The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-08-04
THE PRINCE AND THE JEW
ELLER.

Al ysweIlsr o. Paris one day saw q
,oleadld equippage drive up 10 his door.
nj all. important looking gentleman
,l,shled IRON Il. lie wanted a lady's
sel n diamond ornaments. complete
seIl;ng parnTe TIE price Vas liked
s,,sa hundred thousand francs. Several
designs were shown 10 him. tie made
chalre Of one. said he could grant but
h,ilr time Cor executing The order, and in-
.i.,ing on leaving with the JoweiIrr de-
ra,lle o. four thousand francs in billefs he
iaagus. lie also selected . ring. worth
. haalred and twenty fancs. and ordered
10 be seat home next day; and ave
lays afier the whole sel or diamonds
wrreia be completed. Accordingly, on
Ihs f,lIewing day. ae.n6dehiial messen-
ger from the Jewellers repaired 10 the
H,lel D.. 10 The Rue dc "a Pax, and
Inquired fnr Prince Gargsrin. lie was
shnsa into an apartment on the first sI0-
~. Five or six lackrys were in tie an
lschaHbsr. The prince took The ring,
pad ior il. and gave q present Of ten
islac. 10 the messenger. whojnyiuliy re.
turard home. and congratulated his mas
Hron having 50 wealthy and liberal
egsnmer.
The Jeweller, with the utmost pune
aallty. earned hoIne he diamonds on the
3,y appointed. The Prince Was IN his
,a.L,. sitting before his cylindrical Sc
,relsire. which was open. The Jeweller
aaalrd the casksl 10 him. and his high
meas mlnulcly inspected the Jewels; sad
..nIy one OF The Wallets entered ihe room,
,al announced +" Prince Dolgoroki."
An nv broiher-in-laW," exclaimed
j.. hlghness, " do not wish him to see
he present which destine for his sister.
Rrqaes, HIN % stay in The drawing-room.
-. will come 10 him immediateIv. -
H. touched the table; The cylinder moved.
.sd me secrstaife closed: the diamonds
acre within il; but on The table there las
a. open bux filled with leather bags. and
aunrrous rolraux of louis were hnddled
tnerIher in confusion. The JeweIler had
observed all this treasure on his first ar.
lVal: but bis attention was particularly
attracted BY large Russia leather port
,S,n, well lined with biiie,s De bdlgas.
iAr edges Of which were visible.
lIIs h,ghness leh the room, saying he
would rturn very shortly. The Jewel
leo begged he would not hurry himself.
Abpu, twenty minutes elapsed. and sort
ofvagae apprehension sssailed the Jewell
sr Al length the door opened. OH
Asm i. his highness, thought be. But
no, twas the master Of the hotel, who
stepping up To the Jsweller, said:--
Are Won waiting for any body, SIR"
an waiting Cor the return Of Prince
Grgaf,a, 10 whom have just sold sci
Of diamonds for two hundred thousand
francs. Are you his secretary"
II am his dupe. and 81 presume yon
are"
What do you meant His dupe! im.
possible! The jewels are shut up IN that
secrrtalre. Besides, look al all this mo-
nev"
IIe seized one Of the leather bags. and
Jganlag il, discovered 10 his horror tina,
u vas filled with nails: the rouleaux con-
talacd nothing, and the portfolio scraps
Of waste paper. However. The JeweIler
cnasoled himself the diamonds we're still
safe A Iocksmilh vas sent for; the Sc
crriaire. vas opened. aud oh, horror! il
Was empty. II sland an one side OF the
room, agaIns, wall IN which hule had
been made, aud, there being correspond
ing hole IN the back of the secretaire, the
Jewels had with perfect ease, been coa-
'eyed To the adjoining apartment
The despair Of The unfortunate Jewel
Ter may be easily conceived. The mas
ter Of the hotel, too. who had let his a.
Pannenls TO The pretended Prince Gar
garia, had been extensively swIndled -
The servants AL belonged to the hotel,
with the exceptions nj The raiet de cham
bfe who was the companion and COME
deraie Of the prince.
II was asceriained that they decamped
~ coach from the door Of the holel.--
Every exerllon was made To trace them
out, but several years elapsed before they
were discovered.
The Jeweller who was nearly ruined
BY this robbery, removed to another quar-
'eroI Paris and established himself under
new mime. One day messenger CALI
don him from NJ. p, gentleman
holding an official situation, who was We
X II and wished to purchase some rings.
The poor Jeweller had naturally become
suspicious ever since his fatal adventure
with Prince Gargar;n; and instead Of
Sending his shopman, he took the rings
himself. lie was shown into a bed
Chamber which was partially lighted: ow-
my Ia the situation Of the windows, the
r"n was all in the shade, excep ia thai
pat where the bed stood. What was
"' ~arprlse of the jeweller When Ne ,hs'
covered in the Invalid NJ. r, the