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Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 5, 11 June 1864, Page 3

. Witt do, the recriminations, pf .married couple's resemble 7 the sound of waves on. the A shore ? Because they: are 1 the murmurs of 'the tied. A Ay A "Clevbb Swindle:— The AEiirope, of Frankfort*,, tells ; a; *gOod story of: an ingenious swindle:, which it. asserts,- occurred the; other day at the metropolis of 4 giambling, .Hpmburg. A wellr known Gerra'au 'noble 3 played "a Jgame of (carte with ayoung Frenchman 1 of "pleasin)* address, and ; got,up,in thPiUeight off fashion;? r The stakes were heavy, and the ft haymg^ lost, handed over to the winner iO^OObf. ih French bank notes'. ,The Ge;rmanic i .[ppn,=put jup^the-anqtes^ in his poclcet-book', i •went [ 7 back to lur hotel in great /spirits; and heartuyehjoyed^ As he was sipping *his • coffeb and' * smbluhg^' his cigar aftor-| .wards,, the waiter ■'. brought >-:uJ3->toYbim another Frenclunon, an-olderly jman, o^idecjLde-dly militar^ appearahcb, who^ requested Ya private interview.! "Sir," •he^'s i ßidi' ? "'t i WVe' 3 ' I caiiea wyW ona vei-y] unpleasant businoss. .You played a game of| cards this afternoon my young -friendi X- TT -?'Y / 4'Yes.',\yiYon wpi^ iaOOO r femcs?*'| "I' did."' 'he .paid fou in '[French! notes. Well, pis, il -am-sprry.-tqitell^bu that these} notes are forge'dr ""3C'a "friends, who, as you aref aware, are in a high position, have discovered their* relative's goings on.. .They have deputed me, as| an old friend of tlie ifamny,* to hush the matter up.j -Here are-tenbank^otes^for 1000/frttncsr Return! to me f thoße.given t you 7 by7myp:i^guid^d youngj friend." unsuspecting German "immediately j handed the notes he had^received, accepted those] tendered in exchangepwas profuse in his acknow-i lodgements, and tlie - elderly person, enjoining .• secyeeyj -bowed himSelf routTlO[ur^erm4!*?^*tdrxibd ! to the Womstinoxtld"^ person he ( met was young X- — =«~the. forger. He cut him ; dead. -j.^-^^-^ insi-^ M^F so^c^fiif^culty the j7(^rmangisla^ tshat, pil taken '"place. "'" Mon cher^Te^^ man; "you have beon diddled. Have your notes exoaumed." !,Tlt|is needleSi to sayfthat-tiieyi turned put' to be^spuripus.^v^f e^brly.uiffiend of the fmnny „Kw as L a*h' i ii.gem6uß Vswinmer,vwhb had watc.y dt-t*ffo%&n& i *t.^^ availed himself of tho candor of-the German to exchange photographic notea-Ifoj theaeat'lrticle. This trick; is not uncommonly practised at Continental watering places; V