The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-05-28
BUsHELL, THE DIAMOND srEALER.

- 49, AAO was uOrn III GlInerlcK, ana IS tn
nephew of John Bushell, Esq, formerly of a,
eminent house in the city. He received hi
education, up to the age of thirteen, at Car-hal
Ton school, from whence he was sent to Lisbon
Where there was branch of the concern anC
received an allowance. The house in Londor
ialie6 and his resources in Lisbon failed with it
and ne could not endure the comparative slavery
OF mere cierkship, he left the latter place al
the age of fifteen, and passed over to Ireland
where ne lived for some time with his mother
Oat ne soon acted in such manner as disgust
ca an MS TRENDS. He was indeed so completely
abandoned by his relations that at the ace of IL
he was obliged to take the benefit of the 1solvent
act Tor the sum of e3, debt which he contract
ca with tailor After this he went to Paris.
WI @here ne contrlved to get into the service Of
oherlh Parhins, as valet de-place. He however
stole the Sheriffs gold watch, for which he was
imprisoned three years in the pelagic In 1906
ne onIalned ms liberation, and became acquaint
ed will. a FEOraoanaan of .le greatest iudre,
and purloiners of diamonds in the whole com.
! try, and while he was connected with him in
IT rance ne never stole any thing but diamonds.
Inc temptation to very necessitous nerson
was very great, particularly when he was instruct
ed how to steal without any probability ola dis.
coVery. The Frenchman used to tip his fourth
inger with clammy adhesive substance called
Venice Iurpentlne," and while he pointed at
any particular diamond amongst those laid be-
iore INN with his fore finger, he contrived to
to9ch another with the turpentine, and drop
IL down his sleeve. Upon one occasion he Carl
ed out OF jewelers. shop between E400 and
S1ooO worth OF jewels He used also to tin a
cane which had hole in the top with the same
stnft and he always succeeded in carrying awav
something extremely valuable, which stood =
little distance from the counter Bushel heliev-
ed for some time that the Frencbman made a
/ fair division Of the spoil with him. but from
what he afterwards heard from some of the Lon
don jewellers who were plundered by both, the
Frenchman used to sack three-fourths at least
I In :he course oftheir dealings with some of the
London Jewelers. they found that the mode
ADOPTED OF getting business was not very credit
able to the shop-keepers.
| The Frenchman had two desnerate fellows
while he was,in Paris in his service, but when
I Grand roll as it was called, was to be PLAYED,
Bnshell was the man appointed to act the prin-
clpal character. He passed as a Spanish no.
bleman, and he was present at the coronation of
the Emperor Nicholas, at St. Petersburg, where
he and the Frenchman picked up great deal
of money by different plans of deception They
found very little difficulty in abstracting Jewels
from the English jewellers, but they found a
French diamond seller, whose eyes were so
quick, and whose suspicious were so much
oitfOt IhcI EcffC DIQd0 came
off toiled. This persevering fellow, however.
determined to rob the shop-keeper, and he gave
| orders to the two assistants to whom we before
alluded, to be in readiness. The jeweller kept
his diamonds regularly marshaed in pincush-
ion which he used to hold up to the eyes of the
6FoacR It But s ws at bas gad d6 81
! force and manGuvre. One Of the assistants, by
the Frenchnans direction, stood at the door
with piece of strong whpcord, while the 9TH
er went into the shop, the door ofwhich instant
ly closed, and asked to see some DIAMONDS. The
brilliant pincushien was produced. The French
man, who stood at the opposite side of the street.
gave the signal: the fellow who stood at the
door suddenly opened it, and cried aloud
/" iIari-the ieweller started back-the PIN
cushion instantly changed hands and disappear
ed, and the plundered owner found that the
latch of the door was tied down with whipcord
and that he must get through the window to
follow the thieves. No person but a master
could have planned or superintendent such rob-
berry as this. The whole did not occupy more
than three or four seconds. After Bushell was
apprehended, he wrote to the Frenchman charg-
ing him with having done him irreparable iniu-
ry; the only answer he received was g Turpen-
tine is safe. London paper
HAYrIAN PARADISE. Mr.. Washington Irving
observes, in bis Life of Columbus, that the Hay-
tians had an idea of place of reward, to which
the spirits of good men repaired after death,
where they were reunited to the spirits ofthose
they had most loved during life, and to all their
ancestors. Here they enjoyed uninterruptedly,
and in perfection, those pleasures which consti-
tuted their felicity on earth. They lived in
shady and blooming bowers, with beautiful wo-
men, and banqueted on delicious fruits. The
Paradise OF these happy spirits was variously
/ placed, almost every tribe assigning some IA
vorite spot in their native province. Many,
however, eoncurred in describing this region as
being near lake in the western part of the
islands, in the beautiful province Of Xaragua
| Here there were delightful vallies, covered with
| a delicate fruit called the Nancy about the size
of an apricot They imagined thai the souls Of
/ the deceased remained concealed among the
airy and inaccessible cliffs of tie MOUNTAINS dur.
| ing the day, but descended at night into these
happy vallies,- to regale this consecrated
! fruit The living sTsprisr.s, ti--aIsa-sA in
eating of it, lest the souls of their friends
should suffer from want Of their favorite nour-
ishment
A CoMPLIuENT. A Frenchman who had
learnt English, wished to be particularly polite
and never neglected an opportunity of saying
something pretty One evening he observed TO
I Indy r., whose dress was fawn-colored, and
that of her daughter pink" Milady, your
daughter is the pink of beauty" An, Mon
sieur, you Frenchmen always hatter" I" No,
Madam: only do speak the truth, and what all
the world will allow, that your daughter is the
pink, and you are the drab of fashion !" It
was with great difficulty the Frenchman could
BIO made TO comprehend his sottise
DIAMONDS. The ancients attributed extraor-
binary virtues to the Diamond. They believed
it could not be broken even by the greatest
blow, but Pliny says if it be soaked in blood of
goat, it may then be broken. The ancients
believed that diamond kept in the house would
prevent domestic strife between man and wife.
j This was mere idle imnginatinn but there Is a