The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1873-01-23

and some bread ani butter. and ate
had eaten and drank, / didn't fee
quite so bad.
Jack she said, ''yOu must 90 &
L9ndOn at once and see the directors
Haye the first word, and tell them ell
about it-ail the particulars. II wa
only little bit Of caTelessness, SfJel
sl, ana perhaps they'll look over it,
Yes; that's all very well, / said.
But how am to 90 there I've got
no money. This wretched party mas
cleared Us right out
Borrow some of COusins-'
THe asked me to lend him sever
eign last night, and 1 couldn't
Now You'll say: .Here's a man
without resource. Why didn't be
pawn his watch - To tell you the
truth, that's what | did the week be-
fore, and the money was all gone.
''Then, under these circumstances,
you'll add, six was immoral to give a
party" But, you'll bear in mind, the
invitations had been out for fort
night, and then We were in funds.
well, JACK" said my wife, you
must get the mantle Z. B.-tO give
you some more money on the watch.
Sell it right out. It must be worth
at least ten pounds, for il cost thirty,
and you've only had five upon il.
Sell the ticket"
"Ges; but where was the tiChet
Why, in the little cash pocket of my
brown greattOat. Still, | had heard
that if you'd lost ticket, you could
make the man give yOu another; and
Brooks, the pawh-brOker, was re-
spectacle fellow who perhaps would
help me out Of my difficulty. / went
to him anyhow on my way 10 the
station. l felt like a t'cket-Of-leave
man 81 went into bis shop, but
put a good face upon It,"
Brooks [ said, "that watch-y0u
know the ticket-it's stolen
Brooks gave a most p0Ttenteus
wink. He was a slOw-speeched man,
with a red face and a tremendous cor
pOration.
may" he says, my lad; thou srt
wrong there"
What do you mean - I said, color
ing up furiOusIy. Every one suspect
ed me, it seemed.
"Whoi, it might ha' been stolen
once, but il aren't now; ave got II
here. This is how il were. A cadg-
ing sort o. chap comes in, and he
says: Master, what'll you give me
for this here ticket -" Now, you know
the hact don't allow US give nOught
in that kind Of way, but says to the
chap: "Let's have look at it; and
then / saw it was yOurs, and / 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 4
capital fellow you are ~
may" he said; 4 knowed better
nor that. Do you think I'd heXpose
a customer? know you gents don't
care about these little matters getting
abroad, and so l slaps my fist on the
counter, and / says: Hook itn Just
like that, and away he went like
q lamplighieT.'
sank down on the counter Ov,i-
with emotion.
"And what's more, ,"went on Brooks,
che never took up the money ia lent
him for the coat"
"What coat? ~ | cried.
y very ulCS bION IL tOAl hc put up
with me. About fit yOr, l should
think. See, here it is"
1t was my identical brown great
coat, wrapped up in bundle, and
tied round with my own handker-
chief. l made a dart at it, opened it,
plunged my hand into the breast
pocket-there was the roll of money
there were the ttrenty-ttrO thousand
pounds.
How did 1 so to the bank that
OH legs or wings? And how
did / get home as soon as l had put
the money safe away Many knew
by my face it was alright; and didn't
we have dance Of joy all round the
house.
My burglar had been only sort of
sneak, after all, who got in at an open
and bOlted with the spOils of
to hall; but If he had taken the pains
to look into the pocket Of the coat,
he'd been rich-though, perhaps, n
and insecure man, aud /
should have been utterly and deser-
vedly ruined ChdDlbers'S Journal.