Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1850-04-26

\ funny MIsTAKE.-IjStuEiHg q man
for q sclIiii0uS B10k-A Berlin cores
poDdent Of the St Louis Republican gives
the followingas authentic. THERE'S some
thing in a name.
\ good anecdote is going the rounds
related of the British Chief of Police 1t
seems that little work made its appear
ance here a short time ago, as immoral Is
irreligious and entitled. The Able Co
quet" 1t was necessary that the chief of
police should procure 1t in order to be a
bic to denouuce It. from his own kn0wI-
edge lie said, therefore, to a police in
spoctor, neglect nothing to find the Able
Coluet, and bring him to me this evening
The inspector. not imagining that q litera-
ry production was meant, supposed 1t was
an individual who bore that name and he
commenced seeking for him in Berlin
By an extraordinary chance. a priest who
bore that name and who was preacher in
orders at small parish about fifty miles
from Berlin. had some business in the ci-
ty. and placed himself in the diligence
which passed his door and came on to Ber-
lin. His name was inserted on the list,
Of which the counterpart always arrives.
some time before the diligence.
The police inspector after having made
several useless searches, bethoueht him
self to 90 to the depot of the diligence. to
see there the names of those departing and
arriving. lie was enchanted, of course.
to see on the list the name Of the man he
believed himself charged to find He took
core to be there or the arrival Of the dill
gence, and seizing the poor priest as he
was descending. said
Sir. YOU are the Able CoqUet: | have
an order to arrest YOU, and conduct you
to the chief of police; no resistance.
Alas the unfortunate Able, confoau-
ded By reception So unexpected, w@s zag
from thinking Of resistance. They sent
his luggage to the depot and placing him
in a carriage, drove him to the residence
Of Monsieur de-, where, while he was
kept out Of sight, the Inspector, proud Of
having lflled his commission so vel.
went to render an account Of it t. his
chief
"Monsieur," said he in a low tone Of
voice, II have the Able Coquet"
Good replied Monsieur de-. who
was at the moment in his saloon with sev-
eral persons !; .shut him UP IN my cabinet
there IS the key, but brine it back to me. %
The order was punctuAlly executed. and
II de- having received the kew, got
into his carriage and went out to q dinner
party,
In the meon while, the poor A6be, after
several hours Imprisonment, began to feel
equally the impotence Of hunger with that
OF liberty. He knocked loudly at the
door. Madame de-, informed Of this
noise ran ard interrogated the Able
through the door. He said he did not
know why he was locked up. and he beg
ged above all things that they would give
/ him something to eat, as be had not ca
ten ANYTHING since the night before
+ Madame do announced with regret
the impossibility of rendering him any
assistance until the return Of her sband
Monsieur de- arrived shortly after
wards. however, and was much astonished
to hear that some one was shut up in his
cabinet. He ran. opened the door aud de-
manded of the prisoner who he was. The
reply enlightened him Immediately on the
mistake Of the inspector, and he could not
help laughing convulsively: he made all
possible apologies to the Able, invited
him to sup with him, informed himself ol
his business in Berlin, and promised hin
| all the assistance in his power
~ Is them fellers alive now D said Al
urchin to his teacher what feIlers 4,