, 1877-11-29

THE COLLRCTON UkStks iAd oosA asA4@HeA-
MEHT.
A morning paper yesterday contained what
purportcd 10 bo avery pretty little story, based
on fact, In relation to Collector Harvey nt, tho
fair singer Annie Louise Cary. IscEard fur tho
requirements OF space must serve as a reason
for tho abri1gmcnt oI thus llttlo rolnanca Into
such copctae form that tho average render c1tl
srare tho timc to Evappie With 1t. The weaving
romauccr Oh tho other paper spread before lis
rcatcfs yarn to tho effect TINT tue Collector
had some time ago been smttcn with Miss
Miss Cary's charms, rocal "a well ns personal,
aud that Ills iutatua.Iun With tho fair contralto
showed itself In such forna as placing hle coupe
at her disposal, scntltug llcr flowers, ctc. max
linz her occasional ytsita to Robert CoIiycrs
church a psasant as possible, and, lastly, ~ hs
parta1g with nn elegant diamond sttid which
was wont to adofn lls sh1Et-lronl, antl has Pr.
up part Of the brilliant necklace formed from
tho Invaluable gifts u adsnirIng Grand Dukes
and G;sr fesesn r'n, aEste' at That ths seF' Tne Tic
oyss'oa osel papcr sf''Is' Vie show % ge'orosIsy,
did 70 in and state TINT during
Octobor Deputy. Collector, somervil!c, ~, WIS
aware of tho diamond business, tho then irnta
Deputy Collector co1lly set Tim down before
tho Collector, said ho Knew thing o. two, IN,
cludng tho precious stone a!alr, a. inttnaLea t
urounil tho shop btforu long: Aceurd!ng 70 tho
other paper, tho Collector wiltct, tho Deputy rc-
manctI, and las rYcr sinco been running things
rcnoftcr for this paper, while buzz!ng for
news around tl!o Government building. Nroppeo
III OH tho two leading dramatic PERSONA lor
clear OK position Of the tayts.
~ suppose" said llc to
coILEcToN HARVEY,
t'yon read that little story In ono o. tic morn
| ln. papers about yourself and Silss Cnryi"
"6h, yes," was tho smiling RESPONSE ~
Alter rcaltug 1t, ut what conclusion did you
"That 1t was q llc from beginning to end.
| with this ono Exception. TINT naso an adtn'rn-
for ss Ga a. sssr nys 1 Is sraess tsso tDa
euulo admiration, don't rEnlly SEQ 40 thcfo Is
anything against mo OIL TINT account"
"'rlcn you nuytr gaye her Thy ulamond stna
| Qfl hnu Il set In her NeckIntet"
t'Do yor scc ths stud OF my shirt"
OF course tic reporter said ilo it'd. Noboay
within ten feet Of tho Collcctor'a 6muothesl
linen could llayc failed to observe Its genuine
sparkle aud lustrous splcndog.
"Wetf, this 10 tue only diamond stud I cvcr
icr auY diamonds" ....-
How about tho alleged interview between
"rnat part Of tho story Is Just as ialso , ns 5
nlala out OF whole cloth, with MT word OF
| truth III IL a1cGpt LHAt Il VIII lHDAsah4s W
others, DO alnl.ru Miss Cary rs Singer"
DErurT-COtLEctoK soAERvlLLE
was equally emphatic In Ills denial :. ncycI
knew anything about coupcs. flowers, liu'noHts.
o. anything ot that sort," sa'i he; md, Il
did, I would never iayo used sucll kn0w!cdgg
for tho purposes ot Frightening tho Collector
into rutalninK inc. Besides that, ho las move.
lnttn,Rtcd to me. Or 70 AnybodT clse as far as
have been in tho department. great many
| years, aud II l dlln't know enough about IT.
duties to retain my placc, I'll yet out. soonel
tnnn rceoft to any s.icIl matchmaking scheme a
tbat-tur that's I'LL Il ts-l'd iuose my right arm
| or 20 to digging In The atrcets. No, sir. wa:
pvYrr Threatened with the bouncr, and no suel
Interview was ever held between tho Collccto
aud mysclE Us Is alleged IN this yaFn."
"1tow did tho story originate then, Ia you
| opintonl"
swell, don't think It came from the whisls!
mon. So far ~ I know, thoy llave no ErudE
against inc. True, wu mako 'cm walk up t
tic scratch, but tliey are all beginning to &C.
that tho best md only way Is to pay the!s ta1e
liku little men,
tFrom wlum could IT. haye. como then
From any Of tho discharged dcputtesr'
: swell, wouldn't l!ke to aay that. but I'll!
It might have coulu frosn that s1urrc.''
"iIaye you any reason 10 s.1sIseet my ono @
thetnt' ~
: "No, can't sas that have, only on the gct
!, cral ground that they may feel pretty sor
!, and possibly haye thought they'd vet uyen.h
"fou know Ut nothing, then. tllat woul
y positively fastcn it On them. or any one
0 them"
!. "Nothlug.h