American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1863-03-13
CANTON, MISSISSIPPI, MARCH ID, 1868.
tenderly embracing them, he directed his
steps towards the street doors

steps towards the street doors
ii.
One night. the cry of FIRE resounded in the
streets of Nanei. Calict, one of the first,
rose with his two sons and four apprentices.
horseman appeared suddenly in the midst
of the excited multitude - direct you,
cried he, to Romeo street. Claude Henriet's
house is on FIRE. Hasten, hastenl the dan
ger is pressing
Claude Henriets housel' cried Baptiste
with aStonishment-
Henriet, as the people all knew, had been
the first master of Callot in the art of en-
craving. For long time the marriage of
one of his sons with Cecilia, the eldest
daughter of Callot, had been resolved on,
when all ut once Henret, under pretext that
Cecilia was not rich enough for his son, had
broken the projected union between the two
families. Poor Cecilia was yet sick of
chagrin which this sudden rupture had
caused her.
/ Let avenge this great avarice,' replied
Callot, bounding toward the place they had
Indicated to him.
| There was no longer any flame, but a thick,
black smoke escaped in clouds from the win
! dows and doors of the house. The whole
! family of Claude Henriet had fed to a bal
j ccny of the house, waiting with inexpressi-
BILE anxiety until ladder should be placed
against the wall by the generous citizens,
nent death.
LET us first save the inmates y cried Call
lot, auimating the courage of his fellow citi-
zens.
! Thanks to his example and words three
/ ladders were placed against the house, and
hardly had the unhappy Henriet quilted the
balcony, when it broke down, and n column
of flames escaped from this part Of tue build
/ ing.
/ Old Henriet ed as by a miracle, seemed
to have forgotten the danger lie had run, in
deploring the loss which he would sustain
He ran among the groups of workmen, and,
showing them the upper story of his house
cried out, In that room, my friends, is all
my fortune my cartoons, my engravings:
my dear cartoons my treasured my joy my
richest
/ The rich collection of engravings of Claude
/ Henriet was indeed an inestimable prize
The King of Spain had offered one hundred
and forty pounds for them.
They were touched with the supplicatons
and cries of the old man, but no one dared
to brave death almost certain. At last, a
man, more bold more charitable than the
others, sprang from the midst of the crowd
of workmen, seized the highest and strongest
ladder, arrived at the top, broke open a win
| dow, precipitated himself into the chamber
without hesitating, and soon appeared, bear
| ing in his arms the precious cartoons. Cries
/ of admiration resounded on all sides, and
they tried to surround and feicitate the gen.
erous artisan, but he had disappeared in the
/ crowd.
The next day CaIlot and his two sons
went to find Claude Henriet.
My MASTER said Callot to the old man,
| you found my daughter too poor for your
| son. l wished vengeance, and am avenged
as desire. Here, Claude Henriet, here are
your cartoons-here they are unbemshed
neither the fire nor / have touched them
\
ing his arms to his ancient friend that man
who last night precipitated himself into the
flames to save my treasures p
1t was me- simply Ieplied Callot.
HI.
While Callot was celebrating in his family
the marriage of Cecilia and the son of the
old engraver, Henriet, suddenly a great noise
of carriages and horses was heard at the
door of his house; a page entered the festive
hail. crying out, : come in the name of his
majesty the King of France, and of Cardinal
de Richeleu.' Three noblemen, followed by
a numerous and brilliant train, appeared at
the same time they the Count of
Clutches, the Chevalier de Torcy, and the
Marquis d'Effiat, better known under the
name of Cling Mars. All the company rose
the mobiles saluted them graciously, and Cling
Mars advanced towards Callot.
Sir said he to him, King Louis lie JuSte
our master, and Cardinal de Richelieu, deign-
ed to charge with RENTING to you this
double missive.'
Callot bowed respectfully, and took from
he hands of Cling Mars the letters. of the
Z rime minister.
After having read attentively-sMy Lords
said he to the French mobiles, in this letter,
his majesty, Louis XII, offers pension of
one thousand crowns, dwelling at the
Louvre, at Paris, and the Gordon of Saint
Michael, if / will quit Nanci and enter into
1. &C. f,,J
of my prescribed prince, should be happy
to be the loyal and faithful subject of the
worthy son of Henry ". But / cannot ac-
cept. What NJ. lie Cardinal de Richelieu de-
mands of me, / cannot do. He invites me-
added Callot, to engrave the seige of Nanci,
that is TO say, to engrave the servitude and
unhappiness of my dear and unhappy prince
My lords, continued he, say, pray you, to
his eminence the Cardinal of Richelieu, that
would sooner cut off my hand than do any
thing contrary to the honor of my prince and
my country.
The ENJOYS wished to insist, but Cabot
was immovable.
Adieu, Monsieur Cabot said Cling Mars,
giving his hand affectionately to the engra-
yer; adieu, Work, work for your glory,
for the glory of France you have done well,
added he, laughing you are Frenchman
and always will bel May your success con-
sole us at the court for your absence from the
Louvre
When Callot re-enEered the festive hall
from accompanying the ENJOYS out, he found
in the place which Cina Mars had just quit /
ted, gold medal of the greatest beauty. On
this medal the arms of France were engraved
on one side. and the other was these
words lie Roi Lonis KILL Jacques CAL |
lot, de Nanci, graveur tres ilustre, 1884. |
See,' said Callot, with enthusiasm, see, my
children, a remembrance which ] shall al
ways preserve
The illustrious artist did not survive long
these three great actions. Weakened by old
age and hard work, he died at Eanei, after
some sickness, the goth of March, 1885, He
was nearly y years of age.
This yonng Bohem;en married a nephew Of |
Cabot. Ii is said that Nine de Grafigni. the au-
thoFess of Dee Lsffres Peyuriennes. the grand
daughter of this Bohemien girl, and great grand /
uiece u C-lot.