Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1881-06-23


coal, picked up on the car track, offal
from green grocery, rags, old shoes
and glass bottles resurrected from gar
bage boxes, the wherewithaI TO replen-
ish his stock in trade, for he was, as he
informed Ernest, proprietor OF no
ton shop in Hog Alley and kept board
ers in the back room while he displayed
his notions in tie 'front.'"
Be quick, old man, and here is
dollar for your inforAation.
"Well. massa.n began the old man.
aaeui X Elfss a. il I'd ia band e re-
ceive the money; Che wura man wuf
torking about; he could handle de drum
sticks, and blow de fife and swim like
fish, wur wild him ard know'd him
well as ! know'd myself, and | des say
he kilt more n dem Britishers and eide
trule was know'd twas he what kilt
massa Ross sted of dem two boys what's
gwIne to hab monerment-"
"Old man, what are you talking Of
have no time TO waste with you, in
terrupted Ernest Impaticntly.
Use guine TO tell you, massa, what
you asked me; massa Nicstok and me
wur bof in mas general Barneys rigI-
ment at Norf Pint and bought de house
! lib in wild my pension money; eff |
diden, den you kin hab your money
back, massa"
4 am asking about living Nexdorf
and not one deserving a monument for
services TO his country either | sus-
pect. You are welcome to the money,
but do you know OF any one of the name
anywhere IN this city r.
"No, massa; nebei heerd Of but dat
one"
At length, turning into Frederick
street, a dark. dirty section occupied by
dingy warehouses connected almost to-
tally with the shipping business Of the
port, as lonely by night as it was busy
by day, he walked on hurredy intend
ing to take an omnibus st Exchange
Place and 20 out TO the Camden Station
with faint hope offndIng out by some
means whether Morley went with Day
ton to N. York. A light, issuing from
by-court, bright by contrast to the dim
reflection Of the oil lamp at the corner,
attracted his attention, and observing
some signs Of entertainment about the
place, he turned in that direction, think
ing he might chance upon Nexdorf, as
il was in the neighborhood OF the Dock
where he was informed the Swan lay
during her brief stay in port. In look
sug up for sign, BIO saw the elegant
broad-cIoth coat worn by Morley when
he left home and his fine dress boots,
hung 10 the single f. Mt wiadow of the
one-story shanty, both marked for sale.
The blood almost rcceded from his heart
at this sight but he commanded him
self sufficiently TO 90 IN aud make his
inquiries in a calm tone. The proprie-
tor, a German Jew of the lowest type,
received him as If accustomed to yisi-
tors of his class and proceeded al once
to business by closing the door Of an
inner room to check the curiosity oftbe
men and women who occupied it and
were playing cards around table on
which were beer bottles and drinking
cups Ernest spoke first;
II am in search Il a person Of the
name OF Nexdorf. From such iniorma-
ton as have, judge him TO belong TO
This locality; can you tell me anything
Of him ~
81 knows noting Of such mans
Ish dish ali you wants 7"
III will pay you literally for any in
formation OF him, and doubly if you tell
me how you came into possession Of
those articles" said Ernest, pointing to
the coat aud boots"
"Vat you tink dish place ish but
bawnbroker shopl | puyed dose tings
from one vomans dish day night. Does
you wish to puy dem =
''lf you will sell them, yes but first
answer me, did you know the woman,
and what did she look like"
II meier see she pelore and her look
like her shust come from de teyil after
one fight init him. Her red hair was
bulled down into her eyes and her had
one nose dat look like il crowd mt de
oder end de wrong way. Her sell de
tings for ten dollar, Tor sick mans.
takes noting less dan twenty-five doll
lar"
put them up: here is the price. But
can you not give me a more definite
description Of the woman Know you
not where she liyes1 Did you not take
a receiptp
Il meier does anything like dat nit
peoples like she. nefer see she no
mores, and her tell me twash none of
my pishness to know her name and
she lived no where.
"You will sign this receipt, sir, said
Ernest, handing the Jew one he had
written on a leaf of his pocket journal
and with the pen and ink he carried
about him Taking the paper he looked
it over and appended name toit. With
the bundle under his arm, Ernest re-
turned 10 the hotel without meeting with
farther incident, concluding to visit the
Depot the next morning aud look around
the locality of the pawnbrokcr's shop
again before he took the boat for home
He did this, but without favorable re-
suit, and with perplexed mind and sad
dened heart, made his way 10 the cot
tage as soon as he arrived to give an
account Of his journey to the anxlously
waiting SiSter