The mountain Democrat., 1865-09-23

bald Oracle, Gen. Clarkson, and some
dozen others, was reading and discussing
the news just arrived from Liverpool in
the extraordinary short passage of seven
weeks. The matter mostly concerned
Napoleon |. and the battle Nf " Wagram.-
While thus engaged. a carman's horse
backed his cart into the Whitehall. slip.
The cart was got out, but the horse was
drowned, and every one began pitying
the poor carman's i'll luck. Jumel instant
ly arose, and placing $40 between his
thumb and finger, and holding it aloft
while it fiuttered in the breeze, and with
his hat in the other hand he walked
through the length and breadth of the
crowd, exclaiming, How much you pity
the poor man2 l pity him $40. How
much you pity him p By this ingenious
and noble coup he collected in few mo-
ments about $40, which he'gave over at
once to the unfortunate and fortunate car
man. This has since been initiated often,
but Of its originality with him there can
be no question"
Shortly after this marriage, the down.
fall Of the great Napoleon occurred, and
the paci6cation Of Europe was secured
This seemed favorable opportunity for
the wealthy Frenchman, who had long
since retired from active business, to take
his beautiful and accomplished wife to
the centre OF continental splendor. They
went to Paris, purchased q magnificent
establishment, and under the social pat
ronage OF Lafayette and his cotempora
ries, Madam Jumel became as noted in
the salons Of the French capital as in the
parlors of the western metropolis. Her
wit and her talent placed her in the very
van of the frequenters OF the court, and
while she never failed to make continual
conqueSts, we are not of those who be.
lieve the slanderers Of her reputation
Gaiety is not always guilt, frivolity not
always the exponent of heartlesSness, and
despite madam Jumels wonderful gaiety
and never ceasing frivolity, she was deep
and shrewd and able enough to maintain
her position against the combined attacks
of those who envied her.
Her life Of prodigious prodignlity made
sad ihroads upon her husbands fortune,
and he became low SPIRITED. She rallied
him, but investigation demonstrated the
comparative wreck of his estate, and she
failed to arouse him to the necessary ex
ertion. Self-reliant. bold, independent
and clear sighted, she broke up their es.
tabIishment in Paris and returned alone
to New York in 1922. Resolved to mend
what she had broken, she retired to an
estate Of her own on the island, and de-
voted herself to the recuperaton Of her
husbands fortune with such signal sue
cess that when, in 1928, at the age of 81,
he returned to this country, he found
himself possessed Of means at once abun.
dant and satisfactory. They lived hap
pilv together until his death, which re.
suited in his 10Th year from an accident,
al fall.
At this time Colonel Burr was practi
cing law. with great success, in New
York. His legal position was in the front
rank; triumph succeeded triumph, and
although old in wears, he seemed but in
the prime If life. There was talk of chol.
ERA IN tie city, and Madam Jumel, who
had large interests in real estate, deter
mi rel upon n carriage tour in the coun-
try. Desiring. however TO take legal ad-
vice on some matters before leaving, she
determined to consult Col. Burr, whose
pre- cminrnce in real estate law was uni.
verrallv conceded 1t was q long time
since she had seen him. Years had
changed them both; ceans and events
had separated them; marriage and its con
- qn-uce> had turned the thoughts Of
each in other directions; and now when
we'll advanced woman, they we're to meet.
He was perfect in all >uhteties of social
life; she was the exponent, lie plus ultra
Of fashionable iifr. The one could not
hope to blind. miSlead. or seduce the 9th.
er. His office was at No. %, Nassau street
and she drove thither to consult him.
Never forgetful of eye. or feature, or fig.
ure, he recognized her in mament, and.
as Parton in his Life OF Aaron Burr,
saws:
"He received her in his cOurtliest man.
nrr, cnmplimented her with admirable
tact, listened with soft Difference to her
He was the ideal man of bus.
nesS-contidential, self possessed, polite
giving his client the hattering imp es.
sion that the faculties of his whole soul
were concentrated upon the affair in hand.
She was charmed. yet feared him. lie
took the papers, named the day when his
opinion would have been ready ,and hand.
ed her to her carriage with winning grace
At 78 years Of age, he was still straight,
active. agile, fascinating
On. the appointed day she sent to his
office a relative, a student at law, to re.
ceive his opinion. This young gentleman,
Iimid and inexperienced, had an immense
opinion of Burr's talents; had heard all
good and all evil Of him; supposed him
10 be, at least, the acutest of possible men.
lie went. Burr behaved to him in a
manner so exquiSitely pleasing, that, to
his hour, he has the liveliest recollection
If the scene. No topic was introduced
out such as were familiar and interesting
10 young men. His manners were such |
Is this age of sangy familiarity cannot so
much as imagine The young gentleman
vent home to Madam Jumel only to extol
md glorify him.
Madam and her party began their jour.
rev, revisitng Ballston. whittier. in form.
,r times, she had been wont to 60 in a
chariot drawn by eight horses; visiting
Saratoga, then in the beginning of its cs
ehrity, where, in exactly ten minutes af-
er her arrival, the decisive lady bought
/ house and all it contained. Returning
% New York to find that her mansion
lad been despoilrd by robbers in her ab-
,ence, she lived for while in the city
Col. Burr called upon the young gentle
nan who had been MadAme's messenger,
Ind, after their acquaintance had ripened,
said to him. Come into my Office; can
each you more in one year than you can
earn in ten, in an ordinary way" The
being submitted to Madam