Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-11-06
The Lost POcket-BOOk.

Is SEVERAL years ago gentleman resid-
ing in Courtlandt street went out early one
morning for walk, and to get the breeze
from the river.
When near Greenwich street he saw a
pocket book on the sidewalk, and OF course
picked it up. 70
No one was near of whom he could
make inquiry, so he put it in his pocket,
and on reaching home showed it to his
wife, who, on examining the outside, said,
CO. This belongs to some poor woman, who
is nice body, I know, by the way she has
tied it up, so neat and so careful. What
is in it?" 81 don't know" said he. "Well,
then, let us see," said she, whether it be
prize or not"
On opening it they found $45 in bills
and two quarters, neatly rolled up and
tied with thread, also thimble, bod
kin, and pair Of scissors. "There, did
not tell you it was a woman's pocket
book?" said she; "now this must be adver-
tised; the owner can call and describe
everything in it, and she must and shall
get it,
So an advertisement was put in the
evening paper The next morning early
lady called in commendable distress,
having lost her pocKet-book. When asked
to describe it she gave description of
one so different that she was promptly
told that this pocket-book was not 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 looking at it all around, she
returned with smile, saying, that is not
mine" Soon after another "lady" called
hoo loci Of RI a
dot; when told she had not lost the peck
et-b book found and advertised she left In
the afternoon she called again with q
gentleman and another lady, and made
formal demand for the waif, and was again
refused. The gentleman then spoke up,
announcing himself as lawyer and coun-
sci for the lady, and demanded the pocket
book with much fervor, 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 that lawyer,
who is not a gentleman, to the front door,
and off the front stoop, and if he don't go
quickly, Sam, kick him out" The party
left, swearing vengeance. Thus it went
for two whole days; it got to be neigh
borhood talk, and many called in to see
the fun
Early the third morning a middle
aged woman 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 advertise
ment, and said, Il lost my pocket-boo
the other morning, containing the quar-
ter's rent-$45.5 so, that 1 was going to pay
to my landlord in Greenwich street;
had been to the market, and when I got
to the place where had to pay found l
had lost it, and I don't know what
I 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. "No,"
said the lady, eve have had more than
that worth Of fun, besides finding out a
little more Of human nature than we
knew before. "-Neao York Citizen.