Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-09-17

How Cfergymau was Dupeds and Row
woman aid IL. So
The Philadelphia Daily News, Of Saturday, tells
story Of the extensive duping Of minister, the
substance Of which is as follows:
Several months since. gay, pleasant and
compIshed French Lady arrived in that city, With
her servant, and engaged spacious apartment at the
Girard House. She was in search OF distant rels-
tive who was entitled to portion CT large estates
which she held 10 Texas She YVES exceedingly
rich, and expected an additional fortune ia cOnse
quence OF the recent decesse of uncle who had
quietly passed into the shades OF DEATH at good
old age, in the city of Paris.
son looking over the newspapers one s turday,
| she observed an advertisement that the Rev.
would preach OF the following day he is well
/ known minister and is &C the head of one Of the
most fashionable and intelligent congregations in
| the city Of Brotherly Love. She conceived the
idea that be must be the very person she was in
search of.
In few DAYS she called upon him and made
known her business At first he was ineFedulous
| The wife, however, concluded that her husband
wus in error and expressing her view, be was
led into train of deep meditation, aud finally came
| TO the conclusion that perhaps he was destined TO
become millionaire without much hard work. The
French lady aud the wife of the reverend gentle
man became intimate, and in fact lived high
This continued for period Of several months. The
deeds of tn property in Texas, all OF which SEEM
ed well authenticated, wers closely scanned, and
the many friends of the Reverend and his vile con-
graduated them their good fortune. At one time,
the arrival of a steamer from Europe, the French
lady received letter. in which it stated that in
consequence of another death having occurred in
the family at Paris, some time must necessarily
elapse before 8 mttance could be sent on, pers
hsps not for several months. At this announce
meUt she set med TO grove considerably, because
she could return the hospitality in style equal
to that which had been so kindly extended to her.
BY dint of the most daring efrontery she finally
succt eded in heFapplicatOns for small of
| ey, ranging from $50 to 5000 She in company
with several of her admirers, would pay visits 10
some of the first class stores on Chestnut street.
Being a rich French lady, in company with rich la
dies of our city, whose well known faces had often
been Elected in the mirrors that embellished the
stores, the worthy attendants endeavored to Guido
| each other in pOiteness.
| Arrangements finally made for the French
lady aud servant. the Reverend and his wife to 20
to Texas, in order 10 settle up the estates then to
| return 10 Philadelphia aud purchase large and
splendid mansion on broad street, above Brown. A
suOrt time previous to this, considerable quantity
of silver plate, silks and satins were obtained by
the French lady, for which the Reverend became
responsible. While making all these arrange
ments the minister almost forgot to visit the sick
and to pray with the dying, and at last, when the
moment arrived that be and his wife and the French
lady were to proceed TO Texas, the latter no
where 10 be found.
here was, inOeeds a dilemma not expected. Al
the hope that had been built up, the visions of gol,
that had gisened before them the castles that haC
been erected, the vast estates that the Revere {
had iallen heir to, the many nteTchanges of hOspi
tally, and other "reminiscences and pleasing fec
tions arising therefrom, faded way like ''crimso
| cloud in the sunset borne" Railroad trains weF
sought, aud the Reverend gentleman succeeded il
, | tracing her to a western road and attempt
ed to seize her and pull her out; the passenger
interpOsed, and fnally he was thrust out of Cd
] car, and she went on her way rejoicing
/ ! The detectives brought into reQusitior
but they were OF no use; the telegraph sent fort
its messages, bat all to no avail. The facts leake
out out; and such CONSERVATION, such gOssipin
as eonvulsed uppertendOm, took place before
: and perhaps never will again. Who the accom-
pshed French lady is where she came from,
, whittier she has gone, one knows She figure
j In this city for several months, and it only
g few days since that the facts leaked out The Nil
ister who was so egregiously duped, pal! the Sc,
eral amounts for which he had become securit
and il is presumed that be will agree that he pa
u dearly for his whistle"