The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-07-01
CBiME DETECTED-AN ANECD0TE OF TIE
PARIS POLICE.

PARIS POLICE.
Previously to tho year 1899, bu, al
What precise date | can not say, The city
4 Paris possessed as guardian Of lis safety
and ehiel minister Of police, a man Of rare
slent and integrity. al the same period
lie parish Of ST. Germans, in The quartz,
af the Rue 81. Antoine, had fer its cue /
kind venerable old man, whose whole lii.
WAS spent in doing good to both the soul.
aud bodies Of his iellow-crcaiures, ane
whose holy consistency and dignli!cd cour
age caused him to be loved by the good
ed characters. One cold dark winter,
night, The bell al the old cures door va,
rung loudly, and he. although 10 bed, i'm
medately arose and opened the door, anti
eipating q summons 10 some sick or dying
led.
A pessonage. richly dressed, with hi'
features partly concealed by a large false
beard, stood outside Addressing the cure
in courteous and graceful manner, he
apologlzed for bis unreasonable visit
which, us he said, the bieh reputation oI
monsieur had induced him 10 make.
4 great and terrible, bnt necessary and
inevitable deed he continued, is 10 be
tone. Time presses, a soul about 10 pass
into eternity implores Your ministry. II
you come Yen must alIaw your eyes 10 be
baEdu god. ;sk no questions, and consent
to act simply as spiritual consoler OF dy,
ing woman. II You refuse 10 accompany
nc. no other priest can be admitted, anc
her spirit must pass alone
After n moment ol secret PRAYER, thf
cure answered. Il will 90 with you.' With
out asking any further explanation, he nj
lowed bis ewes TO be bnndaged, and leaned
on The arn Of his suspicious visitor. They
both got into coach, whose windows were
| Immediately covered by wooden shutters
and then they drove off rapidly. They
seemed TO 90 long way. and make manS
dnuhings aud tnrnings ere the coach drove
under wide archwav and stopped.
During this time not single word haC
! bccn exchanged between the travellers
and ere they got out the stranger assured
himself that the bandage over his conpan
| ian's ewes bad not been displaced, and ,het
taking hs old msu respectfully by th,
hand, he assisted him 10 alight and 10 as
cend tho wide steps Of staircase as far al
| Dhc second story. A CREST door opened
as if Of itself, aud several ,hickly-carpete'
rooms were traversed in silence. A
| lengih, another door was opened by tht
cuide, and the cure ioli his bandage re
moved. They were in soemn-lookl klus
hcdchamber; near a bed, halfvcled b,
rhick damask curtains, was small table
supporting two wax lights. which ieebl,
| Illuminated The cold dealh-like apartment
The stranger {he was the Duke de -,
then bowing 10 the cure, led him towar,
the bed, drew back The curtains, and sal,
IN solemn tone:
Minister of God, before you is a woman
who has betrayed the blood of her ances
tors, and whose doom is irrovocably fixed
She knows on what conditions an inter
view with YOU has been granted her; sh
knows too that all supplca,ion would b
useless. You know your duty, Nj. 10 Cure
leave you TO fulfil it, and will return i
seek you in half an hour
So saying he departed, and the agitate'
priest saw Iying on the bed young an
beautiful girl, bathed in tears, bn,lin.
with despair, and calling in her bitter ago
ny for the comforts of religion. No inves
,iga,ion possible! for the unhappy creatur
declared herself bound by terrible oat
to conceal her name; besides she knew no
in what place she was
Il ann she said, the victim of secre
/ family tribunal whose sentence is irrevo
Icable. More, can not tell. forgive m,
enemies, as trust that God will forgiv
me. Pray for mee
The minister ofreligon invoked the sub
line promises Of the gospel to sooihc he
troubled soul, and he succeeded. lie
countenance, after time, became compos
ed, she claspsd her hands in teryent pray
er, and then extended them toward he
consoler.
| As she did so, the cure perceived tha
blood
MY child said he with a ,.embln
voice, what is this!'
'Father it is the vein which they hav
already opened, and the bandago no doub
was corelessly put on
A, these words, sudden thought struc
the priest, I!o unroIed tho dressing, a
lowed tho blood to flow, stepped his hant
/, kerchief in it, then replaced the b0ndag'
;, concealed tho stained handkerchief with
: his vest, and whispered:
=. Farewell, my daughter, take courage
and have confidence in God.'
The half hour had expired, aud the sic
OF his terrible conductor was heard al
pronching.
i am readv,' said the cure, aud hnvlt