Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-12-05

And he again handed him over 10 the
law, and let the prison. walls protect So
ciety from his depredations.
No it is not true that in external circum-
stances lie the organs OF evil.-God
tempts no man by these. s
YANKEES POCKET PICKED.
A young Jonathan visited Boston late
ly, for the purpose of seeing the wonders,
had his pocket picked often dollars. AT
ter returning TO the house where he was
tarrying, he told his story. He was srath-
er raw : and the manner in which he ex-
planned the loss of his money, and the his
tory he gave Of himself and relations
were calculated to excite the mirth as well
as the pity of those TO whom he was talk
ing. He entered the public room-his
countenance covered all over with sorrow
and vexation-and exclaimed ~
"Wall here's darned pretty reaw,
anyhow Perhaps ye wouldn't bIieve
I've lost that red merrocker wallet of
mine with every cent of money had in it
cepting abeout sixty cents had in my
pocket"
"Ah how happened ;ha, ?" asked the
| landlord. ~
"Wall, l can't tell how It happened
| was never SO keerful Of anything as l
was of that ar wallet. I kept putin my
hand into my pocket tew see if the wallet
was safe, and the last time | felt for it,
'twern't there" ......s .s.--..' T.. =
Chow much money did you lose p ask
ed one in the room.
| 81 recon there was pretty good roll,
for poor feIler like me-,here was ten
dollars-all 1 had, 'ceptin the sixty cents,
and l had tew work pleague on'd hard for
it, tew-up tew my neck in water MORN
half the time. But the Inauguration ont is,
| haint got nothin to pay my bill here or
tew git home with. Now amt in a fixl
Got nothing tew home, when get there
got TO work and airn the money agin, for
I've got the darndest mean set ofreIations
of any young feller We ever seed: wall,
there isn't one of 'em that's got the first
cent, and dad he's gettin old now, and he
used to drink so like all git-eout that he
hasn't got anything. There was one ofmy
aunts who did have little sumthin, and she
foolish critter, married crazy man, and I
swow he put through all The money she
had, in short meter, and left her without
cent or an expectation a
A laugh here rolled in from one of the
listeners, when the injured young man re-
Piled. -....~ a,a a
"Oh, ye needn't lafr, for it's true, every
word ont. And now Mr. Tavern keeper,
can | stay here tew night or not ? Don't
know but | can borry money enough
of a man who's dcown here-and don't
know as he's got il tew spare. II was
tew home ! could borry it, pretty quick
for Mr. Jones-you know him he's been
down here-he'd help feller eout of
sich tarnel serape jest as quick as could
draw the suet skins--you never seed him
down here when he was short. did YEP"
81 don't think | know him." said the
landlord.
"Yes you dew; ye must know him, for
he's been down TO Boston twice. But
that's neither here nor there, Mr. Tavern
keeper, my gal wants glass Of water but
| feel too joefred ashamed of myself tew
take it tew her." .-'.. z~
ooh, certainly, you need not take il 10
her | will send waiter into the parlor
with it, or order it to her room Just which
you please answered mine host.
'But that amt it; I'd like few treat
her tew a tunbler of lemonade or sumthin
of tha. kind, but that confounded pick
pocket, or what ye may call 'em, has took
the starch out Of my generosity"
This appeal was SO touching, that
glass OF lemonade was prepared for the in
jured ones 'gal,' and another for himself,
and no king ever stepped upnn throne
with prouder bearing than he marched
off with glass in each hand not waiting,
even TO place them on waiter. After
quaffing the wholesome beverage, both re-
tired TO their apartments, and in the MORN
ing the poor fellow borrowed money
enough 10 pay his bill. Before settling"
however, he begged for deduction of his
bill.
Meow look -a-here, I'm an almighty
poor ieller and jest as sure as ge. home
shall have tew 90 right intew the wafer
again--and ye know its ceitin cold as
Greenland-and airn the money | pay
yeon now can't ye take oil a dollar -
"ies, was The reply.
There" said the raw one, as he slap
ped down the "rhino,' "darn that thief.
wish had seen him take the money-If
had. sWow Id struck him i'm ii mint" ="