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VOfd. If. v TtlK t'MIAM’ li published wry Saturday b.. h\ L M(UiLYSOJYi Wnrrrnton, &>>”. at three dollare per annum, which >my hr discharged by two dollars and Jipy cents \f paid within sixty days of the time of subscribing Select Tales. Tm'way One iin< morning in Auttlmn, Linr.il wa* taking 9 walk m the Tuileriesas Par is s ant3 found an open billet* containing the following finest'u the person who finds this paper is disposed to perform a benevolent action!, he is requested to inquire at No -340 Hue Santouge, Eugenie de Mitande Such a§ may not be inclined to assist an unfortunate mother* are entreated it least, not *0 hinder others* and to throw th** billet again where they found it 1 Lints? the feo-st dancer in Paris, was ju*t humming anew tune, he pi ked up the piper, and, after reach ns it. wdsked f ti ut‘ in the air wui his cane and pur- j sued his tfdk. The yext petsra vvho noticed it wfis an elderly* ni&.U/ dr’ ss and, who was huirying To the puoiic office in which he had a p( ‘'N accuse he was already late. He oontTWu uev ertheless, to spare so much as IVa * necessary to read the b'H t.* which, how ■ ever, shn gging op hi 0 shoulders and rass* itig his eye* to heaver- as mu h as to say. hat is no concern of mine,* he, carefully replaced fi in its former situation, lie was followed by a fanner geueial, one of those moderate people who are and if they can clear 3000 livres adav; who, elated bv fhe.r wealth give themselves air* of Mich consequence and of whom L B uyere says iiem loud and spit far* At first he kicked the billet along with his foot, but h<s curiositv being excited, he tot-k I' up and threw h-s ye over fi with a scornful smile, unused hun seff in tearing it in prices, at the sme time muttering, ®an irnpud ot imposture!’ The nexf morning a similar billet lay 0. rue same spot. Ihe first person wno road it, took down the add<ess in his pocket book, and repUred ihe paper JN xt, came a young com;d >*ho had not 1 Jong been married and picked up th bil Let, ‘uba, who expected in abou three niv!uths to become fur the fir-t tune a mother, said to her husband —‘Lei u- go, my dea • what we can offer is hut lit tle. to be sure,* but in manv c*ses a tittle mny save the unfortunate from despair.! Come let us go!’ They accordingly went, j After they had found the soecified number in the Hue Santonge, they learned that the house was inhabited by an old physi cian, who had retin and from practice, and wa* thought to be nth and had an ouiy daughter, disti gumhed for her under standing and talents s ht-y ascended a .handsome staircase, and were ushered into &n apartment ou the lino floor, which was furnished not magnificently, but with', great ta*te They enquired for Eugene tie Mrrande, and a lady young, elegant, and arcompli-hed, made her appeal auce—- she requested her visitors to step into a saloon that seemed to b the Haunt ol the ; muses. Book’ 1 , drawings and uiusi. ul in struments were intermingled, and form’ and by no means an unpleasant contrast with the neatness and order which everv whe/e else prevailed The young couple could not perceive where persons in need of a - were to be sought in such a habit ation. ‘1 fear madam,* said Julia, ‘that we are wrong. We found a billet with your di rection in the Tuiloiies, and expected to m-''t a di'tressed person to whom vv*- might, have afforded some relief but a;l thut we set here scero* rather ‘o indicate opulence, than to call for the rcise of benevolence. * Eugeuie replied with some embarrassment, that she was meiel) toe interpreter of a very urdoitunate finale, who.from the >Hic of pride, wished (o rfmain unknown but was c-itai. lj. 7 ,rvin*f to- l-uss. n. Juba tx M rs.d * nisli to become acquaint’ and win this Lu ‘I am no -trai.g. rto distress, 5 -aid ulic, before me she w uld have m ore* son to blush.’ Lugeme deenned to gear- —>■ * 7 111 HfMI I ‘ Oet.o|c,i 1# ‘ ‘t-i 4 *t c - - ■ *■ ‘ ‘ ‘ i ... ~.. * ... , , ’d her 1 ni.hi* parti o/ir, observing tia misfortune had made her protegee so *b ud .*ist.u-,fui; that it w is fcxtrcm y dd-j fl ult to gain her confidence. His sin* I any children?’ asked Julia ‘Th ee,-and] her husband, whose labor prorur and a scan-, ,sy smvoifence for his family, is just dead, after a ioi.g and expensive iilne~s. ‘Gocd j fifi*dl wha l a melanqhcly situation! And | how oid are her children!* They are ail very young. The eldest is a girl of five! years.* I shall myself soon be a mother,’! said Julia,‘and the fate of the unfortunates fft--o me the more deeply, i would glad y take cue of them, bid my own m iani h|U demand all my cure. However, permit me to send you a packet of little; ar icles for the children; for I cannot! suppose that this family, protected as i! is : by you can b< in want of the absolute n<* ; eeisaries of life * Eugenic cordially thank ed tier in the na no. of the ukn<wn ladvJ promised to take are of her presents, and not’d down Julian name aad address. No Sooner liad Julia and her husband retired, than the same object biought a jy**u ig man to the hous*'. ‘I hog pardon,! | madam.’ said he to Eugenie ‘it is n t y> u | that 5 want but Eugenie de Mirand.’ I icm the person.’ Tm young man was out less staggered than Julia had b* Mi and re’ j ceiled the sine xp.anadoh. Affected; oy the story, he #> red hi* -*istari’ e. ‘I - am ot rich,’ ad h *,‘but .1 bachelor may,! • with a ‘ittle fiugaMy, always pu b\ a lit-j t. ( o for th relief of (he di-tressed * Sir,’i replVd , Eiignnio, ‘there are cases in whi h moi.ey cannot a fiord relief There j are other w ays in which the inter ference of the b nev lent may prove infinitely! 1110 e ervi< to the unfortu ate ’ ‘Ol • tvoat figure is th*. inf rteren e that you* fr.end in need of ?—St ak ut. 0. you* reco nm*‘dado’ 1 v l hcnlui y undertake wiiatev-r iies in my power/ • Th, n exc 1•a u l qust* ‘n o account of the motive wh-co p> mpts it.* \ e yt;ur connexions vuen that yo can bi -in c cess to the minis er * ‘No. madam my fa ther pO"8 j.seft e small estate in the ne-.gh borhdod of P o ij, the value of which has b- o doubled by bis industry, but he n*ver appear -d in the anti chamber of the great and, U id be t tanked! he has no occasion .fortnein. Easily sati tied I shall once share, with tiv** beloved brothers and sis ters, the patrimony left by m father, and hope mat me minister will neve? hear mv name; unie.'i. indeed, vour fiend stands in need of an advocate to plead her cause. \ in t:us case i am ready, only let me know m what way i can seive her.’ | ‘it was found necessary.’ replied Eu igeiiie, *to destroy some g< oo (da which my friend's husband had plant and arnf laid out at g at expense b cans* 5 te twf ‘ty ofour anny required it. It 14 an ind- mnity fir the loss ne e licits. and is any patron age required lor this? iNot ex *ctly, for the ciaiui is j *st. Bat you know how of ten such matters are protracted in the public office', and even wholly forg <tton. It would therefore be an essential point to j accelerate the affair. The best way; would be to address a short, but strong! memorial to he minister. True—but} hovvtodraw it up—ther*- lies the difficul-i Uy. Here a paose succeeded. Might 1 ’ ! request mat f-ivoi of you? resumed Luge- 1 tile, wi h<t io./k of m idesi entreaty. — i wiii do it with pl< asur> ana should h ive I offered at fir t, lid 1 been aware of ha i circumstances. I dou t doubt it, genie But lam uotsutli* i nitly acqumt ed witn the mat er. Y. u shall know j every ihmg. Here he*- fathrr entered! ! the room, -he quickly inform and fiirn of the object of the visit, and on receiving a sigh from her, the old man asked the stranger; ito dmner any day that might be conven ient. Ihe day was appointed, and Du moot, such was the name of the visitor,! was punctual in bis attendance to receive the promised instructions. The dinner was cheerful and free from restr lint. Ihe pa. ty conversed on all kind of subjects, II except the business which brought Inem ; together fbestanger thought Eugenie; . I vtty actOmpiHh- and. very sociable, and—at ; la-t very h nd-otne. Alter dinner she j 1 detailed allthe par.iculars of the cau s e I which he had undertaken. He listened to it “iih the utmost attention, promis’ and • iu iwo days 10 nroduce the ©unional, and, was j” g* and wh’ word, it ..on i C ir arul energetic. Eugenic mad a. j with evideht pleasure, fi j wntten with much warmth, said s!)i’ to herself, with J great emphasis. Were l th* minister, jymi should be sure to gain vour point, i) un.mt b ashed and stammered some rc -1 PIV- IJompicte your wo.k, continued i iVjgeme, you know how powerfully such a petition is supported hy improsmve j and action on the part of the pet | Boner. Procur* my friend an audience i of the minuter that she may dtdiver the memorial o him in person *1 i noat went away, and aftrr an inter I va! of eight days, during which lie ha. ; moved he.iven and earth to accomplish ! h’.s purpose, he exultin ly entered Huge t • ie‘ apartment, T o-morrow, said he, ; yowv fiieoil will be admitted Let he, mdv produce this note, and every do r :vv;!l he thrown open to ber.—Eogenw thanked hint with ardour, but said he, a female,, nainrally timid and depressed by i misfortune, would m arcely be able t - parent her?fcti to advantage if she weir t > j aj'peer tnifittended. < -.HI t va/ed on to be her condu* (or? This last lav \ was a sacrifice for Bunion*; but h w 8 by, this lime imapuble of refusing ; Eugenie any thing, it is likewise pussib*? : that he might bo stimulated by some <L ; greo of curiosity to become acquainted : wjth (h.e myst, rioos incognita Ho piom • i*.‘d t*> come the following Uy to be intro jdu* and to Eugenie‘s fi- ml Th'* nigh* ibcf ie this rcm.vkable day, Eugeni jiiM-ie ihe following rest- i tions.—This young man evidently poMoases a sol*l ;ch rarter, and a good heait. Hie fiiur ii not amiss. At fimt indeed hr did n* i ieem to take anv a* icular notice of tin . but he has * ; n e marf*’ ample arnernlf for his inattention. As for my father—ln • • cl d’d mo a hu dr: and limes, tf*t this *a .my Affair? he can have no obje* turn E<o ‘ all the information that I have ob tiined, , ( he young mil‘§ account of Kits* se’f is strictly true in eveiy reaj ect, t>u th<? : was manifest enough at th** that look Vhe frankness und sincerity of fiia b* haviour inspire confidence- I tike his andor. But de h*-ke m*? I*e** aj • his heart i *lrradv nga!*ed —Oh, u! n.! in that Cage be would o> t have eye and • with looks so sign ficsnt that h i iu.po*> sible to mistake their rneiumig. Eugenie slept but little, rose early dressed herseil with nore than usual * rc land was more fas ( inatmg than ever U i |mont appealed at the aj.pmnted how looked abou* htin and and Is ahe ri<* cone yet? No, i<ph*d Eugenic wi'h some emotion. VVell, h u II! wail He then took a cha>r and seated him self beside her at ihe breakfast table They began to spe ik on various tojn s. but sor.i how < oth r b* 1 conver#aiion was repeatedly broken off. Long pms e*. filled up by eloquent looks alone, iu tervened. Dumont coloured. He was sensible of it. and tus would hav T e quite confounded him had imt Eugenie b'ush ’d too- This flattered his heart and gave him fre-h courage. I i cinnol help blessing tie accident, he at ! length beg in, to which i am indebted foi : your acquaintance. Lugenie 4 * downcast , . yes were fixed on her heavifig bosom. Your kind behaviour, sir. said uhe. !h ----made a deep impression on me, and will ; never be effaced from my feinembeiance. H - eyes were now cast lown in thei turn, and a painful silence ensued. Al I length Dumont formed an heroic re.solu * tiers —I know not v;lieiher Ido right, ’said be, but in truth, l an no longer disguise tny feelings, which you imM, 1 date say, long s'nce, have guessed. | ;he had in reality long discovered them but in ‘•uch cases w naan never have j compassion enough to shorten a poor tel tows embarrassment, it is absolutely ne ’ cessary to speak out in plain terms; anti 1 thus Dumont also was at length oblignd o pn n unce distinctly the word hove No sooner was this barrier, guarded by shame and timidity, broken down, th.n (he conver3ation proceeded in it usual rapid course. Inquiries were mady >* porting * ach other 4 s taste, way of ihink (r.g, farn |\ connexions, and so l'"th; an ans-.tert returned with such Inquatiou? . contideuep. such undisguised sincerity th t two iours p .90-1 unobserved till m lentil Dumont recollected that the 9 .a./*ic was ;ot vet o ne, Neithe will sue lOtue, replied Eugenie. Dumont’s look- betrayed his surprise. Would *ou b > really angry, she resumed, if tny w: < e story concerning my unfortunate t i. ud was a fabrication? If it were in vented to procure me if possible the.ac quaintance ol a man wlms* attachment t > me should not flaw from any impure -ource. Dumont started; bit without auv up* penance of nnger. Many suitors cons tmued Eugenie, hwe soltcitvd tnylhaod, perhaps becaus* th y thought me lupd some, or beause I am rich. None .of them came up to ihe model which my im agination pictur’ and. I lost my mother at in early age. My father became my t lend, lie permitted me to make this trial*—rather a b Id one to be sui ; to winch however. I could always give .-u-h t *ro as 1 p eased. Dumont was almost petnfifd. Then my memorial— That said shi:. I will preserve, as an honorable inonuiro nt nf youi inTcnts afvn gOonn”s of heart And what do y"U mean t< do w*th tne author. —To mak< him ray hus band, if he consents. Dumont sunk at tier feet, hut ahe raised him in her arms, and h g owing embrace -e ded the hap **-st union that ever originated bv t upid ihough indeed the little uichm had se i.oisiy inierferred in the progteas of the uusiness. The fit at time they went abroad geiher was to pay a visit to the benev 'ent Julia T he fullowing humorous anecdote is taken from the arti< le i<- the last mini her of the WcHtcrn Monthly Review, n Manners and Dress in Trance; The following is a translation of otiP narrative; Mr fc! a physician wi ll known for Lis skill in mental dis odcra. saw arrive at his gate one morning, h lady, who seemed forty veals, although nt ill youngs and fresh* M**d inc* the Countess th * ** j -dn jl.h and within Hie ga of fi i ele ro htrd physi* i>n Th* Countess in jttodurtd herself on the spot, a,d |sp>ke, as a mother in desolution and Despair, in the following terms:—Sir, ton see a woman, a |rey to the n"st violent chagrin; I h*v> a son; he is v r> dear to me s well as to my f'us b id; fie is the only son.* * Tears fell like rain, fell, so h as Arte-irusia shed over tti© luiib of Mausoleiis. %h. yes! Y es, alas, si*! aid for some time we have suffer’ and the most horri ble fears. He is now at tet go when the puesions developn. % • * * Although we gratify all his wHi><s, money, liberty, A. * lie evidences ma ny aigua of complete dementHtion# The most remarkable i, thst h is al ways talking about jewelry, or of dia monds, whit b he bs sold, or given to Horae woman, all unintelligible. We suspect that he has become amorous „f a woman, no better, perhaps, than she should he, and that he has involv ed himself in burdensome engage ments, to satisfy her desires. Tois, sir, is but conjecture. The father and I are lost in sounding the cause of his lolly. Well. M daine, bring your son fiere H * Ah* tomorrow sir! by all ideans, at noon. That will do. The doctor respectfully conduct ed the 1 dy to her carriage, not forg*t ing to scan the coat ot arms, and the I/,* queys. The next morning the pretended Countess drove to a famous jeweller* at.d after having a long time cheapen 'd -4 set of thirty thousand crowns, she filially purchased it. She took if, and negligently drew a purse from her re icule, found there ten thousand franca <n bank notes, and spread them out, ut immediately gathering them up, nv said to the jeweller, you had heL ~■(* send a person with me. My hus and id pay him. 1 find I have not cite enure sum. The jeweller made $ No. 19.