St. Landry democrat., 1879-12-13


"Who." said King Frederic Of prus-
sia. at q fetc at potSdam, which had at
tracted an unusually brilliant assem-
hlagc, "who is that tall, bOny, old man
with head so full of character
"Sire, it is DR.. Gall, the famous pllre-
noloaist."
"Ah, the phrenolog;st, oh = Command
him to dine with us to-tu0rrow evening"
Next evening the King received the
doctor affably, and they sat down to din
ner with dozen other conviveS, all biaz-
inc with decorations and uniforms, but
awkward and constrained in manner
and conversation.
Doctor" said the King, at the con-
clusiOn of the repast, ''pray let us see
something ofyour wonderful Skill. In
anime these gentlcmeD's heads and tell
me frankly what you think OF their
characters and dispositions from the in
dications atfordedeby theit cranlcal de-
velopmentS."
Cali rose and felt the head Of his neigh
Dor on the right, stout, powerful man
in resplendent uniform, who had been
addressed AS General"
"Speak frankly" said the King, see
ing that the phrenolOgist seemed embar-
raSsed.
His Excellency," said Gall, must
he passionately addicted to--to field
sports and exciting pleasures; lie has a
decided fancy for-for the battlefield
and"-
The King smiled and pointed the phre-
poIogist to his other neighbor, a small,
alert, keen-eyed man in diplomatic cos
tune.
The King smiled and pointed the phre-
nologist to his other nelehhor, small,
alert keen-eyed man in diplomatic cos
tune.
"This gentleman" said the Doctor,
"is-hum-is an expert in gymnastlc eX-
ercises, an accomplished pedestrian
Yery neat and graceful in all operations
renuiring manual dexterity"-
Enough" said the King, rapping on
the table, and, afa scdee of soldiers en-
tered, he continued, to the stnperfactlon
of DR.. Gall, "rem0ve these gentleman to
their cells. Allow me to put in plain
language what you were reluctant to
say. The General is murderer under
sentence, and your other neighhor is the
most expert pickpocket and cut-purse in
all Prussia, who has eluded capture on
ienumerable occasions. Examine your
pockets"
The Doctor did so, and found that his
handkerchief. purse, watch and snuff
box had disappeared. They were all re-
turned to him next day, with compli-
mentary letter from the King and a
costly snuff box bearing Frederick s
portrait set in brilliants.
A VERY REMARKABLE STORY.-The
story is told of a Hartford gentleman
who lost 500 in bills, aud remembering
that he had had the money last at his
butchers, went there to learn that just
after he left a man came to the shop to
make some purchases. He felt in his
pocket as If he had lost something
Then looking down he saw q roll OF
bills ON the floor, picked it mp and
counted it. There was just 800 and
from it he paid for what he had bought
A week later the second person returned
the 800 to the first with the following
strange explanation: On the day re-
ferred to he had been out to Windsor
to collect some money, and in his haste tt
return to Hartford thrustit, 800 in bills
as he supposed, into his vest pocket
When he went into the market above
referred to, he naturally felt for hi
money, and missing it, looked arount
for it, and saw the roll on the floor
which he supposed was his own. H
had used it during the week, and Onl,
on that day had he put on his working
coat. While at work he wanted match
and in feeling through the pockets o
his coat, to his astonishment he foun'
the 800 he had put there instead o
into his vest pocket. AS soon as possi
BILE he went to the market to see If an
one had lost that sum of money, an,
this led to general settling all around
He did not know at that time that b
had been suspected of the theft, an
did not imagine that he was in DANCE
of arrest.INew Haven Palladium.
It is a fact worthy of notice that th
various Christian denominations of thi
county take far more interest in til
spijtuai, welfare Of beathens in forelg
lands than at home. For instance, th
Missionary Society Of the Methods
Episcopal Church recently appropriate
S914,s52 for the year ending Octobt
81, 1880, to be expended in misslonar
work all over the world. Of this sun
$36A,016 20 to foreign missions, SASS
to the Chinese in California, and onl
$3.50 to the American Indians. Tt
greater part of this small sum is to
used among those tribes which al
partly civilized. Those barbarous trib,
Of the great West which are especial
confined to the Methodist denominatic
get only about 800. Would it not |
altogether wiser and better to gi'