Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-01-28


New Y rk few days ego, and spent an even
ing AZ tie Academy of Music. While there
he had his pocket picked of a wallet, contain
ing forty or fifty dollars in bank bills, and some
papers. After returning home he received
from the pickrocket the following letter,
Which he hquded over to the Poughkeepse
Eagle for publication:
NEw YORK, Jan. 9th, 1858.
Dr. Charles II. Roberts-Dear Sir: had
the ueasr re of relieving YOU OF your pocket
book on the evening Of the %, in a crowd at
the Academy of Music. / presume you soon
became aware Of your dispossession, and have
perhaps had some anxiety as TO the applca-
ton OF tie funds it contained. You have my
assurance that they lave fallen into speculat-
i've hands, and that every cent will be applied
in CRAFTY ing the tastes and fncies Of fell
low being whose ambition scars higher than
Ills calling. You need not f1atier yourself
with the idea that you have my acquaintance
bee, use favor you with my CORES pondence;
no, boc'or, divest yourself of thst ambition.
write You in accordance with the law
of honor among thieves, aud to do you the
usice of returning to you the two enclosed
pieces of paper which are of value TO you and
worthless To me-one being note payable 10
your order and the other formula for max
ing teeth --Eether Of which can ever be avail
able TO Inc, as my present employment proba-
bly, lays better, and is a business more
pleasing to my taste. From tie date of tie
note | COZ Guided that you had been in town
v,rul day., which msy account for the light
ness Il your purse. Now, doctor proper
respect fer gentlemen of my calling should
nevrr allow your pUr Q t. become so low; it
is hardly up 10 the average Of usual collec-
tions.
Then have reason to protest against gentle
men of your standing carrying uncurrent mo-
ney. 1t is under serious consideration to re-
turn to you the So on Morris county Bank,
n. j., which tiLd at considerable discount
the six fves on the Poughkeepsie banks go
current, and the few smaller bills can be easily
GisI Osed Of by person of my habits. From
the name and recipe which / found in the
pocket look, l conclude tia; your are the well
known dentist WHO long since did me much
service in your line of business while pursuing
ny ave cation in PoughGeepsie.
Now, doctor, cont consider it New York
hol itslIty TO extract purses in return for cx-
tracing teeth, but remember that all have
TO do something for living. You were
foilowiI our HVOCHtiUn me, and was ou-
" dong the same on you when you visited
our city-and this case affords fair example
of the mparalive profits of your business.
You spent much time and receive ed a small fee,
mine was an operation Of q moment. When
] con, il er this difference, and the gentle man
ner with which you attended TO me, / aiD
quite inclined to return your purse and con-
tents, but that would be unprOtessiunal, and
besides, would involve loss of time on my
DAT: tor such crowds 60 not occur every day
even in New York, but be assured, that had
/ recognized you | would have spent The time
APP rUp, lated TO you upon some other person.
The only reason | can ascribe for not re.
memLeriug you is, | presume that when you
come To the city, you dress up in your best,
and look very d. tferent than when attending
10 Your business at home. his little lesson
may be OF service to you and lear shat peck
ct Looks are not safe in crowds, and if you
are ever cau.htin one again let your vigilance
be directed 10 your purse IN proportion to It's
dime nsioLs. Yours, INcoa.