The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-10-17
Extract from the Memoirs of Madame Junot
ACCURACY OF THE FRENCH PO-
LICE

but be this as it may, his affection was a
warm as two compatriots might be suppOs
ed to entertain for each other in Monomota
pa. with no other civilized being near Hi
friend, on the other hand, thought it advisa
BILE to play the MOnomotapian in earnes
out IN quite different sense. as will pres
emily appear. One day, in the course Q
conversation, the friend said, "The polio
is fine thing to be sure am sure nothin!
useful ever comes to your knowledge vol
learn only what you are intended to know
NJ. de Sartlnes grew angry. To doubt tn,
alertness Of his myrmidons was to disput,
his omnipotence for his credit at Versatile
rested entirely on their unparalleled inge
EuIty IN tracing the most difficult clues
He asked his friend in tone of defiance
whether he would not be astonished TO hea
the most circumstantial detail IF every thing
he had done and said for whole week
A secret reflection made the latter smile a
the proposal. swell, let US try" SAID he
| consent; but | wager a thousand loui.
that your hounds are at fault; and remem.
Der, all you may accomplish will stand fol-
nothing if single hour is unaccounted for
That is matter of course" said NJ de
Sartines. The two friends shook hands
upon it, and the execution of the enterprise
was to commence the next day. On the
second morning, the scout who was charged
with watching the friend, and whose new
surveillance allowed HOLIDAY to the pick
pockets and cut-purses of Paris, made his
appearance before M. de Sartines and de-
llvered his report: which specified that the
party had risen at nine o'clock, had put on
his slippers and dressing gown, had sneez-
ed, yawned, and coushed for Il quarter of
an hour, then had taken chocolate, read the
:Hercure de France AID orr of Freron's bul-
letlns had written note, but it was not
known TO Whom because he had Instantly
put 1t into his pocket, where even an ennis
sary of police could not follow but it was
a love-letter, that was ascertained, for the
paper was perfumed, and the note folded in
a particular manner. 1t was decidedly a
love-letter. After this the friend had walk
ed to the Tullleries, taken few turns on
the river terrace, then walked three times
up and down certain portion of the CEN
tire alley; had sauted Madamoiselle Ar.
mold three times, Madame Dugazon once,
Mademoselle Gaussin twice; he had din
ed at NJ. LIE Premier's, because one cannot
stay in the garden for ever saluting ones
friends, however charming. After dinner
he had been MadamG LIE Premier's partner
at crlbbage, had won.eight louis. and nobly
lost them again at ounce. After this he
had been to the Opera, had directed his
glass to all the boxes and scrutinized all the
ladIes-one especially. After the Opera
he had supped with NJ. de Sartnes; it ap-
peared, said the report, that he must have
made an Indifferent dinner, for he ate like
half-frmished man; he ate of five or
SIX dishes, and to DO the spy justice, M.
de Sartlnes found the delicacies OF his table
scrupulously recapitulated. But Monsig-
neur, said the last lines of the report, nv
comrades and | found it equally Impossible
to discover what became of NJ. de - on
leaving your hotel his carriage drove with
such rapidlty that no human being could
keep pace with it." "What, wretch !" ex-
claimed M. de Sartines, "you have been
wearying me to death these two hours with
lnslpid details about slippers and dress
ing gowns and eating; and then you lose
the scent the very moment it should be
most acute. Take care that you succeed
better tomorrow must know how every
moment OF NJ. de IS time is employed
My dear FRIEND" said he, the next day,
81 have heard news of you, as | will prove
at the end of the week. All! ah /! all This
is the way you proceed stay, will give
you bit of friendly advice: do not seek
the company of actresses so much. Yester-
day, at the Tuilleries, you were seen with
the most fascinating ones l do not like 10
see you the dupe of such infatuation and
afterwards at the Opera! Take my advice,
choose better company. The real pleas
ures OF the heart are not to be met with in
SO low sphere. You understand me."-
Yes, indeed" answered his friend, and so
much the more readily, that have not wait
ed to receive your advice before followed
it" Really" said M. de Sartnes, with
look of surprise. "Really yes!" Then
you will make me your coDfdant?" Scr
tRlny not it is your part to find out all you
want to know am mute"
M. de Sartines, whose curiosity was ex-
cited by his friends expression, awaited
with still greater Impotence the next days
report; but was again disappointed. The
slippers, the dressing gown, the chocolate
all appeared in their turn but from midnight
to one O'Clock M. de - disappeared as if
by enchantment, and no trace of him could
by any means be found. Nj. de SaItines flew
into passion and told his scouts: 50 dis
charge you all, unless you bring me to-mor-
row such report as | have required"
The good people thus menaced looked at
each other as they left their masters cabinet.
what is to be done :" said one 10 the leader
"There is no alternative" repied he. and
communicated his plan. The following
morning nj. de - had just put on his slip
pers, and thrust his arms into the sleeves of
the dressing gown so well described in the
informer's reports, and was about TO seat
himself before cup of that smoking and
savory coffee, the precise quality of which
had been recited his lips had just relaxed
into triumphant smile of roguish malice,
when his valet announced three men who
were DESTROYS of seeing him "they beg
ged," said the valet, "as particular favor,
to he admitted" M. de - was not mac
cessi5le he ordered that they should he
introduced, and then sent away his valet.
IN. lie Comte," said the chief of the party,
in suppllcatng accent, "you would not
deprive brave men, all fathers Of families,
oftheir subsistence. We come to beg you will
save our lives; for five are dismissed from
our vocation, we shall no longer haze bread,
and no resources will be left to us, but TO
hang or drown ourselves" So saying, all
threw themselves on their knees. My
good friends" cried M. de -, Fastening
to raise them; "for Heavens sake, what is
the matter with you? How can l influence
your fate ? do not understand you ?"--
"Alas! your wager with NJ. de Sartnes is
the matter in question; we are to inform
him of your proceedings from minute &c
minute. We are fully acquainted with then
but" M. dc - began to unrildlt
the mystery. "But you understand M. Il
Comte it is impossible we can say that vol