Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-01-29

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act, and Milford This ogling Milady
That, a servant wearing the imperial
livery presented himself at the Russian
Ambassadors box, raped only as an
imperial funky could rap, and then en-
tered the box.
'siier Majesty had NOTED the brace
let's and was dumb with admiration;
would Milady be SO gracious as to al
low the Empress to make personal
examination of one of the bracelets"
In an instant the fair arm was shorn
of its gems, and with a smothered
ejaculation OF delight the man wearing
the imperial livery bowed himself out
Of the box, bearing the bracelet thae
million of francs could not pur-
chase. :,
The curtain fell upon the third act,
assembled again Oh the fourth, the notes
of the finale rolled through the house,
the curtain fell for the last time: and
still, with well bred politeuess, the wife
of The Russian Ambassador waited for
the return of her priceless jewels. The
imperial party rose and departed, and
yet the bracelet was not returned.
Then the Duke, with terrible frown
of iinpatieuce, rose and drove rapidly
to the Tuileries, and demanded the re-
turn of the diamonds.
Explanations followed, and the Duke
was st last convinced that the Empress
had never sent for the bracelet, and
that the man wearing the imperial live
was one of the daring thieves who in
tested the capital. He babe his coach
man drive to the office Of the project of
police, and ere daylight hundred of
the shrewdest officers were ssearching
Paris for the gems. The Duke, filled
with anxiety, remained at the Office for
tidings, while the Duchess restlcssly
awaited the recovery Of her bracelet at
home
The great clock had Just tolled the
hour of six, when the bell of the Dukes
hotel rang violently, and an officer 0
the police was -ushered into the pres
ence OF the Duchess.
"Was the bracelet recovered and
''would they imprisou the scoqndrel for
the rest of his days." eagerly demand
ed the Duchess.
With a grave bow the officer stated
that the thief was taken, and upon his
person was found the bracelet, But
the fellow stoutly insisted that be was
not a thief, and that the bracelet in his
| possession had been in his family for
many years. " ould madame intrust to
him the mate to the missing bracelet,
that the identity might be complete i?
Madame, the Duchess, without a
word, unlocked her casket and placed
in the hands of the trusty officer the
second bracelet The officer, with q
profound bow, left the apartment, and
madam retired once more-this time
to sleep, and to dream of her precious
diamonds. When the bell tolled the.
hour Of nine, the Russian Ambassador,
haggard and disordered, entered his
Wits apartment and threw himself III
despair into chair Madame opened
her eyes, and with smile of delight
asked for the bracelets.
"Satan !"exclaimed the Duke, Eve
can learn nothing Of them
'What!" shrieked the madame; have
YOU not recovered it? The officer who
came for the other bracelet said the
thief had been taken and the bracelet
found.
The Duke, with an exclamation of
amazemeut, spfang to his feet, and III
q husky voice besought his wife to ex-
plain In few words she told him.
Aud then with groan the Duke drop
ped into seat. ,
81 see it all, said he; the rascals
| have robbed you of the second bracelet.
There was no messenger sent tor the
bracelet. The man to whom you gave
it was no officer, but holder thief
than he who robbed you first.
And so it proved. The bracelets
were never returned; and the Russian
Ambassador recalls the last tete day.
of the fallen Emperor with a sigh, for
it made him a poorer man by many
millions of francs than he was when:
he handed his charming wife into his
carriage and babe his coachman drive
| to the opera.
Love and sorrow in our souls resem.
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for q long time be apparently smother
ed, we faley that it is entirely extin-
| guishei, bat some sudden draught,
some ashes dropped, and the flames
wild and consuming, will break forth
with redoubled fury.-Brenser.
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