The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-19
AARIVs B0UGBiRBs AMNESTY.
A, Stery Of One Coed Turn and
Another.

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ais study and refectld d on all that Prov.
dence had done for him. He was healthy,
good-looking- at least no girl had ever
shown him that she thought the contrary
he had a persenable figure, and knew
how to clothe it in shapely garments; he
had money in the bank, good practice,
sud had been lately elected by his fellow
lt0wnsmen to a seat in their Municipal
Council. To crown all, Master Pascal
was befrothed to Mile. Rosalie Marsault,
The only child Of the richest notary in
|the town-a pretty girl whose small
bands were to hold dowry of three
|khossand francs, to say nothing Of the
|pTomissory notes on the future, which
1--we call expectations. sat+
"Well, now, reallyw exclaimed M.
Ledoux, as he mused upon these bless
sngs; ~ can't say that fortund has
Drowned upon me-"
And he smiled. When man indulges
in such grateful turn OF thought before
be has accom- plished half of the journey
5f life, he may reasonably apprehend
that the second half of his pilgrimage
will not be so happy as the first. But
our friend Ledoux was troubled with no
nisgivings Of that kind. Sitting back
IN his chair and stroking his fresi@shaven
chin, he thought complacently of all that
he was going to do; and the while his
honest round face-for he was plump
and ruddy-beamed with an air of in
ense satisfaction. F.
sLet us see," said he, spreading out
the fat fingers of his left hand and check
Ing off his calculations upon them.
with hundred thousand francs of Ro-
Balie's dover, I'll buy an estate and
baronial chateau; the second hundred
thousand I'll invest; but with the third
hundred thousand IN buy political in
auence, and get elected member of Par
lament. Monsieur Pascal Ledoux, De-
pute.' That will look we'll upon my let
kers; then, by and by, when I AIN forty,
FIJI try for the Senate. Perhaps by that
kime shall be a Cabinet Minister. Son
|Excelknce Monsieur Ledouxp That
has nice sound. Why shouldn't be-
come d Cabinet Minister, since 50 many
other ninnies- | may, even become
President Of the Republic. Aha-ah-ah! !
Everything is possible to man whom
fortune aids"
Honest Pascal Ledoux laughed broad
1y at the idea Of coming to such high
honors; but he was quite in earnest
about his ambitious schemes. He had
always been popular; even as school
boy and student he made new friends
every day; and now he had reached
time of life when men begin to under
stand the value of being everywhere
liked. Ledoux thirsted for popularity,
becaase he had found the first tastes Of
it so sweet and fortifying. He rose and
examined himself in the glass, just to see
if he had the face of one born to august
destinies. He thought he had. He
glanced dawn his calves, and liked the
the shape of them. He stretched out his
forth his hand. crying: "Messieurs les
6enateurs" as if be were haranguing his
future colleagues, and he enjoyed the
sound of his own voice. He was in the
act of combing his hair with his fingers,
to see what style of hair-dressing suited
him bert, when there was ring at the
door, and presently his future father-in-
law, M. Marsault, the notary, walked in,
hale and bluff
"My dear Pascal" said the old gentle
man, withou preamble, "Pve come to
ask favor of you. | want you to exert
your influence to obtain the pardon of a
q transported Communist"
"Of half dozen if you like" laughed
Pascal, accommodating the notary with
= seat near the fire.
"No, not Of half dozen; heaven for
bidw exclaimed M. Marsault, as he re-
moved his gold spectacles and wiped
them on the skirt of his coat. "The man
whose pardon / want was, / think, un-
Justly condemned; his name is Marius
Bougeard. Not euphonious names l ad-
NIT, but then he had no hand in choos-
ing them. He was accused of arson,
murder, shooting, ETC., in the civil war,
Ind transported almost without trial
he had first been sentenced to death, but
le escaped execution by falling i'll of the
|aundiee at about the time fixed for his
lispatch. believe there was some ques-
ion of shooting him in spite Of his jaun-
lice"
"Such savagery makes one's blood
|oil," calculated Ledoux, who had ten
! or heart, which boiled easily. y |
"Wen, Idon't know that society would
! lave missed Bougeard much if he had
been shot," remarked the notary; "but
|ince he is alive, and has suffered more
han six years. exile, ] think it is time
hat he should have his innocence estab-
6shed. At least, such is the opinion of |
Rosalie, who is interesting herself in the
Ease."g
aAh! 1t is Mile. Rosalie who"
eyes, my daughter has heard the story
from Bougeard's mother, an old woman
sho keeps a alace-shop. Nine. Bougeard
has spoken 50 much about her son that
Rosafie feels quite touched, and this
morning she said to me: Papa, il M.
Pascal wants to make me a wedding
present, let is be Marius BougearRs par
eop. There is nothing should like bot
Ter than that"
"Such generosity honors Mile: :Resaliep