, 1876-04-22

| II when II 10 converted. Il will thcn bo found
| iu The streets while Just now 1t Il put aTay IN
pockets. brick sails, md old stockings:
e-tay, 40 the full clerical force viii 10 needed
to MI orders from tho country which hAyo scou-
mulatcd during Tho past fe" days.
A MissouHiAM'S MISHAP9,
TIE AUCTION BroAR.
4 Missouri Granger from tho neighborhool
Of Kan s,s City had heard 70 much about tho
.ponccrs OF Chicago, ita magnificent palaces.
great 1aks", immense Exposition Building, won-
do.fu1 Ma yor, and Gaseous Hi'dreth. that he
decided to- como here and 500 for h,maoif
whether tn, reports vere exaggerated or not.
He mt IN bfa pocket about $3.50, nhich hs
doemod sufficient 10 last about two wcoks and
Afford lin all tho PLEASURES he dnslrod. Thon
he took ths 81. Louis, Kansas City Il
Northern RAILROAD for Chicago. He at
rived Tuesday morning. Tho Arns thing
that attracted his attention when leaving
she depot was rcd flag banging from
the window Of sto1o on tho opposite sido Of
Caunt street. THO Inaido OF that atoro was hlloa
With u1otly c'owd, and = fellow with green
specs Was talking to thom rather e1cltedly about
soruothlng or other. or course he had to SEQ
rhst the excitement wae. lie found that tho
man wisn Erscn epecs was selling goods At
WGQGHf4u1bF kUH HlcG0s " A&tQ AV kkVpA A1h4uk
at tho btzan9a capora OF tho Auct,onoer,
poor, er1acisted-!oolhng follow walked de-
| ,cclodiy up to tue counter nnl pulled out
! u magnificent gold watch. With tcars In his
eyes, he asknd tho auctioneer 10 sell It for what
oyor it would bring. 1t waB hair1oom from
| hss father who paid for 1t @4i5 nome ten yenra
ago. lio would almost ~ aoon part with his
rolled profnsely down bis ohoets- IBIS wife and
Lou little ones were crying for bread, aud for
their sako he lad TO part with IL.
The auotoneer said ho could not soil 20
tbs crowd present was not s,.ch s5 could Hivo
lair rlrlcs for such watch. Io did not cuooso
to aell the property Of poor and etarving man
at great saurillco. The suffering husband and
watch sold Ut once. as he had to have mouoy to
huy bread. Reluctantly tho kfnd-hesrtod auc-
ttoncer consented aud put up tho ticker. Some
| ono oiforeA $40. Tho faco OF tho aucttoneor
turned redtcr than his lair at such impudnnca.
! Tho Granger thought It was shame alao. Hero
/ WAS q chance not only to do good work and
save family from starvation. but also to get
ependid gold watch = q ,s bargain: He ons1sa @
| uss kuoc4ed do m to tho sett-hcirted Granger
n tho low HgurA Of $50. Proudly and trium.
phant'y ho satked ovet the money aud pocaetod
tho watch.
lie crossed Hadtsou-stroes bridge, looking
WITH Wonder upon tha large resasls aud sloam-
| srs and the fne PALACES along bis road Hs had
hardly gone cne block whom dnsy-dresscd
young nan tapped him On ,. IL. shoulder
did DID You you .rrise in chlesgsi"' ?i "M7
name ,sn't Joues." replied tho astonIahed
GrapRor, "mv namo is Brown. from htasouri." :"
nal, II thought you we're Mr. Jones, you look
M much like him" and walked OF. About flva
minutes a'er another gent:eman acooHsed Mr..
Drown by his real nnmo. ny. Brown "ns aston-
lshod thRt the man know hio n&ne, and WAS
oyerjoycd Whon ho board ho WAs tho Bol OF An
old fsiond Qf Ills living In KAnAaa CITY. To
make ton$ ator. shost the tuafn sauntored
on together to 500 the sights. of
he could incroaBs his wealth few Thousands
betots going back to ILLS homo In tho wilda Of
Missouri. lle tried his luck, but 4nluck1lY he
Lost all ho had except about S25 BY this timo
bis now found friend ronomoorod shas.ho bud
au engagement elsewhere, but promised TO call
for him At his hotel the next morning, Tho
Granger VAS thou d'rected to hotol. where ~
padsed nceplcss night, thinking over tho
man, wonderful things he had aeon and OK
perieucod dusing tho day.
| Ho WIS, howcyer not Mt nll discouraged about
the ,oss Of liH money. Hnl he not III hia pock-
ct tho gold watch which he purchased IN tho
S2007 When 4o had dressed tho nsxt morning
and taken Lila breakfast, le atafted out again.
lIe mot hIa fftond OF the day before. lie Was
glad to sce him, and they had soyoral drinks to.
golher. Tho friend argcd, LIN to r.. hli luck
again. Thus tlno be would aure'y win hts money
back. Lilo nayer Kpew = man to loso twice. Tho
Granger was willing, bus ho first lad to soil
h!s gold match to ST. money. lo was dt1ecsod
to rAwn-shop, hut f,e soon returned with Had
countouanco informing his friend that tho
pawubroker Maid hls watch WAS bsnas, and worth
ahont 81. Ths young man Was greatly cxhspor-
imposed upon. lio yoluutoerod to 20 back to
tho suction store aud got back tho money. The
GEauges gladly gase tho watch to hs rnsgnani;;
NOUS itiend to have it exchanged. and roturned
dienteseated young man until to-day, but tht
young man did aot make hts appearance.
THE acALrEn. &c.,.
Our itAnEtr beFan 10 auriniso that hid ffiend
! Was Swind!oE. aud be determined 10 leavo thih
town ~ noun as possible but he lad but ell
Left wL!o tho regular faro mAa about srice thai
amount. lie vailed up Clark atrest to hunt ug
railroad office to sec It he could not get I
ticket for tho amount he had left. Near tho
corner Of Randolph he SAW large align. "Mui.
ford j. Mckenzie. 1sa1lsoAd tickets At greatly 10.
duced ps!ces." Ihat waa Just tho pAea he wAa
oEi Ss sa ~ ssa s0F
Soa ssf' ss lin so4 to e s as's souss
tho tleaot sud before leaving .he ,olacc
yaa tod thu. h. hsa se e,,sy say To- th' Son4cto.
alarmed the 1fapEer, and ho wsns to tho Alsor
oiiico 10 inquire whether the rsss was good: II.
waa told II waa not, and ths clerk cAnoalsd iii
ticket telling him t. tsae u b.ok a md NJ e. b. b,
! Mr. Multord refused to pay back th
! money. After considerable begging h
consented to return o.. Tho Granger, howsye!
. refused to accep. It, aud wens back To- tho Ch'
, cago Il Alton Railroad Office. where ho relate
! hIH experience, ~ gwen above Tbs manager
, Of tbs Company prom'Bed him that they xoul
tako tho nattBr in hand and 500 that bis moue
, wsa refunded, aud would sobd hin back. II III
SfultoEd continues 10 refuse to return tho u1ous
warrant will be sworn out against him to-da
Tor obtaining money uu'lot fAlss psssenaes.
6 SILVER WEDDING.
i hh- AND hns. JONAH stiles.
Bocistv, With all its changes, haa retained on
- foatu1s which will naysr grow old aud tlrssons
Il Tho custom Of celebrating marriage Anu!vot