The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-04

an expert, could tell the difference Thu
toayonne de Cluny family will have nerfect
Ialtn IN It's genuineness, and that it was
mace zOo years ago. If you do not close with
ny oHef you may as we'll retire from tbe
search and save the wear and tear Of vour
Doots, for | tell you that you will never Ana
H. IL; All the dealers have already told You
the same story fti1 IT. fYtFseT :
Then why do you come to me s1,so6nfi-
denty, saying that you can furnish h the
f exact tdhlng If 1 will let you manufacture it
Because l. can make it exactly. like vour
pattern, and thought you would gladly treat
WIN !. an me and and, pay 1000 francs per yard
une. Let us end this conference monsieur
come, now. III make you a more lib
eral proposition. I'll give you 500 francs
price,. - 49,
. If you give me 5000 francs yard, mon
s1eur' should decline 1t, and | have nothing
Well: you would find out your mistake
when 1t is too late 1t is no doubt excellent
o 10 De honest, young man but to be stupidity
you seem to be does not pay to say the least
or It. And the tempter withdrew
Ny order as to length of time had nearly
expired, when almost at the last day when
mad given up hope and merely to acquit
myseir OF stern duty and have nothing with
which to reproach my conscience, CHANGED
show OF ancient, curious furniture and fab
RIGS Of many degrees of value. Among them
saw large roll Of brown stuff and l. went
closer to II, with my sample as usual In INV
hand. looked at 1t long time but only to
find more perfect points Of resemblance until
at last 1t was impossible to believe it was not
the identical fabric l sought. The broker put
1t up at 20 francs yard, and I was outbid I'D
to 40 francs, at which price it was Knocked
down to me. The same day | took my sam
pie and my precious burden to the CHATEAU
de Ia Rayonne, where the marquis and his
wife received me If l were a vertable
worker OF miracles. Their kindness was
famous brown chamber. where | placed the
open roll by the side Of the velvet hangings
of the room.
ct perfect match. <-,.',- - 'sv
They were so pleased that 1 believe had I
charged them 700 francs a yard they would
have willingly pid it.
IL asked them only 40 francs exactly what
had paid. They seemed satisfied. but made
me no offer of a reward for my success.
Il should be departing from the truth If
did not confess that this bitterly Disappointed
me. had thought from the manner of
madam la marquise that she would have
presented me with a few hundred francs after
my desperate, persistent hunt, though it is
true she had paid me what she agreed for
my labor. But equally 1 know that any
one of the men with whom her business had
brought me in contact would have charged
her quite 500 francs the yard for the ancient
fabric. However, the interesting incident had
happily ended and l went back to my old
work.
About three months after this Occurrences
l received summons from the Marquis de
Ia Rayonne de Cluny, desiring me to call up
on him at once at his residence, Champs Ely
see, Paris, where the family had arrived for
the winter season. | went, need hardly say
without delay.
My friend said the nobleman after
some preliminary conversation what think
you II l advance you the capital to start you
In business as a tapestry dealer in one of the
best quarters Cf Paris. where you will have
large clientele. can give you many rec
concentrations
I" 4 should be deeply grateful NJ le Mar
quts, and | would prove TO you that your
generosity and confidence had not been mis-
placed
Within ten days the marquis arranged for
me to draw upon him for 50 900 francs at lang
credit with not sou of interest to pay.
And now, my friend, you have heard my
story. 1t is true that fortune helped me- az
the gossips say, but | owed that fortune TO
industry and fidelity which gave me the Ea-
tronage OF the man who started Ele as It
were, in life and but for whom should still
most probably be ordinary workman, in
stead Of a retired merchant
II may add, in conclusion, that | was en-
ab!eG within ten years to repay my kind ben
efaetor the 50,G00 francs he so generously ad-
vanced, and during that period he gave ne
many commissioning that yielded handzomS
profits. [ was then free man. rs not that
Infinitely better than accidentally fin,ltng a
fortune in nliser's old writing desk?"