, 1869-10-10
FORTY-FOUR YEARS LOST,
General 1.nfayctse'A Watch found in
u k'nssnhFokers1 Window,

IFtaH Tar AdShfiRe Ntthh] FTra[
We learned yestcldoy fac 'par,tculars OF orc OF
the most singular stories ihat we have heard for
long time, and although |, IL Of i1at marvellous
otce5 Which ss,sgErIs eIeds'itY, yet the iscs. as
whose character 1nd reputation nfe sucn ~ to
MAKE II Impossible 10 doubt
there nsed id rnnsaeIpnia ssi;zsr 1aneI Weit.
gel, matchmaker by isaic, q nnn Of great inge-
Hlui1y md Inventive EeniuR Harlny great aAnll-
asea Win " eeeaiias csre sacn n sSEs pse IL
Masninston, with Instructions to present It 10 any
.{mcricaa people lnan himself Tie Gsuerll
c$naed the witch uuta tha efforts OF
et3a4etal Lafayette had Impressed him with
aQl1e and distinguished character Of the man
asnd helleyng thu: he had lo7nll tho mau deaIg-
n1Rfe&hJ Weitzel In his Instructions be compelled
L.4SnSte to accept K lafayette carried the watch
ul1hi M return TO this country, IN 152a, when. -
iinnfNe4 Of R1atetul free people, he made iour
me cvuotsy, rectlsinK creryxhere LIE
y o. nad written Inc nr1ghtcs, page Whlls pur-
Sni3S4nt Enile u That city IeceiEnz the coagrat.
Hasfaf9k@. EreEy effort possible xaa male 10 re-
coS4t the papers tt1oushou, the whole country
adss&4eed i: 1arge rcKarts were offered, aad the
dete ofGers IN 0lf the cit1es were on tho alert
70 Te$Nter the ~atCh. U1t in spite OF all that w1s
dohc1.f time the Wa1ch WAS not found, a1l 10 time
No'i1nany days since, In q Western clt3, watch
exENkl tos sAle in the Wsnduw u = pawnhrokct
AIttseftu much attention from people Passing by
- rtca;sar nale mud sal0e. Ono day AZ ola
Eentit1nau r,asslng the window aaw the watch,
ana ota looking ut It clo&eiF bccsme satisfied s1at
ne kneT something aoout II, stepped Into the
mop Auu requested tho plWHdruEet 10 let him
e1Atit19e 4 1ls wa8 rehlls KrAntesL After =
Mun'eAt tho old gentleman exclaimed, F." Tan was
GeneIsH eH LafaystIe.s watch. pressLtei 70 hlal hy
descnpslon poIishs d 1t tne sime. The pa.nhroIes
to e1cuIE Atr hlInseu by assuring the rsn,iec,an
TINT he dld Nsot have the slightcai suspicion tha.
i yeuss ss 1ho ass Il s2as!
1lstrrsst au4S who represented thns II wa q
family relic Nhfeh had otea gwen her hJ hel
m s eaa,e so aeas III sr .as stol, 81
| himself he Wns much excited, and frmnYkcd
a S q Ies9s .ss III Ill. re- @ q
Cay 1ns wa.ea sas stolen. and Ill honor, ~ @elI
m, 1o1c u s's1 s sn ns,ns ~ nc ns,ou
ca-*fs a. the K!fL who danced =. SOME piace al
entertainment, occupied a room In the ncxi hoa1c
and the aen,!em2n xould wAlk back and TAKE d
tsRt, he T.uli send tor tho Gtsl TIL. Oil gentle
man took The protereu atat, and IN n few minute.
ine nirl raIne 10. She looked wcnk aud feeble
Nascn do moi cysucs tbs least want Of colnpature
hut wiinoat hestailo1 proceeded 10 give ansEei
10 ques...c,nz ...cnz lie folio ~'1x nazrAt.vu:
/ Sue VIVA toF1 hn>.., sa' 'n'"u1aas = oi teat 1ea n
parents removed TO Acnptla whers they seu...-
81 three yca1; then they went 10 ST Lo1ss, uhsle
tac! nvSu s UNI! nota hsf parents dlS1-her fathGl
Died nrst, and aa'ont oGs year after Luz no,nel
died; The waiSn had beel In pos.esson Of hel
fashet n! her lie: sic could retooct seeing Ii It
ner Jnula alstincsly; sha! oe1. father, wlen i'm
say!ng thai It hnsl Deen In hh fsaltJ many ysars
he having received II on The death OF Ala father
| with p01uEc Instructions not 70 sell or tItspu,, O
II, but 70 keep 1t In Tho family; her mother Ia.
eharEed her not to sell u, bnt TO Geepl X She "a
tnch faVlnR money t0 frdeeM Tho watch: Nou
b0t hare paw ned IT, hut a BtseFb 0t Of sitkaes
had rcd1eua2 her to AuCh 1srAts that abe WA 0s
ntcd to retoFt 10 the watch 70 ralae 1noney Tor Al
Apote uecessaIlex to sustain Tic.
The old genLlenan heard The girls eto,J vii
aifonsamtnt, aud benR satis1ed from her mar
ter TINT khe told Ihe truth, he felt convinced thu
the theft OF the watch EH4 Hill q mysery-or,
lxast, II y ouIl " lupossIbe after 10 uAny Yrxl
to learn who Couulltcd The robbery.