The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-01-03

| Singular it is in the literal SENSE vi 0"e
words neither in history or IN fiction can
it's parallel be found.
Stephen Jumel, one of those efhclent.
invincible Frenchmen, who redeem tne
character of their nation, emigrated at an
early age to St. Domingo, where he work,
ed his way to the ownership OF share IN
coffee plantation. Warned by faithful
slave, .he escaped from his house on the
eve Of a great massacre, and saw from a
woods to which he had fed, his buildings
burned and his plantations laid waste
For many days, fed by his negro friend,
he wandered mp and down the lonely sea,
shore, signaling every ship that passed
the island. Atlength a boat put on 1rom On
vessel and took, him on board. AT st.
Helena, the first port made by the ship,
he stopped, and engaging at once in some
little speculations, gained some money
which he spent in procuring passage to
New York. To that city he had sent
from St. Domingo quantity of coffee, the
proceeds of which he found awaiting his
orders on arrival. Provided thus with a
small capital, he embarked in trade, pros
pered became the owner OF dozen ships,
controlled the market for some descrlp-
tions of goods, and retired about the year
1872 with what was then considered a
GREAT fortune. A man of sense, he mar
rried daughter of New England, wo-
man as remarkable for energy and talent
as himself.
After Napoleon's downfall and the paci-
fication of Europe, the family went to
Paris, where they resided in splendor for
many wears, and where Madame Jumel,
by her wit and tact, achieved distin.
guished position in the court society OF
the place. Of the court itself she was a
favored frequenter.
In the year 1922 M. Jumel lost con
siderable part of his fortune, and Madame
returned alone to New York, bringing
with her a prodigious quantity Of grand
furniture and paintings. Retiring to
seat in the upper part of Manhattan Is
land which she possessed in her own
right, she began with native energy the
task s of restoring her husbands broken
fortunes. She cultivated her farm she
looked vigilantly to the remains OF the
estate she econonized. In 1928, when
M. Jumel returned to the United States,
they were not as rich as in former days,
but their estate was ample for all rational
purposes and enjoyments. In 1882 M.
Jumel, man of magnificent proportions,
very handsome, and perfectly preserved
"a great waltzer at seventy was thrown
from a wagon and fatally injured, lie
died in few days. Madame was then
little past her prime.
There was talk of cholera in the city.
Madame Jumel resolved upon taking a
carriage tour in the country. Before SET
ting out she wished to take legal ADVICE
respecting some real estate, and as Coi.
Burr's reputation in that department was
pre-cminent, to his Office on Reade street
she drove. In other days he had known
her well, and though many an eyenttul
year had passed since he had seen her, ne
recognized her at once. He received her
in his courtliest manner, complimented
her with admirable tact, listened with
soft Difference to her statement. He was
the ideal man of business-confdenti
selfpossessed, politc-giving his client
the fattering impression that the tacul-
ties of his whole soul were concentrated
unon the affair in hand. She was charm
ed. vet feared him. He took the papers,
named the day when his opinion would
be ready, and handed her to her carriage
with winning grace. At seventy eight
years of age, he was still straight, active,
agile, fascinating.
On the appointed day she sent to his
office o relative, student of law, to re-
ccive his opinion. This young getleman,
timid and inexperienced, had an immense
opinion of Burr's talents, had heard all
good and all evil of him; supposed him to
be. at least, the acutest possible of men.
he went. Burr behaved to him in man.
ner so exquisitely pleasing, that, to this
hour he has the liveliest recollection Of
the scene. No topic was introduced but
such as were familiar and interesting to
Young men. His manners were such as
this age of slangy familiarity cannot SC
much as imagine. The young gentleman
went home 70 Madame Jumel onl y tic
extol and glorify him.
Madame and her party began theil
| Journey, revisiting Ballston, whittier, in
former times, she had been wont to go in
a chariot drawn by eight horses; visiting
Saratoga, then in the beginning of it's ce
lebrity, where, in exactly ten minutes
after her arrival, the decisive lady bought
a house and all it contained. Returning
to New York to find that her mansion
had been despoiled by robbers in her ab
sence, she lived for while in the city
Colonel Burr called upon the young gen
tleman who had been Madame's messen
ger, and after her acquaintance had Fl
pened, said to him, "Come into my, office
I can teach you more in year than you
can learn in two in an ordinary way" = :
The proposition being submitted to Mad
ame Inmel. she. anxious for the young