Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-08-24

it to any one, she would put it herself in the
post and accordingly left the hotel for the
purpose. On going out, she left her key with
her porter, with direction to light fire in
her room at eight o'clock. Towards halfpast
seven, whilst at the house Of one Of her ac-
qaitances, it suddenly occurred to her that
she had left her bank notes on the mantle-piece
at the hotel. She Immediately returned in
search of them, went up to her room where
thefre was lighted according to her directions:
but the packet of bank notes had disappeared.
She rang. A young girl answered the bell
of whom she demanded who had lighted the
fire. 1t was the girl herself The owner of
the bank notes asked her if she had seen
them. She answered in the negative. At
last the master of the hotel was Called and
the affair related to him. 1t was then proved
that the only person who entered the room
was the girl who lighted the fire. The mas
ter had confidence in the girls honesty, but
as appearances were certainly against berthe
whole affair was placed in the hands OF the
police and the girl arrested. She was con-
demned, on her trial, to three years imprlson-
ment; but the money was not found. After
the expiration Of the three years the girl
came to the house of the owner Of the un-
lucky bank notes, aud reproached her as the
cause of her ruin and dishonor. The old
lady was touched; it occurred to her, suppose
after all she was Innocent Her guilt had
never been satisfactorily proved; nor had the
strictest searches been able to discover what
she had done with the money she was accused
Of taking. AT the time of her arrest she had
been on the point Of marrying an honest
workman; and now she would have the great
est difficulty in placing herself in service
again. Instigated by the desire to repair, a.
in her lay, the injury she might have caused
this young woman, the old lady determined
to take her into her service, and try her; and
never had she cause to regret having done so
She now revealed all to her nephew, and ex.
pressed her full belief In the Innocence Of hcl
servant, aud desired him always to retain hel
in the family and not to reveal her secret
The next day the old lady died, leaving about
two hundred thousand francs to her nep hew,
The nephew came short time ago to Pa
rs. to pass few months of the winter season
he went to hotel in the Rue du Helder wher'
he established himself very comfortably
One evening, after returning home, he heard
in the room adjoining that in which he was
the sound of voices and laughter; evident,
his neighbors were in high glee. Overhear
ing some words, his curiosity was piqued,ant
be approached the partition, in order to hca
more distinctly; land yet there are SOM
men who pretend to say that it is only wome'
who are curious y In this audable attemp
our hero discovered that there had beer
a door of communication between the room
he occupied and the one in which his ga.
neighbors were enjoying themselves. Th
: hole where the lock had been was filed will
seaing-wax, so that there was no chance o
seeing through that; but his curiosity WI
excited, and in looking about he saw tina
there had been space at the top Of the door
) which was stuffed up with old paper. H
pulled it out; and his curiosity was gratife'
with view of his next door neighbors. Iii
efforts being thus crowned with success, h
went to bed, and fell asleep.
The next morning, wishing to remove tn
proofs of his curiosity, he took the packet @
old newspapers, with the intention of repac
ing them, whel in so doing out fell the bjih
dr. miNr francs, evidently those of his aunt
The master of the house was called. He re
membered the circumstance. The servan
was sent for; she recognized the room. TIL
young man offered to make public reparator
and establish her innocence; but the poo
woman preferred letting the affair rest in Of
liyioD. The story is forgotten, she said, VIII
revive it F.? The young man handed her owe
the biAtis, which had been the cause of s
much sorrow to her. After all they wer
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