East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-07-19

zled in his life, but his spirits rose as h,
saw no intention on the part of the mer
to injure him, and he waited quietly iii
the strangers return. That personap,
was not long away, and when he returned
10 the merchant, a bag of money was in
his hand. This bag he held out to Du.
rance, saying, "We have come TO the
~ onte- &c '"s. nffarino you 800 lon;s
them, upon my word wecs1ss 'S.''
more"
Durance sat more bewildered than
ever, and was about to speak, when the
bag was thrust into his hand by the
stranger, who at the same time said
snow do take it without another word
1t will be as well for you, perhaps, ss you
are alone; and can tell you there are
some determined fellows yonder, who
would think nothing to drive you off,
But was for Q compromise, and upon
my word we cannot give more"
With this the man turned and went
away. Part Of his last speech had made
ieep impression on Durance, who, tho
utterly unable to tell the meaning Of all
this, thought it was wise to pocket the
bag, and ride onwards. He did so, and
soon lost sight Of the strangely liberal
party he had met. gE8
M. Durance continued his route peace.
fully till nightfall, psndering all the way
on what had passed, yet incapable of
coming to any conclusion on the subject.
On reaching the village where he pro-
posed to stop all night, he was joined by
his servant Joseph Demaray, with the
coach, and on the ensuing day they pur-
sued their journeyin this vehicle. Nothing
of interest occurred throughout their
further progress till they reached Paris.
But just as the vehicle was passing the
barrier, gentlemanly looking person
came up to the carriage side and thus
addressed M Durance
"Sir, you will be good enough to go
with me-"
"What?" said the merchant; "whither
must l go, and why?"
In low tone of voice, and with the
utmost respectfulness, the gentleman re-
piled,
"You will permit me to have the honor,
sir, of conducting you to Nj. Fouche."
IN. Fouchew exclaimed NJ. Durance,
in no small alarm at the thought of what
the great head of the police could want
with him; 81 have committed no offence,
/ have broken no law, and l cannot un-
derstand why shoul1 be sent for BY
The stranger cut short this speech by
saying, "I have been waiting some time
for you, sir, being instructed that you
would arrive in carriage like this; and
your appearance and everything answer
the description given me. i cannot
therefore be mistaken in the party, and
you will have the goodness to attend me
to M. Fouche, who will explain his busi-
ness with you, which is more than l am
able to do"
There was no resisting this peremptory
civil request. M. Durance followed to
the office of Fouche.
M. Fouche received our hero with the
utmost polteness, aud after requesting
him to be seated, entered Immediately
on q detail of certain matters, which
made the eyes of M. Durance grow as
round as full moons, and led him to the
conclusion that Fouche and the other
gentleman in black were things synony-
nous.
"You are M. Durance Of Bordeaux,
the head of the mercantile house which
bears that name; you have in your port
manteau the sum of-(naming the ex-
act sum) in specie, and the sum of--in
bills: you are about to reside at the ho-
tel B., near the Boulevards; and it is
your custom to retire early" These are
few of the particulars regarding M.
Durance's situation, purposes and habits
which the police functionsry seemed to
be aware of. The merchant sat in mute
astonishment and perplexity.
M. Fouche evidently enjoyed the visit.
or's wonder, and before any reply could
be made, the police functionary continued
in these startling words:
"Sir are you a man Of courage 7"
We have mentioned already that M.
Durance had good deal Of spirit about
him, and he was now aroused to make
the reply, that no man had ever doubted
his courage, and he begged to know the
cause of the question.
"Sir," answered NJ. Fouche, "you are
to be robbed and murdered this night"
Robbed and murdered!" exclaimed
the merchant. "Gracious heavens, can
this be trueT
at is true" returnsd M. Fouche. "You
have seen how much of the truth, rela.
tive to your affairs, / am acquainted
with, and this also is the truth. My
reason for putting question to you af-
fecting your courage is this. If you
have enough of that quality, you will go
to your hotel, and retire to rest at the
usual hour, placing your portmaateau
by your bedside, aud betraying no sus-
picion to those around you. Only take
care not to go asleep-and leave the rest
to me. 1t will be unnecessary, and in
deed improper for you to look into the
closets or beneath the bed. Have you
resolution to do this?"
M. Durance meditated q little, on
which, the head of the police addressed
him again. II you do not feel disposed
to go through with this affair, will pro
cure one to personate you. This would
render the affair more difficult, and its
success moro uncertain, but il might be
DONE"
"No, no." exclaimed our friend, ~ will
do it myself. / will act precisely ss you