The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1870-05-12
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eldest Is a girl Of 1--WE years.
II shall myself soon be moth.
e.. said Julia, s'and the fate Of the
little unfortunates affects me the
more deeply. Iwould gladly take
one Of them, but my own infant
VIII demand all my care. Howey-
ef, permit me to send you q packet
of little articles for the children,
fork cannot suppose that the fani.
b, protected as II Is BY you, can be
10 gant Of the absolute necessarfes
Of life"
Eugenie cordially thanked her in
the name. OF the unknown lady,
promised TO take care Of her pres.
entR and note down Julia's name
and address.
No sooner had Julia and her hus-
band retired than the same object
brought a young man to the house.
Il beg your pardon, madam" I"
said he to Eugenie; ''it is not you
that ! want but Eugenie de Mi
rande."
II am that person."
The young man was no less stag
gered than Julia had been, and re-
ceived the same explanation. Af-
fected by the story, he offered his
assistance.
lam not rich,p said he, "but a
bachelor may, with a little frugali-
ty, always put by little for the re-
lief of the distressed"
"Sir," replied Eugene, there are
cases in which money cannot afford
relief. There are other ways in
which the interferenceofthe benev-
olent may prove infinitely more ser.
vice abe to the unfortunate"
"Of what nature is the interfer.
ence that your friend stands in need
of ? Speak out. On your recon-
mendation l will cheerfully under.
take whatever lies in my power"
"Then excuse a rude question, or
account of the motive which
prompts it. Are your connections
such that you can obtain access tc
the Minister
"No, Madam! Ny father possess
es small estate in the neighbor
hood of Paris, the value of whicl
has been doubled by his industry
but he has never appeared in tn,
ante-chamber of the great, and Coz
be thanked! I shall share will
| five beloved brothers and sister
the patrimony left by my father
and hope that the minister vii
never hear my name; unless, in
deed, your friend stands in need o
an advocate to plead her cause. Il
that case / am ready: only let m
know in what way lean serve her.
at was found necessary" replie'
Eugenie, "to destroy some ground
which my friends husband ha
planted and laid out at great OK
pense, because the safety Of our al
my required it. 1t is an indemnit
for the loss she solicits."
Sand is any patronage require
for thisY"
"Not exactly, for the claim i
just. But you know how ofte
: such matters are protracted in th
, public offices, and even wholly fol
: gotten. 1T would therefore be a
essential point to accelerate the a
fair. The best way would be, t
address the ministerp'
"rrue, but how draw it up
! there lies the difficulty"
Here a pause succeeded.
"Might l request that favor {
: you?' resumed Eugene, with loo
, of modest entreaty.
II will do it with pleasure, an
!. should have offered at first, had
been aware Of the circumstances.
/, 81 don't doubt it," said Eugene
"But 1 am not yet sufficient
acquainted with this matterw
'"You shall know everythingT'
, Here herfather entered the room
, , she quickly informed him of the ol
! jet of her visit, and, on receiving
! sign from her, the old man aske
the strangerto dinner any day tbs
+, might be convenient. The da
was appointed, and Dumont (suc
!, was the name of the visitor) wS
: punctual in his attendance to r,
: ceive the promised Instructions
! The dinner was cheerful and frt
: from restraint. The party col
versed on all kinds of subjects, e,
cept the business which brougl
= them together. The strange
: thought Eugenie very accomplish
: ed, very sociable, and, at last, yer
, beautiful. After dinner she d,
: tailed all the particulars ofthe cas-
which he had undertaken. He lii
! tened to it with the utmost attel
: ton, promised in two days to prc
= duce the memorial, and was as goo
= as his word. 1t was concise, cles
. and energetic. Eugenie read
with evident pleasure. "It is wri
ten with much warmth" said shet
: herself, with great emphasis.
{ "Were 1 the minister, you shoul
: be sure to gain your point~
Dumont blushed and stammerc
{ some reply.
/ complete your work." contil
/. ued Eugene. "You know no
g powerful such a petition is SUI
ported by impressive words an
l. actions on the part of the petition
v er. Procure my friend an aud
e ence of the minister, that she ma
! deliver the memorial to him in pc
4 son."
!. Dumont went away, and after 8
: interval of eight days, during whiC
n he had moved heaven and earth
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