The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-05-10
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|ideatitY some men % much reseua,
ble each other, ,s. i s,s, IL 81 5ss,fsa 8,
The mere I,tthoegIsf, the more, I
roasidered ths, malter. q tbs; more II
heheged II had ,afrived at the Tipht
6onc clusion. 81 What, 10 parfectI q. Gen-
tIernan asE that to bAiJ = Common
Tpilfeger, Z . ,scSmmon ! piekrpocketl
Pfepo ostdr0uai II had lost nothing.
SDn the Teontrary. hea had plentgi of
.ey = eoEs;ia Oh Ga a q ts1 q bout W
rthe journey paid his share Off what
ever NE had in eomnnoh, Iasa every
other high.spirited gsutiennafl would
have q done. IL ,Waavlostbi1 In fhntaze-
ament, aud full Of conf 6depcei infhe
honorab blee echaractex Of my, friend. .G6I
entered the breaifastsroo oom,A dand
,1anghihgly said, in nsthes esofuhand man.
per ;pf tar man who disbelieses inioto
what he ia about iossay, .tDodyou
know, Monsieur, that + have iust,had
. visit irom on aqebt sde poliee, who
has, told me that You are zone of sthe
greatest escrocs Of the day-one Gof
the most accomplished sehepdliws5 a.
inaustris at thisimoment I'm Epropep'a
;'sMopsieur.. have youa seem any
thing in my conduct during our shurt
a6quaintance toswarTant1 .such q sup
;poaition?" she aansweredo,s drawing
himself up with all that indignation
Of manner and bearing that might be
expected from a. gentleman who felt
himself injured by an unjust suspi-
,ciona "a EssY ss:.9 a. ykas1 ls1rol ea /,
= '.NothingP / exclaimed; Son the
CONTRARY, In all myR travels ] never
met. with, companiensI I liked SO.
much, no one that wasmore amusing;
and all regret is, thatI did not kick
the fellow. down stairspi. bsinkguiu,
S Don't be- SO hasty, Monsieur
Appearances are all yintmy favor; but,
alas! every word theu agent told you
,s too truea'i am alyeorEysdog, for,
havlng lost all that Lhad, and after
wards what my friends and relations
could spare. / have BEEN compelled
for the last four OF tfivesyears to live
by my Wits Still during, all that
time, i never forgot that, Iwas gem.
tieman, My quarriea, ,when,I want
money, ,are those thstfprey upon the
weakness of their ifellowrcreatures
your princes of the State and Church,
Your rich hnanciers.t bankers and
butineyers yet have I
taken o cent from O. poor gentleman.
My scouts at the Hotel. des. Princes,
whereyou were staying. put neon a.
false scent. I certainly did intend
TO- do @ little business on my own,
account, atyourexpense,. when Itook
my place with you in the same. car
riage; and now you must be aware of
the 2numberless opportunities / had
OF taking every farthing you were
possessed OF, If / was 80 inclined.
But, no; L very soon saw You had no;
money to spare, and to spoil such as
you, ,MonsIeur. would be worse than
eacralege. Above all. YOU charmed
me with your conversation and adj
ventures; you made me happy. I
was again q gentleman. and you
treated me as one. Itrecalled to my
remembrance the brighter period of
mytAfe-thef time when 1 was free
irom orame-the spoiled child of a
aolng mother, who denied her dar-
npg nothing that wealth could pur-
cnaseA"'And more, Monsieur. having
so,d you something OF my sad, event
sui NE, am sure you vii! grant one
;avor: please retire into the adJoin-
Ing room Tor Just hve minutes, while