▁in ▁Paris ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 5 , ▁he ▁presented ▁his ▁plays ▁in ▁several ▁Paris ian ▁the aters . ▁But ▁the ▁career ▁of ▁arms ▁attract ed ▁him : ▁he ▁accompanied ▁General ▁Dec a en ▁to ▁P ond icher ry ▁and ▁Maur it ius ▁Island ▁when ▁the ▁latter ▁became ▁governor , ▁and ▁continued ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁France ▁until ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁the ▁Empire . ▁The ▁cloud y ▁period ▁following ▁the ▁H undred ▁Days ▁encourag ed ▁him ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Maurice ▁Island ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁deput y ▁head master ▁of ▁the ▁College ▁Port - Louis , ▁then ▁professor ▁of ▁r het or ic . ▁He ▁would ▁return ▁to ▁Paris ▁only ▁to ▁die ▁there . ▁ ▁Jacques ▁Bernard , ▁also ▁a ▁military ▁( capt ain ▁of ▁h uss ards ) ▁and ▁poet ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 2 , ▁was ▁his ▁tw in ▁brother . ▁ ▁His ▁plays ▁were ▁presented ▁on ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁Paris ian ▁stages ▁of ▁his ▁time ▁including ▁the ▁Thé âtre ▁de ▁la ▁Ga î té ▁and ▁the ▁Thé âtre ▁F ey de au . ▁ ▁Works ▁▁ 1 7 9 4 : ▁Les ▁Deux ▁per ru ques , ▁com édie ▁nouvelle ▁in ▁one ▁act ▁and ▁in ▁verse ▁c . 1 7 9 5 : ▁Le ▁M igue let , ▁one - act ▁opera ▁ 1 7 9 9 : ▁Les ▁Deux ▁table aux ▁parl ans ▁ou ▁le ▁D î ner ▁inter rom pu , ▁one - act ▁comedy ▁in ▁pro se ▁ 1 7 9 9 : ▁L '