Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1865-10-06
OLD SERIES,

IN addition % the money rihed from my
POCKET. gold NaPoleon. a fve-fraaoe piece.
and pair Of enormously large circular ear
rings Of sIloysd gold. such a. one often sees
m The ears Of the provincial ennigrlnis
who crowd the vharves. the markets, and
warehouses Of Paris
" There = sAid my friend. - you see that
the rascal bad more strings TO his bow than
you gave him credit Tor. n you had made
an uProSr and a charge Of theft. he could
have retorted the charge upon YOU would
hsve shown bis own empty pockets. and
might have stood as good chance Of Grim
mating him. HO-sser. you may forgive
hin. since be has paid you for the trouble
Of defeating his purpose; and really. 4
think be has treated you handso@ely.-
''Against - has rill but. seriously. what
ought TO DO? bad not better put the AZ
fair into the hands Of police p
" Do you know the rule in such cases
herss IfnO;. must tell you that IL you put
the thisfs money into the hands Of the
police. you will also be compelled 20 hand
over the whole oOutsnts Of the bag; .ad
how nGeh Of il yOa vii get back. and When
you viii Get any. you must be eleverer than
! am IL yoa can guess
finally decided not 70 trouble The police
With the business; but a. could not have
made use Of the scOgndrel's money. any
more than l could have worn the bagr ear
rings. I wrapped both up in paper together.
and placed them in ny POeket-bOOk until
time and circumstances should present some
81 and proper mode Of drsposing % thern.
Twas about year after the above Ad-
venture. and when the details Of Il ha9 a.
most faded frOn my memory. that was 10
vited by friend from Engl.nd to aoroa-
Pany him on a visit to one Of the PArisian
Prisons-if / recollect right Il sAs tie New
Biceire. Which. after = deal Of solicitation
and trOable BE- had obtained permission 20
insPect. While No we're wandering through
the workshops. in which the prisoners labor
together IN silence for 80 many bours day.
a. ny frIend was committing has notes 20
paper. | amused myself By scanning the de-
D0rAllzed physioSnomies around ne. little
susPecting that ! Vas destined 20 End an
acqsAintanee amoag them. Close TO my
elbow there stood a man a. a bench. bend
Ing over has work. which Vas that Of carving
sabots from snshAPely blocks Of willow
wood 4 was admiriag the rapidity and
bOldness Of bis execution. when he sudden
ly Lifted bis head and exposed 10 view The
sace. Which had Formerly studied With
such dsl5erAtiOn. Of tho thief Of tLe Rue
DE Odeon. l knew ban at once. and sa~
that the recognition was nataal. FOR b. lo~-
cred his head again instantly. and plainly
sought 10 clsde my gaze. ] could not. u
course. speak 20 him tben. without contra
vening the rules Of tbe prison: but on M
parting my Wish 10 do 80 80 he guide Who
had us u charge. he promised 10 give me
the opportunity sought. when ue had In
isbed our survey. lie vas a. good a. his
wOrd. and before leaving the prison 1 vas
conducted TO the dehoquen; IA has own cell.
whi'ber be had been renandcd that might
see him. The poor wretch. wbo. Il was
clear. Imagined that wAs gong TO lodge a
fresh charge against bim. seemed struck
viih a mortal Pailor a. entered
o. DO not be alarmed - SAID; d" have
no complaint % make against you; bus I
have been wishing 20 meet you. and %
make a restoration of property which may
perhaps b. of use to you unfolded nv
pocket-book and took cut the litils packet
containing the Napoleon. the fve-frane
piece. and the earrings. These. think.
belong 10 y0a-is q not so2-
lie bowed ascent. bat did not speak.
q" Take them. ! said. 4" and take better
care of them than yos DID -ben you had
then isst
Tie glanced a. the sttendant. a. tito in-
innate thar the mas presenee prevented
BIZ saying morv. snd merely replied. wiib
Impressive earnsstne.s. "M'sieu. you are
man of Lon0rt-
I -isbed I could return the compliment