Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-05-30

"Yes." said Euphrasie, "yes 4; serve
it as soon as possible. -
" Immediately, my ladies'" replied
the oficious little hostess, and went out,
leaving the passport laying upon the ia ,
ble
Euphrasie hastily took it up, saying
=" Perhaps we will not need to see Mon
sieur Durand-his portrait is here. She
read =
"'In the kings name, Pierre Ignace
Durand'-
"Ignace-what horrid name p
"You will give him another to your
liking" replied Madame Dutillois.
Euphrasie passed on to the description.
At the first word size turned Tale, her
hand trembled, and she said to her moth.
er, "Shall 1 give him other hair, also,
to my liking ?"
"Why, what do you mean, child %
said her mother.
'Hair-red' 3"
"Redr exclaimed Madame Dutillois.
All, Monsieur Lombard /! Monsieur
Lombard -
''That is not ALL" continued Euphra-
sic, coldly. Listen, mother
"' Forehead low-eyebrows red
eyes gray-nose long-mouth large
beard red-face marked by smallpox ;
particular sign, wart on the left nostril, y
Madame Dutillois was in conslerna-
ton. Euphrasie had played heI part
we'll and bravely, as one who knew that
she would never have difficulty in get
ting a husband.
The hostess returned, announcing that
supper was ready, and adding that Mon
sieur Durand had not retired, but had
jus4 called for pens, ink and paper.
"What matters it to us ?" replied Eu
phrasie; :; eve do not know this gentle
man the one of whom we were inqu'r
ing, Just now, is my father he is fifty
years old"
In the morning, as Leon was about to
start for Bonij, in the cabrioIet of Tho
as, he received note from Madame
Dutillois 1t was written in very po-
lite and skiilful manner. Unexpected
circumstances were alleged, and excuses
made, that admitted no reply.
Leon was convinced that fatality
bound him to state of celibacy. He
resigned himself to his fate, and sorrow
fully retraced his steps to Paris. Al
/ Fontainebleau. the captain of the gems
d'armes, on examin ng his passport, ex.
claimed -
"Zounds this is devlish lucky fol
the gentleman who was arrested yester-
day, three leagues from here-'Ignace
Durand-hair red-marked by small
pox-wart'- is he, and no mistake u
and he continued, taking out another
paper: Leon Durand-hair black-nose
ordinary-face oval
cit is like--hold, sir we have made
mistake Yesterday, there were two
Durands-one coming from Paris-tht
other going there your passports were
changed in returning them to you.-
This mistake has been followed by an
noying consequences to your namesake
who has been arrested and taken to jai
in our town. But all is now explained
and L will go at once to the kings coun
sellor. You can congratulate yourself
Monsieur Durand, that this accident ha
caused you no disagreeable results"
at is, indeed, very fortunate, salt
Leon.
After his defeat at Montargis, Leol
became philosopher. Seeing that
was impossible for him to get married
he reconciled himself to an old bachelor
lot.
Monsieur Lombard died suddenly a
Marseilles. leaving to his newpew, for
tune of five hundred thousands francs
which enabled Leon to abandon himsel
to all t. luxuries Of a wealthy bachelor
From that time, Leon did violence t
his better nature. He courted only plea
ure, and regarded marriage under nev
asYect.
A year had passed since his unfortu
nate journey to Montargis, when Leo
encountered at ball, a very pretty la
dy, who, upon being introduced to him
remarked that she once came very nea
bearing the name of Madame Durand
"Ahl" said Leon, 'perhaps one of m,
relatives
Monsieur Ignace Durand, of Paris
do you know him ?''
eyes, certes! We made each other
acquaintance in singular way. L
travelling, last year, our passports wer
changed, and he was arrested. Happil
for him, returned from Montargis tn
next day, and''-
"From Montargis ? And your pass
ports had been changed 90
Eyes, Madame, he had mine and
had his ; a mistake OF the gens-d 'arme'
And as We do not resemble each OH
er''-