The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-09-11
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ITS full. See there.
And the possessor of the book showcd
The folds aud edges Of large number o.
bank bills.
Gracious me! What are you going ,e
10 viii, ii?'
Il don, know, I'm sure. I's not mine
Whoever lost i. ought @ have il. Ba, d
u am a stranger in the city, and -l,al
eaye in an hour, il will be impossible t;,l
me 10 restore ii. NJ doubt bnt a large
reward will be offered for its recovery. il
the morning papers. WHIT is 10 be me
am really in aqnandary.'
'Ynn ought 10 get the reward said tif
second conner sFar you are the finder
sTrne,' replied the man. Blt eau
iipossibly remain in the CITY uutil Tomorrow
Tonight must see me in The city Of New
York
! III you choose 70 take H. said the person
! who came up last. III give ,ou tihy dollar.
for your ch1nce of The reward
Fifty dollars,' was the masing reply, i
don't know whit to s,y about that.--The
reward will daubtless be two or three bun
dred. There cant be less than twenty thou
sand dollars in the pocket box
Il would'n, like 10 risk morc,' was lh'
halY Indifferent response ,o,his.
The possessor ofthe 30 ket book seemed
| rrcso'ute for some moments.
sWcIl,' he a length sail, 't,ke il. Bit
think yon are driving me very hard bar
| gnin.'
The other ihurSt his ha I'D into his pocket
md after feeling about there tar some M
| nenis, said
That's nnfoFtnna'e i've left nv pockc
book at the store. Bat come with me ans
III give YOU the fitis do!lars.'
sWhere is snur sture?'
'Ou tie whari.s
% dear! Ma I'm not going away dow
here Then turning 10 Laban Lee, tn
tranger said in the most inslaa!ing maE
| aar
sWhy cant yor take il, fricnd?'
!. .lIavc ~, 20, tifts DOLLARS replied Lee
.Iis eyes tairis u'oa,ing "a the pocket book
'llow much have yot?'
Only thirty
The man shrugged his shoulders, an
-Aa,k bis head.
/ 'YciI better come dawu 10 us stere
NJ -Sou,h Whar,es I'll give sca fii
,iIars. Or. il s.a'.l take our trien'i'
hiry dollars, will make i, frs /! Dir
he momanl he shows himself al my plac
/ husiEess.
i suppose lwili have 10 do So >ail III,
|hAIicr If the pocket book, III changed
.abcr end rather disappointed Voice. Ba
I is giving up a large advantage fer MGR
rifle;
Eagerly Lee drew forth his thirty dol
lars, handed i, to the man, aud grnsped th,
ireasture.
Come down 10 No. Suth Wha-ve>
sounded in his esrs. A momen, after, IN,
he stood alone, yet So be"idcred that al
his IDEAS were in a whirl us confusion
Saon calmer state followed. - lie crep'
into his cart, and there, safc from pryins
curiosity, opened tic pocket bpak, IN ordr
to feast his eyes upou the sun oi'iwen',
thousand dollars, and 10 debate IN his miur
tho question Of restoration
Alas! From what height Of imae;.
nation down to Inc bottom OF the pit q
reality did Laban Lee soon fall. Wrappet
around by three or four counterfeit one dol
ar bills, was "A mass o, soi'ed, crumpled ant
h'ntted note paper; and this was all III.
treasure contained in the pocket book.
NJ wonder iba, in his bitter disappoin,
ment the tarmer gfoaned aload. Il wa
<omo minutes before even a glcam oi llgh,
broke in upon, the darkness that envclopee
him. Then he thought Of The man VIII
had sgrced to give fift, dollars Ger The pocke'
book. lie would 60 to him instantly, nnd
concealing the discovery which he had
made get from him the promised sum, aud
thus shift the loss upon another.
OF course he did MT find the iniividual
he sought, a, No South Wharvcs. II,
was the viclim, and this man au accom-
p!ice.
Two DAYS Afterwards the Post Muster oi
Lees vi'laee said 10 him:
'Aha! So tho drop game boys have beet
trying their hand on you?
'Drop game? What do you mean? re-
turned Lee.
Listen The Post Master drew paper
from his pocket ind read. Yesterday q
.armcr from New jersey. named Lee, was
silly enough to pax II couple OF sharper
thirty dollars fer pocket baok which ihr}
yretcndcd TO have fund OF lufse Til
Ice doesn't tske the newspapers, Or he
never would have fallen into the snarc 'hat
has been 50 often exposed Wehavc iitie
piv fir meu who are wiliiir ignoran,.
Laban Lee lurnel oti,sndicnly and wax
ed hurricdIy away. The next time he
went 10 the city, he ordered newspaper
WEouGHr Iron RAILROAD CAR.-Thc
Railroad Journal notices model OF a
wrought iron railroad car, just invented =
The sides, roof and bottom of the car are
made of wrought, boiler and Russia IRON
thus presenting what may truly be termed
a Safety Car. No broken axel, har, ,i,t
ar rail, can pierce The floor, md IN case of ;
collision, the frame mn, become dente', hut
Cannot break up into dangerous sp,in,ers
These cars are not only rcnl, red more
ldrable than the ordnsry wsodencar now
ia use, bat they arc a lighter article, lower
n price. and are perfectly fire and e.ihei
proof They may be rendered highly orna
mental a.so.
a spirited and enicrprising Company is
a.