Litchfield enquirer., 1881-02-17


 {; GENERAL H. AwIEY b { DRrEcrivK. Gen. Hawley has play e(fs many roles in his life, though probably he never played the role of detective until last week. His first effort, aineonscious though 1t was, was a success, and resulted in the recovery of some valuable books and the exposure. of the thief. It came about in this way, and recitation of the facts cannot help but be complimentary to him, it matters not what the ending. 4was., General Hawiey lound 1t necessary in preparing speech which he intends 10 def7er soon, to search up certain authorities and not having the same in his library, visited Anglims in the Corcoran building, where books new, second and third hand to the number of many thou sands, treating upon as many aubiects, are stored and on sale. While hunting through the back part of the store, he came across . dozen volumes, excellently bound, of an En- glish, but standard Encyclopedia, the volumes cunning from NJ to:Z Being struck with their value he inquired if the set was com. plete, and, if 30, the price of the same MT. Anglim told him he had but what was in his store, though the young man who brought them there to be sold had the other volumes and he thought he would dispose of them. General Hawley asked why the young man wanted to sell them, wLereupou Anglim told him such terrible tale of woe and misery the same that had been told him by the young man who owned the books) that it was not long before the conversation ran on the young man instead of the volumes. ''It is an old, old story, said Anglim; ''this young man has after working hard for years, collected fine library, and now, meeting with hard luck, is forced to sell it of to support himself Ut strikes me, " said General HawleV, 'thatsif young man has had industry enough,to get, such library as this together (by this time be had also examined several fine unabridged aud illustrated dictionaries which were left by the same young man), something should be done to aid him. now that hard luck meets him, and you can tell him for me that won't take advantage of his misfortune and bay up his volumes, but that, if he will call upon me, I, will endeavor to help him in more substan- tial way than 1 could by buying up his books Tell him will endeavor to do something for him which will enable him to start again and at the same time save him what he must val . ue highly" General Hawley1 noticed Chat each Of the hooks bore the name, neatly print ed with rubber stamp, of R. B. Porter The following day General Hawley had occasion to go to the census office. While there talking with General Walker he picked up a daily pa- per laying on his desk which contained a tel egram from Liverpool, to the effect that Mir. h. B. Porter, in charge of the wealth, debt and taxation division of the census office, had sail ed the previous day from Liverpool to Amer ica. Reading that paper reminds me, ".said General Hawley, ''that have to see Anglim, the book dealer, to-day, about young man named R, B. Porter, who, seems to have met with hard times lately. It seems . little strange, tco, that be and your R. B. Porter, who, see, has sailed from Liverpool, have the same name." More talk followed, during which General Hawlev reneated tbe ~.-- fribune Building, New York. Aa, Leery t Co. Cincinnati, Robert ClaEks q Ccr'
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