The Van Buren press., 1871-12-05
ELLANY.
The Carpenter {. Aarmonte,

! MarinOnte was walled town IN q
province of France In one of the
houses near the ramparts lived a carpen
! ter bv the name of Rennott He was a
sober man who said little He had fol
lowed several trades; bsen q soldier
Travelled a great deal and had many ad-
ventures but as he never spoke Of them,
the town people thought he had nothing
| good to tell.
The only person that he was at all
cordial with was an old soldier named
1rappe who had saved his life in battle
| This man was great talker AMI baaster
and Bennott suspected d knsye lie
haG set up BARRIERS shop in street
near by. One evening he called upon
Bennott, to ask him to drink bottle Of
wine at the Cheval Noir, with two old
comrades who had served in the same
regiment At first Hennot refused, but
when Trappo told him it was the ami
yersary Of the battle in which be had
saved his life, he accepted, sad insisted
upon paying tho score. When he reach
cd the cabaret be found two i'll looking
fellows whom he had never seen before
They sat drinking together in the public
room until nearly eleven o'clock.
Beunott, after spending more money
than he had ever spent at an inn in Mar.
monte before, badc them good night and
went home, followed by Trappe, who
was talking loudly, up TO the room where
Madame BenHott and her son were.
Tfappo lau2hngly forced them to dtink
Two glasses OF VINE with him. Bennott
annoyed, walked to the window, and
whea me turned ar0pa8 was astonshcd
to find Trappa gone He remembered
this afterwards, but thought little Of it at
the time, he was so sleepy with the wine
He then fastened hi5 doors and windows
and went to he'd
The next morning. aa was as,oushed
10 lnd Ais-ahap sct aJar and on gong
UP to his lumber loft that the window
was open He said nothing for it was
not his custom to talk abont what he did
not understand On going to his work,
he found the whole town in excitement
and talking about q great robbery com
mttcd during the night lie soon per
ccivcd, too, that lie was avoided, and
many cast strange gl0nces at him Theu
ho overheard a neighbor say
II noticed Bounotts shop door open
last night after eleven o'clock, most
unusual thing, no light--polce--'
He passed on, so Bennott heard no
more, but his suspicious we're aroused
lie felt sure that Troppe did not leave
his house the night before till all we're
asleep, and that he had opened the door
to the robbers. lie remembered the
wine, too He went to the barber shop
"Trappc, . said he, Z" thou hast saved
my life; shall say nothing.
The next day Trappe disappeared
From this time, proof seemed 10 accu-
mulste against Bennott The police
found the tracks Of the robbers from his
roof to the ramparts. A silver spoon
belonging to a family who had been rob
bed of their plate was found under the
window of the lumberlolt Bennott was
arrested and brought before The court
The Judge asked INN "it he left the door
and window opent p
He answered No
Then" said the judge, " do you
know who did open them p
= No said Bcnnott, for he did not
know that Trappe had done it
DO you suspect any Que z"
:" No, Monsieur As am suspected
unjust!y, have no right to suspect 9th
crs
In short, he answered every question
honestly without inculpating Trappe
The Judge finding no proof against him,
was obliged to set him free !, was ow
dent TO him, however, from the manner
Of the discharge, and the talk Of thepeo
pie about the court that he was still sus
pcctcd, He showed no emotion, but
went home quietly.
After embracing his wife and son, who
were transported with joy to see him
again, he said to the latter
"Sylvester, you win hear everywhere
that although am acquitted, am no
less thought kpavc Be not disquet
ed this will not last forever
His wife was frightened at what he
said but did not believe t. She went
out to talk TO her noighbors. Some
turned their backs, and would have moth !
ing TO say to her, others looked at her
with pity, and shrugged their shoulders
as Il to say; Poor woman, it is not
her fault "
Others declared to her what they
thought 1
After defending hcr husband warmly,
she returned home weeping, and saving |
that she " would live 10 longer IN MARI
monte
"lf ! 70 away, said Boano.t, 81
shall leave a bad name behind me
81 But what good will lido for,ou to !
remain p asked Madame BrDnot
II Imean to rccorer NY good rep'ta
ton, - answered he.
But yon will loose all yoar custom /
ers 80
NO. " said Benuott, "for Twill be
the hest carpenter in town
There arc others quite rs good as
YOU What will you DO 70 make your