The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-01-30

who conducts a small tannery on Stockton
street. They were on the lookout for a
location to start branch establishment in
the boot and shoe business, the principal
house being located in Philadelphia. These
enterprising prospectors had seen MIR.
for proper site for the necessary building.
The young Germans had not been in con-
versation with the Reitzle family very
long before an old gentleman of the gen.
uine lager beer type, clothed in knit
Jacket which fit closely over his rotund
stomach, made his appearance upon the
premises. He seated himself on the steps
at the door, and in the deepest grief told
the story of his distress in pure German
he, too, being unable to pronounce word
of English-whle the tears flowed in foun-
tains down his cheeks. He had he said,
landed but seven days before, in Baltimore,
from the fadderland, with small cargo of
silks and other costly goods, but without a
cent of money to pay the duty on his
goods, which, in consequence, were I'M
availing, and being a stranger in a strange
appealed to the sympathies of Mrs. Reit-
ze most strongly, who felt the sorrows Of
a countrym,.n with added force on account
of the land of the distressed stranger s
birth being her own. The fat stranger
with tear believed cheeks, had two costly
gold watches, one lady's the other gen
tleman's watch, the former sparkling with
jewels and heavy gold chain three feet
long attached. If he could pledge these
valuable gold watches for 1920, the sum
required to pay the duty on his goods, he
would return in two days and redeem the
watches, which were worth three times that
handed round and examined by the family
while the old German was telling his pitt
full tale to the sympathizing hostess, whose
gentle nature was moved to sympathy for
in search of a proper location to establish
a branch house of the boot and shoe trade,
admired the elegant watches and pronounc-
ed them the best quality Of coin gold. BY
watches had so worked on the feelings of
the kind woman who listened to his SORROW
full tale, that she produced the desired sum
and took the watches in pledge till the
strange visitors very soon left, when some
members of the family began to recover
their senses and reason to dawn upon their
bewildered brain. The daughter, Mrs.
auce of the strangers, and the first sug-
gestion of suspicion speedily aroused a
strong doubt that all might not be gold
that glittered SO brazenly, and George
Brooks, the son in law. put off down town
to seek the strangers and advice. he went
to Constable White, whom he found sick
in bed. He next met with Deputy Sheriff
Scott and related the story to him, who
town in the direction of Newark, and he
advised Brooks to take the o'clock P. NJ.
train for Wilmington, and keep sharp
lookout for the strangers at Newark depot.
Brooks acted on this ad vice, and when the
train stopped at Newark he recognized in
the passengers getting into the cars the
three ulen whom he was in search of. The
fat old German had cast off his knit jacket
and showed a white shirt bosom garnished
with gold studs, and other parts of his
dress to match. Brooks took a position in
the cars where he could keep the strangers
under his eye, after acquainting the con
ductor with the circumstances above mar
rated.
When the train reached Wilmington the
conductor notified the company's detective,
who spotted the gentlemen as they march
depot, when he tapped them on the Shout
der and requested an interview with them.
They did not attempt 10 evade the charge
made by Brooks, but owned up and pro
duced the package of money rolled up as
they had received it from the hand of Mrs
Reitzle. One of the rogues remarked that
they would like to have the watches, but
as Brooks made no reply, they felt too
modest to insist, and doubtless were very
glad to be released and get away so easily.
1t was piece of rare good luck to recover
the entire sum of money with so little trou-
ble which was further supplemented by
the gorgeous oroid watches, that remain
ed in the hands of the fortunate victims.
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