From the Boston Atlas
ChlValrous conduct of the King-AristOcratic Swim.


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PARIS, July lst, lS47.


have had TO record, of late, so many exam
pies OF The degrading corruption which exists in
Inc rrehch Government. that it is absolutely re-
'reshing to lind in my book an instance of
noble honor which would have been aoplauded in
the most unsuled days Ct chvalry. Some
months since, the Marquis de Pastoret was sum.
moned to Venice by Henri ", on business rea
ting 10 the fallen dynasty he so loyalty cIings to.
and fearing that his hotel nigh; be searched by
the police during his absence, entrusted a box
containing his most important apers to the Coun.
Tess de GuerIn, who passed for one of the mos,
saunch royaIlsts in the faubourg 81. Germain.-
Returning last week, he lost no time in recaiming
this precious depose. "My dear Marquis" SAID
the Countess, with down-cast air, "you know
that am unfortunate. The revolution of 1880
ruined me, and cannot resist the first oppor,u-
nifty of re-establishng my position in society ,ha,
has offered itself; and | must demand from YOU
$4,000 francs for your box of papers, so com.
promising 10 yourself and friends!'


The Marquis, though indignant, behaved as a
gentleman should do. MADAME" he replied.
':your conduct is unquafable. but my blind con
hdence is more so-and must pay for my faults
have not, as you may expect, the money in nv
pocket, but will send my secretary with it to.
morrow. hdleu" No sooner had he left the
room than the Countess though, she might have
toittu u yer SUN, anu Win lnat rapQIty OF
action which accompanies crime, started for the
Prefecture de Police, carrying with her the box
of papers. Declaring that she had a communica-
ton of !igh importance TO make, NJ. DeIesert
received her at once, and after informing him
that she had papers valuable that the Marquis
de Pastoret had offered $4,000 francs for them,
she declared her willingness to sell them TO Co
vernment for hundred thousand. sit is an i'm
portant affair."" said VI. Deessert, "and dislike
acting on my own responsibility. The klngis at
the TulIerles, this morning, and we will 90 10
him at once"


This the Countess did not exactly like, but
there was no alternative, and in half an hour she
was stammering out her treacherous offer to Louis
Philippe. ''One hundred francs is cool deal of
money to pay,' said the King. "esl ecialIy as you
retain possession of the papers and | cannot
Judge of their value" But there is the box
containing them,' answered the Countess, haLd-
ing it over at the same time. The King took it.
stepped to the door and gave it, unopened, to an
ald-de-camp, saving, Take this box 10 MARQUIS
de Pastoret, and tell him that Louis Philippe is
happy to be able 10 him. Then, turning
to the trembling Countess, he continued, "As for
you, Madame, advise you to remember rha,
honesty is the best policy" and left the room,
while the consclence-strcken woman SUNK out
of the palace like q sheep-sealing dog.