Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1857-05-21
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FROM THE FRENCH OF AMADAE ACHARD.

FROM THE FRENCH OF AMADAE ACHARD.
A few days ago, there was gathering
of few persons in chateau in the neigh
borhood of Rambouillet. The weather
was gloomy. the sky looked black and
rain was falling. The company drew
near the fire and collected around a table
covered with books and newspapers.
How cold it is, and how dismally the
wind whistles among the trees" said a
young lady.
On the table, among the pamphlets, was
a book in leather binding, whose title was
the single word, " midnight'
She picked it up, and inquired, do you
know the author Of this book?"
He is skiIful sculptor" said a gen
tleman who was reading paper near the
fireplace.
Claude Vignon sculptor! She is a
beautiful and charming woman" said a
third person who was touching the piano
in the conner Of the room.
Woman or SCULPTOR" said the young
woman who was looking through mid
night Claude Viguon has written a
book that ! will not read alone on such
AN evening as this, and with sncl wealth
er. The mere touch of has given me a
chill"
DO you believe in these histories ofthe
other world?' added she, after moments
pause.
:" really cannot say" answered an old
gent ieinan nt yhe, cAm9salav .es a.
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gentleman who trembled at the upsetting
OF a salt-cellar, but Lad no fear Of a wild
| boar
he conversation went on upon the sub
ject Of supernatural affairs. Chairs were
drawn up. the doors we're shut, aud each
one told the stories he knew. Ii door
had been blown open by the wind, every
body would have fed in terror. An old
gentleman Of the company relat, the fol
| lowing:
once knew man named H. de T.
who for many yeats was occupied with an
interminab e aw suit, on which depended
| the fortune and almost the honor OF his
family. lie was then forty years Of age
He was a slender man, slightly bald. with
eyes black as night, and with courage
enough to brave anything. To secure
success in his suit he wanted certain doc
uments with Jut which he could do nothing
He was almost sure Of their existence, bal
al Though he had sought in every imagin-
able place, he could not discover where
they were concealed. He had hundred
times overhauled all the furniture of his
household, and all the records of his no
tary. Not a trace could lie find Of these
papers, which contained the incontestable
proof of his rights, and the honesty of hi,
family, Still he was not discouraged.
will spend" said he. the last sol
of my fortune and the last drop of my
bloJd After that, if don't succeed,
will blow my brains OUT and he was 9
man that would keep his word.
In the de L family there was tragic
history that had never been entirely clear
ed up. An old man named Baran de NJ
died suddenly one night. lie was founc
all stiff and bloody, III his bed. The ques
ton arose, was it case Of suicide or mur
der? No one could tell. Some scorchec
papers were found in the fire place, sec
rotary had been opened, in his chamber
although the old man was never knows
to touch it. Nevertheless the door was
fastened on the inside, and there was nc
marks on it of having been forced. One
Of the pieces OF half-Durnt paper was a will
by which N. de L. was put in possession
Of his lands and other property. Some o
the collateral heirs of the baron inter
posed and declared that, this first will
| having been destroyed by the baron, {
crime must have been committed. AD ole
game keeper, who was regarded as hi,
masters con6dant, might have told the
truth in regard to the documents thai
could not be found, and whose existence
was proved by the inquest but he was
not in the chateau on the fatal night, anc
on the very day of his arrival he wa;
seized with apoplexy as he entered The
chamber of the deceased baron, aud died
A few DAYS after this, the suit com
menced which NJ de L had been urging
to solution for ten years. One day ht
resolvedto return to the eliatost--.Ss.ss II
and to search every nook and corner off
from top to bottom He had, it is true
visited it twenty times without forgetting
to examine a single closet, calumet, OF
drawer. But there might be s)me obscur,
garnet, piece OF furniture that nigh
have escaped his search, and besides Ii,
thought it would be well to make ONT
Hast examination. He set off, therefore
.and arrived at I. one evening in autumn
For three days he devoted himself to thu
mostminu examinations, opening forgot
ten1runks and sounding all the wallis
] He found nothing He then declared tina,