Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-04-19
NO. I3. PARIS MAINE, FRIDAY, APRIL 49, 1857

is enough 20 ten yoa. eentieDen. that vou
may rest easy. and that worse might hap
pen O. you. VIII yoa then have the kind-
ness 10 give ne the address. 10, Of YOUR
hotel. Tor that know. but of the person %
whom nv confidential steward can apply
for the payment q the sun demand.
Tia; Is all ]; viii be necessary 20 write.
While my steward. bearer Of your order.
goes tor the sam. do me the honor TO take
glass of sherry with me and a slice Of
'enison. ! repeat to you. my demand. are
rrasonabie Judge II they are not. know
from good authority that you possess. At
least. Eve millions veil, deduct from it
only the tenth part. namely. Eve hundred
thousand francs. on condition IL Is paid this
night
On hearing this sentence the banker vas
thunterstruek be prepared 70 exelaim aad
probably would have compromised situs-
ton already extremely critical. when bis
companion. guessing a. much. prevented
him BY bursting into an immoderaie st Of
laughter. IL vas nov the turn Of The ban
dts 20 show establishment
Deceived, caught. nv dear sir said
The bankers old clerk. still laughing I'M
moderately - that. !. the true state Of the
case oaugh, IN your own trayi You have
been uniucky. and must pay the polieel
noa have fallen upon the t-o being. th.
least able TO NEE, the expense % your .d-
mirEble diplomacy behold before yoa
masician AMI poet
And be gave fresh vent 20 his rnirth which
the banker bu, feebly echoed
The bandit sA- that he vas overmatclsed.
still b. DID not give up.
- tsentiemen. sAys he seriously. DO
rot Jest, time - precious. and like TO ar
range Affairs promptly. Thi. = no, the
hrst time similar sabterfuge. have been tn
ed. but they have never succeeded. II -
for your inieres: gentlemen. % at frankly
toward. me. IN Eve minute. "a -iH De no
longer Eve hundred thousand francs. but
miliioa-
The banker vas on the point % speak
ing; happily ~. companion prevented him.
Al. ny dear caPtAis. yes ruirhs neeoe
al The masie.aas and poet on the oonti-
nent. yos wOaid nsver get . hundred thoa-
sand francs II pity you.-Yeur police Is
AZ fault. lou demand t-o mIlionAirc..
and they bring you t~o Ariistsi-
. Al. al nv police is At fault, -e shall
see.-Whieh Of you j. the musiciAn?''
IL" sAid PHILIPPE Forester Nth asss-
rsnce.
q" Good Your instrununt7-
- The violin."
Very gooI,-~ait a moment7-
lie opened 4 eurioa. old cabinet from
-hich be took violin % delicafe work
uian'hiP. opened Il and brought out vio-
ian and bo- uhich be oHcred 10 The s;rAn-
Ger. inviting him % .ho- his skill
Fhillipe did not -ait % be Urged: ne
eHamined first fhe instrument ntentivelv
-hieh sPPesred 10 him perfect. prcluded
rapidly. tighiened two cords ard began.
AZ The ie- 6rst teaches the bandit rose IN
astonishmoHt. and The artist bad scarcely
played I've minutes Ehen the corridor re-
sounded with brsvos. snd ten frigbtfsl bat
eHfhusiastic faces crowded into The door.
way. Tie bandits sbo carried fh. torebe,
hourisbcd them ia their appreciation. boz
tbe most charmed ofAl was ,he captain.
% Do not know hos 10 shank YOU. air
he said. 90 Tor tbe pleasure you have given
me. neither can express 70 you ho-mucb
] regret. on your account. the mistake q
which you have been the victims Tel me
pray you. ho- cAn make amends? Bot
hrsi. shall oe the happiest Of men Il you
Nil DO ne the honor 20 breakfast uith
ne
The too FIenohmen did rot dare 10 rc-
fuse. A table uas set in haste. al -hich
they seated themselves Nth the captain
and two other bandits. Sho. 20 iudge b.
their manners oocupied an important rank
in fbe band. A the enireaties 9th cap
tan. ihe diietfante eKecuteti several pieces
which drev forth tbunders q sppls1se.
Then the pretended poet was invited 20
rscite some n his verses The bsnker uas
Mt deeply versed IN liiera,urc poetry es-
feciaIy bal never been his forte in van
Del attacked his trcacher0us memory for
some iragnents of verses learnt IN college.
vh..e hs - thus .s,Hcring torture. bst ,n
ihe eyes ~ his oomTanions sppcarcd % BE-
neditating profoundly. he recalled TO or
three hacrb'c courlcis vbirh - recitsl
uih sriuh'i0o smidst The sprlau.e ofbis
auiirnoe.
" Again. geutienen. = ss'd the amisbie
haniit. " abs n. @ express ny grea,
. oiErsfi1' to yo1, ,-
f Al taking the VIOLIN. D. added
f 90 Th,s .r.'-l.aeni Z vais- greatly. and
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