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The Collector.
it in an iron chest , and gave to the gentleman the key . When the contract for the purchase was made , he called on his Banker to receive his cash , when the latter peremptorily denied his having received any such sum , or having any money transaction whatever with the gen- tleman . In this dilema the injured party was advised to apply to M . de Sartine , and he ac ' cotdingly did so , and told him his story .
The Minister sent for the Banker , and asked him if he had not received such a sum ? The Banker steadily denied it . 'Very well , ' replied M . de Sartine , ' then sit down and write a letter which I shall dictate to you , and you shall continue in the room with me until the answer arrives . ' Paper was brought , and Sartine dictated and made him write a letter to his wife , to the following effect : ' My dear wife , you must immediately send to me the sum which Mons . ' —
left in my hands , and which was deposited originally in the iron chest , iii the compting-house , but was removed from thence you know whither : you must send it instantly , or else I shall be sent " to the Bastile . I am already in the hands of justice . ' The Banker stared— ' Mon Dieu ! ' says he , ' must I send this letter to my wife ? ' ' You must , ' says the Minister : ' I dare say , that if you are guilty of the robbery , your wife , who is remarkable for her ingenuity , was privy to it , and
she will obeyyour commands : if you are innocent , she cannot comprehend the order which you send , and will say so in her answer . We will make the experiment , and if you resist , you shall immediately go to the Bastile . ' The resolution was decisive . The letter was sent , and in less than an hour the money was brought in the bags in which it was originally sealed , and restored to the owner . M . de Sartine discharged the Banker , telling him the matter should be kept a secret , provided he acted with more faith and honesty in future .
SINGULAR INSTANCE OF THE VICISSITUDE OF FORTUNE . THE following is given in an Italian publication , as a genuine sketch of the life of one of the first vocal performers now at the court of Turin : A swine-herd of G n , in Switzerland , being wearied one day by the heat ot the sun , and falling asleep after dividing his morsel with his faithful dog , was awakened by an uncommon noise among
the swine : starting up and missing his dog , he ran among the herd , and found him in the midst of the swine , licking the face of a female infant which had been dropped in a hand-basket by some unfeeling parent . Penetrated with its dangerous situation , the shepherd immediately bore it to his cottage , and notwithstanding a hurt in the leg rendered the child lame , as long as she remained with him and
his wife , she was treated as one of their own , till the schoolmaster of the village , noticing the excellency of her voice , recommended her to a person of quality , who took her to Turin , wdiere , making her fortune , she had the gratitude to reward the schoolmaster , and purchase a farm for her foster-father , besides portioning out his sons and daughters ; the former she followed to the grave within a few months since , [ TO BE COHTINVF . B , ' }
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The Collector.
it in an iron chest , and gave to the gentleman the key . When the contract for the purchase was made , he called on his Banker to receive his cash , when the latter peremptorily denied his having received any such sum , or having any money transaction whatever with the gen- tleman . In this dilema the injured party was advised to apply to M . de Sartine , and he ac ' cotdingly did so , and told him his story .
The Minister sent for the Banker , and asked him if he had not received such a sum ? The Banker steadily denied it . 'Very well , ' replied M . de Sartine , ' then sit down and write a letter which I shall dictate to you , and you shall continue in the room with me until the answer arrives . ' Paper was brought , and Sartine dictated and made him write a letter to his wife , to the following effect : ' My dear wife , you must immediately send to me the sum which Mons . ' —
left in my hands , and which was deposited originally in the iron chest , iii the compting-house , but was removed from thence you know whither : you must send it instantly , or else I shall be sent " to the Bastile . I am already in the hands of justice . ' The Banker stared— ' Mon Dieu ! ' says he , ' must I send this letter to my wife ? ' ' You must , ' says the Minister : ' I dare say , that if you are guilty of the robbery , your wife , who is remarkable for her ingenuity , was privy to it , and
she will obeyyour commands : if you are innocent , she cannot comprehend the order which you send , and will say so in her answer . We will make the experiment , and if you resist , you shall immediately go to the Bastile . ' The resolution was decisive . The letter was sent , and in less than an hour the money was brought in the bags in which it was originally sealed , and restored to the owner . M . de Sartine discharged the Banker , telling him the matter should be kept a secret , provided he acted with more faith and honesty in future .
SINGULAR INSTANCE OF THE VICISSITUDE OF FORTUNE . THE following is given in an Italian publication , as a genuine sketch of the life of one of the first vocal performers now at the court of Turin : A swine-herd of G n , in Switzerland , being wearied one day by the heat ot the sun , and falling asleep after dividing his morsel with his faithful dog , was awakened by an uncommon noise among
the swine : starting up and missing his dog , he ran among the herd , and found him in the midst of the swine , licking the face of a female infant which had been dropped in a hand-basket by some unfeeling parent . Penetrated with its dangerous situation , the shepherd immediately bore it to his cottage , and notwithstanding a hurt in the leg rendered the child lame , as long as she remained with him and
his wife , she was treated as one of their own , till the schoolmaster of the village , noticing the excellency of her voice , recommended her to a person of quality , who took her to Turin , wdiere , making her fortune , she had the gratitude to reward the schoolmaster , and purchase a farm for her foster-father , besides portioning out his sons and daughters ; the former she followed to the grave within a few months since , [ TO BE COHTINVF . B , ' }