Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-12-16


ling with pleasure, rapidly removed her neck
erchief and sash. The astonshed Able began
10 think he was in a dream.
If Madame Ia Marechale will perrtit me to
call her muids, stammered the old priest, going
to the door.
Not for the world No one but you shall
know where shall find the money you want.
Remove this pin Very good. Now these
hooks and eyes. Excellent.--Now this Gordon !
dc taille. Bon y
The poor Able trembled from head 10 foot |
When the gown was looscned behind, he was
going to cry, like braver men, 'SauUa que pcutr !
aud mcdtated precipitate flight His trials,
however, were only beginning.
Let us loose no time, my good friend, Uu-
do this knot. Good Now this other: and
then but hold That will save time. Take
these scissors and cut my stay-lace.'
lad thunderbolt fallen at his feet, poor old
Dcsclairs had scarcely been more astounded.
The old man changed color.-His knees trem-
bled under him. A cold perspiration believed
his venerable forehead, and his pale lips scarce
ly pronounced: Madame Ia Marechale must
pardon me: il is utterly impossible I cannot.
What not save the life and honor os your
brother y
But what has the life or honor of my brother
to do with,
'Gold will save him, and in order to have
hat, you must loosen my corsage.-IIere take
tac scissors. Be quick =
And he took the scissors with a trembling
hand, and he cut too stay-lace, and immediate
ly Jourdan's Napoleon's fell at the feet OF the
laughing kind-hearted woman.
Bravo! bravo = she exclaimed, clappng her
hands, and throwing Cachmere round her
shoulders, eight Napoleons more than you
want. Take them all-nay, not word And
now to explain. This evening while seated
Il, cards with the Emperor, Marshal Jourdan, by
some gauchetie dropped the pieces between my
shoulders. | have "a hours to return them
and bless my stars for the Marshal's maladres-
Sc. But 90 at once and calm the mind of that
whelm him with advicc.-Alas it is more ea-
silly given, than received
The Able gained his lodgings, where his
brother awaited his return, prey to distracting
anxiety. The deficit was supplied and the
| young Desclairs, who possessed all the quail
ties necessary TO ensure success in the profess
zion he had embraced, vowed eternal gratitude
to his benefactress and resolved TO make him.
! .alf &c ko.
| Events, at the period of our historietto, hrr'
rlcd on so rapidly that people had not time tC
think Of everything; and so the day following
the scene just described, the giddy Marechale
s. had forgotten the debt she had so in
voluntarily contracted with Jourdan. WheI
she subsequently remembered it, Jourdan wa
no longer in France. In short, matters pro
ceeded after such fashion, that the debt eXis
ted till the fourth year from its birth.
In 1909 Marshal Jourdan had the commant
in Spain. The French army, attacked at Vii
toria, by the allies, was at one juncture, upoI
the point of being utterly put hors de combat
: Vanly did Jourdan and King Joseph, rush a
long the yielding or broken lines, imploring tn
soldiers OF France not to bring dishonor upo
their banners. All, al in vain. Borne ava
by his desperate courage, the Marshal fun
himself into the centre ota hussar regiment, o
rather the vestge Of one, and with handful c
gallant fellows, charged the Dragons of We
lrgton. All, all in vain. His officers ar
slain by his side, jourdan himself, already wour
ded, is on point of being surrounded and CT
to pieces, when young officer throws himse
Getwcen the Marshal and his enemies.
General he exclaimed, the debt of homo
is discharged =
And the young soldier was Immediately smi
, ten 10 the smoking earth; but his noble sclfdt
ynCun, gave time for the arrival Of a Frenc
squadron of heavy cavalry. The Marshal W.
rescued, discipline recstabishej, aud the arm
saved from complete destruction.
: On his return to Paris, Jourdan was one
: veni1g at soirce, where also shone the brl
llancy of Madame Ia Marechale s., TT
: Marshal wa1 narrating the noble trait whl'
u had saved his lite, when the lady, struck with
y sudden recollection, demanded
Il is not Desclairs the name OF this officer
,, 1T certainly is, Madame Ia Marechale.'
The wre,ched man. 1t is | whd have sa
70 him =
= In that case, Madame rejoined the Marsh
. applying line of Molieres:
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