The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-11-01

but rOU0u anu crowned with your SANITY bltQ0.
Queen Of heaven aud bride of the SUM-
Oh! beautiful Maud, you'f never miss
The kisses another hath wont
-Nora Ptyvy.
The - Prlnces' and the Jewoler
A jeweler of Paris one day saw SPLEEN
did equipage drive up to his door and tall,
important looking gentleman alight from it.
He wanted set Of lady's diamond orna-
ments, complete wedding outfit. The
price was fixed at two hundred thousand
francs. He made choice Of one, said he
could grant but little for executing the order,
and insisted on leaving with the jeweler
deposit Of four thousand francs in billets De
tdnque. He also selected ring, worth q
hundred and twenty francs. and ordered il
to be sent home the next day: and five days
after the whole set of diamonds were to be
completed. Accordingly confidential mes
senger from the jewelers. repaired to the
hotel D. in the Rue dc la Paix, and
inquired for Prince Gargarin. He was
shown into an apartment on the first story.
Five or six lackeys were in the anti-chaE-
Der. The prince took the ring, paid for it,
and gave q present Of ten francs to the mes
sengcr, who joyfully returned home. and
congratulated his master on having 50
wealthy and liberal a customer.
The jeweler, with the utmost punctuality.
carried home the diamonds on the day APP
pointed The prince was in his study, sit
ting before cylindrical secretaire. which
was open. The jeweler handed the casket
to him, and his highness infinitely inspected
the jewels; suddenly one Of the Wallets
entered the room and announced prince
Dolgoruki.'
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highness Il do not wish him to see the
present which dcstine for his sister. Re-
quest him to stay in the drawing room. and
will come to him Immediately
He touched the table, the cylinder moved,
were within it but on tho table there lay
numerous rouleaux of louis huddlcd togeth-
er in confusion. The jewcler had observed
Gil this treasure on his first arrival; but his
attention was particularly attracted by d
large Russian leather portfolio, well lined
with bRlets de banque, the edges Of which
were visible
His highncss left the room saying he
would return very shortly. About twenty
minutes elapsed and sort of vague APP
prehension assaulted the jcweler. At length
tho door opened. Oh! here IL his highness.
thought he. But no il was the master Of
the hotel, who, stepping up to the jeweler,
said:
'.Are you waiting for anybody, sirs'
- am waiting for the return Of Prince
Gargarin; to whom have just sold set Of
diamonds for two hundred thousand francs.
Are you his secretarys'
~ am his dupc, and so presume you
are Also
''What do you mean! His dupe! impos
sible! The jewels are shut up in his secre-
taire. Besides look at this money"
He seized one of the leather bags. and
opening it discovered to his horror that it
was filled with nails, the rouleaux contain
cd nothing, and the portfolio scraps Of pa
per. However the jcweler consoled him
self--the diamonds were still safe. A lock-
smith WAS sent for; the secrctarie was
opened, and oh, horror it was empty.
II stood ON ono side OF the room against
wall in which a hole had been made, and
there being a corresponding hole in the
secretaire the jewels had with perfect
ease been conveyed into an adjoining apart
ment
The despair Of the unfortunate jeweler
may be easily conceived. The master Of
the hotel, too, who had let his apartment
to the pretended Prince Gargarin, had been
extensively swindled. The servants oil
belonged to the hotel, with the exception Of
the valet de chambre. who was the companion
and confederate Of the prince.
It was ascertained that they had decamp-
ed in coach from the door Of the hotel
Every exertion was made to trace them out,
but several years elapsed before they were
discovered.
The jeweler who was nearly ruined by
this robbery, removed to another quarter of
Paris, and established himself under new
name One day messenger called on him
from NJ. t, . gentleman holding an
odicisl situation, who was very i'll and wish
Cd to purchase some rings. The poor jew
sler had naturally become suspicious ever
since his fatal adventure with Prince Gar
garin; and instead Of sending his shopmsn
he took the rings himself Hc was shown
into bed chamber, which was partially
lighted, owing to the situation Of the win
dows, the room was oil in shade, except
where the bed stood. What was the surprise
Of the jeweler when he discovered in the in
valid N. 7, the swindler, who had
some years previously defrauded him in the
assumed character Of the Russian Prince
0argarin! For . few moments he was
struck dumb with amszemsnt However, he
recovered himself, and dceming it prudent
not to betray the discovery he had made, he
displayed his rings; several were selected,
and their prices amounted to about six
thousand francs.
ruined man." said NJ. T. ~ have
account, and ! shall feel obliged to you II