The weekly Columbian., 1857-06-06
4 New Swindle.
THE LADY AND THE LUNATfc.

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| THE LADY AND THE LUNATfc.
A correspondent of the dependence
Beige givessthe following account of an
ingenious svindle committed by woman
in Toulouse:
A very elegantly dressed lady, a few
days ago entered one of the most fash.
ionable shops Of Toulouse, in quest of
articles indispensable for the toilette of
| lady, la mode. A rich carriage wait
ed at the door, and every thing about the
lady was calculated to inspire the great
est confidence. .ss,
The shopping was soon done and the
bill presented. alt is WE'LL" said the
lady, send one of your clerks with me,
he shall be paid, and the carriage shall
! bring him back"
A clerk is soon ready. the carriage
moves ON, and after short ride, stops
before a large building. The door is
opened and the lady and the clerk enter
aRparlor. Aftera few minutes delay,
gentleman Of very respectable appear
ance enters and receives them cordially.
"Take care Of Monsieur-I viii soon
return. = says tn lady, and leaves. In
two minutes the noise of carriage wheels
tis. heard. \
young llanatbes left alone with
the ntlemaps 6e6 0h5ss impatient and
exe 6a ~ - if yon pl16se! =
i4Fo hat 81 the s and
ssvho yl9s mental de-
& ma Aiven him q f6ll 81
niaff of tie Iia of her brother who
66 told him believed himself to b tlre
eaetk Of some merchant, and would com
/ Itinually demand money for shawls and
- - which he had sold on account Of
his employer. Dr.. D., believing that he
was lunatic, treats him as such. The
clerk asks for his money /; the doctor Of
fers him room. At last the young man
works himself into passion, and screams
most fearfully. This confirms the doc
tors suspicious, and he is contemplating
treating his patient to shower baths,
when the clerk demands paper and ink
proposing to write to his employer.
The doctor agrees, thinking to discov-
er some new symptoms. The letter is
written and despatched-half an hour
afterwards the merchant arrives, and an
explanation ensues.
The success Of the plot was complete.
The beautiful lady could not be found.
COULDN'T COPPER Hrm.-A CORES
pondent, writing to Boston paper from
New Orleans, gives the following incl
dent: You can buy nothing in New
Orleans and most southern and western
cities for less than 'picayune. OF six
and quarter cents. Coppers are hardly
known. was amused at little Incl
dent which saw ON one of the western
boats. A man from the North tried tn
! pass ten coppers on Sucker a native
of Illinois for dime What he they
inquired the Smoker turning ovt the
coppeis IL unfeigred ignorance. 81
calculate they are CENTS" replied TIE
Northerner. Cant yon read (" 81 reck
on not" said the other. "and what's
more. old boss. don't want to. What
is cents. mister ," Il VOW to the judg.
es." said the Northerner. "vou are worse
than the heather. Cents are money
sartin. Ten of them are worth dime.
Can't you see it says E Pluribus Cnum
that's the latin tor Hail Columbia, and
here it's inscribed. one cent Look
, here, stranger" responded the Sucker,
putting the thumb Of his hand into his
ear and inclining his fingers forward,
you may run saw on a Hoosiel or a
Wolverine. but I'm dot rotted if you
Yankee me with any of the contusive
stuff.''
And he marched nff to the social Hall
to indulge in drink of corn whiskey, in
compliment to his own sagacity.'
Masonic STATUE OF WASHINGTON
Fredericksburg (Va.) Lodge No. 4, of
which General Washington was mem
ber, has received letter from Hiram
Powers, the sculptor, in which he says the
fac SMILES of Washington's Masonic Re
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