The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-15

utSe"ue sat GIcCt III tuC CdItldg6 us Ii lie
We're on horseback in the van of ten battal-
ions, dressed in neat blue, and with a stock
about his throat to nold up his collar. We
arrived at the chateau, and he introduced
me to the Duchess anil the four infants.
Heavens, such youth grace, loveliness.
The Duchess was not over thirty and the
lovellest of ner sex, the children angels.
How shall describe the library, when |
have already exhausted my store of adject-
tives? Ten thousand volumes, one hundred
portfolios Of engrayings, and not book
not print, but had its history Old chroni>
Giles, in velum, editsones princpes, their orr
gina bindings carefully restored, artist
proof engravings from BURNS whose touch
is consecration-it was a treasury. And
such wine as appeared on the table at din
ner!
Duke, you are happy MANI l cried,
as the Duchess handed me cup of Coffee
when l could take no more wine, Lafts
though it was. The Duke sighed. almost
NJ Gouiet, said the Duchess. laughing
'.but one thing more is needed to complete
the happiness of NJ. Saint Emilion-' And
that is" "a copy Of the princeps edition
of Francois Villon," saidthe Duchess, laugh
ing ASSURE yOu. DiD4AOpullc JdCuueS,
my friend, said the Duke, rousing out of his
abstraction, Il do not need anything more
to put the capstone to my happiness, but if
only could recover princeps Villon-you
will see | have all the rest. Marot Ronsard,
the chroniclers, the missalists, the roman
cers-the absence of Villon does beyond
doubt make void-but, as you see, am
happy. so long as Madame the Duchess and
the children-but still, l will give you
thousand crowns and all expenses paid if
you will but recover for me the long lost
Villon," s.My dear Duke | cried. Il de-
dictate myself to that work. You can count
on me with assurance. 1t may be six months
it may be year: but | will surely find you
a Villon.'' The Duke gratefully pressed
my hand, the Duchess pinned a rosebud up>
on my coat and said | was gallant man, as
she led the way to the drawing room.
When my visit was at an end, | put Para
disc behiud me and returned to Paris, after
writing two sonnets, expressive of my sen
timents, in the album upon Madame the
Duchess little boudoir table and ex-
changing snuff bones with the little Able
Surin, Madame's disecteur and the Dukes
fast friend and librarian. The first thing
did, after going to my stall, was to visit the
national library and the Mazarin library
also. and look at the copies IN all, quarto,
one III sheep. moth eaten: two in vellum,
iltle-page missing from one, but each in true
mocaronic style. ""Franscois Viilon. Poe
sizes 1889. Blessie exit. Edlto j. Carolo.
| consulted all the biographies; J. Carolus
was not noted as having published any but
this one book at Blois, nor were his success
sors mentioned. The street. of the shop was
not given. went TO Blois. | searched
through all the musty archives of that an
clent city. There were j. Careluses, j.
Chasles, ]. Charlie ) plenty, notaries mer-
Gers. shop keepers, goldsmths, wine sellers,
a string Of names through four centuries,
but the taroi booksellers were not nor the
Garol publishers. did not despair.
took the Garoluses in order. as far as they
were extant IN the fifteenth century. The
eldest and most respectable branch of the
name was the notary tamily. There were
records OF deeds executed by Johannes
Curolus from ti31 down 70 1913. in a con
tinuous series; ohannes Carolus tor q huns
dred year, nsu Jehaa Carries. Charles
Charles. inditiercntlS, always a; the house
/. Rue de Tours. After l1l3 this house
was occupied by the Fripiers, notaries
still. until isis. when il was pulled down to
give place 70 the Restaurant du MAJ, Mars
IN eu'sthef' | seafcEed me records sum
luFtneF- IN 4'V'' Jean fFPlef married
Jeanne Altlolte' so4e Laughter q Malife
Jean = masses, rotary Il wa likely, then,
mat fflplts Wa ehAstes successor III the
fe1nate ilhe. VINO STE" anything aooui me
Oh mouse No- = tue ne tours. "nat haa
| become VI tAe furniture. the books, the ruo-
oish. iuere MAJ eeeH an auction sale. Mar
I'm OH sefFen' tot4 me. ana foahd the
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bs91s Tor AuiNifea years, ne aAd his an-
eestofS, ih iAe oooNs = page containing the
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