The Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.T. [i.e. N.M.]) 1851-1854, 1853-12-10
Written for Geason's Pictorial.
THE FLAsA OF MALAGA WINE.
Translated from the French.
ny ANNE T, WILBUR,
ny ANNE T. WILBUR.

The Marquis de Nointel was thc son of the am
bassador, who, in The reign of Louis XIV, bad so
worlhly represented the king, his MASTER at
ConstontinopIe, before the dlvan M. de Nointel
dld not pursue the career of bis father he became
magistrate, entered Parliament. rnd was dis
iingnished for his scrupulons fulflmeDt af his
duties,
Two years before the period Of which we are
about 10 speak, he had been appointed 10 exImine
claims made hy The Count dc Toulouse on forests,
nclnded within those Of the crown The conn
Sellor reported in manner favorable 10 tho in
tetess of The prince. and the cont decided the
pfiair accordingly The Count de Toulouse. de-
lighted with having gained his use. wished to
manifest his gratitude TO The magistrate. whose
mparalIty had hcon proof against such powerful
considerations, bui the thing was difficult with re-
gard 10 a man OF integrity. who possessed com
siderable fortune; present Could be accepted
only by reason of lis little importance. The chief
butter Of the Count dc Toulouse ereivcd an order
To sent 10 NJ. dc Nointe twcniv-fonr bottles Of
Malaga wine the accompanying note, written in
The hand Of The prince, stated that the wine could
be valuable 10 the person who received it only on
one account, that NJ. de Toulouse had himself
brought II from Spain, on his Grst maritime expe-
dtion. This motive WIS appreciated, and the
present readily accepted The Malaga wine was
Of the first quality, and was hut rarely used in the
family Of NJ de Nontel--the counsellor Of the
Parliament heng lis sole dispenser.
NJ. de Nointel. the father, inhabited fine hotel
in the Rue de Cery. at one extremity Of Paris,
His garden bordered on the mpats, which, at
that period still separated the city from the fau.
bonrg. The habits of the counsellor were strictly
magisteria he rose ard retired verv early. and
never induged IN The boiserous pleasures Of the
world His SON on the contrary, dissip ted, sought
The society of the nobility, and was quoted as a
fashionable man he often returned home after a
midnght's carollse when his father was rising 10
renew his lahorious profession; the father, who
was very indulgent to his son, therefore gave him
a pavilion entirely separate, opening from the
garden.
The Chev lier de Nointel had returned home
about two O'Clock in the morning, ,--one of the
first days Of October, in the wear l72l His valet,
having waited long time for hun, had kindled a
fire in the large fireplace in his masters sleeping
apartment, hut had neglected TO feed it, so that
only bed Of warm ashes remained. The domes-
tic was preparing TO re.light the fire, when in
came the Chevaier, who Immediately dismissed
him, after taking from his hands two letters that
had arrived in the course Of the evening, and
without more delay undressed and Jumped into
bed, having placed candle on the lightstand, in
orcrr 10 read the two letters before going 10 sleep.
While he was reading the first, noise was
heard in the chimney, like that of birds seeking
refuge from storm. The tumult ceasedj at the