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romantic light, she put it down that wa.
OF the swel-mob, and had purposeIy entan
glcd myself in her dress to rob her of lie,
jewclry.
J Here was an anti-heroic position to find
ones self in, when wished to be considered
{ the most devoted of knights, to be remem
oercd only as the most expert Of pick pockets
Was ever an honest lover in such a plight
f and, to make it worse, could not see how
was to escape from this inevitable dilemma
must 60 down to the grave remembered
only III that dear ones mind as the nef;.rious
pnrlo'ner OF her bracelet. TO find her out
was impossible; but a bright idea struck
me as my eye lighted on newspaper lvino
on the coffe room table. rang the bell and
inquired of the waiter when tile local paper
was published.
"To-morrow, sir" he answer 1 sat
down and wrote an advertisement it was
in the following words:
III the lady whose dress got cntangled in a
gentleman's coat button, in leaving the con-
cert last Wednesday, will call at or send to
the fremont Hotel, she will hear something
to her advantage"
There, thoug ht, as gave the advertise
mcnt to the boy, and five shiiinrs to nav
Tor insertion i'll the Traveller; there, if that
VIII not give me clue to escape from a very
unpleasant dilemma, and At the same time
to know who my enchantcr is, the fates
must indeed be very unpropitious.
My plans being thus so far adoptcd. I
ordered dinner, and waited patiently, or
rather impatlently, the appearance of the
newspaper next morning. 1t was brought
up to my room damp from the press, and
then read, in all the glory Of large type, my
interesting announcement, But my star
with what an advertisement was it followed
III the very same column. only wonder
that my hair dill not stand on an end as
read rs follows:
"s2 REwARD.-Lost or stolen, on the
night of the concert, at the Hall, Gold
Chain Bracelet. 1t is thought to have been
taken from the lady's arm by pick-pocket,
OF sentlemanly appearance, who wore blue
coat with brass buttons, and kept hear the
lady OH leaving the Hall.
ANY one giving such information aswilI
! lead TO the recovery of the bracelet, or the
capture of the thici, Gf it was stoIen,) will
receive the above reward on applying to
No. 7, Cambridge Place."
CHAPTER THIRD.
Tile End Of 1t.
Here was pretty plight-to be adver-
t'sed in the public papers rs a pickpocket,
when my only crime was like Othello's,
that Of
Lowing, not wisely, but too WELL"
My determination, however, was quickly
adopted. went up stairs, put OH the very
delinquent blue coat, so accurately desert
1ed, and with the paper in my LauJ pro-
cetded to No. Z, Canbridg ge Place.
knocked at the door, and asked the
servant who answered, the name Of the
family. Having heard it, said, "Is Miss
Raymond I'M"
Yes, SIR replied the servant woman,
"wllo shall say wants herl"
Tell her. | replied, "that the pickpock-
ct. with gentlemanly address, and blue coat,
with brass buttons, who stole her bracelet,
is here, and wishes to return it to her."
The woman started at me as though
were mad, but on repeating my request to
her, she went in and delivered my message.
Soon there came out, not my fair one
"Witl, all that's best, of dark and bright,
Meeting i'll aspect and eye"
but stalwart brother.
"rhat,' said /, handing him the bracelet,
'is Miss Haymond's property, and though,
as You preceive, wear a blue coat, with
brass buttons, and am tlattered to think my
manners are not ungentlemanIy, am bound
in candor to say am not pickpocket.n
'Then, sir, you shall have the reward"
said the brother, taking out his purse.
NO." l replied, "for strange rs it may
appear, though l ain no pickpocket, Istoie
the lady's bracelet"
The man looked puzzled but when I
told the truth, and pointed to my advertise
mept IN the same paper, as a. proof did
not want to walk off with the property, he
laughed heartily at the whole story, and not
Tie least at his sisters description Of the gen
tlemanly pickpocket. ... a !
well" said he, "you bad better walk in
and have tea with us, and my sister will be
able to say whether SHE can speak as to
your identity, after which it will be time
enough to canvass the propriety oEsending
for constable.n + rss
You may be assured accepted tLe invi-
tation. Need I go further with tue story.
The young lady Ito use the words of de
advertise,nenV captured the ,pickpoeket
The bachelors button no longer adorns my
blue coat, and now have framed and gls.
zed over the fireplace the advertisement IN
which | am publicly described by my own
wife "as pickpocket with gentlemanly
addtess.". When charge. her with the
libel, she always does what she has just this
moment ,. done, pay damages, for the; slam
der in any amount Of kisses, declaring
though not a. pickpoeke, was thief. and
stole her heart and poeketed her bEacelet.
So ends the story Of "A BAcHELoE's
BoTTok." ",aoif HoqA a#:-rra,n f,AK
John G. SAKE, the humorous Vermont
Poet, ,tis lecturing in Baltimore. He isS de.
scribedsas tall. and athletic, standing over SIX
feet in biz. stockings A man of the world
bsferas he became man of. letters, sbis aal-
dress is frank sapd easy; he has great con-
yersational powers and tells story inilpita-
Ibay. tSHa jutt such a man 'as Christopher
tsosth zsa have welcomed to shfs.heaft Of