nd wit, and had
his manners been more polished, and his character less exceptionable, his
society would doubtless have been much courted.

His lodgings, which were in the Palais Royal, above the Cafe Phoenix, were
particularly filthy; his bedroom, into which all visiters were shown, was
truly disgusting; though he had at the same time two sitting-rooms,
handsomely furnished, which were constantly locked, and into which he
himself perhaps did not enter once in a month. An anecdote, which he
related to me, will tend to illustrate his character and style of living.
A pair of his pantaloons became much worn in the pockets, and he took them
to a tailor to be repaired. They were brought home when he was absent, and
left below with the porter, who gave them to him on his return. The
following morning the _tailleur_ called while Colton was still in bed, for
the cash; he was shown into the bedroom by the miserable little urchin who
attended daily to light the fire, &c., and demanded in payment twenty
_sous_; this was resisted on the part of Colton as exorbitant, and the
_tailleur_, vexed at having parted with his work before payment, seized a
pair that were at the bedside, (imagining them the same that he had
stitched,) and was about to quit the room with them as security, when the
reverend gentleman, drawing a pistol from under his pillow, and presenting
it at the terrified mender of garments, swore he would favour him with the
contents unless the pantaloons were replaced: this was of course complied
with, and our indignant _tailleur_ immediately proceeded to _Monsieur le
Commissaire_, who dispatched messengers to require the attendance of the
party who had thus threatened the life of a Citizen of Paris. Colton then
explained that the pantaloons of which the plaintiff had taken possession,
were those he had worn on the preceding day, and contained cash that he
had brought from the gaming-house to the amount of nearly L2,000. He was
of course discharged on payment of the twenty _sous_ to the tailor.

Although generally considered mean, I have much pleasure in stating that I
have known him perform many acts of charity, frequently giving a dinner to
some one of his reduced countrymen, (of whom there are too many in Paris,)
and occasionally assisting them with small sums of money. It has been
stated that the dread of an operation which became necessary for a
complaint under which he laboured, was the cause of his suicide; this I
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