Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-10

One Of the incest comedy of errors il
every day life to be imagined was enacted
in the first half of last week, by a number
Of citizens OF this place. All seemed TO
enjoy the mistake with zest that is a true
indication that people generally will over
look each others shortcomings, provided
the shortcomings are uninteniionai, and to
. certainty the result Of mistake. The
mistake was brought about By business
call that required the States Attorney of
this county, Mr.. A. J. Patterson, to 90 to
Waterford, place about twenty miles west
of this town. On Tuesday Mr.. Patterson
Informed the enterprising livery man, ].
Sulouii, that he desired TO have horse and
buggy for day or two. Sulouff said he
would fill the order Immediately, and wished
10 know where the conveyance should be
sent. Mr.. Patterson stated that any place
by the Belford corner world be a conye-
nient place for him. In accordance with
the suggestion a horse and buggy was sent
to the Bedford corner, and lett there with
out any one attending it, under the impress
sion that Patterson would recognize the con-
yeyance. Meanwhile Joseph Rothrock ESQ.,,
OF Fermanagh township, came TO town II a
buggy. alighted at the Belford corner, tied
his horse TO one of the numerous post in
that vicinity, and proceeded TO attend to
business. BY and by the States Attorney
was ready TO start on his way TO Waterford,
and, proceeding to the vicinity of the place
here he directed the conveyance to be left
for him, he noticed number of convey
ances. He soon selected the one he sup
posed intended for his use, united the
horse, got into the buggy, invited Mr.. Todd,
river. On the way to Patterson Todd asked
who the horse and buggy belonged to. Pat.
terson answered that he bad hired it from
S Sulouf. Todd's reply was that the horse
looked like one Rothrock used to own The
of the two gentlemen was that
trade had been effected bctwesn Suiouf and
Roihroch. Mr.. Todd was left out at his
place of business. and Mr.. Patterson went
On his way TO Waterford. After a while
kothrock came down for his horse and
buggy. Ii was nowhere TO be found, of
course. He was soon told that the States
Attorney had taken and driven away in it.
The case; however, was not long a mud
died une' The parties being well known to
each other, and being known by the COM
munity as people Of honest intentions, it
was understood that it was mistake. Mr..
took the conveyance that had been
sent down for Patterson by Sulouff, and
drove home in it. The humorously dis
posed portion of the community felt dis
posed TO make sport out of the case, and
lobnobbed together until they p.anned to
laye Patterson arrested on his return, and
'ent to jail for stealing Rothrock's horse
was made against him on that
:harge, in the name Of Joseph Rethrock,
md on Wednesday evening when he re-
urned he was put under arrest; but before
he programme for imprisoning and giving
him hearing was carried out, some one
'pprised HIM of the joke, and consequently
lie ignored the whole proceedings of the
or joking party. Mr. Rothrock's
lorse and buggy was sent home on Thurs
lay morning, and thus the comedy of errors
vas ended.