Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-09
CHAPTER III
WHAT WAS IN THE BASKET.

The next morning after breakfast,
Abraham FASTENED to the police head
vr5, ard Iayiug staJed his case to
the captain, IN the most impressive aud
secret manner, at length prevailed upon
that far seeing individual to detail an
officer for that special dGty and then.
Abraham was pleased and satisfied, and
went home rejoicing, and soon had the
extreme qualification Of seeing the officer
in gold buttons, and numbered car, par
aiding up and down on the opposite side
of the way; with lynx eyes constantly
fixed upon his little store. So he donned
his hat, and going over to him, in as few
words as possible informed him that he
would wave his handkerchief from the
door when he needed his aid. This be
ing all arranged, he took his scat in the
shop to wait the arrival of the murderer
employing the intervals occurring be-
tween the visit Of his customers by read
ing the daily paper. While 50 doing, be
suddenly became very. much agitated.
first holding the paper near to him, and
looking at a certain paragraph with
piercing intensity, then holding it at
arms length, and gazing at it end wise,
and side wise, with his head inclined
first to the right then to the left; all the
while his features working and his eyes
starting. till at length, in a frenzy of agi-
t%ation, he called aloud for his wife, who,
in great trepidation, made her appear
ance.
"Oh, dooner and blixen, Catherine,
! nnr,C 80 l0,o ,,o+ .Oot to, ~ op.l ho
pointed out to her the paragraph, which
she read as follows
MYsTGRtous DfsAFPgAR4HGE.-Tho inhabitants OF
the upper part of our city are in a great state ofeX
element, occasioned by the singular ard unaccount
able disappearance of a young girl, ola highly re
spectacle family, by the name of Smith, who left
her home on the evening of the 21st, inst lin com
pany with a young man, who has beea paying hel
his addresses for some time back) and has not
murder, and the distracted parent has offered a
reward Of one hundred dollars for any NORMA
ton concerning her. What are we coming to?
Catherine, Catherine! l told's you /;
tas is de case l-tas is de case =
What case, mine tear 2"
"Ny, te case mitin de basket"
"Oh, yah. yah! Vat viii We too ~
"Too? Wy, get one kundrad dollars,
from dare weeping fader. All, tas is
good-tas is so goot, as never yasl !" and
abraham rubbed his hands in glee.
Then the frau, who fancied that she
could not speak with the desirable facil-
ity, or rather duency, in broken English,
said in German.
Let's call the policeman over and open
the basket at once maybe We can. get
the hundred dollars at once"
No, no." replied the Jew, also in
German, we had better wait, for when
the young rogue comes, he may give US
two hundred dollars to keep etill-see p
"Yes, but maybe he won't come"
"Oh, yes, he will"
How do you know"
Why, don't the ghost say he would p
oh, yes-yes-but then. that was only
a dream"
IS dream indeed? Hasn't it all come
out true, so far r.
Yes that's a fact so you had better
wait but oh I'm SO glad it's day, for ]
should be almost frightened to death i
it was night row."
Bah who cares, when moneys to b.
made? I'll set up q big cigar store ther
but go you to the room, end don't sa,
a word to nobody"
And to her room she went, Will
Acknowledged to- build air-castleS 0
the most gigantic dimensions. But alas
for all human calculations; he waited
and waited all day, till at length nigh
came on. and still the young nardsfs