The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-12-03
The Lost Pocket Book.

Several years ago gentlemen residing
in CORTLAND stree went out early one
morning for walk, and to get the breeze
rom the river.
When near Greenwich street he saw a
oocket-book on the sidewalk, and OF
;ourse picked it up.
No one was near of whom he could
make ut inquiry, SO he put 1t in his
pocket, and on reaching home showed
t to his wife, who, on examining the
outside, said, This belongs to some
Door woman who is nice body, | know
~ the way she has tied it up so neat
md so careful. What is i'll it?'' L
lon't know, said he
Well then let us see, said she ''wheth
er lL Is a present or not.
On opening it they found $45 in
bills and two quarters neatly rolled up
with thread and also a bodkin. and a
pair of scissors There, did [ not tell
YOU it was woman's pocket-book %
said she: nov this must and shall be
Advertised: the owner can call and de-
scribe everything in it, and sheamust and
shall get it.
So an advertisement was put in the
evening paper The next morning
early lady called in a commendable dis
tress, having lost her pocket-book
When asked to describe it she gave
description Of one 50 different
th.t she was told promptly that this
pocket book wa, not hers Inc next CO q
mt describe he's but she would know it
If she saw it, and didn want any unless
1t was her owa She was shown an old
one lying In "a drawer which after looking
at it all around. she reUirned with i
smile, saying that Is net mlac.-Soon
ate, another lady called aud described
this last pocket book TO a dot,
when .oid she had not lost the pocket
book and advertised she left In the
afternoon she called with gentleman
and another lady, and made formal
demand for the wall, aud Was again re-
flu ed The gentleman then spoke up
announcing himself as a lawyer and
counsel for the lady, and demanded the
pocket book with much fervor, and
prom sing the full extent Of legal pun
j5hnlent if denied
The fuller rang the bell, and his man
game 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 wa. ordered tie show
that lawyer, who Is not d gentleman, To
the front door. and oil the front stoop
and if he don't go quickly, Sam, kick
him out The party lett swearing ven
ganee. Thus it went for two or three
whole days; it got TO be neiS hboorhood
talk, aud many call,l to see the fun.
Early the third morning a middle
aged w0nan was seen III front OF the
house examining it, also a slip of paper
which she held in her hand. An /!
here is your woman, says the lady.
Sam open the door
She came and presented the advertise
ment and said Il lost my pocket the
other morning containing the quarters
rent.-S45.50, that | was "A going to pay
to my landlord in Greenwich street; |
got to the place where L had to pay |
found that [ had lost it. and | don I
know what shall do if this that you
have fond is not mine. But 1t Is
yon:s, SAYS the lady, and ycu are the
only one that has described it out Of the
dozens that have called, and you are wei
cnna to it, The woman was much re
inced, aud wanted to pay the advertising
No" said the lady, I'VE have had
more than that worth of fun, beside
fin ling out little more of human
nature imam NC hucN bcIOIc. -4Ntu
Iorh, Citizen.
ToUCHING INSTANCE OF CHILDISf
DEVOTION Three children in New
Brunswick got astray. Ole was abou
six years old and the others three.
was a wild region and in wild weather
and at the edge of the night. From
signs it seems that the six years ol(
soon felt sure that there was no hope
of being found, or finding themselve
that night so it took measures at one,
for safe keeping of its little ones. Put
ting them IN the most sheltered nook i
then stripped away the most of its owl
garments to put on them. and set out t,
gather dry seaweed to cover them up an,
defend them. Qute quantity of thi
had been gathered and piled about tn,
babes into a sort of nest, where the.
lay when the people found them, still
alive, but the six year old matron anC
martyr lay out on the shore dead of tn,
cold-lay beside the last pile of brusI
it had been able to gather but was no
able to bring It