Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-08-31
FRIDAY, AUGUST 81. 1860.


at frst but when he did discover who
was. he checked his astouishmen,. and pre-
tended to DO angry. Bu, ma aiame very soon
pa, stop to that.
~ have taken charge Of flaven for the
present. che said "anl | Wish you TO un'
der,tand tha, you will advance your own
interests by doing jus, as | wish you to do
Aud now, FIRST, what were the papers you
found among old Bartc'' things ?"
The old man he.i,ated awhile, but final
ly. when he was made 90 understand that
,ha, the paper. would be paid Tor II they
were wanted. be went and got them, aud
gave them to madame. There were only
three OF ,hcm-yery dirty and crumplc'l-
5ui quickly saw tha, they amounted "a
something. ior ~ madame moved up TO The
candle and looked them over could sea she
trrmhlcI violently Soon she TUNED TO
Gordicn and sad
"Dli yOu ever hear Barbo say anything
about this boy ?"
"Ycs." he answered.
"And what did she say ?"
"why it amounted ,n this She was
somewhere in Upper MIrne. and woman
brought her an infant and babe her keep IL,
,ni also gave her a sum Of gold to pay foF
the trouble"
AZ thu, junc,ure madame mo,ionod for
me ,o leave the room and did 80. sh,
remained alone with the old man half an
hour aud then she came on, and let me
down 20 tho carriagc. When We reached
her dwelling she had mo conducted to q
.lc, ping room aud there was told 10 max,
myself at homo. Not yet had madame said
one word touching the one great thcmo.
On she following morning was called &c
brrakhs, bat il was no, uuul near noon,
that ,av madame again. She came 70
me. aud saw that she had been weeping
Sho simply said, Come have company
some people whom | have -cnt for"
| followed her 20 tho larer', boudoir. aud
there found the same people who had bceu
With her on the day before; and with them
were Cstcral Aycutin and Philip Llfont
The :wo last mentioned individual, wct,
conloundci at thu. seeing me dressed up
but ere they could make any remark mad
amc spoke.
"Gcn,emen. she said, addressing iven'
tn aud Philip Laiout, "you cannot imas'
ma low deep i, the obligation under which
YOU have placed mo. But | will explain
now what have never before thought II
worth while 20 tell you. | was born IL
Bjurumont and though my parents were
not wealthy, yet they gave me thorough
education. At the age Of seventeen ! mar
ricd Count Pierre Mon,ieron. lie loved m'
well and Lowell him. During the tir'
year Of my married life both Of my parent
died Shortly after thi, bereavement CAV,
'irth TO .ln. When that son was thre,
months old my husband died, leaving m'
the whole OF his vast wealth and the 'erj
DAY Of the funeral. while was followin.
the remains OF NY lost partner 10 the tomb
my child was stolen from the. caused
every mems of search 9 be used. with II,
effect. For year. | saw no company. an,
during that time cared little for life
Seven year. passed away, aud a, the cni o
that time received a call TO visit the bed
side Of dyin; woman. found her 20 b
one whom had seen in company wish III,
count several time. before married him
She sad she had loved The count. aud wher
he made the hl. wife she had sworn % h
re1engcd. so they stole my infant. Sh,
told ms she gave 1t to an old woman VII,
gave her name ne Barbe, and who sald sh
wa. going to live in Paris. That was all
could learn, Tor the woman brcathed he
last while | was with her ~ soon as
could moved to Paris, determined 10 fin,
my child il possible. | made all the inqui
~ could for the woman Barbe, aud a
length | learned that she was dead-an,
that was all. never told my story, bu
you. gentlemen, by chance learned it o
part Of it, and you hoped to crush me
you thought my child, II he lived, must b
ba.ely born; but see how your foul plot ha
turned to my blessing. have been to th
place where Barbc lived. have found be
papers-l have seen man who had be
whole .,ory-and-l have found my child
But look-sec that face-Oh' were ther
no other evidence would not tha, DO enough
Ny boy-my own, my loved, lost, restores
boy"
In another momcn, was IN her arms
and her warm tears were mingling with m.
own. Abashed and fallen, Aventin an,
Iaront left the house and then the rcjoic
Ing was great. The tact Of my identity wa
established beyond the possibility OF doubt,
and knew now that had found my moth
er
or course such story could not be KEEP
secret and ere long Aven,in and Lafon
.ei, the city to escape the pointed jeers tba
we're aimed at them-thOugh my mo:he
bad forgiven them, and even then blesse'
them for the work they had unin,en,iOnall!!
done.
"och. an whats yer honor eoin' to Civ
seein' as its myself tina, saved yer house 2
"liow so, Pat"
"An' sure, when il eotched Gre. WASH