Connecticut western news., 1881-11-09


 sympathies in her cause. But she failed in reaching the presence of Marie An toinette, notwithstanding her artfully contrived plans. So persistent was she in thrusting her petitions before those in authority that, to get rid of her, the Controller General added about 930 to her pension. This, however, was but 8 drop in the mighty ocean of her wants. Living far beyond her means, burdened with debts, and harassed in mind, she even contemplated suicide, but conclud- ed to remain on earth while longer and battle with grim poverty. .
 Then it was, when she was having 8 hand-to-hand fight with penury, when every resource was exhausted, and the wolf could no longer be kept from the door, that her fertile imagination con- ceived deed which for cunning and daring has rarely been surpassed. This was plan to transfer the diamond neck lace from the hands of the jewellers into those of her own. Into this audacious plot the highest in the land were to be dragged-the Queen and the Cardinal de Rohan, high Church, dignitary and Grand Almoner of France. It was 8 desperate deed, but we'll planned and we'll executed. -sa. s' .r.a-
 She first set the report about that she was on terms of intimacy with the Queen, and, to give an appearance of reality to her story, she was constantly seen in the vicinity of the palace, as if she had been visiting the Queen in her private apartments. She persuaded the weak and vain Cardinal de Rohan that, through her intercessions, Marie Antoinette was ready to receive him again into favor. Owing to his disreputable conduct when on foreign mission, he was in disrepute at the Court; and, having spoken dis respectfully of the Queens mother, Maria Theresa, her daughter, the Queen of France, refused to countenance him. He felt keenly his position, and eagerly snatched at even the feeble thread this cunning woman held out to him.
 She now forged letters which she pre- tended had been sent to her by the Queen, in which she speaks of her for giveness of the Cardinal, and says that the explanations of the Countess de Ia Motte have placed matters in quite a different light. Delighted at this favor able turn in his affairs. and filled with gratitude to the successful mediator be. tween himself and royalty, he is ready to lavish money and good will upon her.
 She now goes step farther, and the Cardinal receives letters from the Queen herself, through the medium of the Countess. Through the same medium he sends money to Her Majesty, at her own request, which is eagerly appro. priated by the Countess de Ia Motte. These letters are written on the same blue bordered paper on which Marie Antoinette usually wrote, and were in- scribed by young man employed for the puraAsA
 Under pretence that the Queen wishes the Cardinal to negotiate with the jewel. CTS for the necklace, he is invited by one of these blue bordered notes tc meet Marie Antoinette in the garden oi the Tuilleries at midnight. To have believed it possible that the Queen ot France would commit the indiscretior of inviting man to meet her in such g place at such an hour proves that the vanity of the Cardinal was so gigantic that it completely swallowed up his common sense. A woman, who is not in the plot, but is 8 dupe also, is cheat ed into meeting the Cardinal. She ii not aware that she is representing the Queen, and does not know that it is tn. Cardinal she is meeting. She says bu a few words when the Countess, who Ii
 keeping watch, hurries her of, fearin1 that the deception may be discovered by the Cardinal. The end has been ac
 complished, however; the dupe think
 the Queen has thus honored him, an,
 he clasps with joy the rose-emblem c
 her favor and forgiveness which she ha
 placed in his hands. Wonderful credu
 lityl He IS ready now to perform an
 act, however silly, at the bidding of tn
 cunning and false daughter of Valoit
 whose exalted descent did not proven
 her being swindler of the worst kin6
 She writes, as if from the Queen, en
 towering the Cardinal to purchase tn necklace. She sends one of her truste
 emissaries to the jewellers to suggest t them that, as the Countess de la Mott is in high favor with the Queen, sh
 would be likely to persuade her int
 purchasing the necklace. She was a, cordingly visited by one of the jeweler and when the Cardinal purchased u necklace they did not recognize him much in the matter as the Queens & called friend, the all-persuasive and al
 powerful Countess. So delighted wel
 the jewellers to get rid of the expensi, bauble, and so grateful were they :, the Countess for her powerful assis 4 ance, that they gave banquet at whit ~ she was the honored guest.
 When the cardinal was requested, if he thought, by the Queen to purcha O the necklace, he was told to hand it IF the person appointed by her friend t |, Countess de la Motte, to receive This person was the accomplice wi wrote the letters purporting to COT
 from the Queen.
 d Everybody is satisfied. The Cardi1 of that he is able to gratify the Quee t. the jewellers that they have got rid ,r the necklace andthe Countess that s II has secured that which will place in far above the bangs of poverty.
 thief, forger of ths Queens name, $
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