The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-01-25
sruMs ~ A MANA GAMBLER.

sfWMt ~ A MANN cAsMlkk.
Outside shr ,s,ttal II il.s hHnk, rnm.
mi|siune,lv. nasnssl Cnrr. has &c many
wars tahtn MP his position. We II bst
In tn service II the hank, Int. living
msn II tfsri rrrhits and tsssst~afshs.
nf~s, his rarht ~ ih~ station II sAriils
admitted H. ii en oil rssldirt, sna has
served with distinction In fnany flntaos.r
hatil.s. a. the numerous snesials. which
he proudly displays nron his hrsass,
bear witnc&a. Ne has bern Sergeant
Major, and comrprs~ himself with a snil,
able dignity. Upon many orcasions, IN
hnry days, h. has tcen Entrusted will,
missions II lelica = and responsibility.
and has always fulfilled them with Incl
anil cxsesitn,le.
One morning was waiting ~ my ,lcsk
fnr thc arrival III car early cnriometr.
when saw Copp advancing toward n,c
with his military step. and with e,.n
moro than his customary dignity. III
held In his hani dirty canvas bag,
whicl, he placed on my leak
well, Corp." I saii, whose nc.
count il this fnr2'
lic stool u attention, and said. after
saluting
This ing. air, was placed In my
hands mn hour ngo Ivy a man vino asked
M 10 take carr III II till hc came hark.
Thinking, perhaps. hc waS a customer
"a the bank, | took charge III II. anil, ~
he hasn't come back. thought Ind
l,rttcr bring Il you. sir, as II seems to
contain money"
| opened thu bng anil found II con.
famed f7sO In bank notes AMI goll; hut
there was M Indication al The person to
whom il belonged. either written upon i,
paper, IN In customary. or upon the
backs Of the notes. copp, seeing my
surprise, added
~ bcg pardon, nir, hut | may ~ we'll
tell yon TINT The part, who handed me
the bag was decidedly in"hriaseds IN
fact, rir, might sny drunk. HI cn,il,l
scarcely stand, and ,liln't seem harliy
able 10 speak.
Very WE'LL" I replied. "you mn.
leave Ii with m., md, when thu nai
comes, bring him in here"
Yes, xir. ~aid Copr, who rnlute,1
and retired.
1put thu bag on one side. fully *.
peeting thas thu oMn,r would Epon emil
Ind rlain. ii. Al tle end ~ tar LAY,
however, nobody l,al called, although
copp Ind kept Il shaip lockout ut III,
door. | was much surprised nj tllis
and put Ivy the money. Tie nett .la,
aud il,e NEXT passed ~. and niill N
claimant appeared. interrognte.
Copp IA - tho description III I'll. mum
Hc said he wns il short, thick.sei mnn
with dark hair AMI Whiskcrs, bnt III
mustache. lie wore black cont, YER,
sec,ly.luoking, anil lls lure ana hand,
and shirt were very dirty: locked ii
IL he haI hrah on the lDusc, nar, Ii,
MI lcl.
At the expiration Of another week,
inserted advertisements III all the prln
eip,l daily papers, ntnting that \ In
obtaining 4 sum oil money had hfei
found, anI inviting tlls owner ~ clnin
II and specify the contents No aatit
factory answers were received 10 tin nj
vertisemeni, and the question remained
what was II he done with the none,
W. could not place il q any account IL
thr bank, anil W. could not. ~ eoiifs.
open nh account III III unknown name
Tho manager wan u iii. opinion TINT
M the money had been lett IN the lnna
III Scrgt. Copp. who VIVA net AN otliein
ri the bank, md. beni,ies, who win
standing In the street III thu time, Their
was no evidence Il itr having bren III
tended 10 IN lodged IN thn bunk, MI,
that, therefore, II should hc handed uve
a. tile coInisni0naire.
Upon my telling Corp this, however
hc Atoutly refused ~ have anything 4
10 with II. Ill was not his, H. nni,l
land liz hnl only taken charge u
upon the snpposition that il belonged i
one Of the customers of the bank. Til
matter wa. finally settled NY opening
deposit account In the JOINT names q
Copp and myself.
Two years rolled by, and nothing fni
Their wHs hsarl III the mysterious lepoti
tor. and began u think that the amour
would ultimately fall into the han,lr q
The worthy Sergt, Copp Or bis famil,
10 whom II would ~ 4 small fortune
AZ length, however, one morning, Acrg,
C,pp walked mp 70 my desk with MI !,
PRECISION VI great pleasure upon his lioi
cst face.
beg yonr pardon, Hir,' llc con
mcncr.l, .can rpenk 10 yon for a H.
minutesi"
Certainly. sail /; what liz il r
We'll. sir, 10 You remember that ba
VI ni0ney--tw0 years Agof"
"Of course 1 do replied Will, intel
cst; !" who could forget IN"
well, sir, ! think I've not clcw /
The man Who left u with me-.
:" II appeared that the Hcrgeant's 70
was appTsnticed " m npholsicror In In
CITY. Among the workmen In the estal
lishmont who had recently joined wins
French polishcs. One day, III the oot,rs
u conversation, liz told l,is follow. worl
mon the following facts concerning
foreman Of tho Arm ii Smith 4 Jonel
where he hAd formerly worked. Til
foreman, whose natne VISA Thompson
had been with tho Arm Il great man
yCASA; he WIN iDtrusted ~ his ~
plOyeFs from time ~ time with III
collection of large amounts
money, and had always been foun
honest and upright. Upon onu orl
aion, about two years before, n shippin
order lnll come 10 the Arm f0r u.,al
NY II furniture from now foreie
house ii which they hsd some susi'
cions. The goods were ordered 10 l
shipped on certain day, anil il n,
agreed that they were 10 be paid for
money before MinK PLACED on b0ars
An Tho order came ID E7bO. Tin forsina
went down himself In charge Vi ii
goods, with strict iuinnrtions from hI
employers either 10 bring them bnck 4
Tho money. Tic goods were placed o
bard tho ship from tho lighter Ii III
dockS--to much Wa stc4SiAipsdt- III
The foreman, Who had rscsivsd ID