The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-09-22

CHaBUSSAL,S CONNECTION,

ySaTS ago s0oT2 IIYSI In Lyons.
France, 2 wealthy siik wes7er, who one
bright cay met With great misfortune;
which Yves no less than the loss OF ITO
valuable servants. They suddenly dissp-
peGred together, and al INQUIRIES and
search for them proved utt.riy fruitless /:
and, indeed, so well had their tracks been
covered that It was impossible to trace them
beyond sneighboring corner not Iifty 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
CT age, tie neglected and disliked Young
est soE of the family, He was puny. Dele
api spiritless, and fell out with his rels.
tons the moment he appeared among
them, by giving his callow heart in sll its
entirety TO lis sOft-bar6cd, kind-faced
nurse, who for hcr part eciprocated SIS well
IS woman could who had received hun
1reds OF such affections IN her long expe-
tience, but only TO sea them fade and die
"he1 the siveTs of them were able to
sand alone. There was great hue and
cry raised all over the Empire, and all
sorts OF proceedings put into operation
Tor the captuiG of the departed trio: but
weeks, then months, ard finally years
elapsed, and the occurrence faded into
something dim with { few, and with the
MAJ 'rity wa. lost altogether
ihe sllK-weaVer, therefore, who was
enormously wealthy, continued to give
DIS famous Sunday dinners TO his select
paTty OF feiioW-epicurss, who declared
that they rather liked the change in the
COOKS upon the whole, though they fire.
quentiy confessed, TO his great discomfort.
that the flavor of some little dish only
suggested the saddening memory Of what
1t migGt have been. Barring this draw
back, matters continued much as they
were oeioEe; the vacancy made by the
absence @! the son, however, was not
nlied, as his mother died in giving him
birth,
s'1ne four years after the disappear.
ance, bsker and pastry-cook named
Cbaoussal, who resided ana kept his shop
IL SUNNY street ia London, which we
will Call Jcrmyn street, suddenly gprapg
into notoriety and fame By saving sud.
denly, it not is intended to convey 8
FTenchman's idea OF the time in which it
Is possible TO achieve a city-Tide reputa-
ton, namely, twenty four hours or a week,
Dut the more stable or merited celebrity
which may be obtained among English
men or Us Americans in eight months or
year. That Chabussal hid obtained his
Seservingly and securely, there can be no
n amer OF doubt; for his custom begin
ming and continuing for long time i'll
the purchases of two Or three scores of
people, suddenly blazcd into those Of
score OF hundreds, and from ten in the
morning until four in the afternoon his
iitsie shop was thrOnged The great body
OF the crowd came on foot, but there was
multitude also who came in li7eried
carriages, which were required by the DO
lice 10 take their consecutive turns, thus
making line which often extended for
blocks. The people on the sidewalks,
too, were obliged to make a Gordon which
generally was good natured, if customers
IN advance made their purchases quickly;
and the advent OF every one bearing in
MS hand the well-kDown pure, white
papered parcel, with It's neat PINK ribbon,
was signal for a smothered cheer or
claQpilg Of hands. Sometimes there we're
wfangles and querTeis, but the peope
We're mostly too busy with their calcula-
mons 81 their chances, and of the prOba-
Die holding out Of the desired article, to
have much to say.
Tbls article was a pastry for dessert,
and which Chsbussal had received from
an old idea, and considerably ernbellished
anu placed before the public. The f1sky
crust had IN its different parts no less than
three distinct and delicate favors, while
the creamy interior, with its Drowned
mc-sag74e, was probably the most divine
Offering mans palate ever appreciated.
The composition of this was Chabussaps
special work, and was carried on in g lit
Tie cabinet with locked door which led
off from his kitchen. He was obliged at
hrst to double the number of his journey
men IN order 20 prepare the required
amount OF pastry, ana finslly such was
the Increase of his business, and tee i'm
perstive and constantly increasing de-
mands OF the public, that he was obiie Ell
again 20 double his force.
With aFreDchman's true tact and fore
sight. he fatty declined to remove To a
larger and more eleysnt place, though
Often pressed to do so by those busybodies
who love 10 c0ddle an huyhie mans &C.
cess, particularly if il costs them notaing.
He was acutely aware thai the value OF
his dessert was much enhanced by the
humoleness OF the counter over which it
was sold, and that his trade would suffer
no dininution were his customers forced
to tell their friends thai such delights
were only to be had in an inferior street
ard at the expense Of some trouble.
tie therefore remained stead .astly in
hiS fitteen-oy thirty shop, with no assis
tant but that OF his CHEEKY, nimble wife,
watching the increasing crowds with a
swelling heart and watering eye, and
meanwhile growing rapidly rich.
On the evening on which he at first be.
comes Of interest TO us, he is standing in
his accustomed place behind his counter,
with his hands 10 his waistband, for it is
long past the hour when his last speci1lit.
was surrendered to devouring hands, and
he has nothing now to do but to supply
an occasional dropper-in with his tea
biscuit Or han0ful OF cakes.
ChabGssal wis 3 large man, dressed
completely in white, with his head sur
mounted with huge cook cap, the top OF
which ne atfectedly wore inclined to the
right, which gave him something the ap-
pearance Of thrice bleached Highlander
he had smooth, full, round face, with
small, brown eyes and red lips His dress
and skin had fioury appearance, as well
as bis eyelashes and hands, but, as tbi;
WAS In consOnance with his business, &C
one objected. His wife stood by him
putting various packages into a large
basket, which being arranged TO he1
satisfaction she pushed over to thin
sickly looking, hOllow-eyed boy, who
seized il brayely, as if in hurry to be gone
"Weli, young spider-legsl" cried Cha
bussal, grufay, what have you got?"
Everything, sir" replied the boy
hesitatingly, moving slowly away.
Have you got PERKINS, rolls, Jarbold'
creamcakes, and Purdy' 8 rnacaronies, Ell ?
The lad received surreptitiOus no'
from Ch.bussaps wife, and he replied In
stantly that he had, and followed it up b,
asking timidly If he might be gone tel
minutes over his time He had neve
asked such a question before, and was lie,
to do 30 now by . fancied humor AM
good-nature In his masters rare indul