Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1866-02-03
IHE EXTRA TICKET.

EQSIndUU loE STATS, t1d tiShStP
at a most extravaganza premium. One
might a young military officer, who hae
Inst made an unsuccessful application ioi
Ia ticket at the box-otice, and was about
to fall back in despair, was dextrously
lieEltened Of bis watch by a p~lckpocket.
Detecting the thief before he had tins
to escape, be recovered The stolen time,
piece without The interposition Of a pc
iicemaD. Then taking The cntprit aside
he entered INTO conversation with him.
"Yon are an expert in yom profes.
sion" said he, "and desire now to avail
myself of all your skill"
Monsieur lie capitaine may command
me to the utmost Of my Abilities" said
| the. sharper.
Then" whispered the officer, go i'm
mediate!y and relieve some gentleman o.
bis opera ticket, aud ! will pay yoa one
hundred francs for it. No hesitation be
quick the money is ready"
at shall be done !" was the sharper'a
business ike answer
LII three minutes the adroit rascal re-
turned with an elegant card containing
fouT opera tickets, together with a number
of cards having the lame of Mademolselle
Solange Dudeyant engraved upoo them.
"Wretchn exclaimed the captain, lyon
have been robbing a lady !"
mo indeed, sir 2" replied the thief.
sThere is my unfortunate victim.n
As the sharper made his nonchalant
reply, be pointed to ayoung rosy checked
Young gentleman in a black dress coat,
black tights, and white vest with plain
dat guilt buttons, and white kid gloves,
vino was engaged in an animated CONVEX
sation with "a couple Of young ladies just
within the vestlbuIe.
"DoIt !" exclaimed the captain, hal
is a lady dressed en- cavalier ; It is Mile.
Solange Dudeyant herself. Return the
article Immediately I"
Monsieur IS right" said the pickpock
ct. "No one but a brute would know
iugIy ROB a lady, especially when that la
dy is the daughter of George Sand, whom
we all love SC well. Excuse me, mon
sieur rely upon it, ] will yet succeed II
procuring You a ticket"
In an instant the sharper placed him
sell before Mile. Solange with a profound
bow. Es E-.st ErE5
Begging mademoiselIe's pardon" he
said, I" she has had the misfortune to drop
her card-case."
THANK you most kindly, "replicd Mile.
Solange, taking the card-case into her
hand. Allow me to reward you for re-
turning it,
"As to that, mademoiselle," said the
sharper. permit me humbly to suggest
thai you have four tickets for the grand
entertainment in your case, whereas
your party consist of only three per-
sons"
You then would like to have the ex-
ira ticket 7" asked the lady.
Exactly so, mademoiselle,' blandly
replied this prince of sharpers.
you are quite welcome to it," return
ed Mile SoIange Dudevant.
The sharper took the ticket to tie
young officer, who, having noticed the
manner in which it was obtained, did not
hesitate to receive it and hand him over
the promised hundred francs.
On taking his seat in the opera-house,
the captain found himself elbow to elbow
with Mademoiselle Dudevant, with whom
be was we'll acquainted. He frankly ex-
10 her the e~quivooal process by
be had procured bis ticket, and the
lady laughed at the trick of which she
had been the unconscious victim.
Too MANY Irons IN THE FIE4 There
was never a better illustration Of The fol-
Iy of attempting forty things at once,
than the following from a Detroit paper
"a c~ountryman, visiting the city recent