Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-07-28

III ueailH g. iEz iHlo tHeSe QeiectS SL0Oan lee
ynaturaily,1e as many citizen, who had
bought itough chickens, !bada,buher,, and
spoiled turkeys, from thu STAIR and honest
.ceontryman, ~. = could steslfys n Lee knew
how much was gained in these traHsae-
lions; but never had any idea of how much
The lost.E Farz6ftener than any Of his Gus.
Flomers guessed, his butter, Or at least %
car arefully . arrange portion contained in his
Hubs, lacked several ounces Of the true
weight; and more than once had he come
neat loosipg q goedly number thereof. q,
| the hands, of the Clerk Of the Market
Such a man was Laban Lee. ga 4.e5s,
l.. As the countryman wended his way to-
wards, the! city, his thoughts were busy in
summing up the probable amount he would
receive for the cantents Of his smafketrwag-,
on; j ct this occupied state of his mind did
not keep his eyes from resting with. intel
lligenl Discrimination upon the, road he
travelled. Money, and articles of value,
had been found by others, and why might
be, moi be SO fortunate? Such things were
Frequently lost by the careless. 8, The idea
OF restitution, never occurred to him; this
was kept oescured by the -pleasurabley an.
licipation Of gain, as the finder Of lost prop.
erty. Once, and only once, had aLaban
Lee been fortunate. On certain occasion
MS be walk led along the road, he espied, a
short distance. in advance q bright object
partially ;concealed in the sand. Eagerly
he sprung forward, snatched it from The
ground, and was rewarded by obtaining
halfa dolla,! Smallgasg the,sum was,,99to
gain it thus, awoke in his mind the most
pleasing sensations. From that time,
whether in town or country, few square
rods of earth OF pavement over which he
passed, escaped bis walchlnl eyes. = s.zo7
sslOn the present. occasion, inotwithstand
ing Lee examined the road by which he
travelled to.ihe city with his, usual care, no
treasure was found. Better fortune, how.
ever. attended him ON the days following.
He had sold out his butter, poultry and
fruit, and over thirty dollars, received in
exchange therefor, were in his pocket
Prices had ranged pretty high, ard the far.
Iner felt satisfied with his sales. Just as
be was pieparingt 10 leaye, the sudden ex
clamation of man by his side startled
him., and turning quickly, heisaw a gentle.
manly looking stranger. with we'll filed
pocket book in his hand. E4 a1a IAg
srSomebody's dropped sthis!" said the
stranger, addressing Lee. sand it's filed
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