Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-02
The Fate Of Mr. Leatherby.

The Fate Of .Mr. Leathclby.
Burlington Hawk Eye.
For somewhat longer than month the
following advertisement has been standing
in two Of the leading Chicago and St.
Louis papers:
Mysterious disappearance $500 re-
ward. On the evening Of the Sd of De-
cember, Mr.. Jerome R. Leatherby left his
home on North Fifth street, Burlington,
for the purpose, as he stated of visiting
friends in the city. He has never since
been seen, and nothing heard Of him, the
missing man is forty years of age, five
feet and seven inches high, with blue
eyes and light hair, close cut beard !;
was very particular in his dress; speaks
very deliberately and in deep voice; is
short sighted and wears eyeglasses, and
has deep scar on the back of the right
hand. $500 will be paid by his relatives
at Burlington Tor any information that
will lead to lis recovery, if living, or the
recovery Of his body, if dead. Here fol-
lows the address OF the adviser
At first we paid very littly attention
to this paragraph, prcsuming that it was
enc Of those ordinary cases of disappearance
in which the disappeared will reappear
Of his own accord, if his friends viii: only
have patience and wait until he has spent
all his money. But as time passed on
and the absent Mr.. Leatherby did not
fry 1,,<o
the description of the missing man more
carefully, and, after making few in
quiries, took the liberty of writing to the
journals to which reference has been
made, and ordering the discontinuance
Of thc advertisement without consulting
the interested parties, confident that we
could throw flood of light upon the
mystery, and knowing that the ADVERTISE
ment was hereafter useless.
On the evening of December Sd, the
date Of Mr.. Leatherby's sudden and
mysterious disappeara for it is to
be remarked, in passing, that all mys-
ferrous disappearance are sudden; no
one ever heard or read an article about
"gradual and mysterious disappear
ance y of anybody; on the night of the
Sd of December, we were sitting in the
sanctum of the Hu1ck-Eye when a knock
at the door announced visitor, whom
we somewhat angrily called upon to
come in" It always annoys an editor
to hear a. knock at the sanctum door,
The only people who knock are people
who have charity subscriptions, ball
tickets for sale, favors to ask, original
poetry to publish, or advice to give
away We must confess that our anger
not only passed away, but that we felt
somewhat ashamed of it when the visitor
entered. As we recall his gentlemanly
address, his respectable appearance, the
mild blue eyes, the well-kept beard, the
deliberate, impressive utterance of our
| visitor, we can see the very man de-
scribed SO infinitely in the advertisement,
which is herein placed before our
readers. Our interview with the stranger
was not long one, bat there are cir
cumstances connected with it which in
dellbly stamped the image Of its principal
actor in our memory, and lend an abid-
ing interest to what otherwise might,
and indeed would, have been bat tire
some, ordinary. everyday incideng of a
| newspaper OIllcc.
After few moments conversation on
general topics, tie stranger drew from a
vest pocket a small scrap, which appeared
to be newspaper clipping. II have
here" he remarked, with the slightest
trace Of hesitation, which was lost in the
air of eagerness and interest which at
once took possession of his manner. 81
have here probably one Of the most inter
esting and remarkable little literary waits
that has ever come to my notice. It is
very old, and its well-authenticated anti
putty dating back as far as 1853, and
the remarkable prophecies which it makes
and most Of which have in our own time
been so infinitely fulfilled, lend it ar
air of interest that nothing else in EAg.
fish literature can claim. It is calico
Mother Symptoms Prophecy and read:
as follows:
SIN twice two-hundred years the Bear
The Crescent shall assail;
| But if the Cock and Bull unite,
The Bear shall not prevail
! But look; in twice ten years.
Save by ourselves the office was desert
ed; the hour was late; the provocatior
was maddening; the temptation irresist
ible. It is not for us to pry into myster
les of that awful Sd Of December. We
can only say it is useless to advertise fol
the missing Mr. Leatherby. We can onl!
say that no one can ever come forward tt
claim the reward, under either OF the con.
ditions set forth in the advertiseme tent. Il
is our firm belief that jerome r. Leather
by never completed his reading of 'sMoth
er Symptoms Prophecy" 1t is our can
did opinion that deep and awful mys.
terry surrounds the events which immedi
ately succeeded his interrupted reading
on the hideous night. Further than wha
we have already said, we will never say
We will only say to those who mourn fol
the missing man to waste no time anc
money in frlitless advertising, but g
right ahead and administer upon the es
tate with neatness and dispatch. Their
will be no trouble about it. No man WIZ
} comes into this Office with copy O
"Mother Symptoms Prophecy for publica
ton, will be very likely to interfere wit
any settlement of his estate that hi
: heirs at law and their legal advisers ma
see fit to make. This is an uncertai
world, but nothing in it is more certai