St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-10-18

! nSht OF public benetactors. Moreover,
although nothing was really ever further
from my thoughts (and think may add
even from B'S than to appropriate that
carpet-bag or its contents to my own
uses, yet there was certain sense of
self sacrifice in the action, or, at all
events, of the most heroic honesty
AristideS himself could not have behaved
more justly: 1t was a proceeding that
even Draco would have spoken OF from
the bench, thought, in terms of the
highest praise. At all events, | should
be looked upon by the police authorities
accustomed to deal with persons actu-
ated by such very different sentiments
with something more than cold respect
In a word, | don't remember to have
ever felt more self-complacent than when
took my way, after luncheon, the next
day "a Saturday. to the nearest police
station, with the intention of supplying
the Inspector with that mysterious men
tai alimcnt which Sir Richard Mayne
calls ''information received"
Having reached the office, and being
told by the policeman on duty in the
antechamber to ''pass on''-as though |
were all apple woman obstructing the
pavement-l soon found myself in the
presence of his superior, and undergoing
the mlnuteSt inspection from that saga
ciouS person. His eye measured me, as
though he had been my tailor, from my
head to my knees, and doubtless would
have gone further, and literally "taken
the length of my foot" but for a great
counter which intervened between lin
and me, and curtaiIed his Investigations,
although by no means his curiosity. |
never was so looked at before in all nv
llie and it was at this moment [ began
to feel regret that | had SO enjoyed the
mistortuncs of those three victims to the
Il division at the Crystal Palace
Il have found Il carpet-bag," said I,
in hesltating tone.
''Umph,' - returned the Inspector.
turning over the leaves of Il great ledger.
and looking us though hc WAS about to
warn me that any admission that might
make would be used against mc.-
"Umph.,,' repeated he, still more severe
lv; that is very odd thing to find. sir,
indeed
Now, really, | put it to any one, was
this far? Why should Ire have said
that We were in London, populous
city. where almost everybody who pos
>essc> a change OF raiment also OWLS a
carpct-ba-, and Is liable to lose it. Ii
the celebrated New Zcalandcr had az
rived, and was, with his scanliy attircd
nation, solely in the occupation OF the
metropolis. such an innucnIo could have
been hardly justified; but as it was, il
seemed to he quite insulting.
SIR SAID |, Cunning, ! have no
doubt, very rei), Il found it i'll y han
| SOM"
ALI returned the Inspector. will.
the fierce eXultation OF wild animal
who tancies he scents blood, you found
it i'll Il hansom.
"IeS,' observed |. with irritation
I've cot it now. | don't want it. You
NAV nd for it if YOU like
BE good enough to" No, that.
just what he did not say. Gratitude
Y had ceased to expect from this person.
but did expect common civilty, and
: was disappointed.
State the circumstances, was all il,
, said and he took up his pen and wrot,
them down with malignant deliberation
, At this point bcgaI. in my minds cv,
:, to see the court of the Old BaiIv, no
from the grand.Iury box. wherelrom
had beheld it in the flesh, but from til,
;, point of view enjoyed by the prisoner ii
the dock. Suspicion, arrest, conviction
uor all | knew penal Scrvitude for life
was what now expected instead of tha
autograph letter from the Home secrcta
i ry complimentin@ me upon my >a"acit,
and rectltude, with the receipt of whicl
- my imagination had ilattcred me as
came along.
Now, sir," said he, gloomily, wher
| had quite finished, ''you have don
very wrong, and something entirely un
:, justitiable.' -
i Dear me, dear me. how | wished
: had let B carry home that carpet-bag
y as he had so preSslngl ly offered to do, i'll
IS stead of me. How | wished had pu
~ it behind the fire. How | wished [ wa
, going to sail for Otaga that evening, pc
clipper ship Swiftsure, whose dcpartur
it | had seen advertised on the wall of til
is police-station as | came in Every dc
N tail of what l had remarked comm
IT along the streets crowded before III
eyes, just as the novelists describe thel
20 to do in the cases of condemned or MOI
At ibund persons. The Inspectors accent
"a smote upon my ear like the strokes of
f. passing bell.
"Your manifest duty, sir, was to il
ty form the cabnan that the property /
t question--very likely documents ,
,o priceless worth,-''
N "No,' interrupted |, hastily; '.l:i
is brushes The next moment, by the e,
h. preston of his face, / felt that | la
O. made great mistake
Hair brushes" said he, slowly, sui
in ing the action to the word by slow
" stroking one of his mutton chop viii
nd ker5: "thcn you've opened it, have you.
of No, no. said |, imploringly; ''nol
IS of our keyes would fit the lock" He
of | saw that | had made another most Ill
= fortunate mistake.
m go, indeed was all the inspect
.s, said, but he looked volumcs,-the who
it four volumes Of the Newgate Calendar.
"Your obvious duty, IN the first
ur acmce," returned he, with meaning, ''w
ct to have given up the property to the ca
il man, in order that it might have been
,e- once conveyed to the Lost-Parcels'
mo tice-'
Dear me-" cried |, with sudden V
no hemence, $50 | ought, of course. Iqui
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