The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-01-19
NUMBER 30.
Il Romance OF Rcaf Lire.

In New York, in 1896. my store was i'm
Maiden Lane. within three ducrs of tho
St"Ic of john MUnatt. IN extensive dealer
In shoes. His foreman was John PuluSe,
VIII" sat behind the counter stitching shoes
aud waiting ON customers they stepped
IA. One day corpse was found IN the
dock, at the foot oT the street. The coro-
ner took thc jntNmrn f4om the nei. .hbut-
hood. among them John Mowatt aud has
foreman john Prlu>e. The corpse law on
the table IN the centre Of the room. some
ut the lurymen Iemai kCd that as soon as
John Pcluse luukcd on the coIpse. lie
started. turnr,i lale. anf hooked rs j. hc
going to faint. lie rallied. however,
hnt hIs subsequent movements occaSiuI,d
some curi"us remai ks. The jury having.
rendered verdict 81 death by tiIuuuinp
were discharged. Nov ait turned around
to look f"r his foreman. bui behold he WAS
not there. lie stepped oIt of duu,s aud
saw him high up the street, un a half run.
when lie quickly turned Il corner All
sorts of inquiries were made. int NOT hing
could he heard of him. This. with his
tul alng pale at the tii st view of the coTlSc,
uccaSiuned some strange surprise among
the Jurors, fur many days afterwards
John Mnwhtf l-.rrhclor of thirty
five, aud Peluse lad seen about thiliy
summers.
On certain day. aLout one month
thereafter, Lady ia deep muuiliinr step
ped into Mowali's store aud asked for a
pair of shoes. While john was trying
how the shoe fitted, the lady inquiie ed /:
"Gon had man in your store-J,,hn
Pcluse 10y naiue-what has become of
him ,"
''les. " said Mowatt. but what has be-
come of linn would give "A good deal to
learn" lie then related the story as
above stated.
Strange replied the lady .And YOU
have not seen him >uce?'f
No replied Mowait, Il have not seen
Linn since
"G,s. you have seen him" :" rcplied the
lady"
II certainly" said Mowatt. would not
contradict lady of your appearance. hut
have hot seen him, To my know ledge
well, then said she. i am John
P"luSe &; and that subject un whom We
held ihc inquest WAS the cnrpSs. of nav
husband. My family name l. Randall
MAS born IN Philadelphia. | married
against the wishes of my pareuisl John
Common. sober, industrious man, hy trade
shoemaker. lie took to drink. ne
elected his business. ami once struck me-
while in liquor. We had nn fan liz. 80
resolved. while we were stitching sho, ;
together to learn his trade aud leave him
soon made a rassabe shoe. when I aS-
summed malr a.tiIe. c me to New York, artl
y"u gave me w"Ik a. u inuine, man Tho
rest y"u know.' john .old the pI, sat
narrator. some days afies. that un hc;iriA. :.
this he as iun,bfuanded.
well madam said John, ''Nhat aie
your llal> Co.. the fuiuic -
Says she, Il lave not Yet formed any
plans
''Nell," said john, Il liked you as a
jou:nsyman, aud when ,ny foreman. Mas
l'l' a>'d suppose ~e NOW 90 into paItner-
ship fur lf -
La fnry-eight hours thereafter. they
were mar led. Size Was a fife hooking
voman and might have passed for Iwcnly Y
five.
This. l'cIhrps, i The fitst instance on
record OF a NomHn'S sitting ~ u coroner S
jurNman on the cotlse of Lrr husband
The above is simpl. tale of tlulh