The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-08-20
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From CATS Book 81 Mature
EENTRILOQUISM.


This singular arr has gwen rise to a va.
Iety OF exlraJrd.Hafy tales, and some Of
them Of a very amusing kind. The follow.
Iag, abich | copy from VI, Bordeau, learn.
ed ctlgic Of the sixteenth century, IS Of this
description, and | sll f.: once break
ihfough our accustomed gravity IN order to
give It you
The gallant Francis l. Of France had an
equally gallant and very shrewd valet de.
ehaubre, Of tie uane Of Lewis Bfabant,
who vas also mos! skrIlul ven,rloqu,.t.
Lewis Btabaal had the misfortune TO TALL
desperately 10 love With a you1t, very
beautiful, and very wealthy heiress, whose
father forbade bis addresses 10 Consequence
of tie disparity IT ais condition. The faith
CT, however died saon Cg:er, aGd the coJE
sseoas lover, ausaldgai BY frs! repuise,
vas determined to t-Y bis fortune a second
ting, undeF favor Q. la9 new state ofclrcJm
STAGES. and 10 see neither il would not be
possible, upon severe push, to call to his
aid tie art Of yenlrjoquism, IN which be
vas 80 considerable an adept,
lie accordingly waited upon tue mother
a. soon as deceGcy would allow, and once
r10te slbaiteI h.s proposals. Bot faithful
% tie ess 81 her deceased husband, the
mother - tie Young lady made no scrUple
e onee more g5vag Lewis Brabau, a di.
rect refusal. " bile, however, she was 10
the act q dong 50 . ,os, hollow, sepuchrai
voice was beard ~ herself and by every
friend abg was sig1 her, and which was IN
staliIy recognized as the voice Of the de-.
ceased, commaBd.ag her to give her daugh
'eE's haGI iHHeaF'c,7 10 Lewis BaJant,
whom the plieols sgir, affirmed he now
knew ~ ue THg=- worthy and excellent
man, aud ceusIdeTaly wc4.lalef sha0 he
had taken hin to BE- ahea alive adding, at
the same time, that he was 1t that moment
suffering part Of the pains Of pufgaiory
for having lll.treaied, by bis refusal, 50 ex.
emplary a man and that be would not be
released from them I'll BIS widow had Goa.
seuied.
All was mute as:onshmeni but Lewis
Brabaat appeared more astonlohed than the
rest. He modest. observed, that whatever
lis merits or his virtues might be, be had
70 idea that they we're worthy Of being
commemorated BY O voice from the grave
but tuat nothing cuJid give him more plea.
SURE than 70 be made Inc happy instrument
Of exlrlcatIng the old gentleman from the
pains Of purgatory, which II seemed he was
suffering on his account. There was no
doubt as 10 the voice and, consequently,
there vas 10 doubt as 10 tie path 10 be pur.
sued the mother, the daughter, the whole
iamlIy Immediately assented with one &C.
cord, and Lewis Bfabant, had the honor to
receive their commands 10 prepare for the
LlpG,als with al speed.
To prepare lorlue uJp,i4le, however, re
CURED the asslsiancc Il q liu.e ready mo.
ney ; but LEAFS 8rabaut Was destitute Of
such an article. /, was necessary, never.
tAeless, TO procure 1t and he now resolved
10 try whether the same taleu, which bad
obtained for him the promise Of a wife.
might not also obtain for him the material
be stood IN need o.
He recoilected that there lived al Lyons
an old misery banker, Of the name Of Conn.
who had accumulated immense wealth BY
usury aud extouton, and whose conscience
appeared often to be III al ease, 10 cunse.
queDce of the means hn had made use Of
but II Immediately struck him that Mr..
Cornu was the very character that would
answer his purpose.
To Lyons, therefore. he went instantly