Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1859-06-16

our city.
But several difficulties beset the sewer
adventurer before he could gain the prom
ised land. He knew the direction of the
streets, but not the course of the sewers.
He advanced westward TO Broadway, only
to find that its ,aain sewers turned off to
the east.
He now altered his course Somewhat,
believing that among the restaurant open
ings of the Fulton street eating houses he
might obtain further provcnder, and then
return refreshed to his uptown explora-
tions, so he travelled along Broadway; he
knew Taylor's by its rich odors; stopped to
smell the candy whiffs from Thompson's
saloon; received ten minutes imaginary
nourishment from Gosling's restaurant,
and finally reached Fulton street. Here
he ran foul of the Sun Office vault, with its
tremendous presses running at great speed
under the street, and making so tremendous
a noise that he took it for thunder He
finally, by branching westward from
Broadway, found his way to the Fifth av-
enue, and there he fairly picked up small
fortune in about a months time. Breast
pins, bracelets, rings, watches, sovenirs,
knives and forks, children's corals, wills
ties, beads, DC, &C., lay grouped together
in the sluggish streams Of the level streets
The poor mans eyes fairly danced with
excitement--such wealth had now dawned
upon his imagination.
His wire sack was filled; his pockets were
filled his hat was filled. He took off his
boots and strung them across his back, and
these were filled. He had bagged count
less treasure, and yet countless treasure
remained unbagged. However, he must
now get out of the sewers, with his trea
sures, unsuspected and then he was al
right.
He speedily retraced his way to Hous
ton street, and passed along Grand to the
East River. Here the high tides sat the
water back to such great extent, that or
three different occasions he narrowly es
capped suffoeation. And this was the ur
hill part of his carcer-how to get out
He waited one week--two--three and four
Provisions were scarce; the ventilation
poor; no more turtles around, only Il few
scabby fish ventured in. and so Meyer liked
to have go; starved with all his Wealth.
After while, however. low tide came
egress to the East River was opened, and
he got out.
After emetgiug. Meyer soon found tha
he had no good legal title to his stree
treasures; that they were the property o.
the owpers. and subject to be grasped by
the police A kind friend, to whom he
had rendered many favors, and thereby con
verted him to just the man for the purpose
gave the requisite hint to the Metropolitan:
that Of dividing the plunder-and Meyer
found it would be better to leave the city
The next afternoon after coming out of hi:
subterranean life, Leopold took the NORTH
River steamboat for Albany, bound west
ward ,and among all the seedy German coats
which had stood a hard sea voyage through
all incidents of trip from the Fatherland
and seedy countenance as we'll. that o
Meyer was the most conspicuous. Ane
yet the glow Of $4,000, or thereabouts
made in few months time, gave him in
ward satisfaction which made his poo
suit and poor appearance moro welcome t.
him than the dress of many brighter day
previous.--N. Y. Sun Of tie eth.