Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-02-17
How One Mans Carelessness Sent An.
other 10. Ruin and to Prison. .r
from the Auburn Morning News

From the Auburn Morning News.l
A year or more ago, young man of this
city visited New York, and in the course OF
his sightseeing with a friend, called o. one
of the theatres. Each left an overcoat in
the cloak room, taking checks therefor. =
The Auburnian intended TO leave for home
thatni and could not therefore remain
until the conclusion OF the performance,
and left the theatre in considerable haste;
but on putting his hand into his pocketf for
the check for his coat, could not find II. -
He requested the man in charge of the
cloak room to give him his coat, which he
pointed out to him. without the check.
This the man refused to do. Time was
precious; the time for the departure of the
train had nearly arrived; 80, stepping
into the room, he took hold Of
his coat, and partly by force and per-
suasion, prevailed upon the man to re-
lease the coat. Throwing the garment over
his arm he hastened to the depot, and sue
ceeded in jumping on the train as it was
moving ont of the station. He was good
deal su rprised to see, however upon plac-
ing his overcoat on the back of q seat, that
it was not his own, but much better and
more expensive one, although similar in
color. There was now no way by which
the mistake could be rectified until he ar
rived home, and SO dismissing the subject
from his mind as trife of no moment
save to the owner Of tho coat, he went to
sleep and dreamed Of the expected rise in
Merchants Unisn Express stock, and a
golden future Of ease and enjoyment as the
result Of his visit to fhe metropolis. Ar
rived home, his first duty was TO telegraph
to the manager of the theatre, and to en-
close in letter the missing check which he
had subsequently found. But neither tele
graph nor letter was answered, and 30 the
matter was again dismissed from his mind
as of no consequence, and only alluded to
occasionally when complimented by his
good taste and Judgment in the selection of
an overcoat. But now we come to the re-
suit of his trife, which can be stated in the
following words: The owner Of this over
coat refused TO be comforted by the cloak
room attendant, but appealed to the mana
ger of the theatre, who could do no less, he
thought, than discharge his unfortunate
employe Thus discharged in the winter,
he sought long and faithfully for employ
meAt, but could not find it; his money
gone; turned from his boarding house;
starvation fairly staring him in
the face; dissolute companions at
last prevailed upon him to be-
come member Of their gang, and he was
soon arrested and sentenced to Sing Sing
prison for term Of years to be afterwards,
with party Of fellow convicts, transferred
to the prison at this place. And all this
mans disgrace, suffering and moral death
was the result of triae that hasnot caused
its author the loss OF moments sleep or
the variation of single teat of his calm
and healthy pulse Had he known what
was to have been tho result OF that nights
haste and careessness he would have will
lingly made pilgrimage from here to New
York, to have saved that poor fellow from
the trouble his carelessness produced. Now
he can only regret his hasty act when he
shall learn, for the first time, that his trife
u,oc onotha 1uin