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] now became his frequent companion in
his morning promensdes, and derived muc h
amusemen, from his good humored remarks
were s,rol|ing through the alley of the Tuil-
leries, with the sutumnal breeze whirling
the yellow leaves about our path, my COM
, psnion fell int" peculiarly communicative ve
vein, and gave me several particulars Of his
history. He had once been wealthy, and
possessed Of q fine estate in the country,
and noble hotel in Paris bu. the revolu-
tIon. which effected manv disastrous
changes, stripped him Of everything. he
was secretly denounced by his own stew
srd, during a sanguinarv period Of The revo-
LUTON and number Of the bloodhounds Of
the Convention were sen. TO arres, him.
He received private intelligence of their sp-
proach in time to effrc, his escape. He
landed in Engls wi,h"u, money or friends,
bu, considered himself fortunate in having
his head upon bis shoulders, several Of his
neighhors having been guiIo,ined as pun
ishment for being rich.
When be reached London he had but Q
louis in his pocket, and no prospec, Of get
ting sno,her. He ate solitary dinner on
beeE'stske, end was alm"et poisoned by
port wine, which, from it's color, he bad
mistaken for clare,. The dngy look Of the
chop-house end Of the litIe mahogany COL
ored box in which he ate his dinner, con-
trasted sadly with the gay saloons Of Paris.
Everything looked gloomy and dishenrlen-
ing. Poverty stared him in The face: he
turned over The few shlllngs he had Of
l.I i, 4 l.
of him and-wen, to the theatre.
He took his seat in the pit, listened at.
tenlively 10 a tragedy Of which he did not
understand q word. and which seemed made
up Of lightning and s,sbbIng, and scene
lshihing, and began to feel his spirits sink
ing within him when casting his eyes into
he oreheslrs, whst was his surprise to re-
cognize friend and neighbor in The very
&C, of ex,or,ing music from huge violin
cello.
As soon as the evening performance was
over, he tapped his friend on the shoulder !;
they kissed each other on each cheek, and
the musician took him home. and shared
his lodging with him. He had learned mu-
sic ss an accomplishment by his friends
advice he now turned to il as u means Of
his support. He procured violin, offered
himself for The orchestra, was received, and
sgain considered himself as one of lhe most
fortunate msn upon earth.
| Here, therefore, he lived for many wears
during The sscendancy Of the terrible Napo.
leon. He foud several emigrsnts. living
like himself, by their talents. They ssso-
cisted together, talked Of France and Of old
Iimes, and endeavored to keep up sem
bIance of Partisan life in The centre of Lon
DON
They dined a. miserable cheap French
restaurant in the neighborhood OF Leicester
Square. where they were served with carl
calure Of French cookery. They took
their promenade in ST.. James Park, and en-
deavored 10 fancy j, the TuiIeries in short,
they made shift, 10 accommodate themselves
TO every thing bu, an English Sunday. In
deed, the old gentleman seemed to have
nothing to say against the English, whom
he sffirmed to be braves gems !; and he min
gled so much among them, that at the end
Of twenty years he could speak their Ian
guage almost we'll enough to be under Stood.
The downfall Of Napoleon was sno .her
epoch in his Iife He had considered him
self fortunate man 10 escape pennlIess out
IF France, and he considered himself fortu
nate 10 be able TO return penniless into j..
II is true ,hs, he found his Partisan hotel
had passed through several hands during
The vicissludes of The times, so as 10 60 be-
yond the reach Of recovery, but then he had
been noticed benignan,ly by government,
and had pension Of several hundred francs,
upon which, with CAREFUL management. he
lived independently, END, as far as ] could
learn, happily.
As his once splendid hotel was now oc-
cupied as q hotel garni, he hired chamber
in the attic :"il was buI," as he said, 'chang-
ing his bedroom up two pair Of stairs-he
was still in his own house." His room
was decorated with pictures Of several beau
lies Of former times, whom he professes to
have been on favorable terms among them
was favorable opera dancer, who had been
the admiration Of Paris al the breaking out
OF the revolution. She had been a proto-
gee of my friend, and one of the few of his
youthful fasori,es who had survived the
lapse Of time snd its various vicisslude.-
They had renewed their acquaintance, and
she now and then visited him bu, the beau
,iful Psyche, once the fashion of the day
end the idol Of the par.erre, was now a
sbriveIed, lille old woman, warped in the
back, and with hooked nose.
The old gentleman was a devoted stten-
dsnt upon levees. He was slmos, Jealous
in his loyalty, and could no. speak Of the
royal family without q burs, Of enthusiasm,
for he still felt toward them as his compan~
ions in exile. As 10 bis poverty, he made
Iigh, of it; and, indeed, had good humor-
ed way Of consoling himself for every Gloss
and privaiion. II he had lost his chateau