St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-06-09
The Story of a Trunk.

The Story of Trunk.
y few weeks ago, \. k. Hendricks.
VIII" keeps Il boarding h"n>.. III Fletch-
rr's block, found Il trunk on his door
step. He at first supposed it belonged
to some one of his hoardcrs hut find
ing it did not, he then expected it
would h,. claimed 10y some other ten
ants in the house. it being Il large ten
ement house. Not finding any owner
fur it. and it beginning to rain. he took
the trunk from the door step and set it
there eight days, he thought he would
advertise it. believing that some one
had left it there 10y mistake. lie there
fuIc caused an advertisement to he in
serted in the Cdic,ionidn. giving the
facts a. above stated. and addiu" that
the owner could have it 10y paNin. for
the ad vertisement. A. soon AS publish
ed. Young son of j. K. Batchelder
came and claimed the Trunk, saving it
belonged to their domestic, and that
Buzzclr> boy, who WAS entrusted to carry
the trunk to the giilS sisters, had left
it "n Mr. Hendricks steps instead of
carving it around to the south base
mtnt door, where il should have been
left. This explanation was satisfactory.
but the boy had no fifty cents to pay
for advertising, 81 he went home with
out the trunk. Next came the girl her
up his mind Just what to say to her, no
doubt expecting that she woHd be pro-
tu>, in her thanks for the kindness. and
very likely offer to reward him for his
trouble in advertising. keeping the
) trunk. etc. But Just what speech of
declinatiou Mr.. IIcndrck had prepared
! will ever remain ii mystery. as he did
, not have IN opportunity to even say
Not any thing. thank you'' for the
girl demanded her trunk. without pay
ing for the advertisement. and gave
though taken Somew hat Iback 10y the
turn affairs had taken, Mr.. lIendrick
insisted on pay for advertising the prop
rItN. and 81 the girl went h"mc with
ont her trunk. Now Mr.. Hendrick re-
ccivcs notice from Il lawyer III this
town that unless he passes over that
trunk, his adversary will deliver HIM
over to he officer. the officer will take
him to the court house. where justice
is now being dispensed, (with), aud lat
=. will soon have to go and board viii
johnson. IIannett Il Co, at Mr.. Pres
toms.
Mr. Hendrick is in Il quandary. He
thought he was doing the owner II ia
: vor and IL kindness in notifying her o
the whereabouts OF the trunk. and thu
l sequel has very nearly discouraged anC
disguised him. He has about concluded
+ to go out of the accommodating bust
Il ness. The question now seems to be
:, whether the Buzzcll boy, the girl, %
t Hendrick shall pay for the advertise
e meut In this dilemma the CaIe'iOnidI
comes to the rescue and RENTS thu
charge. believing it is worth fifty cent
to know there are folks in the wOrl'
. who will make such an iSSuc, and law
Ners also who will take il up.
The Jail Birds Captured.
Bv an unusual streak of good luck
y and contrary to expectation, both John
Z son and IIannett have been captured
l. and returned to Jail i'll this place. From
the moment Sheriff Preston discovere'
'S their escape, II" efforts were spared I"
Is the part of himself and those he enlist
cd in the pursuit, to recover the pri>