The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-08-08

a norshipper before her. ard Laiay-
ellie Was greatly charmed Thai sucl
somsn s. ihs should have g0n,
thfough eseapsed aud adventures Is
bot natural TIA, she should lake
pleasure and pride IN bringing men o
lufii i position 10 her feet is quite 40
3crsiandaaIr shat her reputation
should maisria j suffer by the scan
dal of her female friends i what on,
would expect, bot that the should
finally accep The hand ot, aid marry
q quiet, hard Rorkug, adventurous
trader, is yagary diilicult 81 explana
iion.ye, she did II In the arly part o.
this century she was wooed and wou by
a Frenchman named Stephen Jumel
who, landing here poor, made an i'm.
mense fortune IN the vine trade H.
became noted for his wealth, liberali
ty and kind hearted beneyoIenee, and
singular foresight in business matters
Shortly after thus marriage, the
downfall Of The great Napoleon oecu r.
red aud the pacitieation Of Europe was
secured. This seemed favorable op.
portunily for the wealthy Frenchman,
who had long since retired from ac,
tive business, TO take his beautiful
aud accomplished wife 10 the centre
Of continental splendor. They went
to Paris, purchased a magnificent es.
tablishment, and under the social pa.
tronage Of Lafayette aud his cotem,
poraries, Madame Jumel became as
noted in the salons Of the French capi.
tai as in the parlors of the western
metropolis. Her wit and talent plac-
ed her in tue very van Of the fre,
quenters of the court, and while she
never failed TO make continual con-
quests, we are not Of those who be,
lieve the slanderers of her reputa
ton. Gaiety is not always guilt,
frivolity is not always the expo
nent OF heartlessBess, and despite
Madame Jumels wonderful gaiety
aud never-ceasing friyolity, she was
deep and able enough to maintain her
position against the combined attacks
of those who envied her.
Her life of prodiglous prodigality
made sad inroad upon her husbands
fortune, and he became low spirited
She rallied him, but investigation dem
onstrated the comparative wreck OF
his estate, and she failed to arouse
him 10 the necessary exertion. Self
reliant, bold, independent and clear
sighted, she broke up their establish
ment in Paris and returned alone to
New York in 1922 Resolved to
mend what she had broken, she relir.
ed 10 an estate Of her own on the is
land, and devoted herself to the recu-
peration of her husbands fortune with
such signal success that when, in
1928, at the age of sixty.four, he
returned 70 This country, he found
himself possessed of means at once
abundant and satisfactory. They liv-
ed happily together until his death,
which resulted in his 10th year from
AN accidental fall At this time Col
Burr was praclicing law, with great
success, in New York. His leg III pc.
sition nas in rle front rank triumph
succeeded triumph, and although old
in years, he seemed yet in the prime
Of HE. There was talk Of cholera il
the city, and Madame Jumel, who
had large interests in real estate de-
termined upon a carriage tour in the
country. Desiring, however, TO take
legal advice on some matters before
leaving, she determined to consult
Colonel Burr, whose pre- emi
nence n real estate law was univer
sally conceded. 1t was a long TINT
since she had seen him. Years haC
changed the thoughts Of each in other
directions; and now, when one was al
old man aud the other a well-advanc.
ed woman, they were to meet. Ht
was perfect in all the subtleties of so
cial life ; she was the exponent, n,
plus ultra, Of fashionable lite. Tn,
one could not hope TO blind, misleaC
or seduce The other. His office wa,
at No. % Nassau street, and she drove
thither to contult him. Never forget
ful OF eye, or feature, or figure, ht
recognized her in moment, and, Al
Parton in his Life Of aaron Burr
says:
He received her in his courtlies
manner, complimented her with ad
mirable tact, listened with soft defer
ence 10 her statement. He was th,
ideal man of business, confidential
self-possessed, polite-giving his eli
ent the iiatiering Impression that tht
faculties Of his whole soul were con
ceutrated upon the affair in hand
She was charmed, yet feared him
He took the papers, named the day
when his opinion would be ready, and
handed her to her carriage sith win
ming grace. At soventy-eight years
Of age, he was still straight, active
agile, fascinating.
Madame and her party began
their journey, revisiting Ballston
whittier, in former times. she had beer
wont 10 20 ia a chariot drawn by eighr
horses visiting Saratoga, then in the
beginning Of its celebrity, where il
exactly ten minutes of her arrival
the decisive lady bought house and
al ii contained Returning to New
York to fnd that her mansion had
been despoiled by robbers in her ab.