Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-06-28
Terry OF 4 FRENCH REFUGEE

Inm rh.u irrs' Jsuinil
tcrsccnlun uf the lluguenots in
iuncc In the ieirn Of Louis XIV, both
Ni,iruud aittrthrr IL vucAiiuL Of the EdiCt
u Nuntes OGSh, is matter of history, and
a1,i, sorrow iul matter il is; for II may
r -sld to have led to that series Of
utnnl disasters, which is yet apparent
lao from being concluded. Among the
fgrfs from the IersecutiOn was "A
Young man, James Fuutuine, the desccn-
daul uf "a family of rank, whose father,
n consideration Of altered fortunes, drop
DID The adstOcratic De ld aud assumed
tle Ilain surname Of Fontalne. For two
% three generations, the Fontaines had
hpu Protestant pastors In the southwest
.l rnucV,and james was destined TO FOL
Hy the same cnluug. tho ugh, Whlt was
1.HtiItnMkAari. hr iml ed in his gait,
tnA hayn,. teen let uc, idI tai! fai hy
nurse whrt an infant. Born In 1858.
d. WAS stlll youth, and had Just begun
t.it preacher, when the persecution be-
rgat its height, diagOous we've plunder-
lo- and killing without mercy, churches
w,ie being destroyed, aud vast crowds OF
utlmppy people were trying to escape to
msm0d, in which unll Il limited number
eclr succe, -ful the famous French re-
4.,rs who brought 10 our shores a
luuwtdge Of divers industrial arts
which have intellectually enriched the
country.
lhr Rev. James Funiainc, as lac desig-
nil.- himself in u work recently publish
ce from nn original autOhic cgrnphy, got
aaiN with considerable Il niculty,n cum
lIly with u young lHdy Who Was to be
l~ wife, and two or three friends. The
Iaty, after hanging about the French
D.-t in boat, near tile Isle Of Oleron,
V"r humuutly tak'u ON hoard an Eng
H.a merchant yess-l which after Seating
n-nll It contrary winds for eleven days
r'.clrd App.odorc, small town near
iH. mouth Of Ike Taw, in DevOnshire.
liNius paid passagr-noney for the party
tr Youthful preacher had only twenty
.Iu listurs left, besides six silve
..upu-. a silver watch, and n diamond
ri. @ worth ten or twelve pistOlcs.
80 Bamslnplr, TO which they mad'
NlIr way, the forlOm refugees wtrl
i1.drl with mLsh kindness, of which
ilfl stoOd greatly in reed, for owing q
.Lurlnces Of provisions on board ship
ury we're almost iamshCd, ana raven
O-ly ate the bread that was set bcfOr
tu. Now b g,n Fuutairc's sdvon
Boz rs. from which he seems to have beet
OF nn eager, speculative character-
OHuecful. versatile, aud equally read
Wtachine, ttachit ., manufacturing
o. hDrpiug shop. Not, prIhaps, tina
lAlc was anything singular IN thes
SO tude>, for the French generally, mde
lf,.-utc Of misfortune have an anazn
tu,y IN turning their hand to whateye
isl.e In the AHy. The first thing tina
luprced uur hero was the comparntiy
cmuinrss Of biscuits, On getting wv
large ones for a penny, he instantly COZ
ccivcd the notion Of buying grain, an
Npotlng il ON speculation to France
" ere il was at the Time very dear. IN
ehicl difficulty lay in the want of capita
hut at all events, there were the twenl
p'-iu'rs, the six silver spoons, and u
silver watch; and his intended wife po
se-srd a.goldmeek-S -Shain,a pearl neck-lac
hn emerald, aud diamond worth ~
pstulcs all which wealth he was pr
pared TO risk on the enterprise. Havll
been taken iuto the house Of "a CHART
u'e gentleman, Il Mr.. DOwne, at Barnst
llr, he induced him to charter vess
aud risk some money. The speculate
was cutered on. Il proved so suecessi
a' tD encourage a second SHIPMENT b
4 lh., was disappointing. A third ventu
II
Il 10 hiing a return cargo Of salt. I
raliuin employed when quitting FranI
took ON board a large number of wealt
refugees. These he plundered of all th
'aluablcs, ran the vessel ashore on
& coast OF spain, where II went TO wret
& aud the salt returned to the sea wher
came. Worse than all, the unfortun.
lasseuRers were barbarously drown'
The rautaiu having psntpd n lady W
Was huoyel up by means Of u thick.qu
ed prtlicoat plunged her under the wa
with boat hook, and held her down
& life was extinct. With their ill-goti
Il wealth, the captain and crew went
laliz, purchased a vessel, and took
81 priyateerng. The result as regards II
Z iaine can he imagined. Watch, ell
n splons, gold chain, and so on, had all
+ De disposed Of, ''aud something still
Wglned unpald.n
j Now poorer than ever, tho yot
n French refugee was exposed to a !
II 'elhldallOn. Mr.. Dnwne had sig
4 possessing certain ''charms of mind
s dsosition," but fshort, thin, salll
8 aud marked with the small-poxi s
n advantages, however, being, as 81
n might think, outweighed by a dowrl
81 Three thousand pounds. Carrying '
Il her this handsome fortune, she fori
n The wish to become Madame Fonta
81 ana persuaded her brother to open
a matrimonial negotiations. He was
unwilling to do so, for il would ai
MIN an opportunity of doing a littl
N The matrimonial line on his own acco
n IN word, he had fallen in love with
& Young French lady, Fontaine's fdncs,
X w lake her out of the Way would