Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-03-24
IFrom DE Journ.l q Commeteel
iA POCKET.BOOK LOsT.

en- Saturday afternoon, 10 semplais or the
less Of his pocket bs0k. Tbs business 0fthe
day having been previously disposed Of, he
was INDUCED in telling bis 5tefy in bis own
way, with the exception of AN occasional
questIon, and thus begun:
Cos.p!gsnGng-You ara The Justice, sup
pose.
.Nagisiysls.--yes cir, what 10 your buti-
nessP
Comp.--Why sis, bans much, end yet
II is good deal sss have lost ny pscket
book
Mar How did yeu less il?
Co1p.-Why lie rather curious story. &
not 50 fanny neither, ubsu you como 10 look
at IT, You see, wBs doB8 IN the Fulton
market, xbea a fellow tbat was there, ap-
peared to be most ewful clever; he talked
with me, and talked viii him. lie was
~deuced clever, you nsy depend ont; asd 50
i told him that ! wanted TO buy some PAPER,
and dia'at exactly kusW where to get IT. So
says ne, I'll 60 and show you Well Row,
says |, that's clever; and SO he came up with
Ine to Pearl street ] can take you down x
show yeu the ttsre Just At the corner, says
he, | shall always remember the phase, the
longest day live, Cor lkt faau that keeps the
store wears Fptc.GCles and spells stationary
station. cry; at least, SO he's set il on bis
sign. Well, bought soIac paper, and the
fellow was ni9hsy clever. and helped nc to
held my pocket bssk, and talked a gssd
deal-he was dreadful clever. Well, after
we came oat ofthe storo, | was thinking how
Webster spell 5taliansry; fer was pretty
certain tho man was wrong il spelling it with
an 6, and yet / was net exactly surc. So
was thinking wsuld losk al Webster whea
/ got homo. So all at onco turned rsuad &
saw the chap running up the strset--le,
won't say it was up the street, because. you
see, don't know whether It was up CT dawn;
because ana stranger kere. and you've
got 50 many ups and downs that dos't see
how yeu eau hardly tell, yourselves. which
Is up ard which 10 down. Bat ever mind
that; for can take sad show you the id,nti-
cal place thought it plnguy queer.
and fell my pockets, and found nay pecket-
book gone, with a35 ID bank bulls, all on tao
u. y. Bank, and prsnissory note, and q
recommend Well, thinks !, that's plaugy
fine, AID tackled TO, and chased the fellow,
and haliewGd all the tine 'fake care Of voaT
pockets" and every bedy felt ofhis pecksts;
but the chap was too sick, for he run up enc
street, or down, don't lnow which, but at
any rate, when hs turned round corner,
not the first corner though, Cor he turned
round TIVE or three corners, and after him
as fast could split, out the last caraer where
he turned round ss quick az fash, there I
lost him
.Nas.-Whan did this take place.
Comp.-Well, let me see--l coula tell sx
actly if | had my pecset book bsrs.- bat that
YOU see is gone, Aad wont be sure, but
rather guess it was Eve weeks age day before
yesterday.
.Nag.-EIave you seen the fellow since?
Comp. mo. hay'at 'csusa I've heard he's
gone TO sea.
JNeg,-Well, what DO you Wish to do a.
boutil?
Co,ap.---Why, I've heard much absut cid
Hays, and that he 'tsrnal cute Nan in this
'ere kind Of business, and thought cay be
If ! mentioned it, it might be better.
.Bag.--ls tkat all You WsntP
Comp WAY MOI ckseJly. You 500 had
a note in the pocket book : eau ten exactly
how it read:---"sea Koak, Sspt the 5th, enc
thousand eight bundred aad thirty. We
Jointly asd ssverally premise to pay te--------
-. or order, fYs hundred dellars, enc
year after date, with interest for the same,
for value received" New should Ike to
know whether the fellow can collect that nste,
II never ordered if over on the back.
Meg Certainly not
Conap,- Well, then Amt So bad ca as
thought was.
.hag.-,What is Jour business--.sre you c
nechaac?
CeHP.---Wby yes. and not exactly naith
er---i teach the young idea hsw to shoot
.Nag,---A eur are a scboslaaster tbsn.
Co'Hp.-Nhy yes, and nos exactly neita
err taught school right over across e.
Brooklyn, or rather at Newtown, but uJ
quarter is up, and mean to 40 home su
going to ProVdeneein tho Washington, " hicl
guess is about ~ geod a boat as any 0
them
.Mag.--What 10 you sail heae?
Conn. Why dCn't exactly knew what
call heme now.--you sec was born III
In Massachusetts My father and motae
live there, but wo had very large family
I've good six brothers aud SIX sisters Tn,
Oldest rs Carlton, and then comes the twins
Nathan and Anstiee. aud then Seth, & Anne
and Rachael. and Phebe and Urnam--thagt
any nane---and Aryp, aud Welcome. an,
Pardon that's the youngest, Butrve MAS
ed two, Thankful and Patience--they ver
before Pardon. I'ye been teaching schaol a
Newburgh. | got roy recommend there.
Nag What do you call q recommend
Comp Why that was a moral oharac
eer--there were twelve recommends, B. the
al run out the very day lost my pocke'