The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1882-07-22
Qhs Daily Bnllsti,l.
SATURDAY, JULY 22, 1882.
A French Detective.
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the course Of conversation we touch
ed upon the way in which some per-
sons can SO disguise themselves as to
hide their individuality from their
most intimate friends. 1 expressed
myself as being doubtful whether
this could be really done, provided
the parties to be deceived were on
tie lookout for such deception. MY
companion differed from me, and of
fered to disguise himself so effectu-
ally that he could, in the course of
the next twenty-four hours, speak to
me for at least ten minutes without
exciting my suspicious.
accepted the challenge, and
staked the price of u dinner at any
restaurant he would like to name.
He agreed, and the very same day
won the bet in the following manner
Shortly after leaving the detective
l met an old friend, who asked me
to dine with him at Versailles that
evening. l agreed to do 80, but
could not leave Paris as early as my
friend intended to do, and therefore |
told him should go down by the
half-past five train from the Glare
st. Lazare. / did SO, and as / got
into a first-class carriage, l remark.
ed a short, gentlemanly-looking man,
with white hair, who followed me
into the same compartment. French.
man like, he began to talk about
things in general, and we chatted to-
gethcr, more or less, nearly all the
way to Versailles.
When within ten minutes ride or
80 of our destination, my new friend
quietly took off his hat, pulled off a
wig, got rid of mustache, and to
my complete amazement sat revealed
before me as my friend, the detec-
tive! How he had managed to find
out that was going to Versailles
which l had no idea of myself when
left him-or how he had SO effectu-
ally concealed his appearance that 1,
sitting within three feet of him, had
no idea that he was the man whom
had left some four hours previously,
are problems l cannot solve. Tho
detective himself only laughed when
asked him how he had contrived it.
He was evidently greatly fiattered at
The amazement l displayed, but be-
vond showing me with some pride
lis wig and mustache, he was very
'eticent, and would enter into no de-
ais.
That he had fairly won the dinner
here could be no doubt, but he said
le would rather put off the event +
ntil he could see his way as to
or not he should be able to II =
ecover part or the whole of the Y
which my friend had lost.
We then parted, he taking the train d
ack to Paris, l going to the house
Ghere l was to dine.
An old tanner of wild beasts saws:
AS for tho smell of blood MAIDEN
lg them, ] know there is popular
otion to that effect, but it is not
ue. have had occasion enough
know when it was my blood they
melt. Lions and tigers raised in
'ptivity are more dangerous then IL
lose who are we'll broken when =
ken wild, full grown. When
ID born in u cage grows up, he
i'll become impudent, saucy, ag-
'essive, and is too familiar with ii
en- to be easily cowed. But the
lid beast never forgets when he
IS once been we'll whipped, and t.,
ough his instincts will still prompt -
m to attack, he win have his douts
'out the result of his getting into a
,ht. You may handle young
IN for years, and it will be as Sc
lrmless as q Newfoundland dog,
It'll suddenly, without any ap-
rent reason, all its ferocity will be Il
.veloped. =.
A woman at Cape Girardeau Mo,
40 had suffered from husbands
glect, traced him to bar-room