MYSTERIOUS STORY.
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 The following story was related by Gen. Hulon, in the winter of 1916 ", one eve- ming at Sir Sidney Smiths, in Paris. The General states that l,0 had it from Marshal Junot, who was Governor of Paris at ihs time it happened, aud must, therefore. De- cessarily have been acquainted with all the cireumstances attending it.:

 Tn the year 1905, as poor mason was returning one evening from his daily laboTs, he was met tn an obscure street tn Paris by a we'll dressed man. whose face he nev. CT ren,en,bered to have seen before, but who stopped him, aud inquired of him [" what trade he belonged. On being an- swered> that he ,waS 'siason, the man said, ,ha, if he wonid walk up certain street which would be shown to him, be should receive as his reward fifty louis d'ors. The stranger added, that he must submit tO have his eyes covered, and be carried in that state considerable distance. TO alE this the mason readily consented, partly from curiosity. and partly from the greatness of inc reward offered to him for SO iDcOnsid- erable work. The stranger immediately led lim by the hand for few paees, when they CatOe 10 SpN w"C'c s''"S~ ~.' cd for chem. inso which they got and tt drove rapidly of. They soon got out of Paris at least so the mason conJecluTe1, from the ns,ise of the wheels going over tl.e stones having ceased. After having proceeded in this way for ab"nt iwo hours. the rsiiling of sIse stones res"rneds and they seemed to the mason Co have entered an. olicr town !; sI,or,ly after which slaey s.op- ped, and ahe mason was taken oni Of the carrisee, and led through several passages. and ap a slighi of stairs. till shsy came Co ehe place where he heard the sound Of voi- ces.

 Here his eyes were uncovered. snd lse found himself in a large room. the walls. roof. and GOOr of which were eaiirsly hang wiah black cloth. excepting anlche on one sida. which wss Islt open. Bx shs side of