The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-06-24

6. ast ar ~ 1ammt, IaEpac 81
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aaa d. Caa5e aa FasIira .as-
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aas'rsf. ae .eI ua aea Ae t.a era ns.-
ag .m hl l#orH. ...
lu shs hgaf I.al there cams % Paris
s man who called himself We De Lssa,
and wss 20 lnfcribcd upon BIZ passports.
he came FROM vieana, aad said be Was q
Hungarian, who owned estates % lbe
borders of the Bauat, not iar from Zepta.
I BE was . small man, aged thirty dye,
With pale aud mysterious face, long
blonde bslr, vague, wandering blue
/ e5s, and mouth Of singular drmues
( he dressed cArtlessly aud iuefTcetiyely,
snd spoke and talked without much en-
prcsscmcnt III. companion, presumably
bic IS lie, en the other hand, ten years
younger lhsn be, was 3 striSingly beau
liful woman, Of that dark, rich, yelyely,
luscious, pure Hungarian type which Is
30 nigh akin to the gypsy blood. AT the
theatres, on the Bois, at the cafes, on tho
boulevsrds, aud everywhere that Idle
Paris disports itself, Madame Aimee de
Lass attracted great attention and made
a sensation,
They lodged in luxurious apartments
on the Rue Richelieu, freqnented the
best places, received good company, en-
tertained handsomely, aud acted in every
way Is il possessed Of considerable
wealth. Lasa had always q good balance
chez Schneider, Ruter et Gle, The Austri.
al bankers In Rue Rivoli, and Madame
wore diamonds Of conspicuous lustre.
How did il happen, then, that the Pre-
{ feet Of Police saw ct TO suspect Monsieur
and Madame de Lasa, and detailed Paul
| Delessert, Que Of he most ruSe inspectors
of the force, to pipe him? The fact is,
The Insignificant man with the splendid
wife was very mysterious personagc,
and it is tho habit of The, police to imag-
inc that mystery always hides either the
conspirator, tho adventurer, or the charl-
alan. The conclusion TO which the Pre-
feet bad come in regard TO n. de Lasa
was that he was an adyenturer and
charlaian too. Certainly 3 successful
opa than far la vroa siua,,i. rl,r ,rnb
trusiye, aud had in no way trumpeted
the wonders W hich IL was his mission 10
perform. Yet in few weeks after he
had established himself in Paris the salon
OF Nj. dc Lasa was the rage, and the
number OF persons who paid the fee Of
100 francs for single peep into his
magic crystal, and a single message by
his spiritual telegraph, was really aston
ishing, The secret Of this was that
NJ d. Lssa was a coujnrer and diviner
whose Gretans.3n were ouuiscicnt and
w.of reIigtoAs a'ways cane true.
DeIassat- did uo. hud il very difficult
tc Sc an Introduction and adm ssi0a 10
y Laea aloCu. Tie reception cccu,,
rcd every other 5ay--tvo lours ia tie
forenoon, three hours IN ,ae 1veuiug. Ii
wag evening when Inspector Delesscrt
called, IN bis assumed character of NJ.
Flebry, virluoso in jewels and a convert
to Spiritualism. lie found the handsome
parlors brilliantly lighted, and charm
ing assemblage gathered Of well.pleased
guests, who did not at all seem to have
come to learn their fortunes and fates,
while contributing to the income Of their
host, but rather TO be there out of com
plaissnce to his virtues and gifts. Nine
de Lasa performed upon the piano or
conyersed from group TO group in way
that seemed 10 be delightful, while ".
de Lasa walked about or sat in his insig-
nifcant, unconcerned way, saying a
word now and then, but seeming to shun
everything that was conspicuous. Ser
wants handed about refreshments ices,
cordials, wines, etc, and Delesscrt could
have fancied himself dropped in upon
quite modest evening entertainment, al
together en- regle, but for one or two
noticeable circumstances which his OBJ
servant eyes quickly took in. 4r
Except when their host or hostess was
within hearing the guests conversed to-
geiber in low tones, rather mystcriously
and with not quite so much laughter as
is usual on such occasious. At intervals
a very tall and dignided foolman would
come TO q guest, aud, with a profound
bow, present him a card on silver sal
yer. The guest would then go out, pre-
ceded by the solemn servant, and when
he or she returned to the salon some
did not return at sll-lbey invariably wore
a dared or puzzled look, were confused
astonished, frightened or amazed. All
this was so unmistsksbiy genuine, and
De Lasa tnd his wife seemed so uHcon-
cerned amidst Il all, not 10 ssy distinct
from 1t all, that DeIessert could not avoid
being foreibly struck aud considerably
I puzzled .. ...
Two or three little incidents, which
came under Delesserts own immediate
ottrvatiou, viii suflce to make plsiu
/ the character Of the Impressions made
upon those present. A couple Of gentle
men, both Young, both Of good social
condition, aud evidently very intimate
! friends, we're converting together and
/ luioyiug one spotber At Erea, rate when
tie dignihed fooiman summoned Al
phouse. lie laughed gsyly. Tsrry q
uomeut, cher Auguste, said be, and thou
.haR know al The particulars Of this