Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-01-16

only little bit of carelessness. after
all and perhaps they'll look over it.
Eyes; that's all very well,'' 1 said.
"But how am to get there? I've got
no money. This wretched party has
cleared us right out.
Borrow some of Cousins
HE asked me to lend him sovereign
last night, and I couldn't"
Now you'll say, ''Heres man with
out resource. Why didn't he pawn his
watch?" To tell the truth, that's what I
had done the week before, and the money
was all gone ''Then under these cir
cumstances, you'll add, SIT was immor-
al to give party" But, you'll bear in
mind the invitations had been out for a
fortnight, and then we were in funds.
swell, jack" said my wife, sfyou
must get the man-the P. BIO give
you some more money on the watch.
Sell it to him right out. 1t must be
worth at least ten pounds, for it cost
thirty, and you've only had five upon it.
Sell the ticket
Yes; but where was the ticket? Why,
IN the little cash-pocket of my brown
great-coat. Still, 1 had heard that if
you'd lost ticket you could make the
man give you another; and Brooks, the
pawnbroker, was a respectable fellow,
who perhaps, would help me out of my
difficulty. I went to him anyhow, on
my way to the station. I felt like a
tleket-of-leave man as I went into his
shop, but [ put good face upon it.
Brooks" said, 'that watch-you
know the ticket-it's stolen.''
Brooks gave most portentous wink.
He was slow-speeched man, with a red
face, and tremendous corporation.
May" he says, "my lad; thou'rt
wrong there" s------.--
"What do you mean?" said, coloring
up furiously. Every one suspected me,
it seemed.
"Whoi it might ha' been stolen once,
but 1t aren't now; ave got it here. This
IS how it were. A cadging sort O. chap
comes In, and he says: ''Master, what'Il
you give me for this ere ticket?" Now,
you know the hact don't allow us to give
nought in that kind of way, but says to
to the chap: Lets have look at it,
and then saw it was yours, and I said
to the man: My lad, you aren't come
honest by this. -
"And you gave him into custody, he's
in prison? Old Brooks, what a capital
fellow you erel'
NAY" he said; 81 knowed better nor
that. Do you think I'd expose Gus
toner? I know you gents don't care
about these little matters getting abroad;
and SO [ slaps my fist on the counter,
and I says: Hook itr just like that.
And away he went just like lamp
Lighter. y
L sank down on the counter overpow-
cred with emotion.
"And what's MORE" went on Brooks,
he never took up the money I'd lent him
for the coat"
''What coat?" I cried
ga very nice brown coat he put up
with me. About fit you, shonld think
See, here it is.
1t was my identical brown great-coat,
wrapped up in bundle, and tied round
with my own handkerchief. I made
dart at it, opened it, plunged my hand
into the breast pocket-there was the
roll of money, there were the twenty
two thousand pounds.
How did I go to the bank that morn
ing, on legs or wings? And how did I
get home, as soon as I had put the
money safe away? Mary knew by my
face that it was all right; and didn't we
have dance of JOY all round the house?
My burglar had only been sort of
sneak, after all, who got in at an open
window, and bolted with the spoils of
the hall; but if he had taken the pains
to look in the pockets Of the coat, he'd
have been rich-though perhaps mis-
cradle and insecure-man, and should
have been utterly and deservedly
ruined. Chambers Journal.