The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-08-28

The London Daily Ne1s Is responsible
or the following story. 1t IL, at all events
we'll told: .-.,rr- ......
"Many strange stories are told Of the
wealth accumulated by blind beggars, and
Paris seems to be their paradise. tits a
thriving trade, this blindness, and two
oretty stories have just now turned up to-
zether.r One is of pretended blind man:
who has found out new method OF picking
pockets. He walks the streets with the sad,
upturned visage of blind man till nc
comes to o crowded crossing, where he gives
every token of being afraid to cross. lie
appeals to the passengers to take pity Oh
MIN and help him in his difficulty. Some
charitable creature takes his arm and lcade
him across. He is thanked by the poor
blind man; he goes on his way, feeling
,bat he has done kind deed and the next
time he puts his hand into his pocket Tor
his watch he finds that it is gone.
1.-The other story is of q really blind man
vino is always to be found ensconced in a
gateway on the Boulevard Sebastopol nearly
op3ositc the Square DIES Artset-Metiers. "A
certain Partisan often passed that way, and
was in the habit of giving him penny-a
two-sou piece; but the other day, by mis-
take, he dropped into thepoor fellows hat a
double louis-forty francs. Some time
afterwards he discovered his mistake, and
off he ran to the Boulevard Sebastopol to
ret back his money. No beggar was there,
but in his place cripple. Where is the
blind man?' said the benevolent man. DC
YOU mean Monsieur Benjamin ? replied the
cripple. He has just gone-hc has gone
to his house to breakfast I Is it far =
Only couple of steps in the Rue du Petit
Carreau.' Away went the inquirer to the
address Indicated which he soon found.
Monsieur Benjamin here?' he says to the
concierge. All right second floor door
to the right was the answer.
g. lie mounted the stairs, rang at the
door. A nicely -dresscd servant came to
open it. Monsieur Benjamin inn Yes,
SIR Our friend is shown into an elegant
ante-room, through which one could see
into di1ing-room where there was table
admirably appointed with fine white linen,
crystal, and silver. 1t seemed as II there
must be an error but there was little time
to consider. The maid came quickly to say
that Monsieur Ben amin would be glad to
see his visitor, and at the same instant she
opened the door of an apartment furnished
in Turkish fashion, in which the blind
man, smiling, was seen seated on di-
van. you wished to speak to me 2
he said. Yes, indeed, sir, replied our
friend, rather embarrassed; am very
sorry to trouble you; but the TACT
isl believc-I rather think-that in
passing along the Boulevard sebasto-
pol this morning I gave you, by mistake,
two louis for two sous The blind man
said, with the utmost GOODNESS, That is
quite possible. l have not looked at the
cash yet and if there is q mistake, nothing
is easier than to rectify it.. He rang n
bell, which was answered by the maid.
Ask Mr.. Ernest lie said, If in the re-
ceipts Of this morning he has found piece
of forty francs The piece was there.
The maid fetched it, and, at the bidding OF
her master, presented it on a tray Of Chi
ncse lac to his visitor. The visitor pounccd
upon his coin, and without more ado pro-
ceeded to take leave. Pardon, sir said
the blind man, you forgot something
There arc two sous to return to me-