Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1831-03-24
APOCKET-BOOK LOST.


himself before the sitting magistrate at the
Police Office on Saturday afternoon, TO
complain of the loss of his pocket-book.
The business of the day having previous
ly been disposed of, he was INDUCED in
telling his story in his own way, with the
exception Of an occasional question, and
TINS began:
CompIdmant.-Yo are the Justice,
suppose.
! Magist. Yes, sir, what is your business
| Comp. Why sir, / ha'n't much, and yet
it is good deal too. have lost my peck
et-book.
Mag. How did you lose it?
| Comp. Why it's rather Il curious story,
and not so funny neither, when you come
to look at it. You see, / was down in Full
ton market, when fellow that was there,
appeared to be most awful clever; he talk
ed with me, and talked with him. He
was deuccd clever, you may depend upon
it; and so told him that / wanted to buy
some paper, and didn't exactly know where
to get it. SO says he, I'll go and show you.
! Wellnow, says /, that's clever: and SO he
came up with me to Pearl street. l can
take you down and show you the store just
at The corner, says he, | shall always re-
member the place, the longest day | live !;
for the man that keeps the store wears
spectacles and spells stationary sta-tion-e-
ry; at least, so he's got it on his sign.
Well bought some paper, and the fellow
was mighty clever, and helped me to hold
/ my pocket-book, and talked good deal
he was dreadful clever. Well, after we
came out of the store, was thinking how
Webster spelt Stationary for was pretty
certain the man was wrong in spelling it
with an e, and yet was not exactly sure.
SO was thinking would look at Webster
when got home. So all at once / turned
round and saw the chap running up the
street.-the ] wont say it was up the street,
because you see, [ don't know whether it
was up or down because | am stranger
here, and you've got SO many ups and
downs that don't see how you can hardly
tell, yourselves, which is up and which is
down. But never mind that; for | can
take and show you the Identical place.
Well, thought it plaguy queer, and felt
my pockets, and found my pocket-book
gone, with $35 in bank bills, all on the U.
S. Bank, and a promssory- note, and a
recommend. Well, thinks I, that's plaguy
fine, and / tackled to, and chased the fellow,
and hallooed all the time stake care of
your pockets;' and every body felt of his
pockets but the chap was too slick, for he
run up one street, or down, | don't know
which, but at any rate, when he turned
round corner, not the first corner though,
for he turned two or three corners, and
after him as fast as could split, but the
InS hnt
as a fash, there lost him.
Mag. When did this take place
Comp. Well, let me sce-I could tell
exactl " if had my pocket-book here-but
that you sec is gone, and won't be sure,
but | rather guess it was five weeks ago
day before yesterday.
Mag. Have you seen the fellow since {?
| Comp. No ! haven't cause I've heard
he's gone to sea.
Mag. Well, what do you wish to do a.
bout it?
Comp. Why I've heard much about old
Hays, and that he's tarnal cute man in
this ERE kind Of business, and / thought
may be if I mentioned it, it might be better
Nag. Is that all you want
Comp. Why not exactly. You see
|
exactly how it read" Sea konk, Sept.
the 5lh, one thousand and eight hundred
and thirty. We jointly and severally pro-
mise to pay to - -, or order, five
hundred dollars, one year after date, with
interest for the same, for value received. /"
Now | should like 10 know whether the fell
low can collect that note, if never order
ed it over on the back.
| Mag. Certainly not.
Comp. Well, then ant so bad off as
thought was.
Mag: What is your business-are you
a mechanic?
Comp. Why yes-and not exactly neith-
er-l teach the young idea how to shoot.
Nag. You are schoolmaster then.
Comp. Why yes-and not exactly nei-
Their. i taught school right over across
at Brooklyn, or rather at New town, but
my quarter is up, and i mean to go home.
l am going to Providence in the Washing
ton, which ] guess is about as good boat
as any ofthem.
| Mag. What do you call home?
Comp. Why don't exactly know what
| I call home now-You see was born in
-, in Massachusetts,. My father and
mother live there, but we had large fami-
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