The Trinity times., 1855-04-28

other; at length we got so far as to take a
pinch of snuff together out of his box, which
is equivalent to eating salt together in the
East; from that time our acquaintance was
established.
| now became his frequent companion in
his morning promenades, and derived much
amusement from his good -humored remarks
on men and manners. One morning, as we
were strolIing through the alley of the Tuie-
rles, with the autumnal breeze whirling the
yellow leaves about our path, my companion
fell into peculiarly communicative vein, and
gave me several particulars of his history
lie had once been wealthy, and possessed of
a fine estate in the country, and noble no.
tel in Paris; but the revolution, which effect
ed so many disastrous changes, stripped him
OF everything. He was secretly denounced
by his own steward, during sangunary pe-
riod of the revolution, and q number of the
bloodhounds of the Convention were sent to
arrest him. He received private intelligence
OF their approach in time to effect his escape
He landed in England without money or
friends, but considered himself sngularly for
tunate in having his head upon his shoulders;
several Of his neghbors having been guillo-
tined as punishment for being rich.
When he reached London he had but
IcufS in his pocket and no prospects of get
ting another. lie ate a solitary dinner on
beetsteak, and was almost poisoned by port
wine, which, from its color, he had mistaken
for claret. The dingy look of the chop house,
and Of the little mahogany -coored box in
which he ate his dinner, contrasted sadly with
the gay saloons of Paris. Everything looked
frlh nd Il IfSha
him in the face; he turned over the few shil-
lngs he had of change; did not know what
was to become Of him; and--went to the
theatre!
He took his seat in the pit, listened atten-
lively to tragedy of which he did not under
stand a word, and which seemed made up of
fighting, and stabbing, aud scene-shifting,
aud began to feel his spirits sinking within
him; when, casting his eyes into the orches-
ira, what was his surprise to recognise an old
friend and neighbor in the very act of extort-
ing music from huge violoncelo.
AS soon as the evenings 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
lodgings with him. He had learned music
as an accomplishment; by his friend IS advice
he now turned to it as means of support
lie procured violin, offered himself for the
orchestra, was received, and again considered
himself one OF the most fortunate men upon
earth.
Fere, therefcre, he lived for many years
during the ascendeucy of the terrible Napo-
leon. lie found several emigrants, living,
like himself, by the exercise of their talents.
u Ill
and of old TIMES, and endeavored to keep up
u semblance Of Partisan life in the centre of
London
They dincd at a miserable cheap French
restaurant in the neighborhood of Leicester
Square, where they were served with car
feature of French cookery. They took their
promenade in st. James Park, and endea-
vored to fancy it the Tuileries; in short, they
made Shift TO accommodate themselves to
but an English Sunday. Indeed,
the old gentleman seemed to have nothing to
say against the English, whom he affirmed
to be braues gems; and he mingled so much
among them, that at the end Of twenty years
Ire could speak their language almost well
enough to be understood.
The downfall Of Napoleon was another
epoch in his lle. lie had considered himself
a fortunate man to make his escape pennless
out of France, and he considered himself for
tunate to be able TO return penni!ess into it,
1t is true that he found his Partisan hotel had
passed through several hands during the vi
OF the times, so as to be beyond the
reach of recoverys bat then he had been nos
ticed bengnanty by government, and had q
pension of several hundred francs, upon
which, with careful management, he lived
and, as far as could judge,
happily.
AS his once splendid hotel was now oc-
cupied as hotel garns, he hired a small
in the attic; 't was but as he said,
changing his bedroom up two pair of stairs
he was still in his own house, His room
was decorated with pictures of several beau
ties of former times, with whom he proiessed
to have been on favorable terms: among
them was favorte opera dancer, who had
been the admiration of Paris at the breaking
out of the revolution. She had been frO.
tegee Of my friend, and one Of the few of
his youthful fasorites who had survived the
lapse of time and its various vicssitudes.--
They had renewed their acquaintance, and
she now and then visited him; bat the beauti-
ful Psyche, once the fashion Of the day and
the idol of the pdrterre, was now shrivelled
little old woman; warped in the back, and
hooked nose.
The old gentleman was devout attendant
upon levees; he was most jealous IN his 10y
atty, and could not speak Of the royal family
without burst of enthusiasm, for he still felt
towards them as his companions in exile
AS to his poverty, he made light Of it, and,
indeed, had a good-humored way Of consol-
ing himself for every cross and privation. If
he had lost his chateau in the country, he had
half dozen royal palaces, as it were, at his
lie had Versailles and St. Cloud
for his country resorts, and the shady alleys
of the Tuillere5 and the Luxembourg for his
town recreation. Thus all his promenades
and relaxations were magnificent, yet cost
nothing. 'When walk through these fine
gardens said he, Il have only to fancy my
self the owner of them, and they are mine
All these gay crowds are my visitors, and
defy the grand seignor himself to display
greater variety Of beauty. Nay, what is bet
ter, | have not the trouble OF entertaining
them. My estate is a perfect Sans Sour,
where every one does as he pleases, and no
one troubles the owner All Paris is my
theatre and presents me with a continual