Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-03-16
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THE C0NTENTED MAN.
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In the garden of the Tuilcrics there i a
sammy corner under the wall Of trrrac'
which frunts the south Along tic wall !.
a range of hrnrhr, commanding a view "
the walk, and avenues or he garden. This
c,rill monk is a place of graf resort in the
latter part IT autumn. and in fine days in
winter. q, il seems to retain the flavor of
departed summer. Ona calm, bright NOR
ming il /. quite alive with uurs'ry-maids and
their playful little char,rs llithcr olsor"-
s,r, number IT ancient ladir, and Gentle
men. who, with laudahlc thrit Ia small
pleasure. and small expenses, fur which th"
French arr % h' noted. come hero TO envoy
.un.hirs. aud oyr fr7-v1pd Her NAV of
trn %, -.rn some cavalier of the old school.
whom the .unh'lm. have warmed hi. blood
in', .lm.thin, like a GLOW, fu'rrrinr about
Ike % frpstiittrn moth thavci before the
frc, putting forth feeble show of rallan'ry
among the antipuatri iamr-, and now and
then yy lux O.. huN,m nur~,ry maii-, with
whatmi:ht almost b. mistaken fur an air of
Gh'riini,n.
Amuus the hahi,ual frpuen,rr, Of t'is
place. had often remarked an old gentle
man, who. drrss was Observation-Disclosures
ti,nal. H. wDr, the thrc' c,nrrrd cooked
hat OF thc oar,a rsc,rs, hi, hair wo- fril,d
over each ear int, dr', ds wgoH, "a style
strongly ayprns of B,urh,ni'm and
g,.ul- stuck out behind, the LOYALTY Of which
wa, not 4, hr di.puiod l,i, dress, though
ancient. hal au air ur Icgayrl r'utility.
auI Observed that hr tn,k hi. uuf out of
an - CANT though oli fashioned r1'l.lpy.
H. appeared tp D.. the mu-t ropuhr man ou
fhr walk IT, ia,i a compliment frr every
Oh lady. he kissed ryrry child, and hr pat
"a every lit'r d'. 900 tIr head. fDr chill
lruaul li'il' d1r,arr very important mcm-
'rr, or n.i.y in rru,t. mr.' o's'ry.
h,v.yr- tpt tr vil1m ki..dac'iivit'-
ou'. at trc s,ra tim.. rin,'int trr uur ~
maids ,lrrs, Fr.ur.ml1uf trr oll school
n-yr 'r..t. hi. ,,ra'r, % t.rs'y.
HAD taken % liLin,p t'it nli gentleman.
Tr.r' vl. a ha'itunl expression In hi. aro.
which I have very frequently remarked In
tcr rli,. of the rolI,ar ja,, Of France.
The constant Interchange Of those thou~,ul
lit'lr cour,e,in, which imprrrrrtihIy sv"nfrn
li'e, have larry ca.rt upon the fatur'.
and spread q mellow c,guiu; Charm over the
wriuklr- oroll age.
Whrrr there q. q favorable rrrlr-r1.ition
one soon forms Kind of tarit intimacy hy
often mcs,in. on the same walks. Once or
twice | accommodated him with q h,nch ,ai.
,rr which vc touched bat. on passing each
other, ~ length w. got 80 ilr as 10 take
pinch Of uul together outof hi. box, which
/. equivalent to eating alt together in the
El.t, from that time our acquaintance was
established.
now h'ume hi frequent companion in
hi. morning promruaios, aud derived much
amusement from hi, good humorI remark,
on mon AMI manners. one morning, as We
were sirollu- through the alley ofthc Tuilc-
ric-, with the autumnal breeze whirlins the
yellow leave, about onr path, my companion
rll into a peculiar communicative vein, and
gave me several particular, of his history.
H. had one, been wealthy. and possessed Of
a fine c.tnt' in the country, and noble ho-
trl in Paris, but the revolution, which ci-
fcctrl 50 many disastrous change, stripped
him Of everything. H. wa. secretly de-
u,unced rs his own steward during q san
culinary period Of the revolution, and a
number of the LlocI-hOuuds Of the Convcn-
,iou wsr, ,,nt u arrest him. H. received
private intelligence Of their approach in
time to effect his escape. He landed in
rrrlanl without money or friends, hut con.
.id,r,l himself .ingularly fortunate in hay-
iur nj. head upon HI. shoulders; several Of
NJ, ncishb,r, having been guillotincd as
punishment ror baing rich.
when he reached London he Lad but a
bui, in his pocket, and no prospect Of get
tin, another. H. ate a solitary dinner on
h,rf,caL, and was almost poisoned by port
wine, which, from H. color, he had mi'tak-
on Tor clarct The dingy look Of the chop
house. and Of the little mghogany-colorcd
box in which he ate his dinner, contrstol
sadly with the say saloons Of Paris. Every
thing looked gloomy and di.hcartenins.
Poverty stared lin in the face he turned
over the few shilling. he hadof change; did
not know what was to become Of him. and.
went 10 the theatre
III, took hi. seat in thcpit, listened attcn-
lively t, a tragedy Of which he dIi not un-
derstand word, and which seemed made
ont Of fghtinc, and stabbing, and scene
shifting, and hogan to feel his spirits sink
ing within him, when, casting lis eyes into
the orchestra, what was his surrris, to re-
coguir, an old friend aud neig'rbor in the
vory act Of eHtorting masic from huge vi
oloucello.