The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-03-23

quent memDer lof uIteIl9 pun
verized NJ. c., the Radical Deputy
who interrupted him, was omitted.
N. c. said =" "Pardon me, my
dear NJ. Tartine," interposes the
money man, 4" am aware how valu-
able your time is. l shall not be a
minute. Here is the Cigdre,s money
article of yesterday. Do you see
these lines? They may prove the
death of the 'Oyster-Shel! Joint Stock
Utilization Company in which the
savings of thousands are invested;
and | am convinced nothing can be
| further from your thoughts g Moth
ing" assents NJ. Tartine. "Well, but
look groans the money man. . 1ou
say there is adepression on our shares.
| Only think of the immensely OF the
undertaking on which we are embark
ed Picture to yourself the millions
of oyster shells that formerly lay about
idle, but which now, through our in
strumentality, may be the means of
pouring gold into the homes of the
penurious. Ours is no mere specula-
ton; it is patriotic enterprise; and
surely journal like the Cigare ought
to encourage it. Oh! | know what
you were going to reply; but even
surprising it to be true that the shares
were depressed, will the saying so III
your paper tend to make them go up
again? Remember, it is in the inter
est of our shareholders, our trusting
shareholders, not in my own, that |
am urging this, and there some fun
bling in the pocket), 81 think if you
were to intercalate this iii your next
money article, it would spare you a
pang or two of remorse should our
company ever unhappily collapse
which, mind, am certain it never
WILL eyes, but-One moment"
calculates NJ. Tartine. " Yes, as many
moments as you like" answers the
money man, "and if you like | will
explain you all the working of our
company. Ihave thoughtfully brought
the prospectuses with me-" And he
sits down.
1t takes half an hour by the clock
before NJ. Tartine can dispose of the
money man, who has piled figures
with an energy of lung which drives
his nearer stark desperate. He is
compelled to surrender at discretion,
: and the money man then makes his
atfable bow, vOwing that conversation
with M. Tartine is quite pleasure
and profit. He is scarcely gone when
the office-boy enters to say there are
three more gentlemen waiting to see
the editor, and two ladies; and at the
same moment comes the printers
French printer, brisk, discursive,
and by alternate fits Respondent and
t over sanguine-to say there is nocopy
, on hand, that half the paper ought tC
be made up by this time, and that
, everything will to certainty be late
" But what am / to do?" calculates
NJ. Tartine in frenzy; g / can't write
the whole paper" "But has Mon
sieur read his letters 2" inquiries
, the printer. "What letters 2" asks
NJ. Tartine, and here his eye lights FOL
the first time on three scores O
, unopened envelopes arranged
symmetrically before him. I" Tel
everybody that am busy!" he roars
to the otfice-boy; let not soul come
, in." "But the gentlemen and the tive
, ladies ~ demonstrates the boy. :. LIE
; them be -! let them come to-mor
. row when | am not here" yells NJ
: Tartine; and feverishly he break
: open the envelopes in rapid success
: sion. To the editor of the Cigare-
, Sir: One of your contributors asserts
: that Remus died in the year 753 B. G..
the correct date of that historical
, event is" "Sir: lam surprised
. to see one of your contributors, in al
f luding to the death of Remus, appear
D to put faith in the existence of tina
, parsonage. Surely he must be awar
: that - "SIr: That the long ex
. ploded fallacy as to the death o
y Remus should have found a place il
s your columns strikes me as being il
e every way deplorable." ~ wish t.
E heaven" breaks out M. Tartine, "tha
0 Remus what's the matter now ?
h This is to the office-boy, who ha
I, come back scared, to say that tn
n gentlemen outside refuse to go away
a and have sent in their cards. NJ. Tar
t tine chances at the pasteboards; the,
a are those of officers on the staff, ant
| the words "afaire d'honaeur ar
4 penciled in the corner of one of them
0 Needs must when honor drives, ant
: the gentlemen are introduced. +" L
k these delicate matters it is better t
d speak plainly and at once" begin
e the bluffest of the military men in
+ voice that makes the windOw-pane
: rattle. &C An insult has been offered
t. and either full apology or repara
: ton by arms must be the alternative.
h "But what insult has been offered +?
v inquired nonplussed NJ. Tartine. ID
. you call this no insult, sir 2" sings on
:, the military man, thrusting a bac
!" number of the Cigare under NJ. Tan
r tines face and flashing lightning fror
IS his eyes and reads: There is n
e Disgusting that ever since they hav
[. been put into their new jackets, wit
J, fur round the collars, the officers {
e the staff display an unfortunate like
o ness to tropical ed-legged and ruff
bird ooIlad +ba Soudnu onnSo - IS Pr