The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-09-30

her jumped INTO carriage, and has
tened to his lodgings, the noise of the
wheels rafting on the pavement of the
Lue Castigione, drowning the piteous
cries and means OF the cherished Fol-
lette, he had so carefully entrapped.
Follette's disappearance was a great
affection to the widow. She adver-
tised her loss in all the journals of the
day, and even had handbills, offering
munificent reward, posted on all the
walls and fences in the neighborhood.
Two weeks elapsed, and Madame was
almost inconsolable for her loss, I'M
til one day Nerac called upon her,
leading Toilette by cord.
Toilette here is Toilette, exclaimed
the servant who answered Nerac's
ring, and ran instantly to acquaint the
widow Of the greyhound's safe return.
Madames JOY was mingled with sur
prise on seeing Nerac; embracing her,
dog, she inquired of her adorer where
he had found her pet
Some two hundred leagues from here
he replied
Two hundred leagues said the
astonished widow.
Yes. Poictiers is two hundred
leagues from Paris. Learning that
your greyhound had been stolen by a
diligence conductor, and conveyed
thither, /, Immediately on the receipt
of the information, posted down there
and recove ed your cherished Toilette,
Happy Toilette, he murmured, TO
possess such a mistress.
You must have incurred considera-
BILE expense, said Madame Duhamel,
hesitatingly.
"A mere bagatelle said Nerac
But if cannot offer you reward
for your services, l must certainly fully
repay you, continued the widow.
Madame said Nerac as if hurt, my
profession is not that of dog catch
er, and the question of recompense or
restitution need not be mentioned in
this affair. / am already sufficiently
repaid and rewarded by your kind
wish of some months ago, that God
would bless me, and if you will only
receive me ms friend, as an acquaint-
ance hereafter, shall feel myself in
deed blessed
BY and By, said she smilingly
How is your cold now
The blessing that you evoked in my
favor, Madame, efectually cured me.
Indeed have not sneezed since.
From this time forward, Nerac was
OH the list of Madame's visiting ac
quaintances, and she found on inquiry
that he was a gentleman worthy of adj
mission to her saloons.
Louis soon observed, however, with
considerable delight, that the Grape
was removed from her deceased hus
bands portrait. One morning in June
Madame Duhamel announced to Ne
rae that she intended going to hel
country residence to pass several
months. Nerac determined to thwart
this intention, as he could not beal
to be separated so long from the charm
ing widow; he found, too, that in the
interim of her absence, some one
else might carry off the prize he wa'
so anxious to obtain for himself.
Toilette mysteriously disappeared
on the day that had been fixed for thu
widows departure Madam Duhame
had recourse as before to advertising
and to handbills, and sincerely bewaileC
the loss of her dear little pet Nera'
called every evening and announced t.
the afflicted widow the wearisome
fruitless searches he had been making
through the day. She, touched by HI
zeal in her behalf, thanked him heart
lily for his persistent efforts to recove
the lost greyhound, and Louis wa
gladdened to see that the portal
of the defunct was removed to tn
dining room.
Fully persuaded that Toilette wa
lost to her forever, Madame Duhame
renewed her preparations for depart
ure. Nerac desired her to wait yet
little longer.
Wait? why wait 2 said the widow
; 4 will never see poor Toilette again.
Who knows?' said Nerac, mysteri
ously.
Monsieur Nerac, said the widow
you have news of my poor lost houn
do not deceive me-do you know
she lives?
Really he replied; but, would yo
like to have her image once more
!, even if she be dead 2
0 What. stuffed?'
No, painted.