The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-09-30
MISCELLANEOUS.
How A Clergyman was Duped.

The Philadelphia Daily Neaes, of Sat.
urdsy, tells a story of the extensive du-
ping Of minister, the substance of which
is as follows -
"Sev,ral months since, o gay, pleasant
and accomplished French lady arrived in
that city, with her servant, and engaged
spacious apartments at the Girard House.
She was in search of distant relative,
who wa9 entitled to portion OF large es.
tntes which she held in Texas. She was
exceedingly rich, and expected an addi-
tional fortune in consequence of the re.
cent decease Of an uncle who bad quietly
passed into the shades of death, at good
old age, in the city ef Paris
On looking over the newspapers one
Saturday she Observed an advertisement
that the Rev. would preach on the
following day He is a we'll known min
lister, and is at the bead of one of the
most fashionable and intelligent congre.
cations in tho city Of Brotherly Love
She conceived the idea that he must be
the very person she was in search Of.
In few days she called upon him and
was ipcredulous The wife, however,
concluded that her husband was in error
and on expressing her view, be wss led
into train of deep meditation, and final
ly came to the conclusion that perhaps
he was destined to become a millionaire
without much hard work The French
lady and the ife of the reverend gentle.
rnap now became intimate, aud in fact,
lived high. This continued for period
of several months. The deeds Of the
! property in Texas, all of which seemed
to DO well authenticated, were closely
scanned, aud the many friends of Rever-
end and his wife congratulated them on
their good fortune. AT one time, on the
arrival of steamer from Europe, the
| French lady received a letter, in which
it was stated that in consequence Of an
other death having occurred n the familyat
Paris, some time must necessarily elapse
before a remittance could be sent on per-
haps not for several mouths. At this al.
! nouDcement she seemed TO grieve consid
siderable, because she could not return
the hospitality in a style equal to that
which had been so kindly extended to
her. By din, of tho most daring effron'
terry she finally succeeded in her oppica'
tions for small sums of money ranging
from $40 to $500 Sho in com pany with
se7eral If her admirers. would pay visits
to some Of the frst.class stores on Chest.
nut street. Boing rich French lady in
company wi h rich ladies' of our city
whose vol knowu faces had often been
reflected in the mirrors that embellist
the stores, the worthy atten dants endeav
ored to Guido each other in politeness
Arrangements were finally made for thu
Freuch lady aud servant, the Reverend
aud bis wife, to go to Texas. in order t,
settle up the esta ties, than to returH Il
Philadelphia aud purchase large an'
splendid mansion on Broad stoeet, ab,v
Brown, A short time previous to this
consider able quantity of silvei plate silk
ind satins were obtained by the Frenc
lady for which the Reverend became re.
ponsibe, While making all these Al
raueements the minister alrnos. forgot t
visit the sick aud 10 pray with the dyin
aud at last, when the N moment arrive
that be andbis wife aud the French lad