The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-27
An Interesting Story, Lacking Nothing
but Truth.
from the n. Y. Sun [

| tFrom the n. Y. sun
A very interesting story, worthy of Victor
Hugo or Eugene Sue, is now current in this
city, especially in fashionable and philan-
thropc society.
According to this narrative, a LADY of ad-
vanced years and great social distinction, who
is conspicuous for her energetic and efficient
| benevolence, had her pocket picked recently
OF a wallet containing about six hundred dol
lars, large portion Of which she had col
lected for well known and most deserving
charity, of which she is a prominent member
OF this sum part was in checks aud the
rest IL bank notes She was greatly disturbed
at the loss and was Just about to make it
| good from her own private resources when
the servant one day told her that a strange
| looking man desired 10 see her in the ,arlor
She went down without suspecting what was
| to follow. Her visitor, addressing her by
| name, SAID, +" Madam, you have lost consid-
| cradle sum of money, and | have come to re-
| store 1t to you. OF course you are aware that
it was stolen by picking your pocket but the
| fraternity have considered the subject, and
We have concluded that we cannot keep any
| money that has been taken from YOU We
know your goodness and the charities to which
you devote your time and your means, and we
have determined to restore the pocket-book
Here it is with its contents undiminished
and | trust you will not be unwilling
to receive and apply, as you apply 50
mucn other money, IA small addition which
we have taken the liberty Of making Saving
this be handed her the pocket-book and left
the house without waiting i moment. On
opening the pocketbook she found every
thing that she had lost and one hundred dol
lars added by the pickpockets for benevolent
purposes
This is the story which is now current, and
III 4 ~ -
but we are bound to add that, having in
quired about it in quarter where the truth
was sure to be known, We are informed that
no such thing ever happened, and that the
whole narrative IS pure invention of some
imaginative person, without any truth in any
part Of It.
CoLD CoUETING.-S Saturday morning at 2
o clock the police found horse and cutter
coming IN from the country on the Pontiac !
road, with the driver so nearly frozen that he |
was Topped over on the seat and unconscious
de was taken to the station, and they thawed |
him out after an hour or so. When he could |
speak. he asked
Sergeant, will live"
ooh, yes, guess SO, was the answer
well, I'm sorry, mused tire young man. |
Il wanted to die, SO that they could put on |
my tombstone: Here lies one who was fool |
enough to ride twenty-six miles to spark a
red-headed girl Detroit Free Press.
Facts may be compromised but principles
cannot be So recklessly trited with If the
Wheeler proposition does not involve sacri-
flee of principle, it might not be bad idea to
accept it as a partial panacea of our woes: but
If the principles OF State sovereignty and con
liberty are to be abandoned by us
for the sake OF e1tricating Grant from his
present unenviable and desperate dilemma
foreyer.-Baton Rouge Adrocate.
There is said to be a man down in Maine
who can go on the ice on pair Of skates
and write a promissory note at four months
n such perfection that the sun will be sure to
-4u.aale il al or before maturity.