Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-10-15

fThe following well told story, translated
from the French for the Courier des Etats
Unis, is very amusing and interesting, and
viii amply repay the trouble of pcrusal.l
PIE GIMLET HOLE.
In the year 1929 an old family friend OF
mine, Mr.. Lacombe, wrote to me- that since
the death of his wife, a residence in the coun
try had become insupportable to him, and
that he was very desirous Of returning to Par
is, perhaps never to quit it again. He beg
ged me therefore, to seek out for him, in my
own neichborhood, as near as possible to my
self, a ready furnished hotel, where he could
lodge decently, with his daughter.
The session Of the Legislature had just ter
minated, and the deputies of France were fly
ing in every direction, anxious to go and look
after their farms, their forges or their grana-
ries. A deputy of my department, whom |
met occasionally, left vacant some. rooms at
the Washington Hotel, which thought would
exactly suit Mr.. Lacombe. | engaged them
in his name, and wrote imme dlatey to my Old
friend that he might come as soon as he pleas
cd. At the receipt of my letter he set out
and eight days had scarcely passed, when
walking one morning, in st. Honore street
and wishing to see if the new distribution OF
the furniture had been made, rs ] desired,
entered the Washington Hotel, and found
that Mr.. I.acombe had arrived the night be-
fore, with his daughter, and they were botl
sleeping as might be expected after journey
of hundred and fifty leagues.
II was then little before eight. | wishet
TO show my generosity, and did not return un
I'll noon. AS was going to ring at Mr.. La
combe's door the little door of chaplber ad
Joining his apartment opened, and I saw {
young man go out, Of very distinguished al
and dress, who was humming with fine voice
and in good taste, an air from In .Npfie.-
| stood aside to let him pass, for always hat
an infinite consideration for artists, and Ger
tainly this young mnn must be one, it wa
visible in his coQucttsh precautions. the char
scterestic ease with which he carried his VIC
lin, an excellent and splendid one no doubt
as far as could Judge, by the brilliant ant
richly ornamented box which contained tn
precious instrument.
The artist responded to my politcncss h,
a very gracious bow, he then went dow
stairs, and ! entered the apartment of MI
Lacombe, who, as we'll as his daughter, ha
concluded their slumbers. They were wal,
ing breakfast for me. 1t was one Of thos
honest, good meetings, full of emotion an
real pleasure, which are very rare in life, b.
which give happiness for a long time. III
old, friend call him so because | am youn,
for Mr.. Lacombe was only fifty years old a
ter all,-my old friend spoke to me Of h
wife for long time, recounted to me o. col
siderable length, her sufferings and her deaf
he seemed, the excellent man, to take plea
ure in these sad recolections, in this contil
ual recurrence TO an inconsiderable past
You see, said he at last, my dear Julius,
have nm income Of thirty thousand livres, an
what shall do with it?-Here I am ,eturne
to boyhood, at my age, is it not calamity
My illusions of twenty years are far ava
my poor Julius. All, if my Joys and sorrow
oftwenty years could be restored to me!
have Quilted the country because am ennr
to death there-My fortune made me maj
friends there, but these friends were u
worth the money that was spent in koepir
them. While my poor wife lived thcrc we
two to eat up our money you see. She ere
ted enjoyments which have died with her.
her own happiness consisted in making othe
happy, bot il is only woman who can do the
things. Let Q man set out to be beneyoler