The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-01-01
THE DAILY GAZETTE.
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The Paris correspondent Of the Ex-
,ress relates the following:--''It is not
since | related to You q rather
s,,story Of young female rag pick
Nv" lrned ont 10 be the daughter
pap" Nv smsrehaut.' Here is the
g. W. .apecdotc, and it is still
''O,, .Ious hrt not lees true
eusf i the most frequent bridges
was every day O. Be seen a
OF sixty years Of age, clSthed in
ngs but in seeming good health; -
This old man asked the charity OF tbs
nassers. by, in a plaintive voice and ~
he appeared worthy, many sou was
thrown into his cup. One evening a
laly passed near him, and, taking a
piece of money from her purse, put it
Il the old mans hand and walked on,
conscious of having done a kind act.
Upon returning to her own house, she
discovered that instead of a penny she
had, through mistake, given the old
bepgar twenty franc piece. She i'm
mediately returned to the bridge, but
the mendicant was gone. Turning to
a woman, also a beggar upon the
bridge, she inquired the old mans ad-
dress, and learned that lie lived in the
rue do Lille. The next morning she
went to the house indicated, and found
tito be an elegant hotel. No doubt
he lives in one of the garrets, where
he is permitted to lodge rent free. III
ask. odd Marccl!' she demanded Of
the porter. First story, in front,
madalu!' Arrived at the rooms allud-
cd to, the lady felt certain that there
must be some mistake. She did not
like totrouble the servants Of q prince
.oask after q beggar; but, finally, sup
pressing her emotion, and determined
to see the end OF the adventure, she
rung the bell. A man in livery pre-
sented himself. Gould you show me
the room Of old Father Marcel! asked
.he lady. lit is here, answered the
servant; please sit down, and will
80 and call Monster there is Ger
tainly blnnder somewhere, thought
the lady; 'but as the same names are
frequently borne by rich and poor
alike, lshall only need to beg pardon
Scarcely had she seated herself upon
sofa, when second domestic opened
the door ola handsome saloon, and
tall, old man, wrapped in a rich morn
inc. gown. advanced and said, 'Of
what service can | be to you, MADAME
Why, sir, stalnmered the lady, Il
trustyo will excuse the apparent i'm.
pertinence, but the name--the ad
dress-even striking resemblance
may plead for the error have made.
These are the circumstances: yester.
day, in passing over the Pont Royal,
hastily gave a Napoleon instead OF u
copper to poo: who--but these de-
tails are useless; permit me TO retire.
Remain, madam, if you please he
answered, smiling; you are not mis-
taken. You are speaking to old Mar
Gel, and ! recognize You as the lady
who has frequently bestowed aims mp
on me. Ii by error you gave me q
twenty frame piece, we viii try to re-
coverthe coin. Pierre! bring me yes
terdays receipts!' The lackey disap-
peared, and the lady was more aston
ished than ever. Ia 3 moment Pierre
returned, bearing : large plate, upon
which was pile small money which
the old man ordered him to empty up
On the table. Marcel then turned
over the coppsn, and presently found
the gold piscsP you are right mad
am said be-, consciously handing it
to her. 'Hbrsia the COIN The lady
could scarcs,y believe her eyes. She
received hs1 money with blush, and
bowed to Marcel, who respectfully
conducted her to the door. She has
now learned to bestow her charitable
gifts with more circumspection, and
scarcely expects repetition of her
extraordinary adventure. Such an
occurrence, in any other part ofthe
world, would certainly seem incredi.
be, but ina wonderful city like Paris
is only commonplace affair"