The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-01-18
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Translated from the french for the Portland Trans
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A RUSSIAN STRATACEM

tsr a RUSSIAN STRATAGEM.
A Russian has committed the following
piece of eccentricty in Paris. Usually, it is
the English who are the heroes of this sort Of
adventures but, this time, it is Muscoyite
lnobleman, who after much trouble, having OBJ
tained the permission of the Gar, had left st.
Petersburg but in spite of all the diligence
with which he travelled, giving gold freely all
along the route in order to gain speed. had
been unable to arrive in Paris before six O'Clock
in the evening Of the day of the first repre-
sentation of the I4ophete. AT half past six,
he was IN the peristyle of the Opera, but too
late; every ticket had been taken. After hav-
/ ing made so great journey, to be thus disap-
lpointed, to renounce at once hopes so precious,
it was very hard But resolved to leave no
means untried he stopped gentleman, who,
more fortunate than himself, was entering the
theater
| Monsieur, said you have 9. ticketa-
| 'Oui Monsieur' @ 9-a J.-c-s.-. -<
Would you part with it?
For what do you take me?
| 4 will give you five hundred francs for i'll
will give you all that you may ask
Monsieur, have no time to quarrel with
you, the opera is about to commence: | will
lonly say that think your conduct very inn
pertinent and he Immediately left him, and
entered the theater.
HE has reason thought the Russian, it is
useless for me to make any further efforts
How nonsensical to suppose that any man who
has the happiness to possess ticket for the
first representation Of the P,2phete, would have
the foolishness to sell it for any price.
As he made this reflection, he felt slight
jerk, at the pocket of his waistcoat, and i'm
mediatcly, by prompt movement, seized
hand which had already secured his watch.
The robber struggled violently to escape, but
in vain The Russian had wrist of iron, and
mastering the miserable fellow with power
'All resistanceis is useless; shall Immediately
deliver you to the p)lice.'
Struggling being in vain, the robber had re-
course to prayers. ,'i@ lo Ai "a
Have p:ty-spare me-pardOn and release
me- said he in Lmentable voice.
well, SIR replied the Muscoyite, struck
witha sudden idea, Il will pardon you but on
condition that you procure me ticket for the
opera tta y i.as1,.-as
sAlas.' replied the robber, 4 would do so with
pleasure, but | have none.'
"A beautiful reason; had you watch an
hour ago? You know, then, how to procure a
ticket of the proceedings as well as you know
how to get "a watch.'
What! you wish that should steal
The ticket of the first amateur that pre-
sents himself l will give you five hundred
francs for your trouble, on condition that you
give me the name and address of the person
from whom you steal the check
Five hundred francsl l only ask you for
five minutes ~ rsu-
60, then, you was very clumsy just now; if
you are robber of spirit, you will redeem
your credit
He was successful: five minutes had not
passed, when the Russian received the ticket, |
and with it little case containing the visiting
cards of the unfortunate individual who had
been deprived Of his evenings pleasure. The
Russians paid the robber and entered the |
theater. The next day he wrote to the VIC
tim, the following letter without signature:
'Monsieur:-Last evening procured your
Opera ticket, but am too polite not to indemni-
fy YOU for the pleasure, for which am indebt-
ed to YOU AS | know that the admissions
for the first representation were sold very high
and that it is not impossible that you had paid
for yours twenty-five louis l send you tina.
sum and also beg you to accept the accompany
ing box ticket, for the second representation