Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-11-10

on are philosopher.
"No--simply poet. / write
verses for amusement only"
"When | first met you in New
Orleans" toqg 0
"Ah, my dear sir, you antici-
pate me. Say nothing of our
first meeting. 1t was mere mat.
ter of business. There is some
thing more in this world than
mere labor and worriment. / am
still young, and can now retire
from business with an income of
four thousand a year, for which /
worked--aye, sir, worked" -
"And your business was"
"To find money" " a1.}
"You surprise me-. -
"No doubt. In the course of
ten years ] have realized up
wards of twenty thousand dol.
lars. Thirty thousand / inheri-
ted from an uncle" go OF 4
"But how is it possible, sir, to
be SO successful @afi 4
"System, sir, and in localities.
In London | returned upwards of
thirty thousand pounds, in Paris
twenty thousand, and in Rome
well, in Rome Ibid less, but what
may appear strange to you l made
more. The Pope, returning from
la ride, lost a diamond cross. All
eyes were on his Holiness-mine
were on Sthe ground. No one
but ne thought what might be
lost in such u crowd, hence my
luck. The cross was set with
brilliants so that in an instant
| suspected whose it WAS. Nor
was | mistaken. His Holiness
presented NE with this ring. 1t
is valued at eighteen hundred dol
lars" b..
Strange" aa.,
"What--my business? Yes, it
is. Sir, thousands of dollars are
daily lost in large cities which are
never returned to the owners
In no one instance, except in
small amounts not advertised,
have | failed to find the owners.
When | find a ten dollar note /
advertise it-so on with all a.
mounts above that. In many
instances, as you know, / have
returned the money before it
was advertised"
CAS- l know. When and
where? All, l was in Mr.. Will
iam's Office when you brought in
his pocket book. | did not think
you saw me-" a.-r scI
"Ah, my dear sir, if you had
served ten years apprenticeship to
money finding, you would learn
that the eye, like the human voice,
can be cultivated. did see you
on that occasion"
''Have you heard from the
gentleman who lost the money in
front of Girard Bank?"
Instead of answering me he
opened desk and showed me
check for one thousand dollars.
There, sir, was not that good
days work ?"
'It was"
"But / had still a better one
last week !; not in remuneration
benefitting the pocket, but more
satisfactory one to the mind"
| picked up a small pocket |
book on Arch street containing
ten dollars. 1t was evidently the
property of a poor woman
There was a memorandum in a
woman's hand writing. appropri.
ating that amount TO parties whom
she owed. Landlord six dollars
baker one dollar and fifty cents
grocer two dollars and fifty. On
the inside leaf, l noticed the num-
Ter of a house in Cresson's alley.
lnquiring my way to the place, |
found my way to the house. Just
as | was in the act of knocking.
| heard a female voice say ''pul it
in the Ledger" That was suffi-
cient. ! knocked, the door was
opened by decent looking wo
man; the inmates besides herself
were a young girl and a lad. 81
called, madam, in consequence
of finding a small amount of /
money" 5 s
"Oh, sir, have you found it
Ten dollars, sir. all the money i
bad in the world, and that owing
to those who would turn me out
of the house if the rent was not
paid" @ I
"There is the money, madam
l am happy in being able to save
you from the power of merci-
less landlord.
81 handed her the book and
left"
"That was indeed kind" /
'It was my duty as man and /