The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-08-08

80, :, rax.tauce. but cried out for mercy
THE youug man who was With his sister hreu
his pistol; but II was Of no use, for he WAS
.mrronnded and disarined in a moment. !
was, a. you mny suppose, hAlf dead with ter
ror for we were completely Mt the mercy OF
these men, who dragged oil the baggage down,
and instantly began 10 ransack II all cur
things were thrown mo 9 hemp ana .nsy
certainly great disappointment to them, TOT
MI they found Of his was q little valise con-
tainfngsome worthless clothes and few Rus
sian rpubles. While they were threatening
and swearing at him, a man rudely TOOK IAy
arm, and shaking me violently, demandea ny
money. "Leave the girl Alone saia anotiea
Of them, show should child IKE ina. 49, has.
money s'' now began to experience u .slls
of escape and yentured to look about me NY
had taken out the horses, and were engaged IN
wing the traces round the OLD man ' necn.-
Perhaps they Were only trying 10 iIignten n ~.
or perhaps they were really savage from u.s
antsoin tment But oh, sir. IL was q oIeaniui
.ra,,a in ,I,e dark night, not knowing which OF
onr furns might come next. AT last he screamed
ont: s.Stay stay, and VIII tel you, Us am
= itying man, where l have hid my money
THE little girl carries IL all, great sum. under
her stocking" In a moment, sir they Were
roaring like wild beats about me, and my shoe
and stocking off. My poor money! 90 no.
remember anything more until came out Oh
INV faint and found that we were again on our
road MY heart was almost broken. conid
do nothing but cry and think OF my pooi
father. think even the other passengers
pitied me- although they had all had some loss,
and, during the whole journey never ceased
TO vent their indignation upon the ola man
He never seemed to mind or hear WORD that
was said, and took leave of US all at Stras-
bourg with humility that was almost IN
suiting.
81 cannot tell Won what a miserable return
was mine NV poor ia ther could only cry over
me- and thank God that my life was spared 10
him and poor Carl that was so thhino 70,
came running across, and wept ike q niue
child, though he was a fine, tall man-pigseT
than YOU. sir--when he heard of my escape
NV heart was melted. and all my priae gone
and was, in all my trouble, thaIfkiui 70 sit
there in our little parlor, and 1eei ms strong
manly arm around my waist, and know that
there was my dear husband that was TO pc
So sir we were all in the twilight, tninKlng
sally enough of tomorrow. yet happy IN To-
day. when ring came at our gate our Hiaio,
Gretchen, that was afterwards FrItzs nurse,
went out but presently came running In to
say that a man wanted to give me letter, put
must put il into my own hands. l was stiil
very frightened and nervous, as you may
suppose; but Carl coming with me, we went
to the door, where stood the cause OF my mis-
fortunes, the old Jew. 1T Is for you, mademol-
selle said he giving me a letter-farewell.'
was now all curiosity to find what he had TO say
to me, and could scarcely wait until got the
light. O. sir, my Joy, my delight! 1t contained
these words: "Mademoiselle never be hasty in
Judging any one. You doubtless think me a
very bad man. because you know but one side
of the story. You are, however, good girl,
for YOU did not yourself blame the old man
for saving his life at the expense of your
money Know that l carried upon me jewels,
| one of which would haye been fortune. But
| for Your indiscreton, / should have lost the
! hard labor of life / enclose, then, two or
| ders for money which awaits you at the bank
| one is for the sum you have lost, the other is
| marriage portion for so good and pretty q
| girl
THAT is yours said TO Carl .
ave were married, sir, for | was now a
| great heiress, and my little son Fritz inherits
| that very fortune made from my wedding
| dowry
For the benefit of the hypercritical, add
that have taken a transcriber's privilege III
COMPRISING all that was eXtrdneous anu
rambling in my heroine's manner OF relating
the foregoing story--a story ne may all have
heard as an anecdote, and upon the authentic
source OF which / had thus Unexpectedly
stumbled. II was decidedly feather i'll my
travelling cap-not perhaps emitting me to Il
niche in the temple of discoveries between
Columbus and Captain Cook; but still little
isle of my own. which here make patent for
the benefit OF all who, visiting Stl1isbourg, de-
sire to see its curioslties. l have given you
the address-you cannot miss it-and l am
sure the old lady will be enchanted to tell you
all about il herself.