, 1889-11-13

of the "peramOulatlug monastery, IA fellow
called Theodore Fr6ville. Theodore gave
himself out az a. "JeSuit Father, who had
unbounded influence at the Vatican, and
was the agent of the superintendent Of
the Society in France. His wife was passed
off as a "Holy Sister, and their compan-
ions were all represented as JeSuits in
minor orders, but great men in their Soci-
ETY.. Funds poured in for church building
and other objects, and the Golfers of the
sham sOul-savers were replete. From an
old prieSt-WhO at least ought to have
known better than to believe their tales
they obtained 10, 000f Tor G600); while, by
promising to get the name of an honest
bucolic b0nhOnme named JOubert Oh the
Golden Book" kept by Pope Leo the
Tenth in the Vatican, they received from
this person another round sun or money.
After having raised their funds, the firm
established a peculiar business, which was
compounded of Mysticism and immoral
ity, Piety and Photography. They stocked
their shOp.windOW with prayer-hooks,
beads, %scapulars, cruciixes, and StatuetteS
of sacred perSOnages, while inside they
kept the latest novels by BOurget and
MaupaSSant and the vilest Of the literary
productions which emanate from the Paris
printing presses. This traffic was soon
ulSCOV0E6u, anu Guo Sudiu OFStIGS were d.
rested. Tr6vilie, the leader of the gang,
and his chief %accomptice were condemned
to five years penal servitude; the others,
including the "aoly Sister" receiving
shorter terms of imprisOnment.-Ibid.
A Russian officer who had come to Paris
to see the Exhibition has been robbed ola
couple of bank notes, each of l ,000f., in a
rothAr OuriOnC munn0p HA UaG sitting
outside one of the Boulevard cafes last week
with a glass of beer in front of him watch
ing the paSSerS-hy, and, like the "jOlly
young waterman, thinking of nothing at
al", when a man of gentlemanly appear
ance and demeanOur, who was located at a
neighbOuring table, entered into CONVERSE
ton with him. The Russian officer was
pleased with the strangers attentions, and
before they parted he gave him the adj
dress of the hotel at which he was staying,
and asked him to call there on the follow.
ing morning, as they could proceed to-
gether to the Champ de Mars. Punctual
to the moment this fascinating acquain.
lance appeared at the hotel, and soon the
pair sailed forth, lOunging down the BOu-
levardS in the direction of the Madeleine.
They spent some time i'll the church, and
were about to take a cab when the com.
paniOn of the Russian officer suddenly
came across a friend whom he introduced
to the Muscovite. The trio then proceeded
EDWARDS on foot, and had hardly gone,
many yards when they made a halt at a
cafe. They were taking some refresh
meut when the newcomer exclaimed that
he had left a pocket-bOOk containing $500
in notes on the table of his room in the
hotel where he had put up. He hurried
away with protuse apologies in quest of
the pocket-book, but soon returned with
it, and in a few minute the party were on
their way in a cab to the Exhibition. AS
they we're crossing the Place de la Con-
corde, the Russian expressed some ankle
ty as to the safety of the two bank notes
which he had about him whereupon the man
with the pocket-book Obligingly offered so
take charge of them for him. The notes
were accordingly placed in the pocket
book, the owner of which handed it back
to the Russian. They had gone a little
way when another halt was made at a
cdfH and more beer was ordered. Present.
~ one of the strangers was seized with a
violent fit of coughing, and asked the Rus
sian if he would kindly buy some lozen-
ges for him at a n~eighbouring chemists.
The officer hurried off on this errand, but
when he returned the two men were no.
where to be seen. The pocket book was
lying where the Russian had laid it down,
but his bank notes had disappeared, and
an examination ha fnund that If contained