Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-05-20
d him, my anger gs..ins tho be..er Of all

requested mo to he at bis house a, the
hour when presented myself and he bade
me wait II he was from home " hen called.
THE Majr wishes to know who was the
pers1n who received from mo diamond
necklace which belonged to the Marehion.
e-s Of Dorrington, and came into my pos
session at a state ball some four or five
years aso-a state ball at which had the
honor Of beng present"
Now madam, when the orderly who
opened the front door informed me that the
Major was not at home, bat that you was.
that indomiiable lmpudence which 50 Oft.
en- carried mo into the drawing rooms Of
the hrislocracy Of our country. took posses
sion Of me; and. determined TO tread
once more on lady's carpet and enter in-
to conversatiou with her. That much
felt the Major would forgive ms, and there
fore requested tho orderly to announce a
I gentleman. lndeed, madam, shall make
the forgiveness OF thu liberties | have taken
in tbi. roam tho condition Of my giving
that information which shall restore TO the
Narchioncss OF Darlington the gem OF
which deprived her-a gem which Is still
unpledged. and in the hands OF one who
will restore 1t on application accompanied
by letter In my handwriting"
again | kept silence.
+" Madam" he exclaimed, somewhat
impassioncdly. aud rather proudly, +" I am
NJ other man than Darlington, the Illus.
,rious pickpocke,; and this is the hand
which in its day has gently pluckcd from
ladies Of rank aai wealth. which realind
in all, upwards OF thirty.fvo thousand
pounds, irrespective OF thJ,, which were in
my possession, under lock and key. when
fortune turned her back upon me.
Burlington the pickpocket :" Having
heard - much OF ,hi. man AMI his exploits,
(llthoush Of course, had never seen him)
| could no. help regarding him with Gu.
rio.ity - much - that cjald scarcely be
angry with him any longer.
"Msiam," he continued. have told you
that longed to satisfy myself whethcr that
xii! which rendered mo 50 illu.trious in
Europe still remained to mo in this coun.
try, alter i've years Of dcsuetuie? cam
eon.cicntously .ay tha, | am just as perfect
in the art, that the touch Is just as soft.
and the nerve as steady a, when sat in the
dress circle at Drury Lane or COnven, Gar
den."
I do no, comprehend you Mr.. Barring.
ton" lreplied. Il could not help saying
.MRer)
Bat yoa will madam in one moment.
Where aro your keys"
IL felt in my pocket, in which ianciod
they were, and discovered tha, they were
gone.
/ And your ,himble and pencil case, and
your smclinssIl,s' They arc here :"
Tile drew them from his colt.pocket)
Ny anger WIS again aroused. IL was
indeed thoashta frishtial liberty for
convict :, TO practice his skill upon me,
aud put his hand into the poke, Of my
dress. But, before could request him to
leave the room and the hou-e. he spoke
again and. rs soon as | heard his voice
aud looked in hi, face, I was modified, and
against my will, as it were, obliged to lis.
ten to him.
"Ah, MADAM" ho sighed. such is tho
change tha, often comes over the aT,i - Of
men There was time when laiie. boas-
ted OF having been robbed by Darlington.
Many whom had never robbed gave out
tina, had done 50 simply that they
might be talked about. Alas such is tho
weakness Of poor human nature that some
people care not by what means they asso-
ciaie their names with the names OF any
celebrity. wasin power then, not in bon
dage. Burlington has my diamond ear
rings! = once exclaimed the Countess Of Ket-
,lebank, elasplng her hands. Her lady.
ships statement was not trus. Her dia-
monds were paste, and she knew it, aud I
caused them to be returned to her. Had
you no, a pair Of very small psarl.drops in
your ears this morning madam %
"rplaced my hand, to my ears. and dis.
covered that tho lrops were gone. Again
my anger returned, and | said, :" How dar.
ed you sir, place your fingers on my f.co ?"
upon my word and honor madam"
he replied, placing his hand over his left
Breast. and bowlns, | did nothing Of the
kind. Tho ear Is tho most sensitive part OF
the human body to the touch OF another
person. Had touched your ear my hope
OF having these drops in my waiscoat-pock.
would have been gone. IL was the springs
only that touched. and the drop. fell in
to the palm ofmy lett hand" lie placed
the earrings on ths table, and made me
another very low bow.
:" And when did you deprive me Of,hem'
I asked him.
"when was discoursing on Horticulture
YOU had occasion several times to incline
your head toward your charming children,
and gently reprose them for intcrrupting
inc. IL was on one Of those occasions that
the deed was quickly done. The dear chill
dren were the unconscious confederate. In
my crime-ii crime you still consider it
since have told you and | spoke the truth
that 1t was not for the cake Of GAIN but
simply to satisfy a passionate curiosity. 1t
was as delicate and as difficult an operation