Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-04-23


, fo-a lodging. now FASTENED 10 redeem II
! and aflcrward took a coach to the frs, ho,e
pointed out To me, whore | established my
self IN handsome apartment, and put on M
suit of mourning I arrived with 80 mucI
punciualily at VI. Dcrgcrct's, that he hat
scarcely had time to finish telling my histor,
to his wife. She, however, had heard eroupl
tn cause me to be received as a friend of m,
house. Every one did the amiablo to me
met beautiful women, and overheard whis
pcrcd remarks made upon mc--moagg bor
pg. grcai diH. splendid btH,Hrv taiHH-
Thus, when VI. Bcrrerct cn,rcalcd me To re-.
gard his house ~ INV own. promised vii.
lnrly, although could profit but little by
the invitation. Madame lIugcs would hay,
the 10 dine. when mct-Wiih other intro
I luctious anI inyiiaiions. was taken To III,
theatre and to partic. Now that was rich,
| could have almost confined INV expenses ia
some few presents and fees.
Meantime my two iricuds, George and AZ
bert, had heard with alarm the success ol
their report, the truth ol which they dared mo-
longer deny They had been frightened by
my departure fur Paris, which an the world
attributed To difficulties IN the liquidation oi
my debt. and feared tia, had suffered my
,eli To be- deceived by what was concerted
bc,wccn us merely Us a lokc.
Three days after my return from PARIS my
servants announced their names. " LIT thrm
come m, " was NV reply, for didno receive
an the world. They ,crlng NV handsome
umcplccc and glll cand,labn, and lhc ncw
furniture with which had decorated my
apartment, ucy opened their eyes IN cous,cr-
nation.
There is much difficulty IN gaining ad-
mission here, said Albert
We, am bcs,Igcd by parsons with all
sorts ol solicitations and PROJECT, but you,
rny dear lnund~-you will be- always wei
come. You are come lu,t .n time to accom-
pluy me Tn an estate which have some
,houghi, OF purchasing. It Is not large af-
ilr--onc hundred thousand franc, "
" | take it to be- somr distance on," said
George, with a srmhra1, jerk Of the head
Two league, only bu, wall ,skc you
90 m, carriage"
" Your carriage"
q" Ms carrilrc"
" You have carriage"
" Yes. aud two dapplc rrcy horses, which
brought from PARIS l, you have no saddle
horse, that being more difficult ,o find. D."
Nv two friends retired To one or the win
dows, where they whispered To one another,
looking all the time very Iugubnou,.
" Dear Louis" u., .a'd, yuu Mo-"
that YOUR cousin Is rn' dead '"
81 don, know IT be- b. d,ad, for | am nu,
very certain that hc ever lived
..You know that thu, story about YOUR iu.
hcuuncc d, all Jokc"
"I am persuaded that oul, you and | be-.
hc,r Nd" was my answer
" w have done grca, wrong" rcloncd
my friends, great wrong IN wha, was IN
tended ouly d, fun Iteau-,s Us much ,or-
row"
"On the contrary, thank You for It.
"Itis our duty ,o dlsayow 1t We age go-
ns iu public go declare oursoNc, guilty"
"I culrra, sou to leave things just A. 'hry
ara few dly, more Of credit will prevent
the necessity Of d.,pIacDng nv funds
George and Albert regarded mc o., cum-
plr,rly drrangcd. Come said !, " let us
lose no umc-,hc carriage d, ready will
tell you ~ a, go along have spoken To
a bookseller Albert, who will PRINT your
manuscript" Truth, however, always
come, out. Some who were on the watch,
were surprised rha,no,hrns aui,clfrom Mar
Unique, well advised people shook 'lclr
heads when speaking Of mc. The odii'c n"
quickly raised umblcd down With equal ra-
p,dtW
The bcs, of !, Is, said some, he has
ended by falling into the snare which be laid
for others. For my part never believed IN
It,"
comprrhcudcd ,ha, the storm had broken
cut. on finding one day dozen notes on my
table. They were all IN the style OF the dr,i
opened,
mi Gurnun presents his respectful com
.pllmcnls to VI Mrran. and having an urgent
need of money, bcrs that be- will be- ~ good
as to pay, IN the course of the day, the lt'iic
account which he has the honor to cncloso.
NV answers were all alike.
M. Mcran thanks VI. Grignon Tor the bill
which has been 20 long unaskcd for, aud sends
the amount
One letter only contained no request for
money: il was from a friend whom ! had al
mos, forgotten Fearing that ! had been
dupcd. he wrote tn lend me 500 francs, should
4 wish to remove from place where 80 many
umors werc circulated PrcdJudicial 10 my
character. NV reply gave the necessary eN'
planation, which concluded, ! am rici'
no, by an inheritance IN which never be-
licycd. but because 1t was determined, III
spite OF my protcs,atiOns, ,ha, should be
rich and have in reality been made very
rich, | scarcely know how. This is what
wish YOU to saw to those who talk of me-
/ owe more than fortune To my singular SIT
uation, since it has assured mc of a friend
upon whom may count IN adNcniiy, should
il ever visit me. In another week was th,
subject of conversation, +" lie has been for
',una,e, il YOU will; but ] say he Is clever
fellow, who has known how tn take adNan