The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-06-05
The Fate Of Mr.. Leatherby.

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 "a deep voice us
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 TOMS recovery. if living, or the
recovery of his body, if dead. Here fol-
lows the address OF the adviser. 4.
At first we paid very littly attention
to this paragraph, presuming that it was
one 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.. sLeatherby did not
turn up, we became Interested, examined
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, ana ordering the discontinuance
of the 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. 80 @a>; ri, 3es:
On the evening of December Sd, the
date Of Mr.. LeatherbY's sudden and
mysterious disappearance, for it is to
be remarked, in passing, that all mys-
FERROUS disappearances are sudden; no
one ever heard or read an article about
a "gradual and mysterious disappear
ance' of anybody; on the night of the
Sd of December, we were sitting in the
sanctum of the Haaok-Eye when a knock
at the door announced a visitor, whom
we somewhat angrily called unon to
"come in 1t always anuoys an editor
to hear, a knock at the sanctum door.
The only people who knock are people
who have charity subscrip tions, ball
tickets for sale, favors to ask, ori ginal
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 a long one, bat; there are cir
cumstances connected with it which in
delibly 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 but tire
some, ordinary. everyday incideng Of a
newspaper office. ,>lE -
After few moments conversation on
general topics, tie stranger drew from
vest pocket small scrap, which appeared
to be: a newspaper. clipping. 81 have
here" he remarked, with the slightest
trace Of hesitation, which was lost lin the
air of .eagerness and interest which at
once took possession of his manner. Il
have here probably one of the most inter-
esting and remarkable little literary waits
that has ever come to my notice. 1t is
very old, and its we'll authenticated anti
guilty dating back as far as 1869, and
theremarkable prophecies which it makes,
and most Of which have ia our own time
been so minutely fulfilled, lend it an
air of interest that nothing else in Eng
fish literature can claim. 1t is called
Mother Symptoms Prophecy and reads
as follows: Ut, - a.. ~ -.
"In twice two-hundred years the Bear -
The Crescent shall assail; ~ ~ IT,, GgJse
But if the Cock and Bull unite, 1ai ii
- The Bear shall not prevail ) z=5,-E,.s : -
~ But look: in twice ten years" gg.saf $50
Save by ourselves the Office was desert
ed; the hour was hate; the. provocation
was maddening; the emptation, irresist-
ible. 1t is not for us to pry into myster
les Of that awful Sd Of December. We
can only say it is useless to advertise fer
the missing Mr. Leatherby: We can only
say that no one can ever come forward to
claim the reward, under either ct the con-
ditions set forth in the advertisement. It
is our firm belief that jerome R. Leather
by never completed his reading Of .Moth-
er Shipton's Prophecy" It. 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 tran what
we have already said, we will never say.
We will only say to those who mourn for
the missing man to waste no time and
money in tr,,itless advertising, but 20
right ahead and administer upon the es-
tate with neatness and dispatch. There
will be no trouble about it. No man who
comes into this Office with a copy Of
'.Mother Symptoms Prophecy" for publica-
ton, will be very likely to interfere with
any settlement of his estate that his
heirs at law and their legal advisers may
see fit to make. This is an uncertain
world, but nothing in it is more certain
than that that man. will, at all times sub
.sequent u that date III his career, be a
patient, quiet, peaceable citizen, never
given to- quoting poetry or talking poll
tics, ndyery much addicted to staying
right where they lay him. sal.. .I,;.;iyas
To bleach straw hats and 2bonnets,
take common plate, I'll. it witt. water.
set small piece OF sheet iron, with the
ends bent down 10. raise the top above
the water, place, in the midle Of the. plate
ton this tin plate you must place a piece