The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-02-26
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81 You could have .btuihed'' me with my
iady's fan. 4 saw at . gsanee how matters
stoOd-ln the excitement and fury of undo
ing the loop from my button, the lady had
undone the clasp Of her own bracelet, which
had not unnaturOlIy fell into the cost skirr
with which she. wns engaged, and doubtless
on missing it, instead Of regarding me in .
romantic light, she putt down that J. wst
one'oi the swell mob, and had purposeIy
ettaGgied myself in her dress to rob her Of
her jewelry.; ..,s,. ,,-. "a +. 80 .5. :
Here was an ant. heroic position, to fint
ones self, when i wished to. be consideret
the most devoted Of knights; TO be- remem
bered only as the most expert Of pickpock
cts! Was ever an honest lover in such /
plight, and to make it worse, | could not sss
how / was to escape from this inevitable di
lemma. ! must go down TO the grave re
membered only in that dear ones mind %
the nefarious purloiner OF her bracelet. T,
6nd,her out was impossible; but q brigh
idea struck me. as my eye lighted upon .
newspaper lying on the coffee room table 81
! rang the bell and inquired Of the waiter
when the local paper was published. .To,
morrow, sir" he answered. | sat down and
wrote an advertisement; it was In the fol
lowing words: '' -, -.
s"H the lady, whose dress got ehtangled in
a,gentlemon's coat button, in leaving the
concert last "Wednesday evening, will fcuIl
at or send tothe fremont Hotel, she viii
hear something to her advantage" /, s,8.
a There, 4 thought, as gave the advertise
ment TO the boy, and five shiIings to pay
for insertion in the Traveller, there, If that
will not give me. a clue, to. escape from a
very unpleasant. dilemma, and at the same
time 10 know who my enchahter is, the fates
must indeed be very unpropitious.' . sS1 :" "
My plans being thus SO far adopted, or
dered dinner Ond waited patiently, or rather
impatiently, the appearance Of the newspa.
| PCT HSAt ~ w 10 up u lily
room damp from the press, and then read,
in all the glory Of large type, my interesting
announcement. But my sturs!5 with WIN,
an advertisement was i, followed in the
vcry same column. Toi,ly wonder that nv
hair did not stand on end. and | read as fol.
lows, .ta ri 5taga'5af1a el..a # $50 Ias
.rwo -noITApsa pEwapn -,
or stolen on ihe niyht of Jthe Concert. 4,
the Hall, a Gold Chain Bracelet. It j.
thought to have been taken from insll the iady''
urn us p,oAPo.se.' =, n"y a
. buttons. Ind kent neor The ludv on her leoy.
ing the'hall. a 70 . 'f..s - .''-'Fl ssf, II. +.
Any one giving such iaiormatlon as VIII
eaa ~ lle ,eooys I;e;. ~ s'e oa"o. - .', @
reaeive uay n The sbnve award On annlvino 10
No. 2, Cambridge Places" a''e",5' = r. =,
Here was pret,v nl;nht--,o be sdver,is.
Cd =, The rnhl;c na0ers ,s n ,n;cknock. ~,
.bon ,,nv or,v c,;me WINS t;ke O,be,,o,s
thar of ab 'asW -t'a.Affa y %.5''3 = t't'ie
'3 ..Ioy,n, , NO, w;sa.,v ~ bu, too we'll. >, "e@h
III, ia,a bovveaver mas az sonicL T.
adopted. | went ID stairs, put on the very
identical deli69uent blue coat, SO accurately
described, and, taking the paper in my hand
proceeded 10 No. 7, Cambridge Place. =
| knocked at the door, and asked the ser.
vant who answered, the name of the family
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