The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-11-01
THE FALSE CLERK.

reader that the Island Of Maulitius, ap-
pertaining at this time to thr English, was
originally 'coloniz.d by the French, and
that the population yet consists in a great
measure of persons of that nation, To
whom, oy a 07m&I treaty between the
powers concerned, their ancient lawn aud
uSagrS were preserved without any mate.
IIal alterations.
About twelve years ago. the Sieur Clo-
d"mlr FIenUI>, rich merchant E the
l>lan'l, Was discovered, dead and flightfu-
ly ui>ngu' ell, in his own habItati0n. His
"O'iy WAS found lying Oh the floor, with
the head aud face mutllated by q pistol,
snd all doubt aS To the cause 0I tbe, ,laias-
uophe was diSpell,d by the discovery IS
( tSSg t't-f~' "'-RVUH by the side of the corpse,
as also OF piece Of paper in the hand.
writing "i the deceased. lhls pnper CON
Iaincd the following words:
am ruined. 4 villain has yONlNct>
me OF twenty five thousand livreS sterling;
dlshonor must be my portion aud caLnul
survive II. | leave 10 my wife the task Ui
distributing among my crenit"r> the Ineaus
which remain to Us; and pray God, my
hlendS and my tnrInles, to pardon my
sell dvstru, tim. Yet unother minute aud
| shall be in eternity. (Siga,d)
| CL0DUAIR FKENoIs."
Great CONSERVATION was caliSt d hy this
ktr eIc event, which was the more unex-
pr'tc /, H. the loss alluded 10 in tn. aOnvr
note had never been made public. The
'ie' cnSrd had he II held III great estrrln
| "V,r the colony, a. a man Of stIict l"n IT.
and pr"lItt, and was univ erSally lamcht.
rh. HIS attached widow, after endea,o
l"g To faithfully fulfill his last wi>lr $,
i'ind her g'IcI 10" nvrrPOwerng 10 psi.
NIT her To mInglc longer with the world
and she took tne resolution to conSecrute
her Remaining days ~ the service Uf reli-
| Si"n.
Tw" months after the sad end Of her
husband, she entered convent, leaving
t. nephew Of the late merchant. physi.
cran, the charge Of completing the dlstri.
! button of the effects Vi Frenuis Among his
creditors.
4 minute examination uf the papers of
the detunct led to the diScovti, Of the re.
riud when the unfortunate merchant had
been robbe'i, aud this period MAS found To
correspond with the date OF the tiISapI,cnr
nnCe ut Il man named John Mnun, beng
IN the emPIOym Ut uf FieuniS. Uf tins
! man. on "h"m suspicion not unnn'u'nly
ieii, n"th'ng could bc !rhlncl "n l'qnni!;
nut S'1ur'tt alter THE tii'i>l"n "l the late
merchants Pi"p,rtl. M"nu rearrraIe,l In
tie r"i"uN amd whvn taken up aLh cx.
.'in'',d ',>i'c'ilus the cau>r "i his iii.ht,
+ ~ stated that hr had been sent hy hts
'na>''r H. tiancc I" Ierorcr ceital" sums
''"r |" tIc III ichatt there, Ia which nis
: >'"l, ''r ''a'' "et" Hh>"cc N>iul.
Tie t'Iu'ei "Ettird thht II 'I"d"nIt ne
""> IL NJ eA'>l"- "Hr' >I""nr"cc hat
'h,"N II ANY II l"i'ouH N"si'''i"h> upon Inn
th""") the "h"'e Was tut Pr' trAt I"
ACCOUNT J"r The '!'hci'ncl'> "t ~hich inr
h''t"ahI "l'll>vI MAS the cause ana au
t"ur'
, Ihl> ut'aia'lnh' made hy man "h"
>'''"rd ,' to ! ar IA" '"q"'ry' aId "h">e
. ""''ii! circumstances r' ''nGl'ed t" a!I'rar.
h't'- l'r >1!nc ~ They ild ever bcr". Tad
/ ihe eI'cl"i >i'"l"e' II It diI not satisfy,
'"r tA''i""ei>; ana tine affair soon lriI, IN
"it measure, "dt "t the rubllc rec"I-
l't, W.
l"'h-N ''n'hiheI l'r short tIue ~ this
,''""''l'"' ""t" o"e 'hnf"'''S Mr. l'iIhm
h"'"''i, t''"''pa' 're"''"l "' t''r late ~
'o'"' t't''''' "'a''' Nh'WA'"s al h'>
s''e AZ 'e'! cav! """F' lie ea'''' "l'
! "'c u '!> servants wa" went u""'' an
/ 'P''c' ~. "'o'' a'u ''i'''c,''''el rr'"'h
eI vii" ''t 'h't''-e"c' '"at Nl'argtr.
VINO see"tI urSl'''i> 81 ArfP'nS us pr
>"' c"''cca'el. "'s"tu u SPEAK VII" MT
""''''' III F"H'e
W. n'i'e'' 'o>e' th'e" on h'S d'e>S;!g
gown a'" u'>ce"ieh to The pari"r. lie
-" o'' 'e STRANGER "' tall person, seated
III d" t">! am la'li'lar "t'luue upon
VIE" "","'" "' Tue MT"l"g P"Ht
!" MS ''""'. Inc oack UI the Visitor Was
u''ne' |" Mr' n''r"''t aS lie e"'ef~'l.-
"""'I S'"i'i>'" u >te IL Stranger ronh"cl
,'"s.i' - hA' an "'i 1'ehu oi Tie house,
Mr' nu'h'l II san "'"''i
o''' may oeS u Know your business
| Win NE
lhe stranger turned ronhd ana auvanc'
ed t" salute ms host warmly a"d cour,
'e"hsiy. MT. burnett started back, ana
"uercu u iouu eAcia"a'ioh oi SUI 'FIise ahd
a'arl',
Me'' nc might; i'r before ms eyes STOOD
his iricnd AMI de1tnr, CI"i"hlr FIen"l"'
whom he 'ah 'rheid nearly Year hr'"rt,
"!',a''" e"P>r' anu "l"'n lie "ll'>eh
haI followed l" Tie grave
" na' passed at That interview, between
Mr: Dn'he'' anu ms St,~'Gr Visitor. re-
'""l'''" secret Mr.: bur"' It was Obj
>'tVr'i 10 issue 's'erm! n! ''"e'' pale AMI hg'
'a"u """ MS u"eiih"' ann !" visit t'.
haS''''"t' cna' stn win t'e criminal pro,
c'HSe> o' 'hr c"l"nV' ~ the course at
''at ""!' Wn'ie J"h, M"oh was regnIlng
nuns II WIN .'a under thc palm Trees OF
"' s"'"'', "',"S WIN "caNH'a.' 'e'nar'
whom lie ''"n purchased some TINE PRE-
''"u''!' "e was arrested AZ" taken I" P''-
son ny 'he ",ncelS " 1""',ce.