Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-10-01

cantlesnsn M.

NJ Newgaic, after n pretty kst -,
.rxce Of ,h. prison, we wero co z
lctca Tito the room Of that eiegAs
.,i,id OF Mercury, "escntleInaH He :
- wbo wis in ''durm,ce viic" Il
attempt 10 pluck, The George
siD tic breast Of q R0yle Duke Fl
nit ~ the Opc-a House. "
iund i.im walking about, humnliI.e-
fas l,onable iu.s In nn elegant roll ;
lech rnbsc, With his hair IN paper ;
- IL preparatory for . ,dress-pafts-
This PersnD enjoyed . peculiar celei'-
fit!.-ic was the pickpocket Of h'e
iic. Ills sphere Was the AsW go =
End;' his resorts, the Opcr1y q 9
.oucrrt.. the r4tcrsa,'s: aud In hsg
arprarl,mce and department. be W.T.
ven -r4u.u 4,.I ~ Z; cape the suAp :
iyus %: The lr.i.,Ss he tnc0unteres :
.c a. u,i the ra :;Jnab!e accent In n.
..srri,, iashioraL.p modes In his liv :
,is. md fashionable vices In IL
ir.n-,ues. Hal Lord Chester. ED bee
c.,iei- justice, Gcntirmafi Hairy
..,u.i pevcr i.Fxy been pustslicf :
fliab Inc kaep.r introduced ts, h.
.hWcn with the utmost .afiability :
-. my friend hat he sold she bet
;nc il london "a liut that y botu
tgH br cent TER, which was con =
ira sitlr). and assured me tat b.
I..h ,.iIru had the pleasure OF sittiu
I wI with me NJ th" ''Beef-stesk
rG 'hr Annrreomtir." He the
dashed with much sprightliucss int :
III the TOPICS of the day, touchin
upon his own situation (Which was
=, fearful one) in n tone az te' ~ "a
contempt. After relating many c.
.uc adventures II his pact l'ic, o
produced an instrument from =
drawer, which he gave US to exam :
inc; it was narrow tube OF pOllshe'
,teel, about five inches long, from III :
end of when Issued, by pressure, :.
A.nd OF q barb. Tmi- was an imple-
irut of his own invention for pirS =
ing pockets, and the means, as he at
serted, OF obtaining many hundre';,
srsprcting it, We were favored Wit
the following nnecd0ie:-The eli
um>tanrcs which led To it's irv y
ION was the fl. hion of tight bu-E
kins, which clinaing around 9TH
ni.n like II secuuu =. "a, T., nu'r III
| ,u-crt!un OF Il hand - its porkrt OK
r.mciv difficult, il not hnz,rdnu.
Iakiuy a drawing of his dcsign. h
uylrd IL III ..,.s of tnc tirst ,u r. IL
i-rc metropolis, and inquired H. ''e bs
" ork,uam skiiiiul enough tO con
iruct the implement. lie was toll
that it should he cyccutr'! in weel
and the price would be five guinear
,.raying u deposit, he called "t ID
;imc appointed, was shown the tube
! 80 rI..sI,
rd with the drawing. He ih -.
| ilci cd the payment very cl'
| and WAS ABOUT quitting -
NLcn the cutler stepped ' l..
and in q most polite manre
| il was IL Ia liberty, he sho,
trcmc!y obliged to be mic,
| .ttat u>c - cariuus andra
rii,le wa, intrmded.' -
rp imto vuur par,"r. |"
with pleasure" said ii
f, Ter opened the door, rub
,lu >uiirnc, hiui ~
.,cyi.v. 'P Painiy, 4
customer, "ihis instru
| on have finished 80 Ia ,-.
tended .for the purpose &
pockets" The honest mech"
,..c.. Harry ,rnuu head 10 10" "a 4
toubtiny lis words from his appca'
,,cr, attempted to laugh, ana c!
turrsscd his disbelief. The latte
r.w.ver, repeating his assertion, Il
cutler begged To uoubt the utility {
nc device. IL should iunagin
.Ir." SAID he, "lhat-ihat instrume'
ruuld not b. applied TO the purpot
uu mention with any degrec-of-
,frertain:y." "EeS," replied Harr
with certainty! tor. III proof, they
your purse, which l drew fro
oar i,"cHct as we entered u
eon." The cuilcr's astOnishmc'
Harry left To our Imagination
I When .firrt;om returned the fOrnt
| ,peurd hiS restored purse. took OF
oi il the live ruincas, and begged !
make his customer u present of IL
article. on condition that. whenevt
ir wanted anything more OF th
st. hc would be GOOD enough to :
to another shop. We were not MOI
ptra-c.t win toe points of the nbUN
circumstance, than IIarry's mannert
MN. them. lie ccr,aiuiy poss"s>t
ian The external racterisIics of
gentleman twi,h more than usu;
| .,rui that - -dispiaye,t III telling
! tor, J, wlIntryer his education or u
1 nrrl,uu of srnsn which his uhprinc
Iiirt ua.ii,. had 80 fatally pervertet
lie WAS soon alter condemned for IT
-,usc Which now imprisoned hun; bi
bout a week hcture his exc' utio'
.pn,r,vrd 10 obtain dose ct poisG
md destroy im.rlf.-[,I John Bernar'