The Portland daily press., 1872-04-12

LESSON FOR coUNTRYMEN-THE POCKET
BOOK SUFFER-.

BOOK SUFFER-.
The New York correspondent of the Wor-
cester Spy writes as follows:
As a rule, there is no branch of industry
which pays SO poorly as roguery. Now and
then, indeed, a thief or swindler makes
big haul. But these. are exceptional. The
cleverest trio of pickpockets may work the
cars for day and never get more than an
empty portmonnaie or cheap handkerchief.
As tor watches and jewelry, it is more than
even chance that gorgeous establishment,
when appropriated, turns out to be ssMilton''
or ''oriode," at which ''my uncle'' turns up
his nose disdainfully when loan is request
ed.
sometimes the rogues find more than their
match; l know gentleman who has an as
pect OF chronic greenness. 81 can't" he once
said to me, set foot on the pier without be-
ing set upon by pocketbook-stu or some
thing OF the sort. Do you think look so
very green?' ?' Thus pressed, could not help
acknowledging that if had not known him
to be about the shrewdest man of my ac-
quaintance, should, from his looks, set him
down as very likely to be imposed upon.
Ihereupon he told me of his latest adventure.
In Cortlandt street he was accosted by a
respectable-looking man, Excuse me, sir; L
think saw you drop your pocketbook. Here
it is" ''That is not mine, - was the reply
"Well, we will open ii and see if there is any
thing in it, He opened the book and there
was something in it.
Ten. ten, twenty, fifty; why, here's ninety
dollars in cash; and, halo! check for a
thousand, and other papers. Some poor fel-
low has lost this, and will be glad to get it
back. He'll advertise it, of course, Finder
may keep the money if he will return the
check and other papers; check not Endorsed.
and no use but to the rightful owner Now
must leave town this morning, and can't
wait to find out the rightful owner. Give
me ten dollars, take the book and get the re-
ward" q. = = .
My friend had not the money about him
he was going to his Cousins store, in Broad
way, near Iwenty-sixth street. This cousin
would let HIM have as much money as he
wanted. -'
Luckily" said the stranger, ''that's right
on my way. leave by the next New Haven
train from Twenty-seventh street. Wen
walk up town together, if you like. All,
here's place where they keep good cigars.
Ny case is empty. Let us stop and replenish.
DO you smoker" My friend owned to indul-
gence in the little vice, and a half-dozen of
the incest brand were selected by the stranger,
one OF which was courteously proffered to his
new acquaintance. s'By the way, they have
here the best brandy in town. I have not
mad my morning yet; will you JOIN me- r'
With pleasure, only you must let me paw"
SNot at all. have an Account here. Mich
ael, put these down for me-"
=, Thus fortified, the pair proceeded up town,
the stranger talking pleasantly all the way,
ana now and then recurring to the pocket
pook, remarking how glad the owner would
be to find that it had fallen into honest hands.
AZ length Twenty-sixth street was reached.
Heres my Cousins store,'' said my friend.
II wish Won a OOOd yonrp;po
But about the pocketbook fa
ou glt,' was the only response
Inc fellow "got' forthwith but he did not
go in the direction of the New Haven depot.
A NEW ADVERTISING DODGE. = The
American Sunday School Union of Philadel-
phla is determined to keep itself before the
puDhc. 1t sends out broadside sheets of nice
little anecdotes to the newspapers, and invites
editors to sprinkle them through the columns
OF the newspapers. This shrewd little dodge
reminds one of the story of the old lady who
sold peppermints on Sunday, "cause they
keeps people awake in sermon time" but re-
fuses to deal out picked lines ''cause thew
was secular commodityr' M
BLOWING FOR THE SETTLEMENT. .n-sT
organized the first Sunday school in this
county and ran it myself" said shrewd but
dissipated Wisconsin lawyer "a few of us
Americans came here early. We wanted to
get in decent, industrious settlers and keep
the rowdies out. So said, "A Sunday
school will draw the folks we want 1t will
be the best and cheapest way to blow for the
settlement They all agreed to it. There
wasn't soul of that pretended to have a
grain Of piety. So they pitched upon me to
carry out the plan. did it, sending to Mr..
Rlbe, OF the American Sunday School Union.
for library, and ran the school all summer.
1t did the blowing for us splenddly. Sever
al Christians families came in, and as they
had better stock of piety handed the Sun
day school over to them. 1t was a grand
thing for us. We secured good moral set
tiement In fact, sir, it got to be so pious
that l could not live there myself" !
The following resolutions were adopted by
the students of the Oxford Normal Institute.
on the death of Master Sanborn:
lnasmuch as it has pleased God to remove
from us, by death, our beloved fellow student
Frank L. Sanborn, -5- ~ - -"
ResotUed, That we hereby record our sincere
appreciation of his high intellectual ability and
his sterling moral worth; his fidelity as schoi-