The New York herald., 1869-10-11

| vernet ana Napoleon Musard. Baden became his
favorite resort and he usually spent few weeks of
| nm there owes tts fortune 10 Dantan-the 'Cor Do
Chasseo 4 Is called. Here he was always feted,
ner the gayes. OF party telling ns best stories and
giving ont his most brilliant puns among pleiade
indicated he would 80 soon leave this world
The way In which he founded the fortunes OF the
housS NOT correctly or out Of ne immediate g. locality
he was travelling IN the month OF July. 1854 with
In one tit OF laughter at the sight Of sign hanging
out OF an Inn hunting horn with the Inscription
"A Ia cor dc chasse;'' the grammatical an was all
are inclined to laugh the substitution or one gender
for another is enough. At the sound OF the ring
ing fun out sprang the master OF the Inn. round
faced, jolly sort OF man, but he bowed such ridic
ious salutations, and grInned 80 tremendously,
dspayg two rows row, Of se s most regmar
him for anything but human 10 increase
their hilarly, ne opened the door or the
their getting down. "No. no." "Yes yes," he re.
Piled II have got trout. shrlmps and ham"
low ws ooms back 70 TSs Kept their
word, much to the surprise OF the nnkeeper for no
70 aus
proud proprietor ready to flourish MS white table
napkin under his ieft arm. . voice from the young
frlsky tnnkeepers name. He turned. III you want
to make your fortune now Is your time" SAID tue
afsa Is wSos ss asked wSaa
.sHe Ask NM to do your face with all your smiles
IT, ana Men % rsw
that's ali, and you'll give me dnnor now aud then
for the advice when come painting the enylrons: =:
would remember him. soup was carried IN with all
the smiles on Wilhbalds face he could dispose OF
he stood behind Dantan's chair bowling at every
order and capering and rolling languid eyes and
ID bantam z got rather tired of SO much locomoton
about him. Chow long are you going on Ike thatW
he asked suddenly. ''Sir." said Wlbald, II know
who have she honor to serve, and couldn't do with
one OF my best manners less, for am just gong
to ask you to take-my portrait" Saying tins he
guests nearly rolled under the table with laughter.
ssWeii, IL that isn,r-u said Dantan. ~ declare,
SoS peaa "a he
holding his Sides "No, 1t Is too good ~ and he
wiped MS Q, es with irrepressibe laughter. snow,
dinner"
Out went wilbald, but he came with dessert aud
1t being the Instrument he used TO cast ny. his
reckOnings the whitewashed wall OF his Kitchen.
ARM s1 on the wal Of the room Danan and party had
dined IN. Willibald Tnles wfo and daughter we're
called ~ to n ns SS TO
1sS Ike 81 smiling snd ail.n soome ana see me 81
and paying the bii. Willlbald stood In his
room with nat In hand two days afterwards,
Can never be forgotten When Dantan came IN with
his bust 10 clay, q kind OF duplicate or the man.
"Take IL home y said Dantan, and when the young
Parsian stroller comes back 10 your Inn tell him you
informed me how you found out who was, and
always give him q meal gratls WliDald out OF
souvenir, for my sake. II you do 80 VIII come
Tn The following July, 1855. when Dantan went to
Baden, he found that the innkeeper not
content with his portrait In clay and
charcoal which had drawn good custom,
as the str0lling artist predicted, had had the
clay done In stone Dy q Baden sculptor. The
wandering Partisan had not come back. "Wlllibald
Thle u said Dantan. ''you must have this copy IN
stone encrusted in your wall outside, under your
sign as the young stroller told you, and VIII super
wise the work. And Will give dlnner too, 60
naugurate the event; perhaps that viii draw all the
more CUSTOM"
Wiilibads JOY can be imagined. The work was
done. the dinner given, aud one sunset eve
weary pilgrim walked in. attracted by the portrait
In stone for he was the landscape student and
ready to drop with hunger Hearty was
the welcome, ana welcome to the stroller
the news. Willibnld Is now rich man.
and next time any Of your readers go TO Baden ict
them look out for the sign "A Ia cor Dc chasse."
1t 10 not unlikely that when arrested ey the memory
OF this true story they will on iting their eyes up
little higher the face OF the owner just above Tor
he loves stu to peer out aud show passersby the
COPY aud original side by slle.
or all who mourn Dantan, Wi,llbad Thie ana the
form stroller, now . full grown tartylag hAn Will
be the most moved.