Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-29
A LOST PIN.
After Six Years Absence it is Restored to
Its Owner in a Peculiar Manner.

Residents of St. Paul six years ago will
recollect serious misfortune happening to
Hon. John B. Brisbin that season in the loss
of valuable diamond breast-pin and some
two hundred and fifty odd dollars in money.
A few days after the loss the money was re-
turned to Mr.. Brisbin by friend who had
taken it in charge for safe keeping, but the
investigation put on foot for the pin was
fruitless of results. Thus matters stood un-
til yesterday morning. At that time Mr..
Brisbin was coming from his residence to his
Office, when he was accosted by q we'll
known old French resident, formerly an
architect of considerable local note, but now
broken in body and mind. This man we
will call Napoleon, though that is not his
name. Mr.. Brisbin stopped in response to
the salutation, and the following converse
ton ensued:
Napoleon-Mr. Brisbin, you lost a valu-
able breast pin six years ago?
Brisbin-Yes.
Napoleon What will you give to recover
it?
Brisbin-wen, hardly know. Can you
get it for me?
Napoleon-Yes.
Brisbin-You are sure it's my pin?
Napoleon-Yes. I know the pin.
Brisbin-Well, what will you restore it to
me for?
Napoleon with scarcely any hesitation)-
IF you will give me $5 for my trouble and
1926 for the person having the pin, you can
have it.
Mr.. Brisbin, as may we'll be imagined, was
thoroughly surprised at the proposition, and
concluded to think the matter over little
while before deciding. He thereupon made
an appointment with Napoleon to visit him
little later, and the two separated. Mr..
Brisbin thought the matter over, and the
more he thought of it, the more he felt sat-
isfed he was on the lead for his long lost
pin.
The result of the meditation was con-
clusion to send 1925 in search of the treasure,
believing the stake worth the risk. Conse-
quently he repaired to tho trysting place at
the appointed time, when he was promptly
joined by Napoleon, to whom he made the
proposition that he should have the 1926 to
90 to the persons having the pin, the S. de-
manded for his trouble to be paid upon de-
livery of the pin. Napoleon accepted the
proposition, and taking the 1926, and telling
Mr.. Brisbin to wait his return, slowly disap-
peared around the corner. Twenty minutes
later. Napoleon turned the corner on his re-
turn, and approaching Mr.. Brisbin, handed
him the identical pin, changed in no partic-
ular from the day when he lost it six years
ago. Mr.. Brisbin handed Napoleon the
promised SIS, and that parsonage, without
any explanation as to the possession of the
pin for the last six years, took his departure.
Mr.. Brisbin wore the pin yesterday in it's
accustomed place, but he had to examine it
frequently to decide if he had not been
dreaming. He knew it had been lost six
years, and he could not understand how it
should be returned to him after
that long lapse of time for the
small sum asked, especially as it could
have been safely sold for several
times that amount any time during the last
five years anywhere outside of st. Paul, and
it is doubtful if disposed of here its identity
would have been discovered. His only the
DRY, and plausible one, too, is that the theft
was made by non professional that after
getting possession he dare not at first dis
pose of it; that while waiting favorable op-
portunlty conscience began to work upon
him, under the influence of which he hest
tated and continued to hesitate to profit by
his theft, until finally he decided to yield up
the treasure, getting Napoleon to be the 60
between.
1t certainly is a strange case.