The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1865-10-19

NolF, cOquln
l awaited no reply, but, making for the
street, jumped into the frst facre that
came In view, and In half an hour had
alighted at my own lodging. As [ was
mounting to my apartment, | met on the
stairs my friend and chum Ollendof, who
was sallying forth to meet his pupils.
.Hallo!' said he, you've been out all
night p
YES" said I, "and I've had an adven-
ture"
"Good let me hear all about H."
| told him how had passed the night,
and ali that had happened
"Capital." be cried 'fand have you
examined the thief's bag ?''
"No, / have not done that vet; but of
cousse it contains nothing but what Is my
own"
"Do not bs too sure of that. Come, we
will examine it together"
lie followed me into my room, and /
lugged forth the bag. To my astonish-
ment, there was in it, in addition to the
money riAed from my pocket, gold Ma
poleen, fiye-franc piece, ard a pair of
enormously large circular earrings of al
loJed gold, such as one often sees IL the
ears of the provincial emigrants who crowd
the wharyes, the markets and warehouses
of Paris
''There !" said my friend, '1you see the
rascal had more strings to his bow than
you gave him credit for. IF you had made
an uproar and charge Of theft, he could
have retorted the charge upon you-would
have shown his own empty pockets, and
might have stood as good a chance of
eliminating you However, you may for
give him, since he has paid you Cor the
trouble of defeating his purpose; and
really, | think he has treated you hand
somely"
against his viii. But, seriously, what
ought to do? Had ] not better put the
affair into the hands OF the police
''Do you know the rule in such cases
here If net, [ must tell you that if YOU
put the thief's money into the hands of
the police, yen viii also be compelled to
hand over the entire contents of the bag
and how much of it you viii get back, and
when you viii get it, you must be cleverer
than am if you can guess"
finally decided not to trouble the Do
lice with the business but as | c9uld not
have made use of the seoundrePs money.
any more than | could have worn the huge
earrings, [ wrapped both UP in paper to
gether and placed them in my pocket
book, until time and circumstance should
present some fit mode Of disposing of
them.
1t was about year after the above ad-
venture, and when the details of it had
| almost faded from my memory, that was
invited by friend from EgIand 10 accom-
pany him on visit to one OF the Partisan
prlsons-n [ Iecollect Alright. it vas the
New Bicetre, which, after deal of solicit
tation and trouble, he had obtained per-
| mission to inspect. While We were wan
deriDg through the workshops, in which
the prisoners labor together in silence for
so many hours q day, as my friend was
committing his notes TO paper, [ amused
myself by scanning the demoralized phys
iOgnomies around me, little suspectiGg
/ that L was destined to fiud an acquaintance
among them. Close to my elbow there
stood man at bench, bending over his
work, which was that Of carving sabots
from unshapely blocks of willow wood
L was admiring the rapidity and boldaess
of his execution, when he suddenly lifted
his head and exposed to view the face
of the thief Of the Rue de rOdeon. [
knew him at once, and saw that the recog-
milton was mutual, for he lowered his head
instantly, and plainly sought to elude my
gaze. l could not, of course, speak to
him then, without contravening the rules
OF the prison but on imparting my wish
to do so to the guide who had Us In charge,
be promised to give me the opportunity
sought when We had finished our survey
He was as good as his word, and before
leaving the prison [ was conducted tn the
delinquent in his own cell, whittier he had
been remanded that | might see him.
The poor wretch, who, it was clear, imag-
ined that l was going to lodge fresh
charge against him, seemed struck with a
mortal pallor as l entered
'Do not be alarmed | said "I have
no complaint to make against you; but [
have been wishing to meet you, aud to
make a restoration OF property which may
perhaps be Of use tc you. | unfoIded
my pocket-book and took out the little
packet containing the Napoleon, the five
franc piece and the earrings. "Thesc, L
think, belong to you-is it not so ?'
He bowed assent, but did not speak.
'Take them" SAID, sand take better
care of them than you did when you had
them last"
He glanced at the attendant, as If to
intimate that the mans presence preyen-
ted his saying more: and merely replied,
with impressive earuestness, NJ sieu, YOU
are a man of honor ~
1 wished that l could return the com
pliment-