The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-11-19
Hns Lost PocAe:-8ooa.


Several years ago gentleman residing
10 CORTLAND street went out early one
morning for walk, and 10 get the breeze
from the river.
When near Greenwich street he saw a
pocket book on the sidewalk, and of course
picked it up.
No one was near of whom be could
make inquiry, 80 he put it in his pocket,
aud on reaching home showed it to his
wife, who, on examining the outside, said,
''This belongs to some poor woman, who
is nice body, l know, by the way she
has tied it up, so neat and so carefUl-
What is in itl'' 81 don't know" said he
"WelI, then, let US see,' said she, "wheth-
er it be a prize or not"
On opening it they found $45 in bills
and two quarters, neatly rolled up and
tied with thread; also IA thimble, bod
kin, and pair of scissors. "There, did
not tell you it was a woman's pocket
book 90 said she snow this must be ad
vertised; 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
q lady called in commendable distress,
having lost her pocket>book. When ask
ed 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 il she saw it. and didn't
want any unless it was her own. She
was shown an old one lying in the drawer,
v Which, after looking at it all around, she
returned with Il smile, saying, ''that is
not mine" Soon after another ''lady''
called and described this last pocket book
TO a dot; when told she had not lost the
pocket book foDnd and advertised she left.
In the afternoon she called again with a
gentleman ard another lady, and made
formal demand for the waif, ard was
again refused. Tue gentleman then spoke
up, announcing himself as lawyer and
counsel for the lady, and demanded the
pocket-book with much fervor, and prom
ising 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) be was ordered to ''show the law
yer, who is not 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
it went for two whole days it got to be
a neighborhood talk, and many called in
10 see the fun.
Early the third morning a middle aged
womaa was seen in front of the house ex-
aminlng it, also slip of paper which she
held in her hand. "Ahl here is your
womae," says the lady. ''San, open the
door"
She came in, presented the advertise
ment, and said, Il lost my pocket-book
the other morning, containing the quarters
rent-S45 so, that was going to pay to
my landlord in Greenwich street | had
been to the market, and when l got to the
place where hal to pay / found l had
lost it, and l don't know what l shall do
If this that you have found is not mine -
''But 1t is yours says the lady, ''and
you are the only one that has described
1t 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, ''we have had more than that worth
of fun, besides finding out little more of
human nature than we knew before -
Nssc York Citisen.