{"newspaper_name": "Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser.", "edition": "01", "page": "p1", "byline": ""}
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"Poor children!e The boy did not quil
the house, the two glrls---they al had such
appetites, that | thought it most economical
70 send the,h back to Vilparisis, and pay
l50 francs for their passage"
And YOU paid $50 francs apain?'


''Certainly; what are 13O francs more
or less to aruined man?" E
"Go on then.''


- have reached the end, my dear sir, a,
this point. am ruined, Quentin; yon un-
derstand me; ! am ruined, BY having re-
fused to pay twrnty-fouf francs TO a., |
know not what to call him. Are Won as.
tonished 70 hear me speak thus? Well,
you must know, that these twenty -four
francs have entered into my mind as knife
into my body. have not made state
ment which has not been sent back to me
from Paris, on account of gross errors in
the addition. Those cursed figures are be-
fore my eyes night and day, 8 francs. 10
francs, tl3o francs. must write them.
the inclination is stronger than myself, and
thus all my accounts are embarrassed.


"You are very unfortunate"


Every! But learn in conclusion, that
have this morning received letter from
the director general Of the territories, 50
harsh as to make me anticipate removal
from my office on the plea Of exaction and
incapacity."


"Why, what have you done?'' '


'sln my state Of mind, man NAV do
anything. One day kept eleven francs
for recording judicial notice instead Of a
franc and q half But it was paper of the
same form as that Of Chateau Thierry."


.Do you know what you ought to do
Boucaud?" se ao


nj 4You would oblige me by telling me. y
~ wonld 60 Immediately and throw my
self at the feet of the directorl / would
relate to him the whole affair. He would
De moved, for it is heart-rending story.
Iwonid ask change Of office, with leave
of absence for three months. would
leayeto a friend the general direction Of nv
affairs and would 60 to spend my three
months in England o. Algiers, in search
Of this fellow.' s


Quentin, if you think this good plan,
! am ready to obey you. Take ,oe with
you, my friend. II will do all that you
wish like child, since ! am no longer ca
pable Of knowing my right hand from my


Let US 60 and talk Of this at our
house," ,#is.l a
H. 80 - = -


The two good old friends went out TO-
gether, after the Receiver of Register. had
thrown 80 eentimes, the amount Of the
postage on his last letter, on the counter
to pay for two glasses Of sseau sucree."
Father Quentin carried Father Boucaud
away the same evening; but the latter be-
came crazy in the stage, and is now given
up to the care Of doctor who has estab-
lished house for this purpose at Fountain
bleau.- His mania is the most whimsical
imaginable. He thinks that every one
who approaches him comes to ask twenty
four francs, as the subscription 10 paper.
lie searches his pockets in anguish, and
having no money. he wishes to give up his
hat, his vest, his riding coat, his shoes,
his pantaloons, even. The sight Of the
doctor frightens him. He takes him for
the editor Of the Chateau Thierry, and sees
in each keeper foot boy.