Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-12-01
Wisttllanp.
The Lost Pocket-Book.

The other day ! stepped into Bowery stage
going up town, in which were some three OF
four gentlemen, and as many ladies'. Soon
after taking my seat, young man, upon a
fast run after us, called to the driver from the
sidewalk. The stage stopped, and the young
man came up, pulled open the door, and
stepped in. He was well dressed, with ar
overcoat on his arm, about eighteen, and evi-
IDENTIFY from the country
The passengers moved to give him seat
which he did not seem disposed to take, but
looked anxio6sly about the stage.
8 have lost my pocket-book in this stage,
he said, as he began to examine the seats and
floor.
Every man smiled incredulously, as every
man in New York will at the first mention OF
any story Of loss or misfortune, suspecting that
every such story is simply ruse to get mon
ey. ,-~ ts4
1t wasn't in this stage, guess, said one
Yes, it was in this stage. got out al
Broome street to take the cars, and, as soon
as | was out, found that my pocket-book was
gone.' U;4-.
'Oh, yes, said one of the men, recollect
seeing you get out
| This declaration quickened the memory Of
another, who also remembered that he left the
stage at Broome street.
Here every one in the stage commenced a
search for the lost pocket-book. The search
in stage is not an extensive one there are
few crooks or crannies, or by-places in a bus,
where lost treasures may lie secluded Just
cast your eye along the floor, and turn up the
cushions, and the work is done. Every one
got up, every one looked intensely along the
floor, and every one assisted in turning over
cushions. But every one failed to find lost
pocket-book. 1t certainly was not there
Again they looked at the floor, again pulled
up the cushions, but with the same success.
The first thought said always is, where
one complains Of losing, that it is all r-4se.-
The second thought is that somebody has stok
en- it. When no one could find the pocket
book, each one began to wonder who took il
from his pocket.
: 1t was in this pocket, said the young man
'and sat in that corner (which would
have made it impossible for any one to have
taken it while he was in the stage. of o.
Il don't know what l shall do said the
young man, despondingly. I was going into
the country, and haven't got money enough
left to pay my fare wonder if the conduc-
tor would take met
No one ventured reply to this query, ,bu
some one asked how much money he had il
his wallet
Oh, only about dollar-and-a-half. Idon'
care anything about it, if | only had enough t.
get home with
The case new was reduced to very simpl,
point, and the question was, how should hi
get money enough to pay his fare. No on,
moved, but all were thinking, perhaps, though
they did not say it, 'Well, go to the conduc
tori guess he will let you pass > or, Some
body, if you ask them, will let you have thu
money =. or, Well, can't do anything fo
4 you-you must look out for yourself. asfra
i And all looked hard at the floor, for thu
third time, and thought of turning over th'
cushions again. fG oh fa
No one dAered to give him anything, for i
any one felt disposed TO generous act, he ha'
not courage, because every one would think
4 Why, what fool you are, to give money +
everybody that gets into jtS If you under
take to give to every one, your hands will b
4 full n aisA d dt
4 n Come, hurry apr cried the driver; can
stay here all day. aa iea iAf- ~