Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-11-22

ara bOugalnVllle, formerly caP@sih III sno Avn
Carsbiniers. for whom you are interested, bur-
nened only pension of two hundred year to
the said Edouard Bougainville, with remainder
to his daughters by a second marriage. We
shall be glad to act for the aforesaid legatee
and if furnished with properly attested powers,
and official proof of identity, there will be no
difficulty in the way of the immediate transmits
sion of the money, through such channel as may
be advised. Your obdient servants,
Smith GREEN,
New Orleans
| NJ. Fontanes. reelk .lris iettsr over and over
again, each time with increasing palpitarion Of
tone, before he seemed to have thoroughly mas
tered its meaning. 'Twenty-seven thousand
pounds sterling he presently exclaimed; near
ly seven hundred thousand francs Grand Dieu!
can it be possible And to Eugenie Bou-
gainvslle, the daughter of beggar or there
about-indebted to me something about two
thousand francs, which he can only pay by mis-
cradle dribblets of inctalments, always in ar
rear If the devil, now, would only help me
to the possession of this Well!'
Henri Jomard, frank, intelligent. looking
young man, in holiday attire, after tapping gen.
tly at the door, had entered the room, probably
mistakiug the loud sOliloquizing tones of M.
Fontanes, for permission to do SO. He was that
gentleman's 8 principal clerk.
Pardon, Monsieur, said Henri Jomard in re-
spectful depreciation OF his employers loud and
angry Well!' Pardon, Monsieur, but Mad
emoiselle Bougainville -
How-what
Mademoiselle Bougsinville, repeated Jomard,
having accompanied her youngest sister Marie
from Plaisance, to receive her first communion,
is desirous to see you, though not precisely day
for the transaction of business, to make pay
ment on account of the debt due by Monsieur
Bougainville. Shall ask her to come in!
An assentitg gesture was Immediately follow
by Mademoisee Bougainvile's entrance. She
presented herself with the graceful ease and ap-
lomb which usually distinguishes a well-educa-
ted French woman, and said she had brought
Monsieur hundred francs in part liquidation
of her fathers debt M. Fontanes took the
small canvass sac, poured the silver upon the
table, seemed to count it with his eye for mo-
ment, and scrawled an acknowledgement. The
shaking of the hand, which could scarcely hold
the pen, showed that his recent agitation had
increased rather than subsided. .--r-s %
\ Monsieur has heard nothing, fear,' said
Eugene Bougainville, as she placed the paper
in her .reticule, in answer to the inquiries he
has SO kindly made relative to my uncle Mon
sieur Jerome Bougainville!
Nothing, Mademoiselle,' was the quick re-
ply that is, added M. Fontanes as if reco-
lecting himself, and glancing towards a num-
Der Of unopened letters that is, nothing in
either of the letters from America have yet
opened. Should, however, there be any intelli-
gonce concerning him in those have not read
it shall be Immediately forwarded to Monsieur
Bougainville.
Mademoisslle Bougainvile sighed, courtesied
her acknowledgements, and left the Office, es.
corted by Henri Jomard. They had hardly re.
gained the street when the clerk was recalled.
Tell Madamoiselle Bougainville,' said M
Fontanes, that if l have anything of impor
tance to communicate, shall do myself the
honor Of riding over to Plaisance this Afternoon
for that purpose. suppose there will be nj
doubt Of finding Monsieur Bougainville a
: home1'
'Assuredly not, Monsieur. 1t if his young
est daughter Marie's jour-de.fete, and we shal
of course have dance therefore -
t 'Ws!' echoed NJ Fontanes with quick inter
{ rogation.
: Yes-that is, Euge--Mademois Bou
, gainuille, stammered Henri Jomard. Bein
? an intimate friend of my sister, naturally &C
1 company her when she pays visit to Plaisance
understand. You may go, and do not 70,
get to deliver my message. M. Paul Fontane
q rose and locked the door the instant it close
after his clerk, as if determined not to be agai
IS interrupted, and was soon profoundly meditat
% ing upon the probable and possible consequence,
of the days American advices the charmin
" face and figure he had just seen helping, "
J. may be sure, to colsr aud direct his train
D. thought.
g The result of his reflections was TO take a
:, unusually early dinner, dress himself with gre
care, mount his horse and ride off in the dire
It tion Of Plaisance-a small farmstead seven mil
g distant from st. Malo, on the road to Avral
L ches. When about half way, he turned off
n visit M. Messsroy, an old and intimate q
O. quaintance. He was fortunately not only
g. home, but without company and host and VII
ne tor gradually warming into eloquence over
st Messeroy's excellent wine, upon the ucr IRE
IN topics of the day, the splendor of the weath
w and of the mornings religious ceremonies, d
K improved tone of the markets, and Of CONNIE
TX cial affairs generally, NJ Fontanes took occaso
at after time, to remark in an off-hand, carelt
n, sort of way, that his late American speculatio
Is, had been attended with success 80 much
an yond his expections and they were sufricien,
at sanguine, that he had half mind to max,
NJ. bargain for Plaisance if it was still in I
in market.
'er Plaisance pas in the market, as M. Paul Fl
nv tanes well knew and after much disputing a
ar haggling, NJ. Fontanes agreed to become its p
'a- chaser ut the somewhat extravagant price
e- $4,000 francs, upon condition of possession wi
)r in one month, and especially that it should
'g' concealed from the world that he had ente
et into any negotiation for the farm, till alter
OK present tenent, M. Bougainville, had been eje
p "a.
BIZ Bougainvlle,' said NJ. Fontanes, is a 4