Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1851-03-29
MisreIIauepus.
From the London Court Journal.
Virtue Rewarded.
AN EXCELLENT STORY WELL RELATED.

A hight knock al the door interrupted Lne
conversation. Anna cast look of inquietude
at her mother, for since the loss of their for
tune no visit had broken their solitude.
go and open it, said the lady. With a
smile she obeyed, and the opened door gave
entrance to man whom she Immediately re-
cognized as the stranger who had assisted the
poar old sufferer.
The countenance of Mademoiselle Revival at
once assumed grave and serious expression
Her mother perceived the change, but before
she could make an inquiry in the cause, the
stranger advanced and saluting her with re-
spect said
Madam, you are, presume, the mother of
this young lady?'
Madam Revival made a sign of assent, and
pointed out a chair to the stranger lie took
it and continued: 'Chance this morning
brought Mademoiselle and myself together in
affording assistance to an unhappy
'Oh! mother interrupted the young girl
whose neck and face was covered with bushes
at this allusion to the mornings adventure,
4 have not had time to tell you about it. Do
you remember the poor old man who gener-
ally took up his station at the door of our ho-
tel formerly? He always wore green band
age over his eyes to conceal his face from the
passers By, and held small basket of matches
in his hand
Yes interrupted Madam Revival in her
turn, i remember him well; your father al
ways dropped some money into the basket
when returning from Bourse. You always
used to call him yoasr poor old man, and you
as little as you were, delighted in giving him
everything that you could scrape together
We'll, since our departure from the hotel,
we have asked each other thousand times
what could have become of him. sF.-.
Yes said Madam Revival with evident in
tercst
Well mother, found him to-day, at last,
but in such a wretched state that was really
shocked. Stretched on the snow dying, alb
solutely of cold and hunger; and without the
assistance of this kind gentleman, he must
have perisbed where he lay
Say rather without yours, said the young
man earnestly. 4 could do nothing for had
lost my purse. To you, and you alone, he is
indebted for life, But continued he in
different tone, seeing the color again mount
ing into Annals face, its not for the purpose
of disclosing to this lady the secret of YOUR
good actions that have followed you here;
it is to request you to take the trouble Of buy
ing bed and some other little necessaries for
this poor child of misfortune, Here are
hundred francs, that you will have the kind
ness to employ for this purpose. l pray You
to believe that if l was not stranger in Paris,
and on the point of quitting it this very even
ing, would not take this liberty with per-
sons to whom | am unknown. l trust that
you will excuse my request
There is no necessity TO offer an apology
said Madam Revival; 'on the contrary, we
ought TO thank you for having selected US to
complete benevolent action
Now, MADAM added the young man, in
timid and hesitating manner, it only remains
for me to inquire the name of my young sister
in this act of kindness
'Mademoiselle Anna Revial'
A cry of astonishment broke from the
deanx, who lost his fortune by trusting in
friend, and died of griefs %
Alas! you have but too truly stated the
case. How does it happen that you are ac-
quainted with these facts?'
4 am Jules Barsac,' said the young man, in
a voice scarcely audible.
Anna grew pale, and went and placed her.
self near her mothers seat. A mOurnful 81
lence succeeded for o short time, and it was
Jules who broke it.
'Ah Madame said he suddenly rising, 4
perceive that yesterday sent you my renun-
citation of life of happiness. This letter. he
repeated he slightly touched it with the
finger of his right hand, with look of disgust
permit me to destroy it and to forget that
it was ever written Looking from one lady
to another, and seeing no sign of opposition
he tore it down the middle, and threw the por-
tions into the fire. He watched them until
the flames had seized on every part; and then,
as if content that it was wholly and irrevoca-
bly, destroyed, he approached Madame Revival
and bent his knee before her, as she regarded
alternately, with the utmost satisfaction, her
daughter and him she would have chosen for
her son-in-law, if the choice had been in her
power.
Or if the memory of this unhappy letter
cannot altogether pass away, and if part of it
must still remain in your remembrance, think
only of the words which say, If your daugh-
ter and myself had been better acquainted
We are acquainted and now know each other
already as if we had never been apart
1 Just now called Mademoiselle by the name
of sister; let me call her by another name,
not less kind, but more sacred-that of wife.
I have no fortune to offer her, but feel ami
mated by double courage and hope. For her