Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-10-17
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| A"0 0NohsequehSeseA VI DeSeiNibg One'S W ne.
| NJ. Y. (no one is compromised by this ini.
tial occupies house in New York, in the vi.
cinity If Astor Place, furnished with eyery
thing that can contribute to comfort and good
living, According TO his custom he took up
his residence, in the month Of June last, in a
cottage on the North river, within reach of his
business, which called him to the city almost
every day. The family and servants being
once settled in the country, the mansion in the
city remained closed
Madame x, who had no occasion TO 90 10
New York: often advised her husband 70 90
and visit the neighborhood of Astor Place
/ 1--WE will suppose that this is Lafayette Place.
and see II everything there was in order. NJ
a. promised never to fail but the railroad
conveyed him clear t. Chambers street, only
two steps from his Office His business kept
him there the most of the time. To go up town
on purpose to inspect deserted house, seem
ed to him nothing but lost time He dis
| Pensed, therefore, with following the advice of
his wife, always promising himself at heart
however, 70 conform to it another time
| AT evening, when he returned to Yonkers--
| 1--WE will suppose this to be Yonkers)-if Mad
anne y. askcd of him the news from the city
mansion, IN order to avoid reproach, he would
| affirm that he had visited it ; that he had ex-
amined, with the greatest care, to see If every
thing was In order all right ,''-he had
found nothing disturbed Upon this, Madame
Y. blessed the y ice of New York, and glori-
| fed its unifc which inspires such n salu-
| tary terror al the thieves Thus passed
| the summer. A few days ago the fam
| lily came back TO live in the city, and resumed
possession Of the mansion in Lafayette Place.
Everything there was in order, as NJ Y had
said However, on hts return, towards the
hour of dinner, NJ X. was received with a
| bitter smile, and look Of severity
My dear" said his wife, "you have de
Seived re.
| II, }" said the husband. - and how, if Won
| please! 2" And as she hesitated answering
"Ah. L know" continued he, laughin-
Somebody has said to you that l have not
| visited the house d single time during the
summer. Well, very good Ii that were the
case, would there be any occasion for taking
| the matter 50 much to heart and shoSing one.
| self so much offended
No one ever said to me anything of the
kind resumed Madame X with emotion
"Bu. if any one had said it, should have
conclusive reasons for disbelieving it,
| How. You have reasons to believe that
have visited the house, perhaps?''
| Alas: L have only too many Of them For
example see there, what is too convincing,
Without dslgniDg TO push the discussion
| further, Madame Y. took her husband by the
hand and led him into room attached to the
dining-hall, and which had remained shut all
the morning. Look here,'' said She NJ
Y. looked stupefed. The entire foor and
| poicelain, all in disorder; several broken
| pieces were hcaped up in corner.
Who in the deuce has done this pretty
| piece OF business :" exclaimed NJ. Y
| My DEAR" said Madame Y with voice
OF entreaty, DO not add dissimulation to the
wrCngs you have done. We are rich enough
to enable you to drink, without ineonvenience
I fria in tt-n 49,
entire stock of champagne, Rhine wine, Bor-
deau or Madeira. L will not reproach you
with having exhausted all the boxes Of Cha
! teau Margaux for which you know my prefer.
| ence. But you ought, at least, to have paid
! more regularly your exorbitant bills at the
| butchers, the bakers and especially the gro
cers.'
/, surprise, found nothing to answer-not know
Ing where to commence In order 10 establish
| his innocence. He took the bills which his
wife handed him, and posted them up; then
bursting out all at once.
GAS true as heaven said he, - don Z
understand single word of all that you have
been dealing out to me-"
Then commenced tedious and interminable
! explanation, from which 1t resulted as follows:
Some impudent rascaIs, or some roguish
wags, well acquainted, as it appears with the
customs OF VI. ", had introduced themselves
into the house by means Of false keys, imme-
diately after his departure for the country.
They had settled themselves there. and with
incredible audacity they had avaiIed them
selves Of the services of those who had fur
nished the household Of the absent proprietor.
finding nothing too good for them. having no
regard, as one may easily believe, to the ex-
pense, and not abandoning the place until the
amount Of their bills led them to fear a dis.
covery tf their impudent roguery.
During their stay, however, they had emp
tied the cellar. One of the causes of their
departure had been, perhaps, the total ex-
haustiOn of the supplies Of fine wines which
M. y. had carefully collected-among which,
besides the celebrated dChateau-Margsux, there
were dsmjohns Of Madeira which had made
the tour of the globe-all for the benefit of
these gentlemen. By freak not less extra.
ordinary than the act itself, the thieves re
spccted even the most Insignificant objects of
furniture-and nothing was found wanting in
the examination which they fastened to make.
By way Of recognizing this delicate procedure,
M. y. paid the bills, and very wisely made
no complaint before a court of iu:tice.-N Y.
des EtatS Unis.