Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-26

nOt noted n having published any
out this one book ss BlOIs. nor were his
SUCCESSORS mentioned The street of the
shop was not given | went TO BIois |
searched through all the mu,ty archives
of that ancient city There were j.
Caroluses !. Carrie : J ChasleS, !.
Charlie plenty. notaries, rcrcers. shop
keepers gOid,miths. wine sellers a string
of names through four centuries but the
arOli book sellers were not nor the
Carroll publishers
Il did not despair toe the Caro-
luses in order, as far as they were extant
in the fifteenth century The eldest and
most respectable branch of the name WAS
the notary family There were records
of deeds executed by Johannes arolus
rom II. q down 10 l'l3, in continuous
series Johannes CaroluS for 100 hun
dred years. then Iehsn Carries. Charles
, hasles, inditterently always at the house
|. Rue de Tours After l.l3 this house
was occupied by the Fripiers. notaries
st i'll until ISIS when il WAS pulled down
to give place to the Cstaurant du Midi
Martin, Gu siniCr searched the re ords
still further In 1909. lean fripicr married
leanna { harlOttc. sole daughter of MaitrC
can Chas cs, notary, II WAS likely. then
that Fripier wal haslc successor in the
female line Who knew anything about
the old house. l. Rue de Toursy What
had become Of the furniture. the books.
the rubbish? There had been an auction
ale. Martins old servant told me and
found the books of Brunei. auCtioncer of
that art of BlOis for 100 Years he and
his ancestors; in the b 1Oks a page con
tanning the sale bill of articles knocked
down on Feb =. 1918 'Onc lot OF books
to OrdOnicr. Paris one lot of books to
Baron ignauX. ditto. Maitre Fripier.
MS ditto. Vine SaintOnge one lot waste
paper and manuscript rubbish and odd
volumes PieSSe.
&c continued my search hunting each
lot down. COrdOnnicr, an antiquarian
bookseller like myself. had bought all the
aw books none others, Baron NignauX
l collection OF Songs and vaudcviIes with
original music curious, but nothing 10
my present purpose Fripier fills, only
theology, Nine Saintonge ditto Who
was Picssc. What did he buy? PicSse
was rag and bottle man, who lived in
Tours kept CART dragged by dog
hunted lie>Sc up he was dead bUt his
son lived. in a tumble down cellar in
Tours. close by the River Cher \ sOt of
. years his face all abloom with Nantes
VI diNi hl> hit'i i'iiNl'h hh tNi' minimum
rativc rogue. under the han of the police
and fearing them He would tell mt
uOIhing for money nor uau hit else
When al last left the house. a s'attcrn
woman with a haG@ard face followed
me around the corner. asked me if
meant l'icS,e any harm. what ! wanted
TO tind out and would pay for informs
lion there was nothing 10 eat in the
house Satisfied on these points. she told
ne to come again at might al lU clock
When | d Il come. the woman led me
up stairs into wretched garrct Picsse,
she said. and his father, for all the
wreck you see around you. were men Of
method They kept close books Here,
on this shelf. i what remains of the
rubbish bought at the Fripicr sale There
Is a memorandum. OF one last will sold
TO Maitre NicoIc. jOJ francs. a volume
of written verses. bound, sold to Mere
tiobriot ~ sous. some cd letters. TO the
Toulouse library The rest is before
you. The rest was nothing. save
proof that was on the right track
Mother GuhriOt Who was Mother
Cobriot. inquired for the dame with
eagerness was told not TO go to Mere
GobriOt she WAS witCh-a hag. who
lived BY herself in tall solitary house on
the road 10 LoChes. kept staghounds and
a bluuderbuss. and dressed like II fisher
man OF Minilau However. ! determined
to have an interview with Mere GObriot
he lent money on pledge and mortgage.
and | used he fact to get access 10 her
Truly q nag. who undid a chained door
and received me with arms akimuO, two
gaunt, savage hounds keeping her com
pany. She was - years old, bent with
red hair under dirty cap, wrinkled
face, dreadfullv pOCk marked a pftot
coat on What do you want?
She shrieked. i am Paris book,
seller-I want TO borrow some money
W hat security? What pledge" Old
books rare, precious Give me names
editions L hsve a prinCeps Nillou.
said l. on venture, for the hag looked
like one of our trade, She interrupted me
with a shrek What, FransCois illon-
l4Sgy' 'Bessae exit. Edito }. Carolo,
| added You lie" she screamed there
is but one outside the libraries and have
that and lions manuscript too, i
will gi you 100 crowns for each, !
My boy. | will not sell them for mill
on They are my do:-they shall adoru
my husband library 4 will marry
Ou lol lnCLA IL - u OaA gain OLlt
In-we will seal the contract with glass
Of Ihateau Margaux.
Would you believe it, she had the
illOn, the manuscript, too. and many Ii
rarity bcs dcs. and would not even unlock
the case until | rlsrried her. such life
As she led When married she would not
surrender the precious Nillon, SO | stole
it don't mention this and sent il too my
beloved duke OF Saint tmilion. When
the book was missed my accursed Mime
Gou, ct griHned sardonic smile, and
said The receiver i, rs bad as the thief
May my curses light upon both
In month time from the dukes re
reiving the book. a lovely family wa
stricken with the small -poX-first the
duke, then the duchess, frghtfully
-cArred. but the little doves-ah two died
and one WAS blinded for life. That hag
md her book
| detected her reading the news in the
Gazette dc / Dire. and chuckling over
il. | threw the manuscript volume Of
NillOn behind the fire. to express my eN
eCratiOn of the wretch. fend. she
cried there are 80 900 francs in notes
under that binding Then she fell into
cOnvu siOns and aiterward Sprnging up,
shriehed Murderer of the infants of
amt kmiliOn | will dcnOunce you.
She rushed into the street, and fed and
came here where have been ever since
do not know where that woman is, nor
whether she is dead or alive 4 lady
comes 10 see me once month and brings
me books to read and bon bOns. They
call her the duchess de saint. Emilion, but
do not recognize her. She is very kind,
but my duchess was lovely woman. and