef his, that he is eminent ai.d iiiduautial. What, then,

is his sin

He is hone.t and frank. I that base? He has his opinions. Who lias not? He utters them. Has he not a right! The American Dconle retoect him. Are ihy fools? Then

tell them so. What, then, is Mr. Clay's offending? It is, that God has endweJ him with high gifts; that he has used them to some effect; aad that there are those who wish him out af the

way.

We venture to suggest that all these ua-

rerei . , , r... l. ., at. ft.-

intimately blended with his own. We ' f it5on s ..'

beg t congratulate the honorable member on

the good part which he so well sustained at

last Friday's meeting. May he, in the walks of public and private life experience all the

good which the signing of that solemn pledge and the strict keeping of it are calculated to

bestow! Tv e beg to congratulate the Total

Abstinence Societies of this metropolis on

their last grand achievement; and we shall conclude this brief notice (hoping our readers will forgive a little honest en

thusiasm which it were nncandid to deny) with that eloquent and striking passage from Holy Writ, which naturally suggests itself to

ur minds an the present occasion: "there

is more jay in Heaven over one sinner that repenteth, than over ninety and 'nine just'persons who need na repentance."

of

Th Jewels. Recovery the Geld Snuff

Box. GeM ocnaoarrf, i'euri Atcklace. ernd two

large Pearls belonging to the General Gov$m-

mcnt. Ihis morning between nine and ten

o'clock, upon information previously received,

oBcers Hays, Zell and Kidgcly, proceeded with a search warrant issued by Justice Snyder, to the sehr. Mary bright, commanded by Capt. Bright, lying at the head of Smith's Dock, bound for Richmond, (Va.) and suc

ceeded in recovering the famous Cold Snuff

Box. presented by the Emperor Alexander to Lieut. Harris, the American Charge d' Affairs at St. Petersburg; the Pearl Necklace, pre. sented by the Imaum of Muscat to President Van Buren; the Gold Scabbard, presented by the Vice Roy of Peru to Com.BiddIe, and the two large Pearls, all of which were stolen from the Patent Office of the United States,

an the 30th of December last. The articles when found, were in a large leather truak. wrapped up in straw matting. The trunk was labelled and directed to the care of James Anderson, Richmond, (Va.) Too much praise cannot ba awarded to Messrs. Hays, Zell and RiJgely, for their indefatigable exertions in ferreting out this valuable property. The reward offered for its recovery is one thousand dollars. The Snuff Box and Neck, lace are not at all injured. The Sword Scab j

bard is slightly bent, though it can be repaired with bat little difficulty. The value put upon the above articles in the advertisement was $13,000. It is due to Captain Bright, who had unconscious charge of the precious cargo, to state that he offered erery facility ta the officers in prosecuting their search. He was absent from the vessel when the trunk contain-

there is net n true Arafiican feeling, in a true American brrnat, that dues ant revolt at tho spectacle and turn awwy in disgust; that every blow, thus stricken, will elevate the man it is inten-'eri to fell; and that every aspersion thus enst will be blown back, by the breath

of popular indignation, tnd stick to the asshilants. Whatever fnlii ilnry Clay may have, he fill a 'arge place in the respect and affections of the Ameiian people.. They know the man, thrv it ere his talents, and

ihey love him. fjfcIh these rrmaiks we simply discharge the duty of an American citizen to an Anteiican statesman, to whom everv American owes much, and of whom, as a compatriot, if an American fails t be prouu. lie is unworthy of the name. If Mr. Cla is a candidate for the Presidency, it is because he cannot help it because the eyes of I be nation, and the finger of mankind point to him as such. When the world hil see such a man ho fills sa large a space in American history, set aside by parvenu,it will be time enough to wonder at the event.

Plb.dino a Licenbss to seix Ardent Spirits. Mr. Pierpont delivered n Temperance lecture at Cabottville, the other evening, and faid as he had been accused of bearing down rather heavily on ihe venders of intoxicatiag drinks, he proposed on that occasion ta volunteer his services to the injured individuals aforcta'd, as counsel and advocate. He then went on (as the Chronicle informs us) to state the various pfeas which men make ta excuse their continuance in the traffic; and,serinltm, one by one, to answer them. The Inst plea which he put and answered was the license. Yes, said ihe speaker, you have a license--and that is ) our plea. Well, my friend, if that is your plea, 1 would adjure yau tokeep it lock it up among your choicest jewels guard it as the apple of thine eye and when you die, and are laid in yourcoffin, be sure that this precious dor ument is placed within yourcold and clammy fingers, so that, when you are called upon to confront the seals of vour victims, before God, you may be ready

to file In your plea of justification, and boldly to lav down your license on the bar of the Judge. Yes, my friend, keep it you will tfun want your license, igned by the com. missioners of Hampden, and endorsed by the selectment of Springfi- W-

The mackerel fishery this season has praved

an almost entire failere.

as a ian theatre.

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