The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-09-28

Ple"seu ~ Ru-Psnlgn froNlueuco w
humble warder, Whom his sad mis-
| fortune and bitter sufferings bad moved
to coHnpassion!~ 1t was solely through
the agency of this good man that he was
enabled 10 pen the present letter. The
man was, unhappily, too poor to defray
the postage, and he (the writer) must
| therefore trust to the noble generosity,
so well known to him, OF the proprietor
of the Londoier Hof to discharge this
tsmali amount pro tem.; also to prepay
| the reply, which was to be sent, under
cJter, addressed to certain party. In
Cartagena Known to the good warder.
And now he would come to the real OBJ
fject of the letter. In the fullest reliance
Eupon tue honor and integrity Of Ger
man gentleman, be was going to contide
fto the proprietor" a most momen-
tous secret, and to place an immense
trust in him. He the writer) had been
charged by his Majesty the King with
the safe custody of the CarlisG war
treasury, amounting to some three mill
lion pesetas. This large sum OF money,
in Bank oil SPAN notes, was, together
with some two hundred thousand francs
Lin Bank Of France notes, which consti-
tuted the sole remnant of his own phi
Yate fortune, securely slowed away in
i The double bottom of a travelling trunk,
at the time in the keeping of al inhabi-
tant Of Cartagena, who supplied him
1.-THE writer) with his dinner. By a
miracle this precious trunk had been
saved from the clutches oil the police,
! and, most fortunately, not a soul in
\ Spain except the writer knew the value
oil its contents; about which, however,
he naturally felt most deeply anxious.
He was in constant tremble lest the
least misehanee should lead to q revela-.
{ tion of the secret, land throw the precious
4 deposit into the hands OF the usurping
Government Of Spain, or of other thieves.
2 The Carlist party could i'll AFFORD the
loss of 9l2O,000, and as for himself, the
seizure OF his poor $4,000 would leave
t hin beggar. There was another con-
/ sideration which weighed still heavier
T upon his mind; the secret receptacle in
the trunk contained also the papers oil
+. the Carist party, which 1T would be
lruin to many noble anu generous per-
sons in Spain were they to fall into the
: hands of the actual usurping Govern
: lment. He had, then, reflected long AMI
anxlously upon this mosO critical state
| of affalrs, had at last he had decided to
trust to the honor OF a German gentle
r man. lie therefore ventured now to
, ask permission TO send the trunk per
+; railway 10 the proprietor OF the London
/ er HoI. lie gave his word of honor that
4 the money had been honestly come by,
. and that it really belonged to the par.
4 ties named. Inc proprietor Of the Lon
/ doner Hol would Kindly keep it sale till
further instructions. However, to re-
>. fward him TOR his trouble and his natural
lanXiety in this somewhat delicate affair,
Il ne (the wrlter) who mad the fullest
E power to act fof the Carlist party,
t begged to authorize the gentlem IN
4 whom he was addressing TO take ten pei
E cent. of the Carlist money-say 3W,OOC
: pe5etas or francs-for himself; anu ht
;, most earnestly entreated hum not to re-
b fuse the protf5red GIT. HIS acceptance
thereof, indeed, would be held by the
:. writer the safest pledge for the honora
, bic performance Of the high trust re.
posed in him. He (the Wrlter) knew and
. telt, of course, tuat he and his party
) were, by the present step, placing them
[ selves enJlrely at the mercy OF stran'
: ger; but he saw no other way out of the
d ticulty, and he was quite convinced
. IN his nina That he m1gnL safely trust &c
r the proved high honor and kind feeling
of his old friend, the proprietor Of the
= Londoner Hof. lie was anXlOusly wait
; lng for his CORES spondenJ's reply, anC
I FOR his permission Go send the trunk, as
v line could not sleep night SO long as the
I iarticle remained i'll Spain.
\ Sucn was the purport Of the letter
4 Whicn the rejected suItor-haVlng, to Mi
r Casper's intense amaz tmenU and not in
/? dIgnation, coolly pocNeted tue interest.
= ing uoCument-lmparted briefly to that
gentleman, then calm projected to IN
D form has intended lathef-in-laW that he
r had been 80 deeply impressed by the
/ latGer's lecture upon worldly wisdom
e that he meant tO profit AT oDce and tc
# the fullest extent by the wise maxim:
S Enumerated by Mr.. Casper, and begget
therefore TO propose LnaG they shoulC
Il JON IN the affair 70 Whicn the letter re-
lerred upon the principle of snare anC
1 share alike, and mine hOst's consent II
d tie marriage.
The cooIness of this we'll nigh tool
:. away Mf. CaspaPs breath.
n "And suppose, sir" he shouted a
last in towering rage, "suppose, SIR,
O decline beng swindled in inns infamous
manner, and elect to hand you over t.
e the custody of the police upon the charg
A of stealing leGJer belonging 10 me
: what will you do then, sir? Hemp
al Gin that case-Whlc1 is not very likelv
4 | TO happen, however, simply sAal
: with due regard to The fact that tn
q German Empire is at present at peac
and amity with the actual GUvernme
d OF SPAN deem il my patriotic duty t
d place the contents OIL Ine letter DeIor
d the police, and trust Tor my reward /
r the gratitude OF the Spanish Govern
IL ment.
+ "You can not mean it, SIR" gaspe
e poor Mr. Caspar, in a state of truly pit
= able perturbation. "You, the son of d
t honorable father, surely could never b
i guilty of such basenessW
: "You just try me, my dear Mr.. Caspar
that's all. Baseness, indeed! Why
:. didn't you tell me that you had a poo
: opinion Of the man VINO would let slip
o chance to improve his position, because
d | fOrsooth, some foolish crotchet OF mono
d might stand in the way? You shall no
i nave poor opinion oil me, depend on il
5 L thank you for the lesson, and, pleas
# the pigs, shall try to better the instruc
= ton. ! love your daughter more dearl
@ than life, ana l will believe in your oil
It experience that a comfortable income i
Y indispensable to happiness in marie,
r life. Well, 100000 francs, my share, will
e make Louise ana me all snug, and ther
= will still remain the same sum for you
!, You see 1t has been sho wn to you nov
i that knowledge may, after all, be wort
a good round tangible sum. Why, in tn
i present instance, twice six thousan,