The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1871-02-16

said:
They write on hills and fields mysterious
truths.
Mine, you perceive are written here
You are philosopher
No-simply poet. write verses for
only
When first met you in New Orleans
'Ah, my dear sir, you anticipate me.
Say nothing of our first meeting. 1t was
a mere matter of business. There is
labor and wOrriment. am still young,
and can now retire from business with an
income of three thousand dollars per an
nun, for which work-aye, sir, work
ed
And your business was to
Find money
You surprise meP
No doubt. In the course of ten years
I have realized, from finding money and
returning it to the owners, upwards of
twenty thousand dollars thirty thousand
inherited from an uncle
But how is it possible, sir to be so sue
cessful?
System, sir, and localities. In Lon
don, l returned to owners upwards of
thirty thousand. In Paris, about twenty
thousand; and in Rome-well, in Rome
did less, but, what may appear strange to
you, I made more. The Pope, returning
from ride, lost diamond cross All
eyes were on his Holiness-mine were on
the ground. No one but myself. thought
what might be lost in such crowd, hence
my luck The cross was set with brill
iants, so in an instant I suspected who was
the owner. Nor was I mistaken. His
Holiness presented me with this ring. 1t
is valued at eighteen hundred dollars
Strange
'What-my business? Yes, it is, sir
thousands of dollars are daily lost in large
cities, which the owners never have re-
turned to them. In no one instance, ex-
cept small amounts not advertised, have 1
failed to find the owner. When I find a
ten dollar note, advertise it-so with
all amounts above that. In many instan-
ces, as you know, 1 have returned the
money before it was advertised
'As I know? How and where? All
I recollect. was in Mr.. Williams Office
when you returned his pocket-book. I
did not think you saw me-
'Ah, my dear sir, if you had served ten
years apprenticeship to money finding
you would learn that the eye, like the hu-
man voice, can be cultivated. did see
you on that OCCASION
Have you heard from the gentleman
who lost the money in front of the Girard
Bank?
Instead of answering me he opened a
small writing desk and showed me check
for one thousand dollars.
There, sir, was not that a good days
work ?
1T was.'
But had still better one last week
not in remuneration, beftting the pocket
but more satisfactory one to the
mind
How so?
I picked up a small pOcket-book on
Arch street, containing ten dollars. 1t
was evidently the property of a poor per
son. There was memorandum in wo-
mans hand writing appropriating that a
mount to parties that she owed Land
lord, six dollars baker. one dollar and
fifty cents: grocer, two dollars and fifty
cents, On the inside leaf, I noticed, the
number of house in Cresson's alley. In
quiring my way to the place. found the
number-it was a small house. Just as
I was in the act of knocking heard fe-
male voice say put it in the Ledger
That was sufficient. I knocked, and the
door was opened by decent looking wo-
man; the inmates, besides herself were q
young girl and a lad. 4 called madam,
in consequence of finding small amount
of money
oh, sir, have you found it.? Ten dol
lars, sir; all the money hadin the world
and that owing to those who would turn
me cut of the house if the rent was not
paid
There is the money, madam. I am
happy in being enabled to save you from
the power of a merciless landlord
4 handed her the book and left
That was indeed kind
1T was my duty as a man and Chris
tian, and more sir, it was my business
do not mention this, sir, for the purpose
of bsasting of an act of charity, or in q
spirit of egotism, but when the poor wo-
man opened her pocket-book she found
twenty dollars
Middleton I exclaimed, springing up
you are noble fellow, and if may ask,
it as favor, permit me to be ranked a.
mOng your friends
Sir, thank you. My vocation is one
that, were it generally known, the few
who know me would probably shun me i.
'Shun yOul Why?
What is money finding but more re-
fined name for rag-picking2 It is true
1 dress better than that class do, and car
ry gold-mounted cane instead of stick
with hook
4 do not take that view of it.
'Thanks-I accept your frie ndship-I
am proud of it, for you are a man with
out prejudice
Sir, you are mistaken. 1 am full oi
prejudice, but when take an honest man
by the hand, as l take yours now, have