The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-01-15
The Lost P0cket R0alz.

!, ~ S-"t S-.i Ht5OJ a SVAAo14au II
siding in Courtland street, went ou
early one morning fora walk, and K
get the breeze from she river.
When near Greenwich street be
saw pocket book on the sidewalk and
of course picked it up. i.as
/ No one was near of whom he eould
make inquiry, so he put it in his pock.
ct, and on reaching home showed it tc
his wife, who on examining the outside
said, ''This belongs to some pool
woman who is a nice body, I know, BY
the way she has tied it up so neat and
so careful "What is iGitl'
81 don't know" said hel ~
"Well, then, let US see," said she,
"whether it be prize or not"
! On opening It they found Forty-five
dollars in bills, and two quarters, neat
ly rolled up and tied with a thread /;
also, thimble, bodkin and a pair Of
scissors. "TheTe did l not tell you Il
was Womsn's pocket-bookl" said she +;
snow this must be advertised the own
sr can call and describe everything ID
it and she musta and sball getit"
So an advertisement as put 10 the
paper. The next morning a lady csll-
ed in commendabls distress, having
lost her pocket book. When asked to
describe it she gave description 80
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 ii
and didn't want any nnleas It was her
own: She was shown an old one lying
loose in the drawer, which after looking
at all around, she returned with a smile,
saying, shat IS not mine" Soon an.
other dad" called and described this
lost pocket book to a dot; she could not
say how much money there Was 10 il
When told she had not lost the pocket
book found snd advertised, she leh.,
In the afternoon she called again with
a gentleman and another LADY, and
made formal demand for ths waie
and was again refused The gentle,
man then spoke up announcing him
sell as lawyer and counsel for the
lady, and demanded the pocket book
with much feryor, and promising the
full extent of legal punishment # de-
MED. 5--,---
The 6nder rang the bell, aad his
man Sam came boWing into the room
to see what was wanted,
Instead of directing him to hand
around the wine (which was the fash
ion IN those days he was ordered TO
SHOW that lawyer who is not a gen.
tleman, to the front st9opi and if he
don't go quickly, Sam, kick him outa
The party left swearing vengeance.
Thus it went for two whole days; It !
got to be a neighborhood 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. and also slip of i
paper which she held in her hand
"Ahl here is your woman" SAYS the
ady, "Sam, open the door,
The cana in, presented the adver-
'isement, and said, 81 lost nv pocket
took the other morning containing the
quarters rent $45, so, which l was %.
ng to pay my landlord in Greenwich
treet l had been to the market and
when got to the place where I bad to
oay, found I had lost it, and 1 don't
lnow what l shall do if this that you
lave found is not mine,"
"But it is yours" says the lady,
and you are the only one who has
described it out 'of the dozens that
ave called, and you are welcome to
The woman was much rejoiced, and
lanted to pay the expenses of adverti-
ing,
"No," said the lady, 1--WE have had /:
lOre than that worth of fun, besides
ading out a little more about human
ature than we knew before.-Nsv
York Citiseg.