Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1870-10-19
Il AlisttlIan,ous Staining.
A CASE OF SUSPICION.

One day large number OF guests sat
at the dinner table of the principal hotel
in Dresden, the beautiful capital of Saxo-
nv. Foreigners aud native Germans sat
side by side. eating talking, and appa-
rently having very good time. Sud
denly a young merchant, who had trav-
eled through India, attracted the atten-
tion of everybody by holding up piece
of gold money, which he had brought
with him from that country. The coin
was eight-ccrnered, and had very strange
figures on both sides Of it. The people
around the table were greatly surprised
to zee such beautiful and queer piece of
money, and it is no wonder that they
admired it. ...'r'" =
The gentlemen owning it let it pass
around the table, and a good many re-
marks were made about how such a
queer piece of money could have been
prepared Finally it reached the hands
of gentleman sitting at the end Of the
table, who was apparently an. officer Of
high rank, and who had been so intent
upon conversation with his neighbor that
he was really the only one in the com
pany who had not paid much attention
to the curious coin He looked at it a
moment. noticed the figures with some
Indifference, and then laid it down on the
table. saying "Oh know that piece
Of money already | have seen one be-
| FORE and continued his conversation.
/ Shortly afterward the people began to
talk about other things. and the piece of
money was apparently forgotten AsJthe
dinner which lasted a good while, drew
to a close, The young merchant who own
ed the money looked around upon the
guests, and said !: ''t t1''i. .' ~
"Will the gentleman to whom my
piece of money was handed last be kind
enough to give it to me again, for have
not yet received it ..''''2'.'' .' 'i'
Thepeople were greatly astonished at
this remark, and wondered that he had not
received the money again Every one
declared that he had passed it on to the
one sitting next to him, but nobody
seemed able to tell what became Of it -
The company were in great surprise at
the thought that thief could possibly. be
in the number, and yet it did seem that
somebody had taken the gold coin. Fl
nally. when the money could not be
found. and the old gentleman arose and
said in loud voice :ui, bas .s4fsai si1sp
"Gentlemen, since every one Of, you
says,he hasnot got the piece of money,
and since all of us in this dining groom are
responsible to you for it. L propose to
you that each one have his pocket search
ed by the landlord, and / am willing
that mine should be scrched first. The
landlord and Twill take our position at
the door, aud7I propose that no body
leave tue hall without the landlord ex.
ainining his pockets In fact, there is
nothing else that we can do, if we want
to save ourselves against the supposition
that some one Of us,is thief" s,T
1t appeared that every one was agreed
to this proposition, and one after ano ther
had his pockets searched by the land
lord. Finally, the officer who had given
but little attention to the piece Of money
when it was handed to him said ;s7O
"Gentlemsn, do not agree to have
myvpocket searched, though / give you
my homer as soldier that | do not have
in my possession the piece Of money.
Here is my name, and that is all J can
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