St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-10-18
From Tin.ley's Magazine.
Somebody's Bag.

discover. In both cases, however, as
though in revenge for their own inca
pacIty, they have not hesitated to cast a
slnr upon innocent individuals. My
neighbor b and myself were returning,
one November afternoon, from our club,
where had looked in as usual, lust to
get a glimpse of the evening paper, in
i'll order 10 take the last telegraphic III
teligence to my wife at home, when find
ing ourselves late for our respective din
ners, we hailed hanson. and got into
II ; 1t bclng arranged that | should drop
b within streets length of his own
house.
'Hullo. :" cried my companion, direct
ly we had started off 'why, here's a
carpet-bag which somebody has left be-
hind him"
''Ilalves :" exclaimed |, with a sud
Ell and uncomfortable impulse, the springs
OF which lay far enough away in those
days OF boyhood when the rights of
property are SO imperfectly understood
mo, no. replied b, severely lit is
not yours, my friend. You know it ,css /
that Jotmd It.
Really, my dear b. returned |. ''you
quite surprise me. You must be aware
that it belongs to neither of us, but to the
unfortunate person who had engaged this
han>om.'
! "Nerv true" assented b, but little
rcgrettully, as thought, at the view ]
had deemed it right to take for how
ever Dlvlnes may preach and (Which is
worse) the Law may dictate, when one
has to,0ld a thing, one does seem to have
some sort o. 4 claim to it. Ii | were
asked to point out what is par ercsiLeAo
TIE law OF nature, | should answer. i
that which is called On land "the Righ
ot Trover," and on the Sca>hore that o.
'flot>am and .JetSam" Here was :
carpct-bag left by the tide of humanity
Or ut least hN one careless wave of it
and here were We its iindcrS,-tor it l.
ridiculous that B should have priority
oi claim, Just because he happened t'
plump down without hurting himself
upon the property III question, which
might uSt as well have been on my Sid
the hanson as his. The question aros
then. how We're we to deal with it
1T will never do TO give it up to tn
cabman, ch = Oh served b, tentatively
'he'll keep it for himself TO certain
ty."
"Qmte out of the question:" assente'
|. The poor fellow who lost it woul,
no-or h"-o a.. oI...",o 81 1880. er,nz st.
Il think had better take it home
and advertise it i'll the Times" suggeste
my friend
NO. my dear fellow" said |. firmly
Won shall never be troubled to wal
with that great black lc;thcr-bag" Gt WI
an uncommonly large onc) ''through tn
streets The cab takes me, you kno'
- TO my Cwn door, so I'll take it to n,
- house
"Varv we'll " said B slowly handin
over fine proncrtv into NV charge. wit
the air OF a co-truetee, who, while eAecu
tino some undoubicdIv Iawlul deed. Y,
cannot helm rcoret,ing that tbe per.o
u.b, acts with him shnuIJ h,nnan to !
e IN attorney ..yoa,il take GREAT care
# wont. vnu ~
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nantIv IL shall either advertise It
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roti,nr L.i,;,d mo .o.. 70 .I,;olJ i fro
oh.orvo,;o, uLiIe mid tbo man
tpIl fare and sixpence over for wbic
as usual he did not STAY to thank II
hut Jrove swiftly awav
:, Nv wife WAS exceedingly interested
.u thi, tarnrt-boo-a black one, evident
divided within into comnartments-a
,ty punched it vigorously. with the object