Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1826-12-02


tress cannot lodge you in her house but
she has arranged with the inkeeper over the
way to receive you in stead,
F" 1t is not lodging ! want ; | must speak
to your mistress IN private"
The poor girl turned as pale as death,
and went with a look of terror to inform
her mistress Returning in moment, she
led belmont into an apartment, where he
found an elderly lady, OF very proposes
sing appearance, and beautiful little girl,
four or five years old at her side.
would wish my daughter to be present at
our conversation sir" said she, 60,
Pauline, and seek your mamma"
belmont would have stopped the child,
but she disappeared in moment and be-
fore he could determine to begin, beau
tiful young woman entered. She looked at
him with great emotion, and the old lady
then said, I" this is my daughter You have
a commission for us, have you not ?"
" Alas yes, sorrowful one"
| " All not so, best of friends, of bene-
factors--he is saved !" Yes," cried the
( mother, in transport of gratitude, "
owe you my sons life. Agatha embrace
| tiV PiCSCiNci VI yOui
! Both embraced him with tears of Joy.
The lovely Agatha brought her iufant boy,
and her little girl, that they might also ca
ress hlm to whom they owed a fathers
lite. All how delicious were those ca
resses to belmont ! never in his life had
he experienced such pure, such heartfelt
pleasure.
/" But how is this possible ~ said he, at
last did they not fire they told me they
had killed and buried him." My dear
friend, they were so intoxicated that they
Heaven be praised, he is now in safety,
and IS recovering very fast. All ! how l
wish that you could see him, but that must
not be. But now tell us, are you come to
stay at Lamballe :" "No, can only stop
for tonight" Well at least for to night
you will op with us y and Agatha hasten
ed to get an apartment prepared for him
We may easily believe that he did not
refuse their hospitality. They told him
their whole situation, without reserve
Duplessis had determined to emigrate with
to remain behind, in order to preserve the
family property. 81 shall not repay your
twenty francs said Agatha to him, "nor
will take back my portrait my husband
DESIRED if ever | was fortunate enough to
see you, should tell you to keep 1t, and
to beg you to regard it as that of sister"
The next morning, belmont was forced
to tearhimself from this amiablc and grate-
iul family, whom he saw no more. Twen-
ty years passed away, and found belmont,
at the time OF the restoration, a disbanded
officer, who lived with a widowed sister,
upon the produce OF little farm, which he
cultivated with his own hands. One even
ing, an elderly man, of gentlemanly ap-.
pearance, dismounled at th6veteran's gate,
and throwing himself in his arms, excIaIm-
ed, "Heaven be praised, my dear preserv-
or, that am allowed to thank you once, at
least, before | die ~ 1t was DupIesss, re-
turned, after so long an absence, to end
his days in his native country. He had en-
tered into mercantile speculations in En-
gland, had been fortunate, and was come
back rich belmont congratulated him
heartily and sincerely.
"And you, my dear, belmont, how is it
that you are not more fortunate :"
"My friend, l do not complain ; have
quilted the service with clean hands, and
clear conscience" And without promo
ton % 81 have not sought it." "No,
but you have well deserved it; | am not
ignorant of the wounds you have received
in you' various campaigns" "I only did
my duty"
Upon this point, however, the friends
could not agree but Duplessis soon drop
ped the subject, to talk with his friend about
his present situation. He found that he
should soon be compelled to quit the farm
he occupied, as it was about to be sold
he did not complain, but it was evident he
felt great reluctance to leave it.
"And what price," said Duplesis to him
one day, when they were talking on this
subject, "'does the owner demand for 1t 7"
" Twenty-three thousand trancs,' (nearly
one thousand pounds THAT is lucky,
for it is exactly the sum you have in La
ftte's hands" 81 You joke" "No, in
deed, never was more, serious and so
you will find, if you draw upon him to that
amount " "But can you think that shall
rob you - "Not at all the money is
yours; it is the accumulated interest of
your twenty francs" "Impossible
" l will convince you it is very possible,
and very true 1t is my wifes plan, and