, 1864-11-09
n Ff6Ath story OF 6RG OsfMi' Monde
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| ing from its Paris correspondent:
Paris Is getting Itself again. Gossip has re-
turned from 1tanTtlle, trcn Biarlfz, from
Ems Baden esd Hombourg, where she has
been reignipg triumphant Tor many months
The fret thing she fluids gives matter of won
der., The greatest parti Of the day has b.eu
married during her absence, anF without her
aid. But ample revenge does she. take, and
By dint OF perseverance, discovers the naauer
In which this marriage was brought sbout.
a certain fair LADY, well known to Paris
d.nfHoTde, he'd long since attached herself
to one Of the richest aud most respectable
fnaucfers Of the place. 1t h1s been believed
for many years that union would fnspe, and
nothing could be more natufaL seeing; that
the lady, having al.eady wneedled the nnan-
cier out Of more than half his fortune, their
financial position ha1 become, Of courso.
equnt.
BIT She 1raneier awoke one dns day TO q.
sense Ct the ruin which WIS impending. and
with the courage OF hero resolved to break
asunde@ the bounds by which he waa thus
held bound. Avoyagc to'the Isle Of Bour-
bon, for the interests OF tte house in which
be ia a psftner, was chooen as the EXCUSE.
The determination Was Kept secret from thc
lady, and aehort journey to the south OF
France served as a pretext for the hurry and
the presure Of business. But1he lady, whose
father fs salG to have been head guruner At
Yyiauon, Was too fully Impressed With here
disarg wisdom TO allow OF aoy step OF The
and she began to make preparations for her
short journey to tue aouth likewise.
Fog some weeks the race was ran pretty
even match; but the tnancler hsd adnitted
Kind friends into his secret, Whtls the Indy.
having 10 secret to keep. proceeded tu the
coolest md most collected manner possible
In her Business Of Preparing for the trip.
Bopnets and hata Of every kind, dresses with
trains ana dresses with loops, dresses with
zig-zag trimmings and dressea Wikb mems
costtai1s 1ere al bought, tiled on. andtpaek.
ed and with at length all Was ready, and
nothlrg mere remained but to wait Til ssbusi-
ness'' allowed the tilalcier to depart, she
tion under present duilness to think Of, the
havoc and deeolation she meant to carry into
the ranks Of the rivals gathered In vast num.
bers, whether at Blarltz Or Bayonne, at
MarEejlles or at Nice, and-eyeEy where else
But the cunning hnanctsr, aided BY his
morning. while bidding her farewell for the
day. In order to- go and t9ke leave Of his
mother, he quietly got into the Bordpeax
traiD, and gras already far on his way to
that place befc1e the fair demi monde had
flnieltd her calcn1ation Of how mnny dresses
It would drequs1e for = decent woman for &
months etay esBiazitz. changing five times
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evening. .
In tie midst OF this puzzlipg work she WAS
disturbed by this enhance Of tne opsician, Of
whom the hnaneler had ordered TELESCOPE,
which, If not 1eAdy IN time for hfs departure
from Paris was to be sent on to Bordeaux
that same night, SO that he might get it ia a
few minutes before the vessel ia which he
had taken passage should have steamed
away. The 1Rlr dern-nsossd4 learned with q
horror Of which 10 Wozda eau give a descrIp-
tion, Of tho scurVy tsick about to be put up
Oh her; but unwilling 10 give the alarm In
took the Instrument, merely sl1ing she was
about to depart With the fnancter, and in,
nj diately STARTED Tor Bordeaux herself.
The falthless one was already on board
be nas no doubt hugg3ng himself On tbs su-
perior wisdom which Rao guided him through
ont the aff::=, when the well knewn face ap~
peared in the little boat aent alongside the
ship for the conveyance from shore OF the last
effects Of the passengers. The ecene which
eneued Was Understandable. The lady would
Ineist on c3inglng to his fortunes. 6he wss
tender and pe1sevenng likewise, and at last
the hrancier, fairly overcome, consented to
the sacrifice OF twenty thousand pounds, al
most the whole remnantos his fortune, II abe
Weu1d consent to return on shore! The bar-
gain was struck, the deed drawn up on board,
and before the vessel hsA fairly steamed cut
ct pert the successful dssnt monde was On her
WAy paCk 10 l&IlEs E1C1eS pJ nef Qaf'3 WORK
than many Of her fellows who had been toll
srg away their lives.
But # every act is respectable for its mo.
tive, that Of our heroine must be regarded ~
sublime, for in few d.ys WAS posted up at
the Madeline the marriage Of her daughter
with the son Of the great=st commercial capl.
taIfst in France-a marriage which had only
been retarded In consequence Of tho want Of
sufficient fortune On the part OF the bride.
The twenty thousand pounds according to
the rule In French marriages, leyeled al DIFF
acuities and distinctions and notfoas Of
tight and wron9-tn short, every sentiment
but that of satisfaction Was moWn away by
the golden sc5 the brought BY the dents-ntonds
frcm Bordeaux. This, then, ie the first Of
Goasip's glesuipgs since she arrived, hungry
and fa1nishtd from the waters Of Hombo1rg.