The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-10-15

IIOwIIE WAS DONE" OUT OF A GOLD WATCH.
AS RELATED BY HIMSELF TO THE MEMBERS OF
THE wIDE-AwAKE CLUB.
The WideAwake Club was duly assembled
at Liberty Hall. After the singing OF songs
by some, and telling Of stories by others, the
worthy president, Mr.. Phiggins, was called
upon to tgive us something" He promptly
responded.
"It was, as near as | can recollGct, about
ten years ago." said Mr.. Phiggins, ION a
nice Sunday afternoon in the month OF May,
| was taking leisure strool among the green
lanes in the vicinity Of Southgate, had no
companion with me but an old spaniel lady
"a what, Mr.. Presidcnt!" interrupted Mr..
Jinks.
"A lady dog, Mr.. Jinks-vulgaran say
bitch; but | call a well-bTed animal OF the
canine species of the female sex, lady dog
Well, as was saying, had no one with me
but Fan, and she was rollicking and sporting
about as we'll as her fatness would let herr
She had gone some short distance ahead Of me,
for | had stopped to gather bunch Of sweet
smelling May from hedge, when heard
her give the customary short bark when some-
thing strange meets her view. On coming up,
what was my surprise at finding very hand
some gold watch, chain and seals, lying in the
footnalh "Hallo, Fan!" said |, this IS for
tunate find for thee!' OF course, picked
mn the article. The watch was going, and
was not in the slightest degree injured; neither
were the chain and seals On further inspee
tion discovered no mark by which | could
trace out the owner; the watch was Of foreign
make and Of expensive character. The seals
gave no initials: one had crest OF a hon
rampant; the other had harp, and a few
words in French, as supposed, which could
not make out. Well, put it my pocket, and
Immediately returned home. tfs
"Next morning leftthe watch in Mrs. ?. 4
Dossession, with Strict injunctions tokeep the
matter secret, and to do my wife justice, she
could keen secret. "Well, continued Phig.
gins, "when got to town, after looking oyei
nv letters, &c., | went to Peele's Coffee,
house, and ransacked all the papaTs, to see i
there was any advertisement Of n lost watch
and could not find any. The next day
did the same, and strange to say there was ~
notice. Well, l thought as the ,gentlemaI
does not think proper to advertise he has los
watch, I'll advertise that have lound one
and so wrotethe following:
"Found, q valuable watch, chain and seals
/ Whoever has lost the same may have them re
stored BY describing the properly ana on ny
nleht Of the expense OF this advertisehIt
Apply to Mr.. Peter Phiggins, Noodbine Cot
tage, Southgate," and inserted II in the Times
"When lreturncd home to dinner on We'd
nesday, the day the advertisement appeared,
found thai person was at the Cherry Tre'
where he had been waiting couple OF hours
and who, my servant said had called about g
watch lost and who sgid she ''eould not un
aerstand at all, Luckily Mrs. Phiggir
was out Of the way, having gone 70 SEQ ou
little boy at school at lkighgate, aud the gii
not knoWinEof the lost and found, It stdnd
to reason she might be puzzled. 1 instantl
sent her down to.the inn b announce my al
rival TO the stranger, and shortly afterwards
we'll appointed iilbarg drove up, and tall
we'll dressed Young man alighted. He ha
the look and Oppeafanee 81 4 person who vi
IN what Is termed the higher sporting cireIei