The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-09-11
A CUNNING sLEEPER.

The following very adroi; trick was r.
emily played 10 one ot the plib'ic i.sns q
England A gcn,ien.n gsn,eelly dressed
walked in and pfoicsscd 10 he very tired.
living taken reircshmen', he sald h
would take a nap for an hour. J., sieel
le wen, in a very business-like st,ie, in
hair, and Ioog nap he appeared toe,.-
j,y. Before il expired, the usual sm.ke
'ipe company hegan tudfop in, and auons
theirs, ivo strangers made their appear
nee. One of the cnmptny remlrked tha'
il was uapeasau, t"haye msn -fsepins
u public room with valaab'u prnparl
bout him, such has the sleeper, ah,i,ad
inc Looking gid guard ch1in DISPLAYED q
,is waistcoai, aud arpsreniis canncc,ef
viii. wstcli ia nnc OF bis pockets.
his remark one Oft strangers replief
Pooh tilst's 10 genilem,n I'm sure; he
nore likely one ~ them ere swell IN Il, a
IS always taking ofpeople In. d,r.
saY he his m watch al all; .t;i I'll 500,
.ee.a Sai'ing the action toibe word. Il.
transar softly drew forit, out nfihe sleep
ug mus pocket piece !" VOL, round
nd ahott ihe size ofa watch. Il haiah'
-" holding il up thai The company might
see it, rnd then returned il ioibe uwt.er
o.kei 81 sniby The sleeper aweke ,cailat
risky Cor glass &c prand. and sa,er. II
lssnmad qdte patr mixing air 10 the FIR
ners. which son raised desire u put hin
iawu. accardInals. one fsbe seniar> re-
49ired 10 lie nfrneJ cfihe lime 1t d.s
= ~. ~ l.tbe, ri
aad drop too much last uiglr aud f,rv i t
siad my watch" "Jast s. = .ilct,Ialef
he senior. : D, f,rg.i II winl il up, Dr.
you? Ynn'I bc puzzled - dpsti s.paa'
.av, voaldl't ,sm. np.?' Well. sir yoa
seemiai4ke more lice of such 'r!le lha,
lfhere is any cali i,r. bot the iri'hi. !!
h,se MT watch KEY abnpt M, sttd min
rallcr . &c u ar w.teh.' Here t,ssfs;
aaahfer ensaed, anI = nanber af jaSes
| ere posed about The pecnir si le .. III
witch. 4, list. one of the COMPANY laai'-
| y told him that he I'd ~ y irh al .
aiou' him; where pm the am9zea ind
| i'aal hnsti, Capped his i NJ 10 b
| aisirnai pocket. ha, ing previously Il
i*red That. unless the " trh u d beett
talen since he had lecu il he room, Il
ID one. 5 lifi fed, ap2afent!s, hs es,er
al aPp'i.ati II - his p ck"t. he slil III.
IL righ'. iiJlzwetcl Is here. itleasht so
I'D been p,a7s,sg trick npan M" II.
.et you e. .s yrn'.e ma waseh.a basiet
III one d hi- iprmeaters; an ther fer.
Ia bet him fie; 7hd i;ne Of the stranger
: ii h. iad,'' f., bat there were ,wo s..V-
ereisns which he should like 10 double q
biting in The snme WY. The sw krnee
'eepfr leaked 4, ,hem @iih stani-hmets,
and asked III tbev were sefirss.
| They a!i stuck n il iii Il lie hii ~ watch
and then he taok or iIa purse AMI prnsla
ed five and ienpanod njiest. ,ha ananl.
of'he bets efred agsin.i him. The stake
were posted, and then The ihsrntighl
aw- kened slccper coo'is pulled ont tn
.iece of wood 1t which horse laHgh aros,
asausi him; bu. the laughter was ) nn el.
he other side, when. ionching s-pfine il,
| he Bit of wood. it flew open, aud dispr,ec
! very handsome god w.ich sungly encas
ed within il. The gentleman gave a piau
sihle rcascn fer prcleriag $, odi !u,king !
'ase FIR hs watch. With which his duqes
might eithcr feel sati.sic or not He had
lreeeived their money 10 the exten, ut' e f0.
laud ,hev had bongh, knowedra OF .'ihe
line Of d1v." OtcaurSo the vcrs sugyes
Tive strangers lost nothing be the btsine>.
lin fact they were sccomplices of ihl-
clever sharper.