The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1870-05-12
AroYERs TEsT.
How to get NIarrIed.-A Parisian
NoveIette.


How to get Marrled.-A Parisian
NoveIette.
One fine morning in Autumn,
Linyai~ was taking walk in the
Tuilleries at Paris, and found an
open billet containing the follow
ing lines: "If the person who finds
this paper is disposed to do a benev-
olent action, he is requested to in
quire at No. 346 Rue Santiago, for
Eugenie de Mirande. Such as may
not be inclined to assist an unfor-
tunate mother are entreated, at
least, not to hinder others, and to
throw the billet again where they
found it."
Linval, the best dancer in Paris,
was just humming a new tune; he
picked up the paper, and after read
ing it, whis1ed it up into the air
with his cane and pursued his walk.
The next person who noticed it
was an elderly man, simply dressed,
who was hurrying to q public of.
fee in which he had q place, be.
cause he was already late. He con.
trived, nevertheless, to spare SC
much time as was necessary tc
read the billet; which, however
struggling up his shoulders and
raising his eyes to heaven, as mucf
as to say, "That is no concern O
mine," he carefully replaced it il
| its former situation. He was fol
lowed by a farmer general; one O
those moderate people who are sat
isfed if they can clear three thou
sand livres a day; who elated b,
their wealth, give themselves air
of much consequence, and of whom
La Bruyere says, they "hem lout
and spit far" At first he KICKED
the billet along with his foot, bu
his curiosity being excited, he tool
it up, threw his eyes over it with
scornful smile, and amused himsel
in tearing it in pieces, at the sam
muttering, ian impudent impos
ture."
The next morning a similar bill
let lay on the same spot. Th
! first person who read it took dow
the address in his pocket book an
replaced the paper. Next came
young couple who had not lon
been married, and picked up tn
billet. Julia, who expected i
about three months to become, 70
the first time, mother, said to he
husband, "Let us 60, my dear
what we can offer is little, to b
sure; but in many cases littl
may save the unfortunate from de
spair-come, let us go.". They ac
cordingly went. AFTER they ha,
found the specified number in tn
Rue Santiago, they learned tina
the house was inhabited by an oil
physician, who had retired fror
practice and was thought to b
rich, and had only one daughter
distinguished for understandin
and talents. They ascended
handsome staircase and were usl
cred into an apartment on the frs
floor, which was furnished, not mag
nificently but with great taste
They inquired for Rugenie de MI
rande, and a lady, young, elegan
and accomplished, made her appear
ance. She requested her visitor
to step into saloon that SCENE
to be the haunt Of the Muses.
Books, drawings and musical in
struments were intermingled, an
formed by no means an unpleasan
contrast with the neatness. Th
young couple could. not concciv
where persons in need of assistanc
were to be sought in such a habita
tion.
II fear, madam" said Julia. "tha
we are wrong. We found a billie
with your direction in the Tuillel
les, and expected to meet a dit
tressed person to whom we nigh
have afforded some relief; but a
that we see here seems rather to il
dicate opulence than to call for th
exercise of bencvolence."
Eugenie replied, with some en-
barrassment, that she was merel
the interpreter off very unfortunat
female, who, from relic Of prid
wished to remain unknown, bl
was deserving Of compassion. j
liza expressed a wish to become a
quainted with this lady. II am n
stranger TO distress" said she; "b
fore me she would have NO occasic
to blush" Eugenie, to crafty h
in this particular, observed thl
misfortunes had made her pnote!
so shy and mistrustful, that il WI
extremely difficult 10 gain her Co
fidencc.
aHas she any cAildreng askt
Julia. gS sg
"Three; and her husband, who
labors procured . scanty subsi
: Itence for his family, is just dea
after = long and painful Illness"
aGood God what o nIAlancho
pituationp And bow old arc b