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Sale Of Stock.

t Sale of Stock.
y yNOTICE is hereby given, that the following
~ shares of stock in the Gold Hill x Bear River
Water Company. located at the town of Gold Hill
in Placer County, will be sold at public auction,
ut the Court House door, in the town of Auburn,
in said county, at Ii o'clock, A. NJ,
ON TUESDAY THE 4TH OF DECEMBER, 1855,
Shares Nos 81, 80, 49, A. AZ, 45, 46, AZ, 66, 1873,
sl29, 13l. 1873, 1874, 1876, 1885, 1877. 13S. 139, l40,
l4l 142, 143 IA, 145, l46 l49, $50, Isl and 1852,
being in all thirty shares standing upon the books
of said company in the name of E b. Mastick,
and upon which there is an assessment of twenty
one hundred dollars. Said shares of stock will
be sold to pay said assessments, and whoever will
agree to pay the assessments so due, upon each
lot of shares respectively, together with the ex-
pense of this advertisement and the other expen-
ses of sale, for the smallest number of whole
shares, shall be deemed tbs highest bidder
RUFUS SMITH.
Secy Gold Hill IL Bear River Water Co.
III Gold Hill, Nov LIST, 1855. st
s The above sale is hereby postponed until MON
DAY, THE 4TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, A. d.
1856. RUFUS SMITH,
Sec'y Gold Hill Bear River Water Co.
Dec. 4th, le55--n13 I'd
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LEGAL NOTICES.
SU UMNIONS,

The State of California, County Of Placer:
IN the District Court of the Eleventh judicial
District of said State.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
To G.. W. Sutlif, Paul De Lafray, Patrick Coyle,
Norman Fulton, George w. Mattocks, John Coye,
John Fellon, under the name style and firm of
John Coyle q Co., greeting: You are hereby re-
qured to appear and answer, in said Court, unto
the complaint Of W. p. Rice wherein he demands
Judgment against you for one thousand and three
dollars and ninetyve cents (Sl003, ,95), for goods,
wares and merchandise sold and delivered, for
money lent. paid, laid out and expended and for
work and labor done. as stated in account on file,
which said complaint was this day filed in said
Court, within ten days after the service of this
writ. if served in said county, and within forty
days if served within any other county, and you
are hereby notified that if you fail to answer the
complaint directed Plaintiff will apply for
Judgment for said amount and for costs of suit.
Witness my hand and the seal of said Court,
this 18th day of September, A. D., 1855.
A. S. GRANT, Clerk,
Sept. Is '55 3m By F. B. HIGGINs, Dept
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THE TABLES TuRNED.-There was time
when we were indebted to Europe for a por-
ton of our finest machinery, and foreigners
regarded American ingenuity at its climax in
the production of wooden nutmegs and
clothespins. Latterly, we have astonished
them with our patent reapers and six shoot
ers; and at last they have come to acknowl-
edge that our mechanics are entitled to INK
with the best of their own A further illus
tration may now be given. Yesterday a
sloop arrived at this harbor, bringing from
Jersey shore forty tons of iron machinery,
constructed for use in Scotland and the same
is now being shipped direct to Glasgow. 1t
is destined for the manufacture of India
rubber goods, process in which America is
ahead Of all the word.-Jour. of Com.
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VINO CAN Account FOR Tr?-The Sonora
Herald says: 1t is well known fact that
the channel under Table Mountain contains
many fossil remains, petriied and charred
wood, oyster and other shells, etc, clearly
exhibiting that what is now some two or three
hundred feet below the surface was once at
the surface 1t has been calculated by per-
sons who have made the investigation of
geology their study, that it would require a
period of upwards of two hundred thousand
years for the formation of the present noun
tain according to the well known laws of
nature.
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SUMMONS

SUMMONS.
The People Of the State Of California, to Jonas
d. Dopney:
YOU are hereby summoned
to appear before me, at my Office in Sarahsville,
Placer county, on Tuesday, the 18th day of De-
cember A. d. 1855, at ten o'clock, A. NJ, to
answer the complaint Of Henry Sherwin wherein
he prays judgment against you for the sum of
two hundred dollars in an action for labor, money
and services and take notice, if you fail so to ap
pear and answer, plaintiff will take judgment as
aforesaid
Given under my hand, this l3th day of Norem-
Der, A. d. 1855
DANIEL CRIBBS.
n2i st Justice of the Peace for TIP. No. g.
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Fox, THE MuRDERER-This man, who was
lodged in our Jail by officers Boomer and
Kating, of the San Francisco police, left town
on yesterday morning in charge of Sheriff
Cotton, of Siskiyou county, and posse of
some fifteen men. The reason for procuring
so large guard was the fact that quite a
humber of the friends of Fox well armed,
left Scott Bar shortly after Mr.. Cotton start
ed for this place, for the purpose, it is said,
of rescuing the prisoner upon the road. We
think, however, they will hardly attack the
Sherif's party, although they number some
forty or fifty men. If they do, many ofthem
will never attack another party.
Shasta Courier
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WALKER VS.. K1NNEY.-Itis is said that there
is likely to be difficulty of general nature
between Walker and Kinney. One day
Capt. Swift brought letter from Col. Kin
ney to Walker, which the Capt. read. 1t
proposed to recognise Walker as Command
erin Chief of the army in Nicaragua, if
Walker would recognise him Kinney as
Governor of the Mosquito Territory. Walk
er's reply was characteristic OF the man, and
can be called Jackson response 1t was as
follows: "Tell Mr. Kinney, or Col. Kinney,
or Gov. Kinney or by whatever name he
STYLES himself-that if he interferes with the
Territory of Nicaragua and can lay my
hands on him, will most assuredly hang
him."
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PROBATE COURT.
Hon. JAMES +. HALE, Judge.
Meets on the fourth Monday in each month.
TOWNSHIP OFFICERS.
TOWNSHIP Nc. l.
Justices-L. D. Latimcr. Carrolton; Edwin
Avery, Doans Bar.
Constables--W Webber. Dry Creek; Samuel
Bayless, Carroton.
TOWNSHIP No. 2.
Justices-D V. Mason, Gold Hill; John Barnes,
Coon Creek.
Constables- George Yeric; Thos Fairchild.
TOWNSHIP No 3.
Jussices--J. NJ. Frey, Rattlesnake; c. ". Finley,
Auburn.
Constables-M P, II. Love, Auburn; +. B. Hale, =
Rattlesnake.
TOWNSHIP No.4.
John McNally, Illinoistown; Z. Hogan, Noun
tain Springs.
Constabies-Leonard Jones, Dutch Flat; s. n.
Browning, Dutch Flat
TOWNSHIP No. 5.
Justices-R. O. Cravens, Yankee jim; William
MClanahan, Todd's Valley.
Constables-A l.. Francisco, Todds Valley; j.
d. Cartwright, Yankee Jim.
TOWNSHIP No. 6.
Justces-Daniel Cribbs, Sarahsvillc; J. T. HiE
bee, Michigan City. Il
Constabies-Thomas Sims, Michigan City; Reed
Jacobs Sarahsville.
TOWNSHIP No 7.
Justiccs-T p Slade, Iowa Hill; L. r. Sellen. >
Wisconsin.
Const bles-H C. Ladd, Iowa Hill; William n.
Crutcher, Wisconsin.
TOWNSHIP No. 8.
Justices-P. G. Hyand, Last Chance.
Constable-J G. Walker, Last Chance.
TOWNSHIP No. 9. IA a..
Justiccs-G. c. Young, Secret Ravinc; W. 0. ,
Hayes, Taylor's Ravnc.
Constabes-Newton Penry; W. II. Hill.
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ARRAIGNMENT OF CORA.-Charles Cora was yes
terday arraigned in the Fourth District Court to
plead to the Indictment found against him for the
murder of Gen. Richardson. The plea not
entered, his counsel asking time until next We'd
nrs,lay to enter it. There no notice given OF
the intention to arraign him. and hence there was
no crowd or extraordinary excitement on the oc-
casion.- IOtrn Iaik
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For SAcRAMENTo.-We understand that the
Wallace Guards and the City guards intend to
visit Sacramento, to be present at the inau gura-
tion of Gov. Johuson, the Know Nothing Cover
nor elects. Il. Sun.
COMPLIMENT TO AN AMERICAN.-The Russian
Minister at Washington, waited on Lieut. Maury,
and presented him with an autograph letter from
the Grand Duke Constantine complimenting him
on his eminent labors in the cause of scientific
NAVIGATION.
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new YORK SHAVING SALOON

new YORK SHAVING SALOON
BATHING ROOMS.
TENIIE PROPRIETOR of the above establish
IL mcnt would beg most respectfully to call the
attention of his friends and the public to his Hair
dressing Saloon. which has been relttcd in style
superior to anything in Auburn, and trusts that
as he was the Pioneer in low prices, and the first
to open place worthy the patronage of the gem
tlemcn of this place,
That he will deserve it.
lie has associated with him MR.. JAMES JAM
ESON. so long and tayorably known in connection
with the Washington Baths, San Francisco, the
Tontinc Buildings, Wall street, New York, und
Kitchen Il Hendersons, Boston.
In conclusion he would request all who want
their Hair Cut artstically, to be Shampood la
mode, or to be Shaved easily, to call here.
WIN. STEVEN.
Warm and Cold Baths from a. m. until
9pm.
Auburn. Aug. 4, 1855.
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State Government of Californis. :

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
JOHN BIGLER, of Sacramento, Governor.
SAMUEL PrRpY. Lieut.. Governor.
James W. Denver, Secretary Of State
S. A. McMcans, Treasurer of State.
Sam. Bell, Controller of State.
Paul X. Eubbs, Superintendent Of Public II
struction.
John II. Mcconnell, Attorney General.
S. ii. Marlette, Surveyor General
VIM. {. kibbe, Quarter Master General.
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TAKEN UP.

TAKEN UP.
DY the subscriber at my residence at Doty's
ID Flat on Saturday night. oath of November. a
large American bay horse, branded on the left
shoulder His two hind feet are white, The
owner of the animal can have him by calling on
the undersigned and paying charges.
THOMAS WALLACE.
Doty'v Flat, Nov, 2s, 1865
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Notice to Enforce Mechanics Lien.

Notice to Enforce MECHANIC Lien.
p. w. Bergantz rs H. M. House-District Court
Eleventh Judicial District, Placer County,
California.
4 LII persons holding or claiming liens under
N the provisions of act Of the Legislature of
this State entitled 'An Act for securing liens OF
Mechanics and others,' approved April 9th,
aforesaid defendant in and to the Empire Hotel, a
building in the town of Auburn, in said county and
the lot of ground upon which the same stands
are hereby notified to be and appear before said
court on the first day of the next term thereof at
10 o'clock, A. NJ. then and there to exhibit the
proofs of such liens. A failure to exhibit such
proofs will be deemed waiver Of such lien.
b. +. MYRES,
MA st Attorney for Plaintiff.
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Special Notice.
NEW YEARS BALL.

THERE will be Ball at the Indian Valley
House on New Years Eve.
December 8, 1855
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DISTRICT JUDGES

DISTRICT JUDGES
FIRST Observation-Disclosures Hayes
SECOND DIsTRICr-Joaqun Garlic.
THIRD DIsTRICT.-C Craven l.. Hester.
FOURTH DIsTRICT.--John S. Hagar.
FIFTH DIsTRICT-Ch Charles NJ. Creanor-
SIXTH DIsTRICT.-A. G. MonsOn.
SEVENTH DTsTRICr.--E. w. McKinstry-
EIGHT DlsrRIcT.-J. NJ. Peters.
NINTH DISTRICT William p. Dangerfield.
Tenth DIsTRlCT.-W William S. BarbOnr.
ELEVENTH DIsrRIcr.-J. NJ. Howell.
TWELFTH DIsTRICr.-Ed Norton.
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PLACER COUNTY OFFICERS

PLACER COUNTY OFFICERS.
Hon. J. +. Hale, County Judge.
Wm 4. Henson, Sheriff
A. S. Grant. County Clerk.
J. X. Crandall, Treasurer.
NJ. f. Mills, District Attorney.
A. S. Smith, Assessor.
G. ii. Colby, Surveyor.
J. Il. Gwynn, Public Administrator.
J. l.. Finley, Coroner.
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UNITED STATES MAILS.
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES,

UNITED STATES MAILS.
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
JAMES BowEN Post Master. -,
The Sacramento Mail arrives at Auburn daily,
at O'clock p. NJ. Departs, every morning at
o'clock ,u 4L,
Leaves for Yankee Jim, Michigan Bluff and
Todd's Valley, every Tuesday, Thursday and Sat
urday at 2 o clock, p. M.
For IlinoistOwn, Iowa City and Mountain
Springs, every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Arrives from the above places every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday at IL o'clock, A. NJ -.
The U. s. law requires all postage matter to be
paid in advance.
STAGES.
California Stage Company's Stages, leave for
Sacramento daily at o'clock.
For Nevada at l O'clock p. N.
IllinoistOwn 2 "
Marysyille d" IL SC N.
S. WHIrMARsn, Agent.
YANKEE JIM LINE.
James Clarke, Proprietor.
Leaves Auburn daily at o'clock P. N. Ar
rives every morning at III o'clock
RArrLEsNAKE l. DoTAN's BAR LINE.
George Stevens Proprietor.
Leaves Auburn daily At 2 o'clcckF. " u
I'D
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COUNTY COURT.

COUNTY COURT
Hon. JAMES L. HALE, Judge.
Meets on the first Mondays in January, March.
May, July, September and November.
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MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURES.

SENAToRs.-J. c. Hawthorne. Auburn.
Charles Wcstmorcland, Iowa Hill.
AssEMBL BLYMEN.-Silas Selleck, Rattlesnake.
Lansing Stout, Beal's Bar.
#. II. Reed. Yankee jim.
r. L. Williams, Mineral Bar
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DISTRICT COURT

DISTRICT COURT.
Hon. JoHN NJ. HOWELL, Judge.
Meets on the second Monday in January, and On
the third Mondays in April, July vnd October.
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Peter V. Daniel, Of Virginia, do.
Samuel Nelson Of New York, do
Robert Grier, Of Pennsylvania, do
Benjamin II. Curtis, Of Mass, do
John A. Campbell, OF Alabama, do
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COURT OF SESSIONS.

Hon. JAMES E. HALE, Presiding Judge. Il. +
BUCKLEY and HIRAM r. HAWKINS, Associates.
Meets on the second Monday Of FEBRUARY, Nay
August and November
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JUDICIARY.

JUDICIARY.
Hugh c. Murray, Chief Justice.
Solomon Heydenteldt, Associate Justice
Charles II. Bryan, do do.
j. X. Beard, Clerk of the Supreme Court
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United States Judicial 0mcers..

FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, SrxE l.
1865.
NJ II. McAllister, Circuit Judge for CAllfOr~&s'
and Oregon.
Isaac S. X. Ogier, District Judge.
Edward Hunter, Marshall.
Charles f. Carr, District Clerk.
Paciicus Ord, District Attorney -.
VIM. H. Wallace, U. S. Commissioner, at SsAsa'
Barbara
Alex. S. Taylor Deputy Clerk and U. s. Con-
missioner, at Monterey.
The principal Office of the U. S. District Court
for the Southern District, is at Los Angeles where
the Judge Clerk, Marshal and District Attorney
have their offices.
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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
J. W. Chinn, Dotan's Bar, lst District.
VIM. +. Miller Auburn, I'd d"
Vacancy, Dutch Flat, Sd
VIM. d. Lawrence, Birds Flat, 4th &"
d. J. Baker Todd's Valley, 5th
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- GENERAL DIRECTORY

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FEBRUARY A'y,
.na'ry' March,
zach month.
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Treek; Samuel
Il; John Barnes,
Farchild.
e;C Finley.
urn; f. B. Hale
Hogan Noun
C Fla S.M.
, jim; william
dds Valley
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igan City Reed
Il L. R. Sellen.
ILL., William u.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-02-08

MAXIMs.-Wrongs arc engraved on
marble, benefits on sand
All things are artificial, for nature is the
art of God.
One cannot always bo hero, but one
may always be man,
He declares himself guilty, who justi6cs
himself before accusation.
Some run hcadlong into danger, because
they have no courage to wait for it
The injuries we do and those we suffer,
are seldom weighed in the same balance.
Praying will make us leave off SHINING,
and SHINING make us leave off praying:
There are no faults truly fatal but those
which we neither acknowledge nor repair
There is no such injury as revenge, and
no such revenge rs the contempt of an in
jury.
Wholesome sentiment is rain, which
makes the field of daily life fresh and odo-
rous.
Love is a weapon that will conquer men,
when all other weapons fail.
If YOU would not have affection visit you
twice, listen at once to what 1t teaches.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-02-08
VOLUME NUMBER 6.
DW1G0r0l0s,

RATHER AMusTNG.-A correspondent
of the N. Y. Spirit of the Times gives the
following amusing yarn:
heard a good story the other day, which
I will give you A distinguished member
of the Legislature was addressing Tenn
perance Society and he got prosy, but show
ed no disposition to 1et up though the
audience waxed thinner and thinner.
Finally the presiding officer got excited,
and repairing to friend of the speakers,
inquired how much longer he might bs
reasonably expected to speak. Whereupon
the friend answered that he didn't exactly
know-when he got on that branch Of the
subject, he generally spoke couple Of
hours.
That'll never do-Pve got few remarks
to make myself said the president, how
can stave him OFF,
well, don't know. In the first place
I would pinch his left leg; and then if he
wouldn't stop, I'd stick pin in it.
The President returned to his seat, snd
his head was invisible for moment
Soon after, he returned to the brother who
had recommended the pin style Of treat
ment, and said:
4 pinched him, and he didn't take tha
least notice at all; I stuck pin in his leg,
he didn't seem to care curse; I crooked
it in, and he kept on spouting as hard %
ever
Very likely said the wag, that log is
cork
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-02-08

s@.An Indian had gone to Albany one
cold winter day, and got very drunk, On
his way home, he become completely over
come, lay down and was frozen to death.
His tribe was at that time much disposed
to initiate the habits of white men, and
accordingly held an inquest over the dead
body. After long pow-wow, they finally
agreed to the verdict, that the deceased
came to his death by mixing too muOh
water in his whiskey, which had frozen in
him and killed himl
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-02-08

A CRITIc.-A good judge of paintings
was shown a picture executed by very
Indifferent hand, but much commended,
and asked his opinion of it. 1
why, truly, said he, the painter is .
very good one, and observes the Lords
commandments.
why SOP asked ono.
why, l think, answered he, that he
hath not made to himself 'the likeness Of
anything that is in heaven above, or that
is in the earth beneath, or that is in the
waters under the earth
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-02-08

R' An old acquaintance of ours BILLY
Kemp was house, sign and ornamental
painter-in fact dabbled in an immensity
of artistic pursuits. His genius not only
extraordinary, butversatile, giving evidence
of the latter in one particular instance. A
grocery-keeper, desirous to make splurge
in the outside embellishments of his store,
engaged Billy to paint some signs. Among
them was one on which were the words
Sperm OIL and underneath the represcn-
tation of a whale. Well, the sign was 6n-
ished and brought home. The whale didn't
suit the grocery-keeper-didn't exactly
come up to his ideas Of one Of the monsters
of the salty deep.
Look here, Billy, what do you call this!'
says he.
Call that? why call that whale, and
first rate limitation, toov said Billy.
Whale Nonsense! 1t looks more Ike
hog
"A hog?'
Yes, regular hogf
Does it, though? Well, then, I'll
make hog of it Old porkey, tho butch
er, wants hog painted, and I'll just take
this ere feller here and put legs on him.,
and let him have it. E
And half an hour afterwards the whsls
had legs attached to it, and was sold for =
perfect representation of Porker
There's genius as is genius.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-02-08

Ra5-A young lady who had not received
so much attention from tho bcanx as her
female associates, said to her loyer,--"T
told them l would wait until the chaf had
blown off, and then l would pick up the
whcat."
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-02-08

y
any thing to give: Dor any thing to hope
for here below, nothing-not even misfor.
tune"
At that moment ray Of the sun, q sun
of the month of May-illumincd his pale
and bewildered features; he seized me by
the arm with kind of Gelirium, and said:
See, see how beautiful is the sun! and
I must quit all this All that at least I
could see it once more How completely
| relish this day, so pure and beautiful
which for me has no tomorrow!
He rushed into the park; and, at the
turning of walk, he disappeared, before
/ could get hold of him again. Indeed l
had not the strength to do it; had fallen
back upon the sofa, stunned and prostra-
ted with what I had just seen and heard.
| arose, / walked to convince myself that
[ was awake, that I was not under the in
huence of dream. At this moment a
door of the boudoir was opened, and SER
want said to me-
Here is my master, the Duke de c.
A man of sixty years and of marked
physiognomy advanced, and extending to
me his hand, asked my pardon for having
kept me so long in waiting.
4 was not at the CASTLE said he, 4 have
just come from the city, where have been
to consult for the health Of my younger
brother, the Count de c."
Us his life in danger" said I.
NO, Monsieur, thanks to heaven an.
swered the Duke; 'but in his youth ideas
of ambition and glory had worked upon
his imagination, and very severe disease
which he had lately, and of which he
thought he would die, has left in his mind
a species of delirium and alienation, which
continually persuade him that he has but
one day more to live. This is his mad
ness
Everything was explained to me!
Now continued the Duke, 'let us come
to yourself, young man, and let us see what
We can do for your advancement Wewil
set out at the end of this month for Yer
sailles. I must present you there
q know your kind disposition towards
me, Monsieur le Due, and I thank yor
for it.
What have you renounced the court
and the advantages you may expect from it?
yes, Monsieur
But think then that you will there max,
a rapid way, and that with little assiduit,
and patience, You can in ten years hence
Ten years LOST I exclaimed.
Well,' he replied with astonishment, ii
this paying too dear for glory, fortune, anc
honors? Come, young man, we will Sc
out for Versailles
'No, Monsieur le Due, I will set ou
again for Bretagne, and I pray you agail
to accept my thanks and those of m,
family"
This is Madness exclaimed the Duke
And I, thinking upon what I had jus
seen and heard, said to myself, 1T is gooc
sense !
The next day I was en- route; and will
what pleasure | again saw my magnifcen
castle of la Roche Bernard, the old tree
of my park, and the beautiful sun of Bre
tagne! I found again my tenants, m,
sisters, my mother and happiness which
has not since abandoned me, for eight day
after / married Henrictte.