Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-09-29
CHABUssADs CONNECTION.


MANY years ago, there lived in Lyons,
France, q wealthy silk weaver, who one
bright Gay met with great misfortune;
which was no less than the loss OF two
valuable servants. They suddenly disap.
peared together, and ell inquiries and
search for them proved utterly fruitless;
and, indeed, 80 well had their tracks been
covered that IL was impossible 70 trace them
beyond neighboring corner not fifty yards
from the house. They distracted many
articles OF value and convenience, such as
linen, various utensils, bottles OF liquor,
ETC., and among the rest boy OF ten years
Of age, the neglec.ed and disliked young
est SON Of the family, He was puny, pale,
and spirii,ess, and fell out with his rela-
lions the moment he appeared among
them, by giving his cailow heart In ell its
entirety TO his softhanded, kind.faced
nurse, who for her part reciprocsted es well
a. q woman could who had received hun
dreds of such affections In her long expe-
rience, but only 10 zee them fade and die
when the eivers Of them were able TO
stand alone. There WAS a great hue and
cry Ysised all over the Empire, and all
soyts OF proceedings put into operation
for the capture OF the departed trio; but
elapsed, and the occurrence faded into
something dim with q few, and with the
majority was lost altogether
IThe siik-wesver, therefore, who was
enormously wealthy, continued 10 give
his famous Sunday dinners TO his select
party o. epicures, who declared
that they rather liked the change in the
cooks upon the whole, though they fire.
foe IN. ,.,a n
thai the favor Of some little dish only
Suggested the saddening memory Of what
II nigh, bave been. Barring this draw
back, matters continued much ss they
were before the vacancy made by the
Absence Of the son, however, was not
flied, ss his mother died In giving him
birth.
Some four years after tho disappear.
Rnce, baker and pastry-cook named
Chabusaal, who resided and kept his shop
In sunny street in London, which we
will Call Jermyn street, suddenly sprang
into not;riety and fame. by saying sud
denly, 1t not is intended to convey o
Frenchman's idea Of the time In which 1T
Is possible TO achieve city-wide reputa-
ton, namely, twenty-foux hours or week,
but the more stable or meIited celebrity
men or us Americans In eight months or
year. That Chabussal had obtained his
deservingly and securely, there can be no
manner OF doubt; fer his custom, begin
ming and continuing for q long time in
the purchases OF TWO or three scores OF
people, suddenly blazed into those OF
( scorc OF hundreds, and from ten In the
morning until four In the afternoon his
little shop was throngcd. The great body
of the crowd came on foot, but there was
. multitude also who came In livcried
carriages, which were required by the po-
lice to take their consecutive turns, thus
making line which often extended Tor
blocks. The people on the side-wAlks,
too. werc Obliged TO make Gordon which
generally was good natured, II customers
In advance made their purchases quickly;
and the advent of every one bearing In
his hand the well-known pure, white
papered parcel, with Its neat pink ribbon,
was q signal for smothercd cheer or y
clapping Of hands. Sometimes there we're
wrangles and quarrels, but the people
were mostly too busy with their calcula-
tons Of their chances, and Of the proba.
BILE holding out of the desired article, to
have much TO say.
This article was pastry Tor dessert
and which Chabussal had received from
an old idea, and considerably cmbellished
and placed before the public. The flaky
crust had In its different parts no less than
three distinct and delicate havors, while
the creamy interior, with Its Drowned
nnersngue, was probably tho most divine
offering mans palate ever appre ciated
The composition of this was Chabussapt
special work, and was carried on in lit
tie cabinet with locked door which lee
off from his kitchen. He was obliged a
first to double the number Of his journey
men In order TO prepare the required
amount Of pastry, and finally such wa
the increase Of his business, and the i'm
perative and constantly increasing dc
mands of the public, that he was obliged
again to double his force.
With Q Frenchman's true tact and fore
sight, he fatty declined to remove to
larger and more elegant place, though
often pressed 70 do SO by those busybodie
who love to coddle an humble mans sue
cess, particularly If 1t costs them nothing
He was acutely aware that the value O
his dessert was much enhanced by tn.
humbleness of the counter over which Il
was sold, and that his trade would suffel
NO diminution were his customers forced
TO tell their friends that such delights
were only to be had in an inferior street
and at the expense of some trouble.
He therefore remained stead!astly IN
his nfteen.by-thirty 1hop, with NO assis'
tant but that Of his CHEEKY, nimble wife,
watching the increasing crowds with Q
swelling heart end watering eye, and
meanwhile growing rapidly rich.
On the evening on which he ut first be.
comes OF interest TO 10, he % standing IN
~ scfustomed place behind his counter,
With his hands IN his waiatband, for II Il
lone past the hour when his last spscial3!
~ surrendered TO devouring hands. and
he has nothing now to do but to supply