The second drama which happened in Paris, and which was to have its denouement on the place de Grève, on the same day that the "École des Vieillards" was played, was the poisoning of Auguste Ballet.
We have spoken of the death of poor little Fleuriet, who was as pretty, fresh and flower-like as her name, and who was carried off in twenty-four hours without any apparent reason for her death. May I be forgiven the accusation implied in this statement, for it may be a calumny; but when the facts cited below are considered, the cause of her death may be guessed.
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