The daily gazette., 1883-07-28
Croisilles.
,.,,,s1 for the Modern Age,
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.,,. strsspge speech the young man
uBt out iaug,r" ,.s air :" he replied, ''if you are
"dy iSl'n' Gambling room you have only
oklg lol ior am going there.
follow n' c,llowed bin, and after lew
lIoislileS, ,ath entered handsome house
eP h.y were cordially received by q
bere 'pg Gentleman. Many young men
buTuy V,I I, seated about green table;
tIe w.. 4".D Dulodesty took place oeslae Ihs, an
\ I n less than an hour he nAu ''s' "'' ~Oo
U.s. ,ot out as sad as is possible for a
be Nsn' hlIIrycs himself beloved. de had
vtt WY ,,Ib which to pay for dinner, but
plhng =, "' that which troubled him.
Ess NV .sn an do now," he asked himself,
wv aas 'anaci eTi To whom In this city can i
ogs' 'V' Wno would be willing to loan me
Ppf ,n tbe house which / cannot sellf'
lou'' "" fbis dilemma he met his dew
Nal'' i lie did not hesitate to address him
FoSrI' ,nnli.h enough to di close the cir
d was 'Ju', IN which he found himself. The
sIsuvSI nON M n Great desire TO buy the house;
" nav " aoHe 10 see IL only from curiosity, or
nsu s' IN satisfy his conscience,
lDa' dog when pas sing by
!. into kitchen, the door
(. sAich Is open, 10 see If there 10 any,
w. ""tl 10 steal. But Croisilles was In such
Is psir 40 sad, and SO stripped OF all re-
sIan' ,bst the lew could not resist the
VIZ ',a,;on of incouveniencing himself q
Ip'"nD, " 20 nav for the house. He offered less
a' charter OF what 1t was worth.
A. nGIa. embraced him, called him his
iol'p,u .ad and dcliyerer, blindly signed cut
taa, sud ronlracl, and the following morning,
.,..,or of 400 new louis, started again for
sI's,v s,n.e where he had beeu so politely and
".LIv ruined the night before.
~ his way he passed along the wharf. A
'.s WAS setting sail; the wind was gentle,
.,s calm. On every side merchants,
S,v. marine officers in uniform were COM
70 md going. Porters were wneellng I'M
sr.e hales of merchandise. Light boats
0tied the water In every direction; passen-
~ were saving their tarewclls; on eaen
~ could he read fear, impotence, hope;
N in the midst Ofall the hustle which sur
on,drd il, the majestic ship was tossing
Xiv. swelling It's proud sails.
taT ,lrligbttul il would be, thought Croi
nes 10 risk in this way all that one pos
,,s. and 10 seek fortune beyond the
a, How inspiring to watch that ship
mart laden with so much riches, with the
ais, OF so many families What joy TO see
return. bringing back double of what was
ntrl,lel to it, prouder and richer than
b,n il sailed Why am not one Of those
Merchants Whocannot play in that way
~ 4OO louis What green table that vast
"a on which to try ones fortune why
hOuld not tuy some bales Of cotton silk 2
Whst eau prevent ne, since have the
money! Why should that captain refuse to
arry nv goods! And who knows-iDstead
N going to lose this poor little all Of mine
a A gambling room, might double IL, per-
AIDS triple IT,, In all honorable enterprise !
Julie really loves me she will
wiling To wait several years, and
ksill remain faithful until ! can marry her.
Commerce sometimes procures benefits
srester than one thinks; there is no lack Of
instances Of quickly made aud unexpected
fortunes gained thus on these changing
waves Why should Providence not bless
D attempt made with purpose so laudable
10 worthy Of its protection Among these
merchants who have amassed so much
wealth aud who send their ships to the ends
blthe earth, there is more than one who
eOmmeucea with smaller sum than mine.
They have prOspered with the aid of God;
Thy should not ! prosper in my turns 1t
seems to me that fair wind is whistiing In
these sails, and that this vessel inspires con-
ddence. Come, the die is cast; will speak
10 this captain, whose appearance l like; l
will then write to Julie, aud hope to be-
come skilliul merchant.
The greatest danger which people who are
always little foolish run, is that of occa-
tlOnaly be-, ming utterly so. The pUor boy,
without further reflection, put his caprice
into execution. Finding goods to buy,
when one has money and knows nothing al
all about them is the easiest thing in the
world. The captain, to oblige Croisillest
took him to the store of one of his friends
who sold him as much cotton and silk as he
could pay for; the whole, put on a drag
was quickly carried on board. Croisilles,
IN ecstacy and full of hope, had himself
written his name in large letters on the
oatSi be watch d Them slowed away with
unltleTable joy; the hour Of departure soor
arrived and the ship swung off from tht
wharf
VI.
II necessary to say that In this transac
uon Cr0lsllcs had retained nothing; more
OSr Ills house was sold; all that was lei
70 hin was the clothing hat he had on; M
lOme, and not sou. With all the best in
leltlOnS In the world, Jean could have nj
llea That bis master was reduced tn such
suaiN Cf0Silles was not too proud, bu
looeareless to tell him; lie took TO sleeping
under the stars; and as fer his meals, her,
% te calculation that he made; he supposed
'lst u would be six months before the yes
tl winch carried his fortune would return
haVre. He sold, not without regret,
gOld watch which his father had gwen him
anu which luckily he had retained. /
brought him 36 louis; that was enough /,
ave on ior about six months, at four sous
uay lie had no doubt that it was sufficient
suu' feassured for the present, he wrot
Naieinoselle Godeau, to tell he
what he had done. He carefully re
naleu IRON alluding in the letter to his dis
t' utsS' on the contrary, he announced tina
ne nau engaged in magnificent busines
'ulefp prise, the results of which would b
ssTreay sry aud sure; he explained that tn
ieGrette," ship OF $50 tons burthen wa
"a. tsat.lylag 10 the Baltic his cottons and hi
sn s.iAs' He enlreated her to remain faithful
,ol year, reserying to himself the right t
s9A lor sun longer time, and on his par
"e lowed eternal love.
/, "heh MademOiselle Godeau received tn
b. tes'ef' she was seated by the fire, holding
n.i, nsi nalil, Tor ascreen, ono of those bulletin
s..l a.aIea III seaport towns, which note tn
a. %'Nal aud departure of the ships, and 8
ba, tut same tima give news of accidents. Sh
in,a., Iau nsVef, as might be supposed, taken an
bi'es' baS III matters OF this kind, an
u ,So., ueV even glanced at sing
%. Ynve' Oh these bulletins. Croisilles' lette
vas ihe cause OF her reading IL
TSioS vIJ Enich she was holding; the first wor
GF'o aPlom met her eyes was the name ,
P,aeun Pr,guretle'" The ship had stranded on IL
ns.," r,suVn coast the very night after its d
gaease' sraat e., The crew had been saved vii
lost. ou' al 'he cargo hao Det
MAD maMua1demoiselle Godeau at this news r