Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-04-02
THE FANNY NAME.

One afternoon M. Sauvallier received
from his younger son--a lieutenant In
garrison at Versailles following let
ter;
VERSAILLES. May Is. 1853.
Mr DkAR FArHER-A terrible ca stastrophs
has befallen me, one which will be blow "a
you also. am writing about II because dare
not face you. deserve never 10 see you again
Led astray by a companion, have been
gambling on the Bourse and am involved In
yesterdays crash, In which 80 many fortunes
have been suddenly swamped.
I scarcely dare TO tell you how much have
lost Yet l must do so, for the honor OF the
sanyalliers Is concerned. Alas, you Will be all
but ruinedl
owe the sum OF 4ss,ooo franss. oh. what a
miserable wretch ami
When found that the smash was ine evitable,
! went mad and entered my room with the In.
tention Of putting an end 70 my wretched ex'
istence. But more sober thoughts prevailed.
changed my mind. had heard that officers
were being recruited for Tonquin, and deter
mined 10 volunteer for this service. My suicide
would not have bettered matters. IL would
rather have left an added blot upon our family
name. Out there, at all events, my death may
be of use. II will cause you no shame and may
perhaps move you to a little compassion for
your guilty but most unhappy and despairing
son. who suffers agonies at thought OF the trou-
BILE he has brought upon you. and who now bids
you an eternal farewell.
CAMILLE SAUvALLIEh.
M. Sauvallier, who had been widowei
for several years past. was one OF the most
respected business men of Paris-the own
er of a foundry, judge of the tribunal OF
commerce and an officer Of the Legion OF
Honor. He had two sons-Camille, the
lieutenant, and Auguste, an artist Of some
originality, who was the husband of a
oAa ,l.a I'D - a.. fat nf Iffls
6-year-old maiden named Andree. M. Sau-
WALLER had always deferred his sons from
embarking In trade. He had shrunk from
exposing them to the ups and downs OF
business life, its trying fluctuations. its
frequent cruel mischances. He had ar.
ranged that at his death his estate should
be realized; he did not wish the business
to be sold outright, in case IL should pass
into the hands of strangers, who might
sully the hitherto unblemished name OF
Sauvallier.
And now, in spite of all his precautions,
a disaster greater than any he had dream
cd of had overwhelmed him.
Leaning hack wearily In his armchair,
with haggard eyes he reread his sons let.
ter, In order to assure himself that he was
not dreaming. Yes, 1t was too truel Ca.
mile had ruined, perhaps dishonored, him.
IL seemed as though the objects that sur
rounded him-the very walls and furni
ture-were no longer the same. As one
staggering beneath too heavy burden, he
rose with difficulty, his limbs stiff, yet his
whole frame agitated. Then he sank hack
into his chair, with two big tears flowing
down his cheeks.
BY hook OF by crook he must procure
the sum, and the debt should be paid to-
morrow. II would be difficult task. The
wealth of the manufacturer consists OF
material and merchandise. Would so hur.
ried realization yield the necessary
amounti He could not tell Again, when
this debt was paid, would he be able to
fulfill his engagementsi Bankruptcy star.
ed him In the face. A Sauvallier a bank.
rupti An officer of the Legion of Honor,
q Judge Of the tribunal Of commerce, In.
solventi Neve% He would die firstl
But before IL came TO that he would try
every experiment; he would strain every
nerve.
So all night long the poor man planned
and calculated, and In the morning, with
heavy heart, proceeded to put his plans
into effect.
them of his trouble, which elected much
III Ofutf w btipt cOluo uldut
large purchases of him, paying ready mon.
ey; others advanced or lent him money.
All day until the evening he was running
about Paris collecting checks, bank notes
and orders.
In the evening, as he sat down to ascer.
tain the result of the days efforts, Au-
guste came in with his wife and Andree.
To help his father the artist had parted
with some of his pictures at sacrifice,
and he now brought the sum thus gained.
Andree unconscious of the trouble OF
her elders, began to play with her Jean
ME, doll nearly as big as herself, which
her grandfather had given her some time
previously, and which she loved, she said,
"as her own daughter"
But the child soon observed the sadness
Of her parents and her dear grandfather,
and she looked with earnest, inQuirinR
gaze from one to the other trying TO dis
cover what was amiss. She saw her father
lay down his pocketbook; she watched her
mother place upon the table her bracelets,
necklaces, earrings and rings, while NJ.
Sauvallier thanked them with tears In his
eyes. With very thoughtful. serious ex-
preston on her little face, the child turn
ed toward her doll embraced it with the
emotional fsrvor Of last adieu, then car
ried IL to her gran saying In sweet,
resigned tones: "Take 1t, grandpapa You
can sell her too"
M. Sauvallier wept upon the neck Of his
little granddaughter, murmuring; "You
also, my angeli Oh, that miserable boy"
Thus Camilles debt was paid, and the
honor Of the Sauvalliers was saved. But
the fathers fortune had gonel
He was able, however, to retain his bust
ness. He said to himself that he must
work still, In spite of his threescore
years: that he must labor necessarily,
with the anxious ardor of those beginning
life with nothing to rely upon save their
own exertions.
He reduced his expenses, gave up his
own house and went to live with his son,
sold his carriage and horses, discharged
his servants and stinted himself I'm every
possible way. Auguste became his design
Or, Augustes wife his clerk. Each accept
ed his or her share of the burden bravely
and uncomplainingly, as an important du-
ty which must at any cost be accomplish
ed.
The conduct Of this old man, 10 jealous
for his name, so upright, so courageous in
misfortune, excited profound sympathy.
All who knew him pitied him orders flow.
I'd in, and soon quite excep ,ional activi-
,y pervaded the establishment from base
ment to roof, inspiring NJ. Sauvallier with
little hope. But one persistent fear dis
turbed his sleep, and troubled his waking
hours. IL was that some day he might