The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-12-30

( thanking her for the consideration
shown to the clergy, l turned about
and ret acted my steps to the hotel
not without some slight tWingcs o.
! conscience for allowing the mistake
to pass, and take advantage oft. Tho
remainder Of the day was spent very
quietly ;as was aIso the evening which
followed
Ny first duly the next morning
( was to seek some knight OF the razor
/ had noticed a pleasant little shop
/ at no great distance from the hotel
+ in my walk the previous day, and
thinking that l should do no better
by looOking further, / repaired TO that.
( There was IN attendance only q boy
Of about twelve years old, d,WhO stated
that his father, the proprietor Of the
shop, had gone TO q neighboring city
and could not return before noon.
Without any hesitation / requested
the loan ofa razor, and proceeded to
operate on myself While thus occu-
pied, the customers began to present
themselves, expressing great dissatis-
/ faction upon learning how matter 5
stood. Nov, although / am a proud
man, l am not, thank God, cursed
with that species Of vanity which
prevents 4 man from doing certain
kinds Of honest labor Simply because
they are not @enteel. Here was an
opportunity offered for me to al least
earn the price OF my breakfast. l
took advantage oft and told the first
man who entered after l had COM
pleted shaving myself, that | would
shave him. l did so. Others coming
in, l shaved them also. in fact, [ did
quite brisk business for couple Of
hours and iftle unfortunate individ-
uals who came under my hand lad
any doubt, about my fitness for the
business, they certainly expressed
none. Al the expiration of this time,
L began to think that 1 had done suf-
iciCRt, and feeling rather hungry,
having had no breakfast, ] divided
the proceeds with The boy, and pre-
pared 10 return TO my hotel But I
was not done YET. As [ was brush-
Ing my hat, young dandified speci-
men OF humanity came in, and re
solved that he should be tho last,
went TO work upon him.
hen uc came 10 pay lac, was 10
say the, least, sOmoW dat surprised 10
see him deliberately produce my own
pocket bOok-the one I had lost.
Standing upon the ceremony, /
Snatcaci i from his hand. and de-
njuC-d ia no gentle tone. how Il came
in his possession Without stopping
10 reply other than by a Vclley OF i'm
precalOAa rs lie reached the door. he
tumDicd rather than ran down the
stairs into the street. .1ATaiting for
neither hat, nor coat, I followed: tie
poc6ct book in my hand. we meas
ared OF considerable ground in
short space Of time. On. on. Il was
ln exciting chase. Men, boys, dogs.
joined in pursuit.: thc cries Of 'st0n
thief Ealld the like. growing I0uder4
and Increasing. NFHst an uproar,
there was! suddenly came a flash of
light sharp aHI vivid fer an instant,
then utter darkness. A policemen.
me Ior tLctLici, had gently
tapped me upon the head, as their
custom is, and with the usual result:
tie thief escaped, and !, the victim,
vas appTehcnded. Ny appearance
told heavily against me but my story
being fully cogrJborated by the hoy
rs the barber shop, I was released.
pom examining the wallet, [ found
my own money intact, and about one
hundred and thirty-dOIlaUs beside.
This is al tho story. -
Net q bad speculation after all
said !, as he concluded.
W ell, perhaps not. No IL was not
but st1ll NY advice holds good. Never
place railway ticket in your wallet. :