, 1863-03-05
the KObbors.

An English nobleman was, ct time iar back,
travelling from town to his seat in the country, ae-
companied by no one except his outriders. He
had proceeded nearly twenty miles, when the road
lay through small wood and he had but just
entered this when the carriage was suddenly sur
rounded by Six men on horseback. Two Of these
secured one Of the attendants, and two another !;
the remaining two held pistols through the side
windows Of the carriage.
"YOur pOcket-bOOk, my lord" said one Of the
highwaymen, whose countenance was hideous.
The duke put bis hand into his pocket, drew out
bis purse, and presented It
II beg pardon, my lord" said the robber; at
Is your p0cketbOOk Iwant." While utiering these
words he weighed the purse with his LEFT hand and
cooked the pistol with his right. -,
The duke retained his presence Of mind, and
drawing forth his poeketbook, gave Il to the high
Wayman, who deliberately opened Il. While the
fellow examined It's contents, his grace calmly ex-
amined the lineaments Of his ihce. II was not
possible to imagine an association Of human lea-
tures more perfectly disgusting. He took some
papers from the dukes pocket-bOOk and then re-
turned It.
"a pleasant journey, my lord" called hs, md,
putting spurs 70 bis home galloped with his com
panions towards London.
The duke examined his pocket.book, in which,
when he left town, he had a2,5OO; and, contrary
10 his expectation, he now found E5OO Of this sum
still left in his possession. He told the story to ell
his friends, and used always to edd;
"Iwould give, at this moment, hundred pounds
II you could only see the fellow; for never did M
ture 90 completely stamp 1nan for Tobber. His
very look argued q man that tWas destined to come
IN Tie course Of two years his grace had ceased
to think Of The adventure, when he one morning
received the following letter:
"M4 L6RD=I, an, . poOf foreign Jew. The
prince whose subject vas became bloodsucker
to his subjects, in order that be might have the
means Of hunting hestag, and giving this animals
blood 10 the hounds went to England with i've
others Of MY religion, hoping there to find the
means of l1eEA6Sd! iei n At sea, and the ves-
sci in which had taken passage was wrecked. 4
man whom had never seen before sprung from
the shore into the water, and sReed hy life at the
risk Of hisOwn. He took me to his house, caused
me to be well treated by his iamily, and sent for
q surgeon. He vas WOODEN manufactured, and
had twelve children alive. recovefed, dhd be
required Of me nothing more than that should
occasionally visit him. Some time after, Iobserved
during one Of my eells,, that be wa IN staAe Of
great detection. The American war had broken
out; be had sent 5000 worth Of goods to Ros-
ton, and Tie merchants there would not pay. He
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Would hec0uhe due /; that he could not pay II; and
that II be did not, he was ruined ! would most
willingly have assisted him, but Il was out Of my
power; and, rejecting that owed my life 10 him,
determined on sacrificing Il for him. ] impaired
my wishes to The Eve JeNd who aceo panied hie
ffoti de Continent; and Who an felt regard iof
me, as I for them. We posted ourselves on the
road BY which your grace was destined to pass; ;
and you, Of course, fecollect what occurred.
took out Of your pocket-boOk $1,000, md inyouf
purse found E1O0. wrote letter in an un-
known name, sending the preserver Of my Life the
$1,000 which he wanted, and stating that should
again apply fof Il as soon as knew that be pos;
sessed % much. At that time ! saved him but
the American troubles continued, md { Week ago
the unfortunate man died insolSent. During the
interval TINT has elapsed sinte saw your grace,
have more than once had concefn5 ID the lottety |;
and on the very day the manufacturer died, Che
wheel Of fortune gave me $4,000.
lnelosed, therefore, you receive, my lord, with
interest, the sum Of which / robbed you; and you
will find 81 900 beyond this, which request you
to send as addressed. Have the goodness and CON
descension 70 inquire, at the same time, after .
poor Jew, who Was formerly attended, during III
ness, with hospitable attention BY that Kind family
With the rest Of my lottery pfcdts return 70 the
Continent, accompanied BY my Eve countfymen.
swear 70 toG, IN lord byihe God Of off IfthsEs,
thdt not pistol which We possessed was loaded
when We attackedycg. We were apprised Of your
journey; we knew that you carried with you .
considerable sum but 10 temptation should have
induced rs to injure you.
"SpAre yourself the trouble Of tfuitleH at.
teudpt 10 discover us. When this letter reaches
yout We shall have been 6evefdi dgys at -. Ths
God Of our fathers preserve you"
The duke caused inquiries tobe made respecting
the wooden manufacturer, q Well as the poor Jew,
and every word Of flIg letter Gas confirmed. His
grace not only sent the unfortunate family 81 that
The letter contained. but provided fOf several mem
bers Of the family afterwards.
"Id give hundred pounds" said the duke,
frequently, "if any man would show me the ihce
Of that ugly Jew and I'd give . thousand u any
one would bring me the hideous fellow himself"