Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-12-25

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the conductors horn summoned u
to take our places.
1Ae informer was ia his place
apparently little troubled by tn.
scene which, he had cansed. / look
ed vt him, and wondered if lis na
ton boasted Of many such Law
abiding citizens. I turned the cues
ton over in my own mind, wlethe,
| could possibly ever arrive at thai
pitch OF patriotism which wou}G
IN dnce he to make complaint of E
s1ady who was indu]ging in snch q
natural freak Of fancy, / freely ad
NIT that | set tn irformer down as
a vile spy, and felt very much in
cl'ned to intimate that wolves in
sI'eeps' clothing were more plenty
than they ought to be. If The off
GERS had discoverd the lace should
have bowed, Int that fellow pas
senger, one on whom a lady I,a,i
devoted many precious hours ut
conversation, siio11ld turn against
her, was step beyond what con
ceIVed poI'tentss OF necessity, NJ
a word was spoken for nearly three,
lcsgues. Madame spbbed and sigh
ed. The spy lumued all air with
pe'tect noIclaleuco and | nledita-
ted. Three leagues more wcre p4S-
sed in an equally quiet LAY, and /
began to anticipate with pleasure
oar <trrIvrE at VaIc''ciennes, where
| WAS to pass a few days.
AS We approached that city the
-py br"ke tile nunotoIIvus silence
by grutHy saying:
" Madau,e> ot, and what value,
were the 1aces which were taken
from you2"
Madame dcigned no reply. and
the questio" was repeated, "Mon-
sieur,''' she said, "the value Of them
is more than | can clifford to lose.
Dependent upon my own exer:ions
tor the support Of my tatherless
| am engaged in trade,
and though, upon reflection, think
| have done wrong, Your conduct
is most base. 1t was my first, and
will be my last oftnce'
w hat value. Madame, would
he ]aces have been to you, had you
carried the package safely to PARISH
81 I wish to hold 10 conversation
with q government spy" she re-
o]ied.
The gentleman smiled and rep
,ated his question. .
Il gave in Brussels 5000 francs
or them in ParisI should ha e
I'D them for nearly 5000 francs"
r uttered Madame.
Ie Quietly took out his poeket
)ook, and counted out te', bills of|
be Bank Of France, Of 1000 francs
,ach. -. |
.''There," said he, ''.is double the
'aIue. Take the money, for it is
lot rendered as compliment, but |
$ an cquivent for services render |
d. Do not ask me to explain ; III
eturn | merely ask your card"
The lady accepted the money |
ave her card, and at Valenclennes |
left them, ~'.
here was singnlarity about the |
proceeding, which. excitedasny curl:
sity, and on my arrival at Paris,
hree weeks afterwards, | called /
pom Madame, who kept q neat
zee store in Rue St. Honore. As
entered she recognized me, and in
er. back parlor, where her two
aughters ware busily engaged in
living the finishing touches to some
rticles of noNelty, perused a letter
'hlcn sle- reclVea DuI Il leW uayo
reYious.
.g PARIS. April, ISL
MY DEAR MADAME AS yo'lr:|
on a recent trip from
to PARIS, ] found myself
bIiged to rttintor1ner. | say Oh
ged, and | viii show you why: !
N a'gely engaged with a house house
, Paris, III importing laces, and and
y a system Of bribery, ] an SONG SONS:
mes enabled to pass large qnantl=
e., duty free. On the occaslo3nn>IE o3n>IE
hen I t1let with you, / had IL my
iitfferent valices, trunks, and on ny
erson, laces valued III Brussels at
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