Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-03-11
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:, ~" a."'P'Pe's nave recently reported. amongst
mcn accounts Of law proceedings, thcre of
poverty sfecting and instructive thai ~. ,.n,1..
them for the ediheation Of oar readers
The first came before the authori,,s. in ,h. H.. n
fraud the revenue but orc attended nv "
which have soitened the h.nt,. Of an. o,Ls, a.s ~
exact functionarcs ON whom 4, wa. po,n.,,a,sJ nu
remarked ut uns OF the pos, Office, ,h,, Iss s
the fro alters Of Siberia and of cosrs, ent,in, hc.x
tsge expenses arrived regularly every ,hr.. r,,n,h b
rs addressed to n Polish eoun, A fc,. 49, o.. -
letter reached IL. de, tna,,n , ,,,I - Ii nj 49,
mustach,s. and n mi tary bearing came TO clam 1, L.
tie difficulty OF cou 10 m ado an swing The ,,..i.. i
hands the clerk nj IN. sam. ,i,s nc ,, -; y, -
price Of tho postage The Poi, a,cnv.ly S,n,, ~
supescipon, shaking hi. head with emo,on would
return IL, saying that tho ,t,,, nm, ~. ,, 49,, - ,
intended for him. Tho same circum.anc., ,.n..,.a =,
stated intervals for several years running awakened cu
osiy The opening Of the letters after The I'm,
by the rules OF the post office afforded no ~, IN,
mystery, Tor the contents were in bnnk p,ne, sn. in
discretion at length revealed the secret, ana I, ned o,
that the Polish count one OF family who TOOK nm ,e
tive part IN the revolution OF Poland and a,, the event.
OF 1881, was together with his f,,be, tb,.. o,h., -
two nncles condemned to ban shmep, in Sihor, M. ,n
escaped, and found asylum in hut reduced 10
the utmost straits, unable TO pay postage om s y,c.,
distance, and longing receive tdings ~ his ,,,ion.
they az e,d upon the followin, nl,n ~. r. -. "
with success for several yearson the cover Of the s,c
each word IN the address written by IN, n,e,
oers OF his family; thus the unfortunate Pole from hi. ~
act knowledge OF the Handwriting of each ob,,incd bv
mere examination OF the outside gertrude Of the existence
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the same spot. On hciring this ptabc statement, tho
ilneuonaes overlooked the fraud on III. t,yenu. in ,h
aheenon which prompted, and the ingenuity which con-
uNeo' tue sehcmo
The second incident is of tragic cast, and resem
oes one vi those strange coincidences which are met with
IN notions Ayoung workman OF good character supported
asofrowing mohr, whose husband had many years pre-
yousy basey abandoned her To great peeuniarv s,.s
ihough generally sober and industrious person. he wss
one saturday night enuced by several fellow srzans TO
VISIT Pnbehouse tho Barrier d'Enfer The vino
circulated freely; but after little indulgence the Young man
stopped short saying that he could not afford 10 sp,nd ,ny
more money away from his mother and his home. Ac-
eotuns ne lett the house, and walked towards his res
dence hto conued, II is true, by the quantity of wine
he had swallowed Presently of the boon
an elderly stranger overlook him, aud after
MS otoeatahce, and expressing much Of the
sentiments he had uttered offered "rea" HIM at the first
mouse oil entertainment they passed. Toe youth assened
"ey enred wine shop drank, and IN short time the
guest ie MS senses gradually overcome. Su he med
sense to understand what was going and
'eei the hand OF his entertainer glide stealth into his
PS.' Wondered desperate by tho dread Of losing his
earnings, ne arous' himself, called IN the police
han the rOooeI arrested, and taken tefoc commssary or
maSsua'e The deceitiul old defended hims, II by
ynS nc merely wished lay airck upon his compan
au III poor oil hsrcSpee4bty produced his passport
Inc m sr-1e examined u, and reading IL al I'D
eso the name OF "Jaques Antoine--." The acelscr
Uoe MS eyes ana looking nj the def ndant at,en,ey
eaneu out heI pause, IN tone OF agony, "Mon Deu
cest mon perez and, overcome by emotion fell back in
sw'oh ~ h's'' dhs'pation altered attire, and the tine
hau since hey had met, had ttiectualy DIS
mentioned recognition ensued by the law OF france, the
aeeuao9 oil ehd cannot be taken agains, parent. and
e was about TO be dismissed, when he
toh"u oy o'her accueTs whom he had deauded and
"'''u ,or Uial upon by gone charges OF felony. The
son aud told the sad tale 10 his mo her and has.
nOpu, os'h 'aught lesson OF the necessity OF tenn
Meh ne VIII prohtby The iaher will, It is fear
- r rs u t,, az i ou'cas' from society
III u niue romance perhaps the most affecting Of
, :, eu itDni INC Uafeue de iHbanduT. One day
~ VINO Keeps book stall near the b idgc
lO arr, a
-, ~ " "unser anu ",e'eheJness. From under a
- u 'I"e''o Soa' ne Grew ioith thick volume,
-, ~ 5 'u' 'nu oore othef marks OF long use. He
,,,.. e' oNhing 'nat us lniIinsc worth was little,
- "e eon'nuSo, u is ana always has been valu-
80 ~ NV Hu snal par win II most unwillngly; but |
-. NOV | Souaee 70 allow myself TO die OF hunger while
'uls treasured rene 10 sell Give me for any
Ing you pea' me staiikeePer examined the book,
1873
S.' 1"ss' an Nauons, oy b-hy, but IN so sad u
u'o" 'na' u was scarcely worth buying at ali but
OF compassion, the benevolent woman bought 1t Tor franc
he old man Immediately entered bakers shop
loaf, and sitting down beside tho river ate n s,cod
and solitude In hammered that cnno, ~ No. NJ,
who is mn ind.fatigable coller,or az oId ID h.
cd IN, n,occed,noe - - "a -. I'' NAG Mi'hess
he 10, h no ~ : 81 49, ~ ~ ou man uau iel' tne sall
uape. he found follnuing Iin.s ,ro,ol LII .