Jasmin’sappearanceatBergeracwasagreatevent。Bergeracisatownofconsiderableimportance，containingaboutfourteenthousandinhabitants，situatedontherightornorthbankoftheriverDordogne。ButduringthatterriblewinterthepoorpeopleofBergeracwereingreatdistress，andJasminwassummonedtotheirhelp。TheplacewasattoogreatadistancefromAgenforhimtowalkthither，andaccordinglyhewasobligedtotakeaconveyance。Hewasasusualmetbyamultitudeofpeople，whoescortedhimintothetown。
Themagistratescouldnotfindaplacesufficientlylargetogiveaccommodationtothelargenumberofpersonswhodesiredtohearhim。Atlengththeyfoundalargebuildingwhichhadbeenusedasabarn；andtheretheyraisedaplatformforthepoet。
Theplacewasatoncefilled，andthosewhocouldnotgetadmissioncrowdedabouttheentrance。Someofthepeopleraisedladdersagainstthewallsofthebuilding，andclamberedinatthewindows。Groupsofauditorswereseenateveryplacewheretheycouldfindafooting。Unfortunatelytheweatherwasrainy，andacrowdofwomenfilledthesurroundingmeadow，shelteredbytheirumbrellas。
Morethanfivehundredpersonshadnotbeenabletofindadmission，anditwasthereforenecessaryforJasmintogiveseveralmorereadingstosatisfythegeneralenthusiasm。AllthereceiptsweregivenoverbyJasminforthebenefitofthepoor，andthepoethurriedhomeatoncetohisshavingandhair-dressing。
Onanotheroccasion，atGontaud，theweatherwasmoresatisfactory。Thedaywasfineandsunny，andthegroundwascoveredwithflowers。AboutthetimethatJasminwasexpected，anopencarriage，festoonedwithflowers，anddrawnbyfourhorses，wassenttothegateofthetown，escortedbythemunicipalcouncil，towaitforthepoet。WhenhearrivedonfootfortheplacewasatnogreatdistancefromAgentwelveyounggirls，clothedinwhite，offeredhimabouquetofflowers，andpresentedhimwithanaddress。Hethenenteredthecarriageandproceededtotheplacewherehewastogivehisrecitation。Allwentwellandhappily，andalargeofferingwascollectedanddistributedamongstthepoor。