Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-11-12
French story OF the Demi-Nonde-
A Financier I'm DifficuIty.

a French story OF the Ocmi- Monde
Financier I'm DifficuIty.
The London Court journal has the following
from It's Paris correspondent:
Paris is getting itself again Gossip has re.
turned from Trouville. from Bartz. from Ems
Baden and Hombourg. where she has been reign I
ing triumphant for many months. The first
thing she finds gives matter OF great wonder.
The greatest ygrii OF the day has been married
during her absence, and without her aid. BG,
ample revenge does she take. aud by dlnt OF per
severance discovers the manner IN which this
marriage was brought about. a certain fair
lady, well known 20 Paris demi mOade. had long
since attached herself to one OF the richest and
most respectable fnanciers OF the place. II has
been believed Tor many years that a union
would ensue. and nothing could be more natural.
seeing that the lady. having wheeled the
fnancer out OF over half OF his ipriune. their
financial position had become, of course equal
But tie financier awoke one fac day 10 sense
Of the ruin which was impending and with the
courage of y hero resolved TO break asunder the
bonds With which he was thus held bound A
VOYAGE 20 the I-le Of Bourbon for the Interests
o. the house in which he was partner. was
chosen as the excuse. The determination VAS
kept secret from The lady, and short journey TO
the south of France served A. = pretsIt Tor the
hurry aud the pressure of business. But the
lady. whose father is said 10 have been he al
gardener nc TrianOn, was too fully impressed
with hereditary wisdom 20 allow any step OF the
kind being taken without her concurrence, and
she began TO make her preparations tor her short
journey TO The south likewise
For some weeks the race was run a pretty
even match; but the hnancier had admitted kind
friends into bis secret while the lady. having no
secret TO keep, proceeded IN the coolest and most
al oi In in ba,
pairing for the trip Bonnets and hats of every
kind. dresses With trains ami dresses With ioogs,
dresses with zig gag trimmings. and dresses with
men coat tails all bought and tried on. and
packed; and when at length all vas ready. and
nothing more remained but TO wait I'LL business
allowed the huancer To depart. she sat quietly
down with patience. aud resignation under pres
ent dLluess 10 think OF the havoc and desola
ton she meant to carry into the ranks OF tie ri
walls gathered in vast numbers, whether AT Biartz
or B4yonne. at Marseilles at Nice. and-every
where else But the cunning hnancler aided BY
his lrieEds, had got all things ready aud one
morning. while bidding her farewell for the day
in order to go and take leave OF his mother, he
quietly got into the Bordeaux train. and was al-
ready far on his way TO that place before the fair
Dtmimonde had finished her calculation OF how
many dresses il vouli require for decent wo-
man for a months STAY at Barilz, changing FIVE
times during the day snd only twice in the even
ing.
In the mids, Of this pulling work she vas
disturbed by the entrance OF the optlcian, OF
whom the 6nsucer had ordered telescope which,
il not ready in tune for his departure from Paris
DE seat to Bordeaux that same night, SO
that he might &c, !! few minutes before the
vessel in which he had taken passage should have
steamed away. The fair Den,iHsonde learned
with horror Of which no soIds can give a de-
scrption. of the scurvs trick about 20 be put uO-
on her; but, un~ding TO give The alarm IN
these DAYS OF telegraph aud trcAcbery. she took
the instrument, merely saving she about 70
depsr, with the fnancier. and Immediately start
Cd for Bordeaux herself.
The i.ithless one already on board-he
WAS Doubt hueging himself on the superior
wisdom which had guided him throughout the
affair, when the sel known face appeared IN the
little boat sent alongside the ship for conveyance
from shore of the last effects OF the passengers
The lady would INSIST Oh clinging to his fortunes
She WIS tender and persevering likewise. and Al
last the hnancier. fairly overcome. consented 20
the sacrifice Of twenty thousand pounds. almost
the whole remnant OF his fortune, il she would
consent To return Oh shore. The bargain was
struck, the deed drawn up on board and befsrs
the vessel had fairly steamed out of port, the
successful dtmi monde was on her way back "a
Paris richer by her day. work than many oil
her fellows who had been toiliug away them
lives
But i; every act IS respectable for "a motive
that of oDr heroine must be regarded as sub
lime. FOR ia few days Was posted DIP At the Mad
cline the marriage o. her da lighter with the sor
OF the greatest commercial capitalist in France
"A marrisee which had only been retarded il
consequence OF the want Of sufficient fortune or
the part Of the bride The twenty thousand
pounds according to the rule in French marriage
Iegeled sll difficulties aud distinctions and no.
tons OF right and wrong-in short every ssnti
ment but that Of satisfaction mown away
by TIE golden -cythe brought by the dsmi plond,
/ from Bordeaux This. then. Is the first Of Co.
sips g.etnings since she arrived. hungry and
fam.shed from tie waters of Homboure