Audacious Rascality

On Saluidav, tlio 17lh, n a buaidingho;ise nt ihe South part of the city, tlie irunk ol' n young lac'y was breken open and 884 in moncy, and notes to llie amounl of Ö200, nbst.acied therefrom under circumstances wliioh pliinly showed thethi'ef to be well auquninled witli the house. At tl e same time a small tin irunk containing i'iO in money and some va'uab'e papers was taken ironía bag which lumg in ihe same room. - The house w.is seaxhed, nnd also persons wlio h.id befii so situalod as to have acccss to the stolen property, but not n trace of the plunder could be found. On the MorHay afler the robbery, the lin trunk spnken of was founu on the prnmises, with ils contents untouched, the money excepte!. La.st Fridny.aboutdnrk, s letler was left at the door for the lady who line! lost tlie greatest nmount, by a colored man, who on delivering it took to liis heels nnd made bis dUappearance in the abortes! possibla time. The le'.ler contained llie missing notes, and read as follows: - "Miss : "Enclosed I send you your notes and papers conlaincd in your wallel, which was taken on Sunday, ns they are of no value to any one but yourself. Tlie money I keep, but only oí a loan, fur it shall be returned at some future day, with interest at the rate of 5 cents on the dollar.'1 [The mean-spirited scamp, to ofTer one per cent lesg Ihari legal inleresl!] "Necessity and want drove me to the att, and no'. my being accustomed lo such acls of guilt and dopravily. - Money has been very senice, ♦ 1 cornmitted the fatnl nnd rash act, for which may God forgive me." [He does not seem to think the lady's pardon of any cmisequence.] "But fear not you shall be paid in full for your loss and for your damago and trouble - and lest you should fear I do not mean what 1 say, I enclose two dollars which ír about the mierest for the next six tnoinhs." Nolhing is said in relation to the smaller theft and we nre led to infer that the thief considered nny notice of