Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-10-18

Ny . h0 :" ao HloTS gIOOuly lual uSu
al Some months had elapsed, and h.
had nearly forgotten the adventure: whcl
one day IN crossing the galleries of th,
iuil!erIes, he saw lady drop a handker
chief-he stopped to present it to her. ane
as he did SO, little dog which was run
ning On before her, turned back, and
springing up to Villars began to cares.
him with great fondness
'Come away, Azor." cried the lady.
/ "Azor !" repeated Villars, '-can it be 2
He looked up as he spoke. and met the
eyes of beautiful girl fixed upon him
with look in which joy timijity and sur
prise, were blended She advanced ca
gerly as if to speak, put stopped short
suddenly and remained silent
Il cannot be mistaken I" cried Villars
'this dog belongs to person whom have
once known"
Il knew it was sure of it !'' exclaim
ed the young lady, you are my fathers
6enefactor !'
Julia, my dear p said the other lady
in tone of reproof; but her accents were
alike unheeded by Julia and Villars, who
were each too eager for an explanation
not to be quickly satisfied that their con-
lectures were just
Oh, how happy will this make my ia,
ther !" cried the delighted Julia how of
ten has he lamented that he could not dis
cover one to whom he owed SO much"
How has he not received my letter ~
Never, sir-from the moment you
Quilted Is We have never heard of you :
but Will you not go to see my father 3
We live so near, SO very near"
Flllars wanted no second invitation =
he accompanied his fair guide to her hab-
ltatlon-but what a different habitation
from that in which he had found her
In an elegant apartment in one of the
handsomest hotels in the Rue Rivoli, Vii
lars was received by the object of his boun-
ty, with the most lively Joy, and the most
touching gratitude. Far from having for
gotten his benefactor, belmont had made
every effort to discover him, though he had
never received the least proof of his re-
gard, for the valet had kept back the letter
for the sake of appropriating to himself
the bank note it contained
They passed the day together, and in
the course of it Viilars learned from Del
mont the vicissitudes of his life. We
shall give them in his own words:
~" y ySoAS oSo /" "dS OIiC VI tuC llCll-
est merchants in Lyons, and one Of the
happlest men IN France-perhaps [ ought
to say IN the world. Everything prosper
ed with me, | enjoyed excellent health,
and, as | thought, many sincere friends,
and a beautiful and affectionate child. who
was at once the pride and the Joy of my
my life. Next to that dear daughter was
friend in whom [ placed implicit conf
denee Is Ssa | had known him more than thir
ways found him punctual to his engage
ment One day he came to ask me for a
sum of money much larger than any | had
before lent him. | complied and he went
away, promising to return to supper.
I'VE waited for him some time at last
we set down to supper and just as We
did so one of my neighbors entered with
horror In his countenancc.
"Ah, Heavanl' cried he abruptly, "poor
Mercer has just shot himselfl' %
"Never shall | forget my feelings at
that terrible moment. The fatal news
was indeed true The unfortunate man had
been for long time addicted to gambling
/ Seeing himself on the brink of ruin he
/ determined to make desperate effort to
retrieve his affairs be failed and wanting
I the courage to face ignominy in this world
/ he rushed into the presence of an offended
Deity. l,a
This was the beginning of my misfor-
tunes grief and sorrow overwhelmed me.
! sunk under the weight of my feelings,
and violent fever reduced me to the
brink of the grave While | was thus
suffering, losses came thick upon me. and
with the return of my health. | found my
self beggar, nay, worse, for L owed a
large SUN of money which | could not
pay. My Julia Inherited her mothers for
tune, it was settled upon her out of my
power to touch but no sooner did she
learn the state of my affairs. than un-
known to me. she surrendered every shil
ling to my creditors"
Noble girl ~ cried Villars
! Noble, indeed; but how was her con
duct appreciated where most it ought tc
have been felt She had lover they
were brought up together, and | believed
him truly attached to her. | knew thai
her affection for him was only that of &
sister but she acceded to my wishes, and
consented to give him her hand the day
was fixed, when ray illness delayed the
marriage; but neither Julia nor mysel
ever doubted his truth. No sooner die
he learn she had given up her inheritance
than he wrote her an eternal farewell !"
The scoundrel i'
so | called him Julia uttered no re
proach her cheek was pale but her voice
did Tot falter-when throwing herself In
to my arms, she exclaimed
"' Father, from this moment we hav
J nothing In the world but each other
I'VE quilted Lyons. | sought employ
ment in Paris; | found it my salar
/, was scant;-, but Julia S industry at the nee
die added little to it, and if we were no
happy, we were at least content.
Bat fortune had not done persecutin
S me; the loss of my place, and the Hines
: of my daughter, reduced US to the stat
Y in which you found US Your benifcenc
o relieved US from certain death All. ne,
5 er from that hour, have we addressed
c prayer to heaven in which you were nc
remembered
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