Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1854-06-29
EBENSBURG, JUNE %, 1854.

eh?-vat you call slandare, eh? Monsieur
/ Sheriff?
! enlightened him as well as | could, by CIV
| ing him practical Illustration of what slander
was and what consequences flowed from the too
free use of the unruly member; which, being
perfectly intclligible TO him, he exclaimed,
with delight:
.Ah. ha! ie comprends You call me &c
tief. re robbare, re rascal, &c blaggar, &c loaf
is slandare, ehr
Yes. all that is SANDER replied 1.
All, Monsieur Sheriff., exclaimed he in
great eagerness, ADDRESSING me, 'pardonnez-mol,
me ave no ask YOU for take re chairi Be seat,
Monsieur Sheriff Pardoni Je suis the blag-
qari Vnu take ga chair ah2 pardon, oh 2 4
Will get from ze bed; viii arfanger; you viz
excusez moi; l am re blaggar, &c loaf; L ave
no ask you for take ze chair-ze seat-be-
forer
seated myself, as requested but / thought
my friend exhibited rather too much warmth
in his regrets of omissions in politiness for my
comforts, seeing that he was somewhat pecu-
liarly fixed and could just at that time freely
forgive him, as his mind was upon other mat
tiers than politiness.
Gouvain, meanwhile, had risen and proceed
ed to dress and arrange his toilet. While re-
manned seated, waiting patiently for him, he
would occasionally turn to me and remark, IN
French and Franco-Anglce, and in broken
English, his regrets at his want of ciCitite, and
his objurgations of SANDER and presume he
felt it, too-giving to the word the whole Length
thened sound, and terminating with a strong
emphasis: .slan-adre, eh?
thought it very strange that he had not as
yet uttered one word of denial to the charge
of SANDER, or OF the arrest, or about the plain
tiff; and was curious enough to hear his YER
sion of the affair; yet although it was none of
my business to make inquiries, l nevertheless
was very anxious; and doubted not that the
narrative, his part of it, would come III good
time and | was not mistaken
He had completed his toilet, and he desired
to know if would permit him toaget a break
tast (by this time it was about seven O'clock,)
and l assented to his very reasonable request
without hesitation, and came down the
stairs to the hail. where | saw the Milcsian
guardian of the door: at the sight of me and
my prisoner, although she did MT know my
business, she addressed Mr.. Gouvain, saying
Viii yees be back the night Sir?
No Mary | zink me neyare come back;
20 wis dis gentilhommc; Je suis tres oblige for
your attention perhaps, ! nevare come back.
All, yes, / oublic-l forget
And while saying this he drew from his
pocket few loose coin and deposited the same
in Mary's extended hand, which as she received
she showercd Il thousand blessings upon his
head, and hoped that in whatever position he
was placed he would never have less willing
attendant upon his wants than she.
And a less willing recipient Of his silver,
thought /.
Sure, an lnowcd yees was afther takin'
Mr. Guvan wild yccs, and niver let him kim
hoam at all any more, exclaimed she, address
sing me, and looking for all the world like
fury; We d niver kim in that dure; and do
Mt know who YOU are, shure; coming here,
shurc; and carrin' away wild yecs dacint gintle-
man, skurc; and We may 90; an yees must mt
kim here any more, takin' wild yees such Ill
CANT gintIcnan rs Mr. Guvan; no; an L d a
niver got troo that dure, and d ye mind that
nOwr
This was blast did not count on; yet, as
eggs are not chickens until the period of incu
baton has passed, | thought that before long
her anathemas would be realized by the Ara
bian proyerb. and that like young chickens
they would come home to roost.
Mary said | to her, coaxmgly-
All none o that Bother with yecs "
said she.
Mary continued I, you have had deal
of trouble
Trouble? 1 had indade; an ye may well
say that
'.Zis is gentilhomme Mary observed Gou-
vain.
Here, Mary said I, here s something for
the trouble l We put you to; take 1t, and l
dropped quarter in her cver-eXtended
hand Now be quieted, Mary continued l,
addressing her. i think Mr.. Gouvain is mis-
taken, when he says that perhaps he will ne
yer come back
Upon this seeming consolation, together
with the quarter, the girl appeared satisfied,
and Gouvain and myself left the house amid
showers of blessings heaped upon both our
heads by the now satisfied Mary, who linger-
ed yet upon the door-steps, and her voice was
heard by me, saying:
Con bless yecs both
And then L thought that the eggs were
Matched. and the chickens had got home and
had roasted.
| 7 went with Gouvain to the restaurant where
| he usually took his breakfast, and seated at
! the same table with him, he, of his own volt
| ton. while the meal was being prepared, gave
! me short history of his and Besancon posi-
ton i, regard to delicate little affair, where
in they we're rivals to fair lady's hand, heart
| and fortune:
1t appeared that BesancOn was a French
man. too; and he and Gouvain had become
enamoured of young French lady, beautiful
| in person or mind. as well as being favored
with quite a sum of money in hand the lady
who. / suppose, acting with the customary Geo.
nomy of her set was, at yet, Notwithstanding
she had received the addresses or visits, | do
MT know which, of both the parties, free from
having committed herself to either; and sup
pose she was exercising her best discretion