True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1846-10-28

should have the pleasure Of allowing you
to conduct me home, | must escape the
jealous who watch me.
"We will escape them" replied the
young man, charmed at the fortunate turn
things were taking. 81 adore cunning
and mystery, lie: us be cunning and mys-
terions."
"WelI," continued the baroness, I" In
the first place we must not go out at the
same time"
II will go first, and will wait for you at
the door,"
"Again, | must not appear to go; if
they were to see me put on my shawl and
hat they would follow me and all would
be lost"
What must we do then +? You can't
leave your things here, and go wiIhyour
head and shoulders barep
"No, bur can complete my toilet when
am ont of doors Take my shaw aud
hat carefully off of that chair, and 90 and
wait for me at the head of the street,
Excellent" exclaimed the young man,
taking the shawl and hat that were shown
to him, and walking slowly away.
Now then, AN rid of thai trouble
some fellow, and believe have played
him pretty good trick for the cMpui he
has caused me-"
That said, the baroness who doubtless
had her reasons for desiring to go alone
from the Cheauteau- Rouge, fastened TO
put on her hat, drop her veil, and wrap
herself in her shawl.
The shawl and hat which she had de-
Signated to the gentleman, were not hers,
as the reader has guessed-and that was
the trick at which the ingenious baroness
of the Rue de Breda was so delighted.
"He is waiting for me at the head of the
street," thought she s." will go on the
other side-and thus enveloped, how can
he recognize me, when he believes my
head and shoulders are bare ?"
This was perfectly logical; nothing
troubled the retreat of the baroness, who
amused herself as she walked along, at the
idea of the sad figure which her unlucky
adorer would make, on finding himselfthe
dupe of feminine stratagem. In the
meanwhile, considerable excitement was
caused in the garden. The owner of the
missing hat and shawl had gone TO resume
them, after the contra-dance, and not find
ing them, it was quite natural she should
believe herself robbed. People sought
about, aud made inquiries; some one said
he had seen young man take the articles
and 90 towards the entrance of the garden
The superintendent recolIected that they
saw young man, carrying woman'S hat
and shawl, pass a minute before. The
boys at the gate noticed the same young
man, with the shawl and hat, hidden in the
Shade-doubtless waiting for all accom-
plice BY the aid of all this information,
they soon discovered our hero-who, in
stead of the gay baroness, so impatently
expected, saw a party of people, who
seized him by the collar. and treated him
as if he was a robber. He is Indignant
he demonstrates; but how can he deny it?
Is not still in the possession Of the stolen
articles He would explain his adven-
lures, but these kind OF fables are so worn
out! All thieves who practice their trade
beneath a fashionable costume, always pre-
tend that there is n woman in the case,
when they are taken with their spoils in
their hends. The lookup instead of the
Rue DE Breua, Wnat contrast! IL was /
not till the next morning that our young
gentleman could convince the authorities
the trick of which he had been the vic
tim II was a cruel trial for his self love,
but his honesty shone with the purest
light Some excuses were made TO him,
aud he was honorably set at liberty; swear.
ing-but rather too late-that he would not
be caught SO again. Il is best not TO take
any rash oaths, however
ANECDoTE OF THE REv. VIM. Jay
years since, when the Edward
Irving mania ragged, a man calling himself
an aAngel of the Church. proceeded from
Bristol 10 Bath, on special mission to
William Jay. The grave, thinking old
man was in his study, aud when the An
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