The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-11-14
The Lost Pocket.lsook.

Several years ago . gentleman residing in
Courtlandt street went out early one morning
! for walk, and to got the breeze from the river
| When near Greenwich STREET.-THE saw . pocket
book on thu sidewalk, and of course picked it up
No one was near Of whom he could make in.
quiry, 80 he put it in his pocket, and on reach.
ing homo showed it to his wife, who on examin.
poor woman, who is . nice body, know, by the
way she has tied it up, 40 neat and 40 careful.
What is in itI II don't know" said he.
well, then, lot Us sse," said she, "whether it
be prize or nst" esq. s....r
On opening it they found $45 in bills and two
quarters neatly rolled up and tied with thread,
| also thinble, = bedkin, and pair of scissors.
There, did not tell you it was q woman, $
pocket-book? = said she; ''now this must be ad-
vertissd; the owner can call and describe every
thing in it, and she must and shall get it."
80 An advertisement was put in the evening
paper. The mex: morning early lady called in
commendable distress, having lost her pocket
book. When asked to describe it she gave a
description of one SO different that she was
promptly told that this pocket-book waslnot hers
The next one could not describe hers, but she
would know it If she saw it, and didn't want
any unless it was her own. She was shown an
old one lying in the drawer, which, after look
ing at it all around, she returned with smile,
saying, "that is not mine" Soon after another
'lady" called and described this last pocket-book
to dot; when told she had not lost the pocket
book found and advertised she left. In the after
noon she called again with a gentleman and
another lady, and made formal demand for the
waif, and was again refused. The gentleman
then spoke up, announcing himself as a lawyer
and counsel for the lady, and demanded the
pocket-book with much fevor, and promising the
full extent of legal punishment if denied
The finder rang the bell, and his man Sam
came bowling into the room to see what was
wanted.
Instead of directing him to hand around the
wine (which was the fashion in those days he
was ordered to "show the lawyer, who is not a
gentleman, to the front door, and off the front
stoop, and if he don't 60 quickly, Sam, kick him
out" The party left, swearing vengeance.
Thus 1t went for two whole days; it got to be
neighborhood talk, and many called in to see
the fun.
Early the third morning middle.aged wo.
man was seen in front of the house examining it,
also slip of paper which she held in her hand.
"Ah here is your woman" says the lady. "Sam,
open the door,"
She came in, presented the advertisement and
sald' Il lost nay pocket-book the other monng
containing the quarters rent--S4 $3.50, that was
going to pay to my landlord in Greenwich street;
had been TO the market, and when got to the
place where had to pay found had lost it.
and don't know what shall do if this that YOU
have found is not mine" "But it is YOURS SAYS
the lady, "and you are the only one that has
described it out of the dozens that have called
and you are welcome to it." The woman was
much rejoiced and wanted to pay the expense of
Advertising Ne" said the lady, 1--WE have had
more than that worth of fun, besides finding out
little more of human nature than we knew be-
fore."-NeU York Citizen.