West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-08-07

| band was I'm his workshop. On going
| thither she found the door locked. and
her repeated applications for admis-
sion were UNDECIDED Greatly alarmed.
she tried 10 break open the door. hut
was unable TO do so. Afghan, who had
gone with Buchy TO Po,ticrs. had not
returned, and she, therefore. sent
| Maria TO the village OF Losay for the
blacksmith. He came with his tools
and soon broke open the door Iouard
! lay back in an old-fashioncd eaSv-cha;r.
On the floor at his right hand side. Law
shoemaker's knife, which he had
used for the cutting of leather washers
Tor screws. The blood was over the
iioor and had spurted out upon the de X
IN front of which the old man was
seated. On the desk lay a sheet of
paper. The pen lay at its side, and the
ink was on the left hand side. lie had
evidently just been writing before his
death. The paper on the desk bore
three or four lines in Louard's hand
! writing. The paper was spotted with
blood. IL contained these words:
my DEAR LOUISE: / know not how
TO announce TO you what am about to
write. | am afraid it will give you a
great shock. l shall now end nv
| life
From the left side pocket of Louard's
coat an envelope protruded 1t con
tanned letter from "A lawyer of LYONS.
announcing the fact that Louard' 5
cousin. Leon Creuzot, had died and left
Louard sole heir to an estate of three
million francs. This Creuzot was older
than Louard, and had been IA successful
and miserly merchant Louard and he
were nrnhana anl hrA,,grbt
gether by an aunt at Lesay.
All agreed that Louard had com
mitted suicide The date of the letter
| showed that he had had it i'm his
| possession for some days, and its con
tents were supposed TO have turned his
brain. The body was inferred, and i'm
due time the widow and her children
came into possession of the large fort
une which Louard had inherited before
his death.
Afghan showed himself an expert
man OF business. He condoled with
the widow and her children. attended
to the business connected with the in
heritance, and brought all the affairs to
speedy and most satisfactory con
clusion. Then he suggested to the
widow improvements and alterations
on the estate.
All the lands formerly sold by Lou
ard were bought back and greatly i'm
proved. The old chateau was restored
to its former beauty. The tower. i'm
which was the room where Louard had
persisted, was torn down and rebuilt.
The windows were replaced with more
modern ones. The furniture was re-
paired and restored All the old pieces
were carefully preserved, but new fur
niture and upholstery were procured
for the reception-rooms and bedrooms
all of which were chastely and elegant
ly renovated and fixed up The stables
and barns were removed from their
former site, and the ruins ii an old
dover house which they had occupied
were beautifully restored. This lovely
dwelling stood n quarter of mile from
the chateau, on the banks of the stream
already alluded to, surrounded with
beautiful gardens.
When Afghan had finished his work
it was pronounced perfect. The outlay
had been very small, for Afghan dis
closed himself rs an accomplished
architect, and superintendent all the
work. Every centime expended was
carefully accounted for. and Madam
Louard was profuse with thanks for the
way in which Afghan, in less than
year, had transformed the old, dilapi-
dated estate into "a place of unrivaled
beauty.
Madam" said Afghan, modestlv.
81 have done my work, and it is time
for .ue TO depart. You can now man
age your own affairs, with the help of
Lawyer Orrilot, of Lesay, and there is
no need of my further trespassing on
your hospitality"
The widow protested against his de
parture, but he insisted. Finally. when
she closely pressed him, with tears i'm
her eyes, TO explain his reason for quit
ting Lcsay. he admitted with much
hesitation, that he was in love with her
eldest daughter, Marie.
That need not stand in the way. NV
son" said Madam Louard. iovfulIv.
''for am certain that it would be as
agreeable to Marie to become your wife
as 1t would be to you"
And so the matter was settled. and
on September j, 1861. Marie became
Madam Afghan, and she and her hus-
band took up their residence at the
Dover House already described.
Soon after this it was announced that
Buchy, who had been under expert
medical treatment ever since hi. re-
moval TO Potion, had recovered so far
as he ever could. His bodily functions
were in good condition. and he had "A
better and more healthy look than he
had ever had before. but he was hone
less imbecile and never spoke. He ate.
drank, walked and amused himself rs a
child might, but never showed any si0n
of intelligence. I'm this condition he
was brought home, and male nurse
was procured to take care Of him. One
day Dr. Levisse, a physician who had
charge Of his case at Potion. brought a
learned doctor from Paris 10 see Buchv.
lie was very interesting case. and the
Partisan doctor. Turbigne, examined
the case with great interest
''lt is my opinion, said he. that bv
trepanning the brain can bc relieved
and that done, intelligence viii gradu-
ally recover its sway"
Madam Louard urged the operation.
and day % month hence was set. DIR.
IWbigne prescribing regimen which
was % be strictly observed meanwhile.
AZ the appointed time DR.. Turbf0uc and
DIR. POiu~Ot. from Paris. and Dr. 10.
visse, performed the operation SUCCESS
fully and Dr. Iurb.guc and DR. Icyi-.c
remained at the chateau in charge Of
the case. On the second dag Cine nurse
wa. excluded from the patients room
and directed 20 remain in tho outer
room. None but the two physicians