The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-03-01

MEAN AND ArRocIous-New Orleans must GER
tainly have sunk very low when she contains with
in her wall such a mean, contemplate wretch.
even though he be pickpocket' who could rob ID, an
but il is nevertheless true as the act was pcrpe-
trated upon our august selves" We were desir-
GUS of seeing Holland in Paul Pry, and after hav-
ing waded through the laborious duty Of the day,
we merely dropped in" at Placide's Yarisfes, for
the above purpose; and though remained but
ten OF fifteen minutes, (for Georges popularity
such, there was not even comfortable standing
room,) yet in that short space the miscreant actu
ally ilched little leather porte -monnas, which
was in outside coat t-pocket. The result Of the
operation, however, was such as we hope will be a
lesson TO the fellow how he ever again makes an at
tempt of the kind upon editor pocket. The con-
tents were follows:
Imprimis-Eighf or nine omnibus tickets. We
had bought ten, but whether VIC had used one or
two, memory does not serve us 10 say definitely.
Be there eight or nine, however, they must neces-
sariy be useless 10 him, for we convinced such
fellow cannot by any possibility live move any
where in the quarter where sbe reside, or use an
omnibus going in that direction.
Hem.-Two newspaper paragraphs, which the
fool could have read much moro TO his comfort in
our columns this morning, and in new and better
type, had he not stolen them from Nota Benz
Should these paragraphs be offered 70 any Of our
contemporaries, they will please detain them as
well ~ the bearer. They viii be known by being
Jagged at the edges, having been cut out by ra-
ther dull penknife from stray paper, instead Of
being neatiy oOne Dy our nnf edltOrlal sCls-Orh
HeIn.-A ticket Of admission 10 some Of the shows
about town, we forget which, bat il
had not yet visited, and hence our additional re-
gret. Our name, however, inserted on il, and
therefore the scamp who stole il cannot crafty his
own curiosity by using it.
Ltem-Two visiting cards, with our august
name" handsomely engraved thereon.
Ifem.-One small wooden toothpick, such as stand
by the assfu at the Office Of the ST. Charles hotel,
pro bono prbiico We had been there in the fore
noon 10 leave a card for a friend, and rccollcct
helping ourselves 10 two--our general habit is 20
take four, and occasionally the gentlemanly pro-
prictor, Mr.. Wilson, presents with entire
bundle One Of the two which took the
present occasion distinctly recollect using, and
we are under the impression that deposited the
other one I'm porte nonnnis. The matter we,
however, do not consider Of very vital importance.
il is but toothpick "more less 10 the vile
wretch who despoiled
Hom.-The porte monnais itself, for which we
paid the sum Of four dimes some twelve eighteen
months since, and which pretty considerably
worn.
As for money, there none-the last three dimes
il contained we had fortunately disbursed that very
morning 10 the barber, for trimming hair.
We are confident, after sscertaining what he had
obtained, and that he had been prcying upon an
editor that his conscience, IL he has the mercst
remnant Of one remaining, must have stung him 10
the very quick, and the only mode 10 quiet IL will
be 10 return porte monnaie through the pest
office, with its contents, in which case he
tain the toothpick "suitable reward" for his
tardy honesty.-N. o. Bulletin.