The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-26
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 49, 1879

| brought me- some coffee and an egg and some
bread and butter, and after / had eaten and
drunk didn't feel quite 30 bad
al once ana SEQ tho drectors. Have the first
word and toll them all about IT. all the par
ticnlnrs 1t was only q little bit OF careless
ness after all, and perhaps they'll look over
tt
eyes, that's Ill very well" said. But
how an to get there2 I've got no money.
This wretched party has cleared us right
OUT
| "He asked mo to lend him sovereign last
night and couldn't"
Now you'll say, Here's man without r. re-
source. Why didn't he pawn his watch To
tell the truth, that's what did the W .,, pc
under these circumstances. you'll ADD, 1T
| was immoral to give party. But, you III
bear In mind the invitations had been out for
a fortnight, and then we were In funds
well, Jack" snd my wife. you must =, g se,
the man the r. B:-to give you some more
money On the watch. Soil 1t to him right out.
1t must DO worth at least ton pounds, Tor IT
cost thirty, and you've only had five upon IT,,
Sell the ticket
! Yes; but whore was the ticketl Why In the
| little cash pocket Of my brown great coat
Still. had heard, that II you'd lost Il ticket,
you could make the man give you another
! and Brooks, the pawnbroker, was q fespecta-
bic fellow, who, perhaps, would help me out
81 nv difficulty. | went to him anyhow, on
my way to the station. felt like Of
| leave man as | went into his shop, but L put
! good face upon It,
"Brooks," / said, that watch you know
| the tcket-!t5 stolen"
Brooks gave most portentous wink. He
was q slow-speeched man. with q red face,
and tremendous corporations,
May" he says, my lad, thou'rt wrong
| there
.'What do YOU menn2" said, colorlng up
| furiously. Every one suspected me, 1t
seemed.
"WhoI. it might ha' been stolen once, but
1t aren't no; ave got 1t here. This is how it
were. A cadglnR sort o chap comes In, and
he says: Master, what'll you give me Tor
| this ere ticket Now, you know the hact
don't allow US TO give nought In that kind Of
way, hut ! says to the chap Let's have q
| look ut IT, and then | saw 1t was yours, and
ly said e the man MY lad, you aren't come
honest by this. 80
.And You gave him into custody. he's In
PRISON. Old Brooks, what capital fellow
| you are
NAY" he said, II knowed better nor that.
! Do YOU think Id hexpose customer? know
YOU gents don't care about theae little mat
ters getting abroad, ind 80 slaps my fist
On the counter, and ] says Hook IT. Just
like TINT. And away he went like lamp
/ lighter"
sank down On the counter, oyerpowered
j with emotion.
"And what's more" went on Brooks. che
| never took w mo money q lelt nun lof tho
| coat.
what coat" | cried.
"a very nice brown cont he put up with
mo About fit you should think. See, here
1t is."
1t was my Identical brown great coat .
wrapped up III o bundle, and tied round with
my own handkerchief | made q dart at it,
opened 1t, plunged my hand into the breast
| pocket there was the roll OF money. there
| were the I22 900
| How did 70 to the bank that morning, on
| legs or Wings And how did | get home, ms
soon MS | had put the money safe away !?
larry knew by my face that 1t was all right;
and didn't we have a dance of joy all round
the house!
My burglar had been only a sort OF sneak,
after all who had got In at an open window,
and bolted with the spoils of the hall, but II
lie had taken the palms to look into the pockets
OF the coat he'd haye been rich-though
perhaps miserable aud iHsecure-man, and
should have been utterly and deservedly
| ruined.