New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-09-17
TN CzkDINALs WATCH
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sfi.s ,rsf, ies ,slsi.e low be hsd rsosysd his
Sd I.,t,rson IN the al from rrs@fhotsI ,,.,e
s,,S "a, he Coap. de G'iry bat ~h,~1 I-''.
-. srgros Touisi. The man. OF hoSam ,oosa,Si
- 1900 tbrosRh q ysnety Of sdvsntefss' scD'
- a., RESTED by Eassrs Sue Of AtIs1ofs r.. no
O.s a. tbese adventures 10 relab9 10 no~ 80 .s
klt,spny ys, UnpuDiSbe1 70 u< oD '1~a,, oxn ,e,s
here take TIE btery % tnroshf i yitbip fsason,
sSifse I'VE wOros, IN NIasf " V"N'|
sb< rsvspspsr boor>s, ..A r.-,,i % s,.
VIII. IL R0ae ar invitation fescseo ig'' 800 -
Aibt before 10 Zee per,ohsss tasI - W.. r.,
P.utf. TIE oocgpsDt n me ebs'f % D. r's = o..
go - o. y.ry e. in.ble I'D gsn,i,rnsn Pope fi1'
VII 49, not 10 b. thought oi, BY 81 en- l'si W.
,,o,e, tr,re 10 bic ar, thst Oily we Of'lh-y 49,
sboul1 ~ eIsibped before D., honnss. ,vaod a.
.ex va, 10 be BIT upoD-foasetning "hicn "y'Sl =.
go he Long borne 10 u,ensDry, az t-<e' Vs. ~
vboly v0ndsrfBl sDo ibe1plcsc,~ ~. .A..f,-
Ni;hOu. sssrclin2 for ,Dcb thlhY' Nn-D' - o.
.,,ar a. al rVentlODs the met ipgsnl0us' csnis v
"a -. IT,. yer, evening bsfOfe 1orfiDi "a- 70 enCS
81 L.L,s TIE Pope and ooDchse ara C'hsf D4s" 10
nj,srs, II TIE Church BIZ bsppspso 70 os ~ nc up
oh' Va Tat,s v,s,bet The wstc1 II biz EJcellsncy
Ue Csy6iIa oe - wss nsendsd. Jhs ~s'ch hek1
Yrpl.d that tire repair wsad Dot " couIp.sys. 80
ths evening, when be sh1oia hnis'" "'''s !" -
T. ,1itsI AID the ssryaLf rtLofsT. .
T,ki,g tie wstch from a drawer, The Ssicrmazer
,r,ee4fsd ~ examine \. J. ia nsncspn@ ana *
q n.rt watch said the usaesnah " the e9iyI,si3
AID the Cardinal ySlaes a. more va psI tho1ss
y,.ncs b.esnse having ordered Il biureH rom we
papyHu 70 Pr6guet, he fsucies unique u is En1.
Y., yha, al ODD ,bingl two days ego . mso yytDs
LY6v q th town Of our, cane " Oner ne, ipf '.V'
s.,d ,,sro, O vs,cb By The same maker, e1scty Ike
u. CsfdIsl r." 1bD attracted IOfrris sbhn0h. re
eI.n.iIsd the watch which va bsndsoD,e one VIII
tever.l distinguishing pecuisnn>s.
An icts struc, him. @ DO tou tbIk ne .stsd we
vselYsker, that this p%roOn really wishes - pan
VII b., watch p There sas no DOUBT. TO young
10, vas spsndtbrf VINO had gradually tnhle away
yns his property, and hal cone down 10 ssln2 even
n family iew.b. Tie thousand frsBcs would be nc
&C. vith 10 make biz wstcn nine but must nave
b.t.Loe Buy II for me; then etgrsye ne Gar lnaF.
Snns nine that ne two may DOT be d,'!os ll'hsl
or. nom the other. On your discretion depsndz TIE
L-l.lt ,.o SsiD draw from this iraDsaclt0n.
Ia. owner u the watch sasily found, a, the
fsDdtg nOU O, widch be cOnstsnily ifequsnt~d Ine
watch .ss seeb examined, cosely compared with iiie
Gmdirsfs and purchased. 1t wa~ duly engraved, 9'y
,.si i,Ine day paid for ard duly pisoed IN Tor
mir pocket, ready for the tnsk u ucks which wa
" coss hV Night n the Vs'icaD. -.
Irpe Pns VII, who wa an enlightened man. tuned
ad.sf ear 10 all hints that TOrrins wonderful enec'
were produced by sorcsry. lie occupied iaIge arm
>obsb dais, placed On the foreground. HeM An
were PLACED toe Cardinals and bebin1 them were inc
different pelate. and diguitsIies Of the Church A.
fas that nigbts fear went the Pope at amply IKE
AwODdeDg laymAn, sstOnisDed ~ the tkA vi Ihs con
jurr. The evening passed of hgreesbly Tor lorhL
never pefforme1 be,cr and be never had more Won
derstIioken audience
"Thep" as Torrni himself told the story, ITO end
and by way q b0u9Dd ~eot on ~ the famous inck
which Ind contrIyed for the OccAtiOD. Here, how
ever bad 20 encounter many difficulties. Inc great
sst Of these without question WAS 10 lare the Cardinal
de- - 10 give ne bis watch, and that without directly
sskiDg for II. TO gam my point hSd recourse ~ STRAIT
sgsm. On my asking for watch, many bat been
handed 10 me-but had given them back, uDthe PIE.
tsIt more le-s true that, offering a. they did no
pculGriy IN shape, would bo difficult hiterwaId 10
Identify tie one Chosen by me. IT, Desseurs, any
among Jou, said has rather large watch ttbe
Cardinal had precisely this peculisrtyl aud would
iptrust to me, should accept willingly as the one
IT,. for mr. Ell ef
The CARDINAL piqued bimscf on the size OF his watch
having idea that the works aced more nicely IN q
large cs.. He beslted 10 lend II 10 IorTni, bnt did
%, al The special rrquest Of the Pope, adding many
cautions 10 handle u with tho utmost care. 1orrlhl
examine ard admired the watch and ahed numerous
questions shout IT, by way Of ton'mtnt-a word oscd
by col jniers 10 denote the preliminary tax when ~
pa~s the time and put al audience on W guard by pre-
Occupying It's attention TOrnni prafed the Cardinals
watch up 10 the skes eApat'1,hs On rs nuaetoas US
Them" And with this be lifted up tue watch A. high
o. bic face and let II fall the pdy9uet There was
cry OF fright every side. The CARDINAL, pale and
trou bling got up. Sir y said he, with IlrestTnincd
anger, what you hsv- done il an extremely BAD
iois % Tornni assur.d lip iha this WAS only done
70 prove the PERFECTION 81 tho "aioh, whch wouii
come back him aiinJured by the TRIALS To which 1t
The beautiful Bf6gust which the Cardinal believed
70 be unique destined tor severer III usage Tor
rini rot coLi.nt with dashpg II down, rtamPsd upon
the chse crushed u into fhhpelesn mas- Of wheels,
sp,ibgs and broken hands. This he handed around
thai all might be fure II wds the Cardinals wMoh ~
watches. Al this time, the Cardinals rage was at 10
vts-Lsat. lie had DO email cause Tor anger. HIS
watch, about the dcDty Of which there could D" no
doubt for he recognized his arms engraved inside the
osss was utterly ruined, and, almost In tears ho de-
claIed that had been unique and never could be 70
placed. ,,
Simon Pure Tor II bis own which he bad destroyed
into the Pope's pocket IA long ~ his Holiness re-
msined tehtsd this could not be done. An eipo1loDt
I'D IN he md for
yini lucky or 10 hnC one. lie asked io hasf
petite ard mortar, aud was brought up from the
kitchen, where II war sa implement OF The cpt"a'o.
Placing II upon the table, he ca,t into II the wrecks OF
the famous Breguet and began to pound them slo-
leIty with tho enormous pctUe. sligbt dotonailJn
wa fuddeny heard and reddish nuo arose nom tho
bottom Of the vesee which gave the fcene the appear
Of real magic Torrni, stl pounding 10 Tho NOR
tar with great fury leaned over H. and pretending o
lEk in made tSCamatOns ~ wonder To himself AT mo
surpru, things he pref. nded there 10 The spec
tn,oIs coIfiring OF Cardinals and their attendant,
were dying to know what ho vas wondering a. but,
out 81 respect Ia the Pope no one Venturcd Ia ss AZ
last excited by curiosity tue Pope approached the Ia
BILE followed by some others Of tho audience louni
vas still pounding sway and still enclaiuiog. 81 do
not know to ~hat ! All % attribute the bowlderment
] feel said his Holiness, :" but really cannot see
anything" Neither could that arch impostor, Torrini.
He however wa too prudent To own Il, and begged
the Pope "a round the table, noSt 10 himself "a
the hest p, int for seeIg Th'wm done, and the Car
dinal's watch was quietly slipped into the Pontncn
pocket unkloRn Ia every one.
This quietly done IoVini declared that Il was tiine
~ melt the fragments of the broken watch, and cast
them into the shape of small lngo'. crucioe and
Gro speedily effected this. The not handed round
among aud examined 10y all the company. " Now,
sad Tor.i, 81 going 10 restore this ingot to ts
primitive tom-that s, u reproduce Ia the shape OF
The Cardinals chrOnomctsr. THIS Transformation shall
take ao. while the ingot IL IN the at OF passing iom
this Ia the pocket of the person 10 this company ho
loatt to bo suspected Of con.oderacy." Every eye