Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-11-19

the maid snubbed her, and the queen
treated her kindly.
Armed by these reflections, I started
from my seat. +" Where does PA Fl
live - [ inquired of a man who just
then passed through the corridor.
" Above" he replied, going straight
ahead, and out of sight in jiff.
tried two or three flights of steps,
all Of which led below or into the gar
den; then knocked on the door little
apart from the rest. No answer came.
[ opened it cautiously, and entering,
assembled some stairs, and waited in
front of another door to gather cour
age. [ shall spoil his dinner, and rob
him of his hour of leisure. What an
Inflated time to lay bare ones short
comingsl What mortal man would
listen patiently to and be ready to re-
pair another's idle blunders, when pos
sessed by hunger2
I grasped the door bell lest my cour-
age should utterly leave me. A SER
want girl appeared who informed me
that A. Pfaff was at home. She took
my card, leaving the piece of silver,
with which l sought to smooth my
way, still in my hand. That servan al
maid never felt more humble, and ]
hope may never have occasion TO fell
as mean as [ did, when she left the bill
Of dross unhesitatingly between my fin
ger and thumb.
A tall lady soon came and invited
me into pleasant, home-like sitting
room.
Will you be kline enough 10 say to
the Oberamstsrichter that [ wish very
much to see him, and that { must take
the nexh train, or I should not have
trespassed upon him at this hour?"
The lady's manner had quite re-as-
sured me, and when, moment or two
after her disappearance. the Lord Chief
Justice himself entered, [ felt that in
this case, at least, Walpurgo was right.
Begging me to resume my seat, he
drew a chair up to the table where ]
of the brooch, examined it carefully,
jotted down the number Of pearls, their
arrangement, the kind of stone and the
way it was set; then described the
brooch himself almost as accurately as
if he had it before him. His manner
was quiet, decisive, business-like. He
made ole feel at ease and self-possess-
ed, as he was himself. With the polite,
ness of true gentleman he made nc
humiliating comments on the careless
way in which [ had lost my pin, but
sought only to learn how he might re,
store it.
"You think that it was taken from
your bag in the telegraph office -
"That is my opinion" [ replied,
rising and taking out my purse.
eff your pin ever sees light again II
this Dukedom, you shall have it back,
if it be in my power to find it, and il
shall cost you nothing" he said, max
ing depreciating gesture at sight Of
the gold. "But you have not told me
what [ shall do with it if [ find it -
I had now begun to have faith in its
recovery. Who knows but [ might
get it before starting for home! Paris
was our last stopping place, but [ die
not know a soul in the whole city
After some consideration [ told him tt
send it to the American Consul, no
knowing what else [ could do. I gave
A. Pfaff thousand thanks, which
have no doubt greatly enriched him
and then started back to join ny FRIEND
in Strasburg. Before leaving Paris
called at the Consul's, but finding NJ
parcel [ left my address, and the mex
day returned home. The proprietor o
the Victoria, and also of the Westend
hail, both replied punctually to my
message. They had made diligent
search and inquiry, but they could
learn nothing Of the missing brooch
Two years after some friends were
going abroad. More from curiosity
than from any real hope of regaining
the pin. I wrote to A Pfaff to know i
he had ever made any discoveries il
regard to it. In answer to my Letter
the Chief j ustice informed me that he
found my pin few months after
lost it. 1t was taken by the youth
whom I suspected, in the telegraph OF
flee in Rastat. He had been punished
by three months imprisonment, ano
the pin had been forwarded-througE
the German ambassador-to Paris &C
cording to directions. I then wrote tc
my friends abroad, who called on Min
lister Washburne, recelpted Tor, and re
ceived the pin, he also refusing to take
any remuneration.
[ read awhile ago in q foreign paper
an extract taken from letter writer
by an American, and published IN {
Brooklyn paper in which the writer
complained that one received but few
civilties abroad but what one paid vel
for. and he doubted very much whethe
the Lord Mayor of London himsel
would refuse ''pour bore y if it were
offered him.
My friend and I travelled yea
abroad without the slightest trouble
except what arose from our own ignor
ance, laundering, or stupidity, AM
remenl Der with gratitude much I'm
selfish politeness and attention whicl
it was our good fortune to receive.