Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1846-02-07
:. sfory OF q Isickpocket.

The, story below. from the Albany
Citizen, noay be authentic il is given
as such, bot we can hardly suppose
there is a poison living, so insensible
over the pectorGl muscles, as TO permit
his watch to be taken from him twice
and he not feel it, Guder the circum-
stances detailed below
A few weeks since, a gentleman at
the Astor House in New York, sud-
denly miss ID a gold watch, which was
worth more to him than it could be to
any body else. He marvelled much at
its absence, for he knew he had only
been in and out of the Office and read
ing room Of that hotel since he noted
the hour by it. In the hope Of recov-
ering it, he advertised his loss and Of
fered a reward of $50. The same day
be received note informing him that
he could have his watch by calling at
certain house in an obscure part of the
city. After some little hesitation he
resolved to 60. The watch was too
valuable TO him to be given up without
at least this attempt TO recover il. So
he went His call at the door was
promptly answered by very gentle
manly looking person, who, in reply to
his inquiries, replied that he had in his
possession the advertised watch, and
that on payment of the offered reward
he would deliver it up. The loser
promised to pay the $50 provided he
was convinced the watch was his. 1t
was exhibited and the gentleman recog-
nized it at once, paid the reward, and
gladly placed the recovered treasure in
its place in his vest pocket. AS he was
turning to go away he remarked
81 am glad, as you may suppose. to
get my watch back again, but ! should
be really pleased to know how you
took it from me-"
"That will inform YOU" readily
replied the pickpocket. "Do you re-
member holding an animated CONVEX
satiop with two other gentlemen in
the reading room of the Aston House
on the morning you lost your watch ~
81 do" replied the loser.
Well, do you not also remember
that n gentleman who stood close by,
left his newspaper, drew near, and
finally joined in the discussion ?"
"Very distinctly" replied the 9th
err, sand also that he engaged in it with
much warmth
=" Precisely" continued the nara.
tor "and do you not remember that
he at one time, in his earnestness, tap
ped you two or three times on the
breast thus ?" (suiting the action to
the word
eyes" replied the gentleman.
" Then took your watch," said the
other, and turning, shut the door and
disappeared.
The gentleman returned to the As
tor. musing on this strange occurrence,
and while relating it TO some of his
wondering friends, was astonished to
find that his watch was again missing
When the adroit knight Of the nimble
fingers described how he had once
flched from him his watch, he took it
again So the gentleman finally lost
his watch, after having paid TO the thief
the reward for its recovery.
Lore and Reiigion.--A medical
Student in Berlin lately fell in love
with the daughter of the lady at whose
house he lodged; his passion was
warmly returned. But there was an
insurmountable obstacle TO their union,
in the fact of the lady being protest
ant christian and the gentleman Jew.
Business called the youth TO Breslau;
and, when he had been there a few
days he received letter from his mis-
tress, couehed in the following terms:
"My Dear Friend-The difficult
ties which have so long stood in the
way of our marriage have been put to
an end, and by the intervention OF
your good angel, rs you have often
called your faithful Minna, who yes
terday become Jewess."
Scarcely had this letter been des-
patched, when the writer received one
from her lover dated at Breslau, to the
following effect:
"lfy Dear 1Einna.-The obstacle
which presented itself 10 our union, in
the unfortunate difference Of our re-
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