Connecticut western news., 1875-07-30
| The Old Story.

'fE Miles McNamara lives at or near f Guelph, Ontario. He came to Windsor
 on Dominion day to participate in the annual celebration. He spent the day pleasantly and retired at midnight with the intention of rising early, in order, as
 he said to the clerk of the hotel, 1" to, put in 9 day or two in Detroit 7 before, his return home, He accordingly arose
 early Friday morning and took the first
 ferry Boat for Detroit On touching Amerioan soil he celebrated the event by ! taking aye drop, which he did at one of the saloons on the dock. This accom- plished he walked leisurely up, the, ave- nue., He saw many beautiful things in
 the show windows, and stopping now and then to see them he attracted the
 eagle eye. of sharper, who walked up to < MT, MoNamara and touched him lightly on the shoulde Miles turned; and be- fore he bad time to say word the stranger, grasping both of his hands in his, gave him a cordial shake of well come, Mr. McNamara looked him. in the face and quietly asked with whom he had the pleasure of forming ancl ac= bquaintance. r,.s ar,o,,, ..t, ,., s,si,.rl ,9 r '" Forming an acquaintance, indeed" i indignantly remarked the sharper, Don't you know me, or are you near. -. Mics shook his head ddrbiously, and answered. that he didn't think they had ever met before. aj 'H aHla21t1 a as." ' Eudst Here is my card, said the sharper,
 drawing a printed pasteboard containing his. full address, :. Henry Little, M: D., Detroit, 2 out of his coat pocket. a, ".Now do you know who I am p ,,'-,7 5
 y 'McNanara said, musingly:a s'Little 2 I LittleG why I never knew @ doctor by that name in Guelph" ajt aEoft YsEa $ a-7 That was precisely What the sharper wanted, and having ascertained where Miles came, from he had but little diff culty in getting his name. He knew all about Guelph, of course, mentioned the names of several prominent resi- dents of that town. and soon succeeded ] in ingratiating himself into McNamara's l confidence, t,...,a ..,...-, .,....-s TT,
 Saturday morning shortly after day break the watchman of a vessel at the foot of sRivard street heard a sudden splashoin the water, just off the bow of the boat. ,,, Rushing thither he saw man struggling in the, river, He grasped a pike-pole and hauled the drowning man ashore just before he made his final plunge. .. He was laid out on the dock, rolled oyer,. and turned, up side down until the water had been dumped out of him. In an hour he was able to con verse, when he related his meeting with t.Dr4L Little, and added the old, old bstory-44whisly, females, more whisky, cards, 2 drive and ,druggedr lemonade. The last, thing he could recall was being thrown out of an Atwater street saloon, from Whence in his stupor he wandered | to thsriver and fell in. On searching his pockets ihe'made the discovery that his wallet. containing over fifty dollars, and English lever watch were missing. | IT e, thieves had also stolen his wedding ring and apenknife. Sympathizing peo- pie gave! him shelter until his clothes were dry, when they supplied him with a small sum of money and sent him oyer the river, where some merchants, to whom he told his story, bought rail road ticket and started him for Guelph.
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