The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-08-23

Eeet, whence are you, darling thlngs2
From the came box as the cherubs wings.
How did they all just come to be you? III,
GOD thought about me aud 30 grew.
But how did You como to us. you dear2
God thought OF you-and 80 I'm here.
How nm Honest Man 6utlived Knovery.
Marmonte was walled town in q pro-
vince of France.i In one of the houses
near the ranparts lived carpenter
named Benoit. He was sober man,
who said little. He had followed seve-
raj trades, been soldier, travelled a
great deal and had many adventures, but
as he never spoke Of them, the towns
people thought he had nothing good to
tell.
The only person that he gah at all cor
dial with was an old soldier named
Trappe, who had saved his life in battle.
Ibis man was great talker and boaster,
and, Benolt suspected, knave. He
had set up % bhyber's shop In "a htteet
near by. One evening, he called pom
Benoit. to ask him to drink bottle of
wine ah She uhepas mott with two old com
rades who had served in tho same ;retit
ment. At first, Benoit refused, But
when Trappe told him that it was. the
anniversary of the battla in which he
had eaved his life, he accepted and in
sisted np9p paying the score, When he
reached sth4 Scahatet, he tfohna two M
looking fellows whom he had never seen
before They sat drinking together in
the public room until nearly II, o'clock.i
Benoit, after spending moro money
than he had ever spent at an inn in
Marmonte before, bade them good
night, and went home, followed by
Trappe, who was talking loudly, up to
the room where Madame Benoitand her
son we're. Trappe laughingly forced
them to drink two glasses of vine with
him. Benoit annoyed, walked to the
window, and when he turned around,
was astonished to find Trappe gone. He
rem msmbered this afterward, but thought
little Of it at the time, he was 80 sleepy
with the wine. He then fastened Lis
doors and windows, and want to bed.
The next morning, he was astonished
to find his shop door aiar, and, on going
up to his lumber-loft, that the window
was open. He said nothing. for it was
not his custom to talk about what he did
not understand. On going to his work,
he found the whole town in excitement,
and talking about great robbery com.
mitted during the night. He soon per.
ceived, too. that he was avoided, and
many cast strange glanoes at him. Then
he heard neighbor say:
II noticed Benoit's shop door opened
last night, after II o'clock, most unu-
sual thing; no lights-police
He passed on, so Benoit heard no
more, but his suspicious ware aroused.
He felt snre Trappe did not leave bis
house the night before till all were
asleep, and that he had opened the door
to the robbers. He remembered the
wine, too. He went to the barber'f
"Trappe," snid he, .'thou hast saved
my life; I shall say nothing"
The next day, Trappe disappeared.
From this time proofs seemed to accu.
mulate against Benoit. The police
found che tracks Of the robbers from hi
roof to the ramparts A eilver spoor
belonging to family who had beer
robbed Of their plate was found under
the window OF the lumber loft. Benoi
was arrested, and brought before ,th.
court. The Judge asked him if hs
''left the door and window open?"
He answered 'No."
t'Then," said the Judge, "do yor
know who did open them?''
''No," said Benoit, for he did no
know that, Trappe had done IT.
DO yon suspeot any one?"
s'No. monsieur. As I am suspected
unjustly. I have no right to saspec
Others"
In short, he answered every question
honestly, without inonlpating Trappe
The Judge finding no proof against him
was obliged to set him free. It was evi
dent to him, however, from the name
Of his discharge, and tho talk OF th
people about the court, that he was still
suspected. He showed no emotion, bu
went quietly home. After embracing
his wife and son. who were transported
with JOY to see him again, he said to th
latter:
"Sylvester, you will hear everywher
that. although I am acquitted, am NJ
less thought q knave. BE not disquieted
this will not last forever"