The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-02-26

I me- and 70 learnsat the same time whC
\ my encbaRtfess Is, the fates must in
deed be very unpropitious.
I hy plans being thus far adopted,
/ ordered dinner, and awaited patiently
the appearance of the newspaper thc
next morning. 1t was brought up to my
room damp from the press, and there ]
read in all the glory of big type, my
interesting announcement. But my
stars with what an advertisement wa;
L followed in the same column. l only
wonder that my hair did not stand on
end as Tread the following:
"S2 REwARD- Lost or stolen, on the
right Of fhe concert, at The ball, q gold
chsin bracelet. It is Thought 70 have been
taken from the lady's arm by a pickpockei
I Of gentlemanly appearance, who wore blue
I coat with brass buttons, and kept very neaI
the lady on leaving the hall. Any one Civ
ing information as viii lead to the recovery
Of The bracelet, or the capture Of The thiei
/ [if il was stolen,) win receive The above re-
ward on applying at No, z, Cambridge
| Place. 1
Here was pretty plight; to be ad-
=
vertised in the public papers as a pick
pocket when my only crime was like
othello's, that of
Loving not wisely, but too well"
Ny determination, however, was
quickly adopted. 1 went up stairs, put
on the very delinquent blue coat, SO ac-
curately described, and with the paper
in my hand proceeded 10 No. :, Cam
bridge Place.
] knocked at the door, and asked the
servant, who answered, the name of the
family. Having heard it, l said, is
Miss Raymond inP
yes, sir replied the woman; who
shall l say wants herF
Tell her, l replied, that the pick
pocket, with gentlemanly address, and
blue coat with brass buttons, who stole.
her bracelet is here, and wishes to re-
turn it to herg
The woman stared at me as though
I were mad, but on repeating my re-
quest to her, she went in and delivered
my message.
Soon there came person but not
my fair one
with all that's best, of dark aad bright .
Meeting in aspect and-eye,"
but a stalwart brother.
That, 1 said, handing him the brace
let is Miss Raymond's property; and
though, as you perceive, l wear a blue
coat. with brass buttons, and an fiat
tered to think my manners are not UNI
gentlemsnly, l am bound in candor to
say | am not pickpocket'
Then, sir, you shall have the re
ward said the brother, taking out his
purse. No. Ireplied, for strange as it
may appear, though am not a pick
pocket, | stole the lady's bracelet.
The man looked puzzled, but when l
told him the truth and pointed to my
advertisement in the same paper, as a
proof / did not want to walk off with
the property, he laughed heartily at the
whole story, and not the least at his
sisters description of the gentIemauly
piekpocket.
'WelP said he, you had better walk
in and have tea with us, and my sister
will be able say whether she can speak
to your identity, after which it will be
time enough TO canvass the propriety
of sending for constable
You may be assured l accepted the |
invitation. Need 1 90 further with the !
story! The young lady to use the
words of the advertisement) captured !
the pickpocket The bachelors but |
ton no longer adorns my blue coat, and
now I have framed and glazed over the
fire place the advertisement in which |
am publicly described by my own wife
'as pickpocket with a gentlemanly |
address, When charge her with the
libel, she always does just what she has
just this moment done, pay damages
for the SANDER in any amount of kisses,
declaring, though not a pickpocket, l
was thief, and stole her heart and
pocketed her bracelet.
So ends the story Of GA BACHELORS
3UTToN."