The Sun.
London, England, 1851-02-25 00:00:00

(LEFT SPEAKING.)

AN AMATORY MISADVENTURE.
M. Larodhe, a respectable tradesman, appeared
yesterday before the Tribunal of the Correctional
Police to relate a misadventure which had befallen
him at the bal masque, and to complain of the person
who had caused it. He had, be said, arrived at the
age of 50 without ever having been at a bal masque,
and he determined to see the last which took
place at the °puree He put on a false nose and a
large pair ,of green spectacles. He was at first
bewildered by the noise, and, when he hed
become sonfekvbat accustomed to the scene, wondered
greatly at theTstyle of dancing, which was so different
to that which.wae in fashion in his youthful days.
'While he was engaged in a quiet contemplation, a fine
woman, drAed as a shepherdess, accosted him.
Struck by her magnificent stature, Le courteously
replied, and' they soon got into a very interesting
conversation` She at last asked him to have a
dance, and ,he consented. The dance concluded
he gallantly offered her an ice or a glass of
lemonade; big the lady scornfully replied, "Lemon-
ade ! No.. give me a bowl of punch !" They
went to the cafe, and the punch was produced.
The lady, he observed, took glass after glass with
all the sans facon of a trooper, and for his part he did
not spare :t.hi'i; liquor. At last he got into such good
humour that hp ventured to give the lady a few gentle
caresses, which she permitted with a sort of modest
confusion, ,tsehich was inexpressibly charming.
"Oh !" saidibe, "my angel ! Your are exceedingly
beautiful ! l'itill as a drum-major, and strong as
Hercules !" '' ," Ah, Narcissus !" she answered, for
he had told:ber his Christian name—" I feel for you
a strange'4olYrnpathy—your image is ever en-
graven heke P and with a languishing look
she placed Wee hand on her heart. " I ought not,"
she added, 1e "to make such a confession ; but
what, Narcisatia, can a poor weak woman do when
fascinated by such a man as 3on ?" And, as she
spoke, she became more languishing than ever, and
fell into herfalloreea arm% All nt once she cried,
" You haveiiii diamond ring. Give it me, Narcissus;
I am sure some woman ge.ve it you, and I should die
of jealousy iflybu were to wear it." And she, half-
playfully, haangrily, pulled it from his finger and
placed it ondier own. In return, however, she
cut off a husi.;lock of her hair, and said, " There,
Narcissus, tau that; , and never, never forget me."
As the ring.leas worth 1,200 f., Narcissus by no
means approvdd of the exchange • but, in spite of
his repeated
.Nuests, tae lady declined to make re-
storation. h,a,rsissus at length, got seriously angry,
and the lady deemed it prudent to faint in his arms.
The poor man shouted for salts, or vinegar, or harts-
horn, but no ore had any, and a fireman eventually
restored the patient by puffing the smoke of his pipe
in her face. Lecloing this her mask fell off, and the
unfortunate Narcissus was astounded to see a big
pair of whiskeeseand a large moustache—the charmer
was a man. N cissus at once gave the fellow into
custody, and it; as subsequently ascertained that his
name was LabPme, and that he
.was a well-known
thief. Not har4ag any thir:g to say in his defence he
was condemned*, the Tribunal to thirteen months'
iniprisonment.--Verlignani.

FREN CR .:RAILWAY TRAFFIC.
The following.ate the last returns of the gross re-
ceipts of the principal French Railways :-
NORTHERN.—IiIom Fe-b. 12 to Feb. 18: Passengers,
164,888%; goods, 233,358 f.; total, 398 246 f.
ROUEN.—FromFeb. 9 to Feb. 15 : Passengers,
54,197 t.; g00d1,34119f.; total, 138:316r.
lievnE.—From IF,b. 9 to Feb. 15 : Passengers,
18,930 f.; goods, 35,109 f. ; total 54,0391.
ORLEANS.—FrOns Feb. 10 to Feb. 16 : Passengers,
62,432 r. ; goods, 118,934 f.; total, 181,3661.

BonDEA.ux.--,Frotn Feb. 10 to Feb. 16 : Passengers.
27,771 t.; goods, 48,814 f.; total, 71,585 f.

VlERZON.—Froui.ivb. 10 to Feb. 16 : Passengers,
28,98 ff.; g00th,.:2:46;005t:; total, 71,994 f.

BOULOGNE.-Frthi2 Feb. 10 to Feb. 16 : Passengers.
1,220 f.; goods,. 1,401 f.; total, 28,8211.

DIEPPE.—Froar Ifeb. 9 to Feb. 15 : Passengers,
2,930 f.; goods, 6,984 A; total, 9.910 f.
NANTES.--From..:FA. 8 to Feb: 14 : Passengers,
15,411 f.; goods, 13,1136 E; t0ta1,28,547f.
STRASBURG —Brae Feb. 12 to Feb. 18 : Passengers,
61,(336t.; good:, 52,315'.; total, 144 951 E
BALE.—From Feb. 3 to Feb. 9 ;

Passengers,

16,2531. ; goods, 16,985 f.; t0ta1,33,188f.
MONTEREAU.—Froc3 Feb. sto Erb. 11: Passengers
8,304 f.; goods, 12,4291;; 21,733 t.
MARSEILLES.—From Feb. 5 to Feb. 11: Passengers,
31 892 f.; goods, 25,064 f.; total, 56,956 E
LYONS. —From I'd). 2 to Feb. 8 : Passengers,
89,545 f.; goods, 33,345 f.; total, 122,880.

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Ldeinsncoonlnst.ratlnhgis hgoewntieglunlalniibdldteoloeakrre some of the citizens of
Lincoln-
at Stow Park, and to
rnotnlyesteem it was impossi-
blebe in daily expectation of receiving the necessary documents
from London, the fellow was allowed to fare sumptuously for
a week. when intimations were given that it was desirable
the bill should be settled. Feigning to have received the
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expected documents, he prevailed upon the "green" land-
lord to obtain a horse and gig for conveying him to Stow
Park to take formal possession of the property, and thence to
Gainsborough to consult his solicitor. The gig was hired, and
the pair set out. Arrived at Stow Park, the fellow took up
a sod, placed some papers under it, and then stamped the
sod down with
his foot, with an affectation of great gravity
bidding the landlord to hold carefully in remembrance the
fact of taking Possession. Away they then went to Gains-
borough, and the "gentleman" sought to consult his solici-
tor, whilst Boniface tested his brother Borsiface's profession,
" good entertainment for man and beast.' The gentleman
returned; and Bounce, stimulated to boldness, asked for
the wherewithall to pay the shot. Here was a dilemma !
the gentleman had only 3s. He would return to his solici-
tor and obtain an advance. Going out for this purpose, he
was seen no more, and Boniface bad to pay the shot, return
to Lincoln alone, pay for the horse and gig, and wipe out the
score against " the gentleman,'' to prevent unpleasant re-
marks and remembrances. Stamford Nei curt'.
REMARKABLE REGARD OF A DOG FOR A HORSE.
—A correspondent recently informed us of the following
curious and affecting circumstance:—Happening to pass the
house of a neighbour a short time since, who occupies a
large estate near to me, I saw one of the servants taking a
dead sheep dog away in a wheel-barrow to bury, and upon
my remarking to him, " What! is the poor old dog dead?"
for I had known the dog for years, he narrated to me the
following little incident. It appears that the dog had con-
tracted an extraordinary affection for one of the waggon.
horses, but the horse being an old one, and very ailing, the
worthy occupier of the farm had him destroyed, and one
morning, missing the dog, they found him lying on the
grave of his late favourite; nor could they get him away,
except by force. They conveyed him borne, but he refused
his food, nor could they induce him to take nourishment of
any kind ; he pined for a short time and then died, and is
now buried in the same grave with the horse, having died, I
presume, from excessive grief. The servants were in the
habit of placing him upon the horse's back with the halter
in his mouth, and sending him to the pond with the horse
when he went to drink, and he used frequently to ride the
horse to and from the different fields; in fact, he was never
away from him.—. Worcester Journal.

JERSEY, FEB. 23.—Wind Perseverance,
Sierra Leone.