Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-02-20
OLD SERIES.

suspicion Of pcrsons dwelling in the same
house a. themselves. did not 70 TO bed /;
they probably spent the night in some low
vine-vauit-thc Couttclle. for instance
and that would explain how. in going down
tbs faabOurg du Temple. they purchased
tae candle in that quarter. While discuss
Ing the circumstances which must have pre-
ce,led the robbery. turned into the Rue
ia Faubourg ia Temple. where went
from chandler's shop 10 chambers shop.
ASKING whetLer any one recognized my bit
of paper--it was the lantern with which Di-
ogenes sought a man. At length came 70
sixiy-two. near the barracks. and 10 nv
great satisfaction the following answer was
returned 20 my question:
% Ies. SIR. at about half after eleven last
night. I sold hAlfPeuny candle. wrapped
in the paper you now show ne. 20 two
young men who live in the next house
What j. their tradss7
q" Al. SIR. they arc quiet A. lambs They
arr ooSnmercial traveller. and both out OF
work just al preseut- They smuggle laces
from Belgium. bat they are a. well behaved
a. girls, they see nobody; they frequent
no bad company; they do not drink or
quarrel
thanked my chandler for his inforrua-
ton. and said that IL was not with these
Young men that ! bad anything 20 do; but
as feared lest he might warn the robbers.
OF give them the aiarn by his chaiiering. /
sent my agent - fetch one of his COMRADES.
During the interval. / made the neighbors
talk. and Obtained description Of the nal
efactors. On the arrival Of the inspectors.
sent them 60 watch. With orders 10 arrest
the robbers Il they went out. and az four
O'Clock the next morning went up and a.
rested them. I could see nothing Of a sus-
picious nature IN their room. sent for
the commissioner; bat search led 20 no
result. and began 90 fear. not thai wAs
F mistaken. bot tha; had arrived too late.
and that the watches had fed. There was
in the RON large window. looking out
into the yard. which opened 20 let in
some fresh AIR. and A. leaned out per
ceived a blacksmith's shop.
% By Jove," / said o. myself. 1T would
not d. 20 very extraordinary II that smith
made the chisel. without knowing % what
use u might BE- turned So. taking the
instrument which l had brought. went
down 20 the forge and asked the master Il
the tool was Of has making.
% No, SIR be answered but put Il
in handle for one of the young men With
whom YOU now are lie said he wanted %
use II ior opening cases
There vas no further doubt. and these
werc the burglars; hence / hurried up
again. and the search began nore strictly
than before. The mattresses were ripped
open. the pailaissc guttcd. the walls sound
"a. the boards taken up. and every hole
and corner inspected We were IN des-
pair. for W. could end nothing. and. after
three quarters ~ ara hour oi useless search
ing. We resolved Co g. away. Bot the next
morning / commenced a fresh search ia
their rpom and. on examining the ceiling.
] noticed an aluost impercepiible difference
81 color over thc bed. jumped on % a
chair. and a vigorou. blow Goa tir spot pro-
duccl hole. from which tambied. pcu-
u,I on to The bed. gold and silver watch
81. al stolen from VI. S.. Our two
rogue.. in order O. Li3e thc stolen articles.
had made a hoie iu thc ceiling. which thev
covered again with thick paper and white
washed over. and &c only APPEARED Of a