The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1869-02-02

was engaged, and doubtless on missing
it, instead of regarding me in a roman
tic light, she put it down that L was
one of the swell mob, and had purpose
ly entangled myself in her dress TO rob
her of jewelry.
Here was an anti, heroic position tn find
ones self in, when l wished to be consid-
cred the most devoted of knights, to be
the most expert Of pickpockets, Was
ever an honest lover in such plite And
to make it worse, could not see how l
was to escape from this inevitable delem-
ma. I must go down TO the grave, re-
membered only in the dear ones mind as
the nefarious purloiner of her bracelet
To find her out was impossible, but a
bright idea struck me, as my eyes lighted
on newspaper lying on the coffee"room
table, | sat down and wrote an advertise
mens in the following words:
IF the lady whose dress got entangled
in a gcntleman's coat button, in leaving
the concert last Wednesday, will call at
or send to the fremont Hotel, she will
hear something 10 her advantage,
My plans being thus adopted,I ordered
dinner, aud awaited patiently, or rather
impatiently, the appearance Of the news
paper next morning, 1t was brought up
in my room damp from the press, and
and then 1 read in alltbe glory ollarge type,
an interesting anneuncement-but my
stars, with what an advertisement was il
followed in the same column, [ only
wonder that my hair did not stand Oh ems
as l read as follows:
"S2 Reward. Lost or stolen at thu
concert al the Hall, Gold Chain Brace
let. 1t is thought TO have been taker
from the lady's arm, by pickpocket o
gentlemanly appearance, who wore Goa
with brass buttons, and kept near the LADY
on leaving the hall.
Any one giving such Information a
will lead TO the recovery of the brace
let, or to the capture Of the thief, { i
it was stoIen) will rc:ive the above re
ward on applying at No. 7 Cambiidg
/ Place"
Here was a pligbt---to be advertise
in the public papers as a pickpocket
when my only crime was like Othello'
that Of,
Loving not wisely, but too we'll"
My determination, however, was quick
adopted. went up stairs, put on tn
identical blue coat so accurately describe
and taking the paper in my hand, proceed
ed to Cambridge Place.
] knocked at the door, anI asked tn
servant who answered, the name of th
family. Having heard it. | said, {
Miss Raymond in ?
yes, SIR replied the servant, 'wh
shall say wants her 7
Tell her that the pickpocket with
gentlemanly address, and blue coat viii
brass buttons, who stole her bracelet,
! here, and wishes to return il to her.
The woman stared at me as though
were mad, but on repeating my reque
10 her she went and delivered my me
,, sage.
Soon there came out, not my fair on
but her stalwart brother.
That said /, handing him the braC
!, let, i. Miss Raymond's property; al
though, as you perceive, | wear the bl
D., coat with the brass buttons, and am H.
:, tered to think my manners are not unge
i tlemanly, I'm bound in candor to say
=, am no pickpocket
V Then, you shall have the reward, ss
IL the brother, taxing out his purse.
30 replied, Tor strange as it m
" appear, though l am no pickpocketI st
. the lady's bracelet
" The man looked puzzled; but whei
iul,l The truth, and pointed to the adv
~ tisement in the same paper, as proc
:, did not want the property, he laugl
10 heartily at the whole story, and did
10 wonder the leas. at his sisters dcscript
=, of the genilemanly pickpocket.
u. WELL hs said, you had better W
a, in and have tea with us, and my 81
III will be able TO say whether she can sp
to your identity, after which it will
~ tine enough to canvass the propTiciy
=" sending for constable
~ c You may rest assured 1 accepted
VI invitation. Need 60 further with
s' story. The lady Ito use the words Of
~. ADVERTISEMENT captured the pickpoc
'e' The bachelors button no longer ad
''- my blue coat, and have now framed
-. glazed over the fireplace the advertiser
60, 60, in which am publicly described by
-. own wife 'as pickpocket with ge
Nv manly address,
When | charge her with libel,
ra. w always does what she has this mol
vas : done, pay damage for s!ander with
-, " amount of kisses, declaring, though l
,ss' ,Ss' pickpocket, l was thief, and stole
'' heart, and pocketed her bracelet.
lrse A Masonic Incident.
nth 4 little incident containing some II
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