The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-08-22
q he Bul1ftin.
A pick pockets story.

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Rev. Mr.. Duscnbury, pastor Of st. Ruth 5
cburch--"yes am going up for six months,
and IL Is for prigging watch. dunno rs
| am IA sinner in particular; folks must
live, you know; and ! ncvor went 10 sum
day school. Thank yc for them tracts, but
I cant read much, TO speak Of
"Don't feel ashamed Of myself We'll
sir. I don't know rs ] do much. Once,
own up, ! did make n regular fiat Of my
self, and III tell you, if you want to know.
II was two years ago and | was younger
than | nm now, and fa,ter Of cOusc, and
I'd had bad luck for Il week, and nothing
to eat all day; and don't suppose that
'Liiah YOU was rcadin to me Of, out Of tho
red book there, felt any gladdcr 10
see them their ravens than | did to see n
young country gal get OF the boat at the
foot Of Barclay street, and walk and walk
it, with her pockct-book showing through
her muslin dress rs plain as the nose on
your face. Country ladies are pcricc!
blessing to our profession. They go a
rambling along, looking ut the shops and
the fashions, and all you We got 30 do is
10 Jest take and put out your hand for their
purses and handkcrChief. d have had
her. before she'd got half way 10 the cars,
only-fpr number 90 lie wa. shot aftci-
ward, by gentleman | know for meddlng
where he wasrt wanted. The gentleman
lind lust got clear with u lot Of silver, and
ninctv.niuc grabbed him. IL naturally
ruled the gent, 80 he fired. But ninety
nine was alive and well than day, and he
Kind % winkcd at me, q, much a. 10 say, j
see, your little game. 50 | crossed the
street, and didn't get mp with that young
country gal ut MI until she'd Jn-t haiItd
car. Then jumped On too.
and set down alongside Of her. and pre-
tended for to go 80 sleep. Had to BE-
walked up for 10 pay my fare, You know,
aud heard the old lady opposite LAY that J
was ,ipsy. Well, this young gai-pTtty
.hr was, too You bet-shc looked Mt the
folks and at their clothes, ana NJ the other
folks going along the street, and smiled to
herself ~ pleasant; and, by and by, sho
asked the conductor 10 Top at Broadway.
for -hc was going there shopping. jest
n. she .aid that, -hc leaned across nc, and
I got the p3ckctbook. IL was the easiest
thing ! ever did, and | was sound asleep
again before she Strengthened up. lmcNnt
10 sleep few minutes moro, You see, ana
then &c, out but just then IN came little
bcsgar with black pins, and held out M
hand 10 her. She stuck hcr right in her
lbLhHI COUNTY, .ArAl'Aif ~ 49, ''''' '.'''H
thing and then she hollcrcd out:
"Oh my Oh my! It, gone! I've
lo,tmy pocketbook
jumping out then w0dld have been
fat. | reused up, and lays |;
u.Hrrc. get ~ and look! Thi. here lady
ba. Lost h.r money Look On the h00r,
conductor Under your drosscs, may be,
lAdios, unlcs. somebody las been and took
ii says l.
Everybody looked nobody talked, and
the Girl began e. cry. Nhen ! law the
tear. "a ruuuin, down her cheeks, ana the
dimplcs going on. 81 thpm, ! .cit 30 funny
mister, that haven gutauy words for II.
| felt a. qupyr a. queer can-ncTcr felt
80 before.
"HOh. .ay. she, 'thor. afly dollars IN H.
fifty dollar. | came way down from
Glove llill this morning tp buy my we'd
aux guiugs. I've been sgglug Two whole
ycar,-and now IL. gone Aud nov, shc
says. robbin= ,Ir,"d',,i, ''r', -'S.i-!'"S VA
be cut oil, and may b, 1t won't happen NJ
all and down she at again crying. Ana
saw the men laughing IT her ana tAr
ladic, smil.ng, and cant tell how qUccr
felt. III got down by tho door, ana !
knew now was my time, and ! stepped oil
Mister. dunno what allied ne. When !
wa. Il little boy, had an old wumnn--ycs
i mean my mo,hcr-that went and died.
She had jc,t such waller hai: uI blue
ewes. May be twas that. Something
over me, anyhow and how-ahd ! J'''
give ia tnit' / hauled out the pocket
book and ran oltrr the car. ] jumped on
and dumped that there hiiy dollars IN
the country sai lap,
There. say, | 4 picked j. up iu tho
street, /, IL yourn
ooh. ycs. ycs say, ,H,. 10, thank
vsu. mister. thank YOU Oh, how glad
am Oh thank you. But dilnt want
% Listen. some one yelled out, lie stole
il. The conductor made grab NJ me.
heard the cal scream oUt, oh, no, n good,
Kind Young gentleman like that, b.
woulln't-- And wa, or likc light
ming.
Il hadutu cent e. get = supper with
,hatnight, and .lcptundcr st"op And
hadn't any luck AN next day But /
couldn't have kept tha, money g. save my
life And | hope ,hc got married - 4"
cool fc.lcr do, aud fcgls kind %. kind TO
iuc when ,hc remembers.
Tina, ,lr, said the p!chplcbct shaSirs
nj, cropped head, ".s the only fl thing
ever done, AMI ihc only one m ashamed
uu.
and of what par; Of tho transaction
are YOU ashamed . said Mr., Duscnbury'
In perplcNity
Il dunno exactly sir saiI the p,ck-
pocket u only know that whenever 1t
comes across me, feel .lat. Bat You see,
couldn't have kept that selt wedding
money not for uo,hin' specially when
heroyes was 80 like ny old womans that
died when was II boy, and might have
gone out of the profession then, / ie't >"
fiat, only It. u hard thing to de- every
body agin you so-thcm IN II, and them
ont Of il. And, thank You, goodbye sir