The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-10-14

the way of producing the lad. 1
M. Viol became vexed, ChabUssa
J became sad at his want of confdenc'
and assured him, with his hand upo1
his heart, that he was moving heav
en- and earth.
On the next day, an incident oc
CURED which nearly sent Chabussa
into commissions. M. ViOl was pres
ent in the shop in the evening, ant
was looked upon with about as mucl
complaisance as would be bestowed
upon a royal tiger. He said he was
very tired, and wished to know il
Chabussal would loan him his boy
for a moment to fetch a pair Of
shoes from a neighboring shop.
"I regret to say that I have no
boy, monsieur" responded Chabus-
sal promptly and politely.
"Why," spoke up an old woman,
who was purchasing some rolls,
"have you discharged that pretty lit
lit Earnest?"
"HistT whispered Chabusal, saw
lagely.
"HalloI" said NJ. Viol, coming
near; "have you a boy named Ern-
nest2"
81 once had an ugly lout of that
name, but l dismissed him for drunk
enness.-Here, wretch, is your bread.
Get along"
Chabussal reported this to madame
with chattering teeth, and she advis-
ed him to tell NJ. Viol that he would
find the boy on the next day, and
be content with the sum he was will
ling to give for the service. For,
she, urged, an accident might reveal
Ernest at any moment, and it were
better to be sure Of a generous
amount than try for q larger one,
and run the risk of losing the whole
by delay. After much discussion,
Chabussal, with a sigh, assented, say
ing that he had but one wish-and
that was to get the old woman in
his kitchen for ten minutes, and lie
would teach her to hold her tongue
by giving it to her in her hand.
The next day was one Of great
events, and NJ. Yiol again presented
himself at the usual hour in the
morning, as civil and pleasant as ev-
er. Nearly the first thing he did,
after talking necessarily about En-
est for fifteen minutes, was TO pro
duce another tumult in ChabussaIs
breast, and make nearly another rup-
ture. Chabussal determined to wait
until the afternoon, before offering
to produce the boy, as'it was barely
possible that NJ. Viol, in his despair,
might be tempted to go deeper into
his purse. But NJ. Viol, apparently,
had no such intention; and, after
chatting and signing for while, he
asked for glass of water, and i'm
mediately jumped to his feet, say.
ing that he would not think Of troub-
ling Chabussal, but would get ithim-
self, and proceeded toward the rear
apartment to ChabussaTs consterna-
tion. AS soon as he could master
his tongue, he begged him to stop;
but NJ. Viol kept on.
81 order you not to touch that
doorF thundered Chabussal, making
toward him. "My wife is there; she
is indishabille."
NJ. Viol instantly apologized, and
sat down with an unconcerned air,
which contrasted strongly with Cha
bussars heat and rage.
A word here about NJ. Viors i'm
pertuabability. He had been some
sort Of diplomat, in a large way,
in his own country, and was well
used, therefore, the concealment,
it was expedient to use the
valuable power. 1t was afterWard
found that, by all reason and proba-
bility, such an occasion presented it.
self at the exact moment when he
was prevented from rushing into
back-chamber, and that,
despite his calm countenance, IL.
Viol was on fire internally.
This was the result Of q habit he
had of wearing his eyes open, accOr-
ling to his education, and Of revers-
ing the usual order of things by con
every human being plot
ting scoundreI until he proved to be
otherwise inclined.
The particular impulse which put
his soul and suspicious IN arms in
this little ENHANCEMENT vas the ac-
,idential sight of a stray napkin,
which lay upon the counter during
one Of his visits and Of which there
is more said further on.
This affair Of the glass of water
threw both the baker and his wife
into fever Of anxiety, and they
wished heartily that the incubus was
off their shoulders. 1t so happened
that the day was stormy, and, al
though the crowd which came to
BUY Chabussaps dessert was i'm
mense, and seemed larger than usual
such was really not in fact, and for
the first time in his life he had few
Of his dishes left over. He foresaw
that such would be the fact, and he
stopped selling at very early hour,
with the customary reason that he
had sold out that days quantity.
This the assembled people, to the
extent of something like fifty, posi-
lively refused to believe-for Chab-
lssai's little trick was rather shallow
after all-and the fifty tired men,
lrenched with rain-Water, pounded
It his door and shutters with a Wig
IT which was unprecedented. They
lung about, hoping, as crowds al
ways hope; that pretty soon some
hing would appear to satisfy them;
md, sustained by their own shouting
md clamor, they raised such a tu-
multi that Chabussal and madame
ooked at one another several times
N alarm.
But they had many other things
70 think of, and, as soon as NJ. Viol
presented himself, nearly torn to
pieces. Chabussai admitted him, and
paid but little further attention to
What was going on outside; and
therefore the noise grew fiercer, if
AS for NJ. Viol-how Chabussal
and madame watched his temper -
nothing could be more suaYe and
polite, and the two exchanged looks
Of great qualification; and Chabussal
v,o1o mn biS mind fO rDoba him a