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"Yonare Che gentleman, presume, who
inserted the advertisement respecting tho find-
ing Of a watch?"
81 am, sir.
Society ought to be proud of such men as
You arc--Mr. what is your good name, sir!''
"Phiggins, at your service" ...-..
'Phiggins2-Phiggins What, OF the firm
Of Phiggins, Brothers, Of Bassinghall streetr'
The same.
''My dear STRIP said he, offering his hand,
and shaking mine cordially, then you must
know my father, Sir Jasper Woolpack, Mayor
of H, Yorkshire2"
Very well, indeed. In trade more worthy
man does not exist. 'fThis is indeed curious p
said /. IL ,....
"And fortunate, too, said the stranger,
''that my watch should be found byso worthy
and honorable a man as Mr.. Phiggins."
81 hope it may prove to be y6Ny watch, Mr..
WOOL pack" Ireplicd; but that fact has not
yet been pr0eed. Another person may have
lost watch also; "for you see | was WIDE
AWAKE" And the President hit the three
clinks.
"Hear, hear, hear" responded omacS
''Truc, true, Mr.. Phiggins-I was indeed
rather tooprCmature in saying my watch. As
preliminary, however, to settle the point,
POI Jpu VIA WI AAiS "iSlS ; w ANNhNA WV
watch" t-g ...
Certainly, Ireplied;" but do not you think
it would be as we'll first, for you to tell me
whereabouts you imagine you lost itP' That
stands to reason.
"He hesitated little, and said, looking me
full in the face, 81 think lost it between
this place and London. | did not miss it till
| got to town,
"On what dayP'
-.
"Only support this statement by descnp-
tion Of the watch, chain and seals lost, and
the property is yours. :"
/ Il cannot give UeTy accurate description ot
| the watch, hayingOnly purchased it about a
week since, and really, I do not know the ma
ker's name. II is a gold watch, however, and
cost me forty guineas."
| English or French.
"After hesitation he said, 81 believe Eng.
lish; though French works arepow sold so Of
ten in English cases, that | won't speak
positively. .'S------.-s---a--
'"Ghe dial2' .su
| "Gold. +- u s t
''The hours-.in figures or Roman capitalist
"ln figures"
s"Fhe Chain7'' g..
| "G0ld curb, - ~
''And now, Mr.. Woolpack, be so good as
to describe the seals. Had you your initials
engraven on onep'
SYes, said he, eagerly, 81 w."
"And had your crest on the otherp'
''The very thing, my dear sirY' said he
starting up with exultation. 81 think may
now say it is my watch, Mr.. Phggins."
| / shook my head "on the contrary, Mr.
Woolpaek. 1t is certainly strange that you
should have lost gold watch and in this neigh
| borbood--that you should have lost it on Sun
i day and that should have found gold
| watch in this neighborhood- the watch
chain and seals found and have locked upin
this drawer, are not certainly, by your de-
scription, the watch and seals you lost. -
"HOw, sirl' he replied, in tone Of anger,
edo you mean to say two gentlemen should
lose two watches in the same day in the same
neighborhoodp'
.'lt is possible, Mr.. WOolpack, though rath-
er improbable a
"Yes sir, so improbable that do not be-
| lieve any one would give credit to the state
ment. / tell YOU what Mr.. Phiggins," he
continued, ''the watch you have l believe ia
| be mine; it may, however, not be mine.
have given, as far as my recollection serves
! me, the best description could Of the article
for the short time have had it in my possess
ion; now sir, you tell me that my description
docs not apply to the watch. Sir, | do moi
wish to to impeach your 'probity, but allow
me to Say, that the 9AsEer may Be made n. y TO
SCISSOR Of the watch By telling one and all who
may have lost the articles, that the description
doesn't tanswer.'
'fThis nettled me. ''What Mr.. Woolpaek
do you doubt my honOF.P'
II would as soon doubt that Of my father
Sir Jasper; but is it notpossible that men may
be tempted by cupidity to gain possession Of I
chance bribe by SO easy a sacrifice Of con.
science, Mr., phiggins,
"Well, sir, in a word, which must satisfy
you; your initials, you say, were on one seal
and your crest on anotherg'' E9l
81 do.
"What is your crest9''
ga lamb Fime out Of mind the crest o
the WoOlpaeks. i" 1857 uL III ~
"Then, Mr.. Woolpack, on my solemn oath
neither your crest nor initials Or on either o
the SEALS aud the chain is not gold curb y
"Mr. Phiggins," said hes Il trust ypH vii
pardon the impetuOsity Of a young man;
I cannot hesitate any longer to believe but tina
the watch is not mine--lnst grant me one fa
vor; let me have oceularl demonstration Of tn
fact you have stated, and / will most earnestl,
beg your forgiveness for any reflection maj
/ have made" l LfuIG I U9sd
81 don't know how It was, but there wa
so much earnestness and sincerity in his man
ner and looks. that | could not find 1t in M
/ heart to refuse him. so | Iunlotkea the drawe
and showed him the watch, lie threw quick
+ searching glance at the watch, chain and seal
\ looking attentively at the latter, and hand
!. ling them back TO me pressed my hand. no
4 ticed his face was flushed, ,H EVE
i'll "Mr. Phiggins, l ontreat your pardoni it |
I an extraordinary circumstance, you must ad
Z mit, that two watches should have thus beel
x ost. know--yes know you viii make
i an excuse for young man, anxious to regall
Z that which had So lately eost, hun SO fnucl
4. money. Ireally feel ashamed to rcmain Ion
Il ger in your company after what have said
* Have / your forgiveness-tell meY
y sPray say nothing aboutit. Mr.. WOOlpack.
z 'eTihen God bless you'll Good bye, my 'wor
) thy friend he said shaking my hand, an
!, leaving The house, drove off very quickly.
L s'MD. Phiggins coming home shortly alte
Is this, We sat down to dinner. III had not ha
J. time 70 tell her what had taken place, When