The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1867-03-05

ell me that | was uner arrest and must
come with him. Nv French WAS none of
Ito best: but in my surprise AMI con>terna--
tion, made the best use of it coulu, and
demanded what was meant by such pro-
ceedngs.
You will fnd that out at your examln-
ation," was his sharp reply, as he dragged
me from the diligence and coniucte'i me
into close carriage, where couple Of
officers took their seats beside me-.
When away we were whiriel to the
off ,e of "A magistratrs and WAS uncer-
enormously hurled into IA small, close room,
halt fled with police officers serg"ants,
AMI lawyers On the bench sat small,
withered specimen Of humanity, with a
wig on his head and SpectrcIcs on his f'r"-
heal, quietly engaged in the undignified
employment of seeing how much snuff he
coull ret up his little nose in tie shortest
possible time.
"WeI )" he said. jerking d 'wn his spec
tacIes and taking good stare It me, what
now e.
As | could un lerStan French much
better than | could speak il, | was able to
make ont what WAS said; AMI to my utter
aStoni>hment, | now heard rys4lf accused
of being a notorious swindIer AMI Counter
feiter.
"What is your name!" demanded the
Commi>sary.
Ralph Holg.," sal I.
"An ala" sanl one of the police officers !;
''on his passport is Ros,ert Beaufort"
"A mistake them crie,l |; that is the
name of the gentleman that came over
from London with rne; he took my pass
port. and must have changed it by mis-
take"
The officers smiled ihcreluIonsly, ani
exchan r..l gances with each other an
the magistrate, aul the latter Shaking
his head, sail it wouldn't do.
nv draft on Del,->>ert Il Co, will prove
1 it," exclaimed |, brt!inking myself of that
and producing it with trenb my eager
ness.
The Commis>s'y glanced over it AMI
! ifownpl.
! "Anolher mistake, p.rhaPS.' he sail,
with Ironical BITTERNESS, pointing out the
nanie OF r bert B~a ,fmt.
Tie Truth now ht>h-l npon me- viii,
such sui len force that l IVA, Obliged IL
grasp ~o.n-lhnL To keep mys"it from fall
/ ing. n companion WAS then No other
/ than a professional ,i.Iiin wh6 Ia pla, =
upon NY foolish rnuiuy ani made n!e his
Scape goat. lie ha! got MY passport an
Iraf,. AMI sal ei ME with his own na'He
aud iri4nueS SecrrtIy Cnr>img n f"l-
i~h stupidity, | tried 10 make the ml.i>-
trate comprehend tie true stat- "t ''
case but lie either dIi not or w0uId not
understand me. 4 search Of nv person
brought to iyht the bills on the BmH Of
traacG, which We're pronounced Counter
teiL~: an after this, an anSr, from Haven
might have pleaded my innocence IN vain.
An so |, who hal come over to Paris
10 xsLnush tie Ga.i. eS sHI Mo all the
VA, hltlrr hal been hn.LinL m:<2lf with
lie idea o. creating Il fashionable S'.n>atlnn,
t.,ami iny>r.f f. nn The very fist day of my
arrival. lodged in prison. annug Thieves
and inur,l-r-r>. accused of crini4 which
woali probably send me to tile ga'Iey<.
After snod deal Of Irouhle an delay,
however. managed u get the Bnllsh Eu-
hsssy interested in Iny case, and in course
of time the truth came "ul, au WAS set
at ib rtys ~ nj ,npy hal all h,,n lcaw"
though ion9 before; anil the vi Lain who
hal rul.b1l ana guIh-d m, Was safe Il ross
the fr nil~r, chackjIn. over the cu,nr-
arts by which he hal de'rau,i'.l f''l.
As soon "a could, gpt ba..k to Lon
don. to fuI my elf general laughing
stock.
But | hal learned one valuable lesson,
at an expense or sutf.ring an money, that
have not frrg 'tten u this day aui If
any other Shup-r tiitt.rs himself that h-
can make an 'thrr foolish dnpe of 'me, u>t
, 1T hmm r,,,,,,. an | trV II that's all