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The Daily Dispatch: September 28, 1861., [Electronic resource], One hundred Dollars reward. (search)
A French story. Lefort was a man some forty years old, with an income of fifteen thousand , fond of pictures, and painting landscapes himself in a very remarkable manner. He lived in de Provence, in an apartment in the third story, where he was often visited by his friend, Decamps, the distinguished painter who has recently died in Paris, who was very fond of Lefort, and of sitting to talk in his rooms. They passed long evenings in chatting and smoking together before an open window, which overlooked the vast gardens of the Hotel Lafitte and the Hotel Rothschild. One day, Lefort arrived at the cafe with a long face and an air of great dissatisfaction. "What is the matter?" said Decamps. "The matter is, I am wretched at having to move from our apartment." "Are you going to leave it?" "Yes, my landlord wanted to raise my rent. I resisted — he insisted. I grew angry, and gave up the rooms. I am wretched now. You were so fond of these rooms." "Ah,