Sunday Washington globe., 1902-03-16

The enamel watch was handed by Be
min, the courier, at the moment Of my leav'
ing Anvers. ought long since to have re-
ceived from you an acknowledgment Of
some Of the three letters which wrote you
from that place.
Thus far, stylOgraphicaly; now with
vulgar pen and ink! If you could leave
Paris within forty-eight hours after having
this there is no doubt you would be in time
for the Vigilant, and there is now room
plenty for all the French aud Dutch passen-
gers, thrown out by some new imperial
order. If you come not, insist on your
finishing further Theodosia's picture iu
your best manner. Adieu
ABB"
Burr's watch, which figures in several of
the letters was the gift of Theodosia, and
what became of il is told an the following
letter to his daughter The captain Of the
Vigilsnt at the last was held for debt, and
Burr, in order to get off, undertook to raise
the money.
But how did raise it?" writes Burr.
The reply contains a dreadful disclosure
II raised it by the sale of my little 'meu.
bles and loose property, among others,
alas my dear little Camps watch. II is
shocking to relate, but what could do?
had tried every resource and was in de-
spair. So, after turning it over and looking
att and opening it and putting it to my
ear like a baby and kissing il and begging
you a thousand pardons out loud your
dear, beautiful little watch was-was sold"
The wonderful versatility of the man Is
shown in this letter in which he asks Van.
derlyu to forward to him some garden
eaede fEardev eeoIr f,~ A,,,er;,, s.,,t,
timeD
Being resolved to introduce into our
country the topiuamboue and the estragon,
1 beg you to take out for me a small parcel
of the seed Of each. The seeds taken in
the autumn will be much more likely to
succeed than those which had in July.
You would greatly oblige me if you
would also take out about a peck of topin-
amboue, the root itself. They are not to
be had here or would not propose to you
the trouble. Please also to buy for me if
my money should hold out, the Jardiuier
Imperial, a thick octave volume, published
every year by some jardinier do baydiR du
fYHteS, aud to be had there, and perhaps
everywhere else in Paris. Without some
such instruction we may not know how to
cultivate our estragon and top Tell c.
again that (trans. from Freuch-when /
wish anything from herr will write to her
Vale. Abb"
The following indicates Burr's wish to
pay his debts if he had had the wherewith,
and contains a reference to another affair
of the heart"
Il should send you money if / had any.
The highest evidence of my poverty is that
our amiable friend BIT is yet unpaid,
which is most notifying. Learn from our
good Fouzi aud write me whether Bollman
paid him and how much. Tell f. that 1
yet hope to see him in Paris
Your beautiful Diana is always in my
memory. hope you will bring her with
you when you come. Yet l do not know
how such a little thing would be disposed
of so as to keep contented and happy.
Capt Skinner will tell you all you may
wish to know about your affectionate
"A. B."
&C, or Nine. St. Clair, was a very at
tractive woman, whose picture Vanderlyn
had painted so well that she grew fond of
the artist When Burr came to Paris she
fell deeply in love with him and he with
her as his letters show
She was much admired by certain class
Of men and had many eudearing and ad-
mirable qualities, But she was one of a set
of gay Bohemians, all of whom Burr knew
we'll and with whom he drank and smoked
and enjoyed the couvivialities of the gay
capital
Probably no other man ever loved so
many women at once. While he told st.
Claire "she was never out Of his memory"
he was writing the same thing to that other
(la belle C.) the lovely Celeste" in Phil.
adelphia, and a swarm of others.
The following shows Burr finally aboard
ship. He got only as far as London, where
delays kept him to the next year in the ex.
tremest poverty.
"On Board the Vigilaut, of Texel, Sept.
2o, I8II.-We got under weigh at 8 this
afternoon, the wind ahead, aud light. Made
about half league and have come to anchor
again. At the return of the ebb, at to-
morrow, hope we shall make sail, and if
the wind allows US to get out of the harbor
will continue our voyage. We are thirty.
one sailors and ffty.one passengers, chill. |
dren included.
Il have been a week on board and have
amused myself in arranging my cabin. It
has admitted Of shelves for my books.
which are perhaps la bibliotheque. 90 that
l am prepared for a voyage of any length.
The frigate is still here, but will sail, It is
said, tomorrow
"As this goes open, send no message.
Adieu. A. B."