The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-10-30
GOLD STORIES.

Republican,, we Ind the following:
doubt very much if The California excite
ment is as great IA the United States as it is
here. Stories are told of such fortunes being
made in this land oigold, as might well arouse
the cupidty the nost Indifferent, that is, if
these tales could be believed by every body.
Here are two, however, which believe may
be relied upon: strange and romantic as they
may seem:
About two years ago, shortly after the
February revolution, the Partisan world, in
the midst OF the POLITICAL excitement which
still aaiiated IT, was slightly moved by one OF
those private Incidents, from which the calm
est epocls are not exempt, aud which from
time 10 time aiiict the highest society.
A young man, belonging to high family.
and married about year TO lovely woman,
graHd-d lighter cf one Of the most illus
lr;ous solders Of The Empire, was visiting one
evening Il house where pretty high play
was often allowed. He sat down TO game
cfcards. thinking he would pay but short
time aud then retire but the cards, soon be-
came too attractive, he could not leave Oft and
finally IN IA stormy game OF lansquenet, he
lost only what money he had about him, but
twenty thousand francs besides. for which he
gave his note payable the next day. Butihe
1
prised wien he called TO find the young man
away from hore The day after, il was the
same thing but his asionishment WAS con-
siderably redoubled when the truth was fl
nally known. at the end of the week, the
world learned that MIR. l., so amiabe,
and standing so high in society, young hus-
band so happy in having married the woman
of his choice, had suddenly disappeared
abandoning his gamtling debts. his wife and
his good name.
! He had been the victim of n fatal ambition.
Instead OF being content with his happiness.
and the comforts thai twenty thousand francs
a year gave him. he wanted to be immediate
ly rich, and surround himself with spendor
and luxury. To reach this end he had for
some time tried the chances Of stock lobbing,
aud had completely ruined himself a. it,
The iansquenet debt was very little matter
alongside of his other enormous and over
whelming losses.
With such disasters before him, incapable
of supporting shame and misery, the young
man had sought his safety in fight. After
having written TO lis wife d despairlng fare
well, he had gone of without saying what his
plans were, and after that for two years. not
a word was heard OF or from him every ei-
fort to discover his retreat proved unsurcess-
iuL Finally the world almost forgot hin; his
memory scarcely existed except in the heart
OF his deserted wife. About two months ago,
: she went with her parents to occupy coun-
try house. situated about two leagues from
Paris. One morning as she was walking in
the garden. thinking of thatabsent one, whose
return she had almost ceased to expect, she
saw handsome carriage stop at the gate, a
young man get out and spring towards her,
pronouucing her name with voice full Of
: tender and joyful emotion.
It was he. it was Mr.. L.. a little Drowned
by the SUI, but returning the graces OF his
person.
t" Here am" said he, {. 1 am come TO re-
} pair the errors which condemned me to exile
4 fortune has favored me, and | am rich, i'm
: mensely rich"
/ And the prodgaI related his adventures
When he secretly left Paris he took the RAIL
road to Havre. and set sail in a vessel jus
starting for California. His strength, hi,
! courage. aud his intelligence gave him sue.
cess in that Ell Dorado, and in two years he
had realized his dream Of wealth. He has
: now paid his debts and retaken his rank II
society," where his romantic return has created
quite sensation.
Several other examples Of these rapid for
tunes made in California are related in Paris
, and many others remain unknown becaus,
the heroes are obscure people, who neve
Y make themselves talked OF. One OF tht
= most piquant anecdotes | have heard upo;
o this subject was RELAXED short time since
= by gentleman whose words may be rellet
upon.
: NJ. de Saint d., one Of The most notet
n members of the Partisan hunting club. ha
: lately found it necessary TO reduce his ex
+ penses considerably. He advertised for sal,
j., his beautiful hotel in the foubourg st. Ronore
: which however he still continued 10 nhabi
e waiting until he should dispose of it. A lev
d days alter he had advertised he was sittins
: alone at breakfast when visitor was an
n nounced. The name of the visitor was un
known to him, but he ordered him TO be in
u troduced A man very elegantly dresse,
e entered the room, and the baron at sight q
d him could not refrain from an exclamation 0
surprise
Baron; said the visitor, i have called Il
see YOU concerning your hotel. which | hea
d is for sale. and which intend TO buy
n These words arrested the cavalier apos
= trophe with which NJ. dc Saint u. was gUin:
TO salute the man whom he had thought h
Il recognised. He felt he must put OH NOR
? polite air towards person who had come {
IS buy a hotel worth six thousand francs. IA
thought he must be mistaken by very sigik
ing resemblance. He had had for a valet
good ior-no,hing sort of fellow, whom he wa
T.. obliged TO turn away abnut three years ago
7 When they came TO settle accounts, The vale
> had permitted himself to give NJ. de Saln
- c. some impertinencc, whereuPon the lai
W ter took him by the shoulder and kicked hin
4 out of doors.
nj II was for this valet that the baron had a
first mistaken his visitor. The resem6lanc