Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-07-24

Henri "I have thus far in life always paid
all just claims against me, and you are one
of the last persons whom should think of
honoring by remaining their debtor"
II shall be very glad but when does
your honor think l can touch the mon
ey7
"As soon as my affairs are in better
condition." said D'Albignac, modesty.
"And ill then you propose to continue
on increasing your debl, ] suppose re-
turned the Luckstul. mo, no +; to that
cannot consent"
81 thiuk the best thing | can do is 10
leave ycu ur house at once" said D'A bignac,
spruSing 10 his feet and seizina his hat
"there are other people in the world be
sides you, aud better, too, trust"
"Tul tut sit down again and let us
talk like two sensible men," demonstrated
the hucksler. "Ynu shall see that mean
well with you"
Curious to know IN what way his land
luid's interest In him would manifest it.
sell, HeUri sat down and lo"hed him full
In tue face.
81 ueed Il trustworthy man 10 drive
''hh' "h' oC' Nb my tuNA'HltlN Nitu NNbt-
tables" Cornhll began. "Will you he
that MANI"
"Will I--whut are yuu mad ?" cried
DAlbignac, in doubt whether he had heard
srlght
"What else can you dor Nothing that
can see," replied the huckster, Struggling
his shoulders. Think il over-I will give
you Till tomorrow evening to consider II
you refuse, you need expect nothing more
from me. And what you will do then in
this big city, without friends and without
means, Heaven only knows! Besides, I
shall expect you To pay me before you
leave my house."
With these words he LEFT the room. Henri
remained for while, seated at the window,
considering what course TO pursue in his
extremity then he rose and went 10 a res
taufant, where lie was in the habit of get
ting his dinner. Arrived there, he took a
seat at table at which two elegantly dress
ed gentlemen were already seated, and or
dered some roast. beef and a salad, which
was all the few small coins that still re.
mained to him would pay for. The beef
he found entirely TO his liking; the salad,
on the contrary, he pushed aside as abso-
lutely unfit to be eaten.
Meantime, three more fashionable young
men Of the world had seated themselves at
the table. They smiled as he pushed the
salad aside and nodded assent as he said -
"What an abominab'e mess they give
you here under the name Of salad with
us, In France, salad is very different
sort of thing"
"Tben you are Frcnchman, sir ?" ask
ed one Of the gentlemen, in courtly tone.
"Is It true that your countrymen are the
adopts have heard they are in the dress
| ing OF salads ?"
"That Is one Of the arts in which they
are certainly proticient,' replied the
| FrenchmaD.
"But the secret Is, Of course, not known
to every one; il is probably only in the
hands of professional cooks and epicures ?"
"Not at ALL" replied Henri every child
with us knows how to dress salad tit for
king. True our 'peti crepe is a very
| different SOFT Of a vegetable from the bitter
lettuce that grows in England
II fear you do our gardeners injustice f; The
lettuce they raise is good enough, it only
requires 10 be properly dressed
The discussion was continued at some
length when one of the Englishmen turn
ed to D'Alt ignac, and asked if he would
not undertake to prepare a salad then and
there after the French manner.
"Certsinly! why HotP" replied Henri ;
whereupon the waiter was called, aud all
the necessary ingredients were imme-
dIately ordered for the dressing Of IA salad
a la Franchise.
Then the young nOblemam went to work
answering. meantime, the questions of the
Englshmen with regard to his country
and his impressions of theirs. And thus II
came that he told his interlOcutors his own
story-that he was an emi2re, had exhaust
ed all his means, and was at loss to know
what TO do, or which way TO turn. In. due
time the salad was dressed. tasted and pro-
nounced superb. Indeed, one of the young
Englishmen was so well pleased that he
Insisted on testifying his appreciation ei
the Frenchinans art by presenting him
with ive-pound bank-note.
Henri very naturally, objected at first IL
accept 1t, but the Englishman would listen
TO no excuses, and he was finally compelled
to yield. AT parting, they took his ad-
dress. and assured him that he would heal
from them again. D'Albgnac returned tc
his lodgings in a much better frame ol
mind than he had been for many days
His first step was to satisfy his importu
nate landlord with the five pounds thai
had so fortunately fallen into his hands
his second, 10 look for other quarters. The
huckster was not little chagrned to Sc,
his tenant leave him, but he made no eff
fort to induce him to remain. 1--WE shal
see," he thought; "you will be glad tC
come back to me and accept my ofier-i
not to-day nor tomorrow, then later. Re
turn you are sure TO, for what can you
friendless and InOneyless, do in London?'
Henri found, in the same street, in th,
house OF a weaver, a modest apartmen
that answered his purpose. He now be
gan to look diligently about for SOM
means of earning a livelihood, and though
no more of the salad adventure until h.
was reminded of II in manner that, in hi
impoverished condition, was most agree
able. -Four or five days had elapsed, when
one morning, he received note il
which he was politely requested to do III
writer the favor TO come, on certain day
at a specified hour, to one of the handsom
est mansions in Grosvenor square, in orde
that the guests at large dinner-part
might profit by his skill in salad-dressinQ
Grosvenor square in those days was th
most fashionable part of London. One
known in that neighborhood, and his fam
= could not fail to ex tend throughout the city
l The yonng Frenchman had sufficient SO
= gacity to see that his skill in dressing salad
4 | miuhf ha nnada In afriava hio f,rtunaa. Il