Middletown transcript., 1881-07-29
THEY CHANGED GRIPsACKs.
HOW A PHILADELPHIAN LOST $50,
600 AND FOUND IT AGAIN.


Some little time since a married
gentleman by the name of Robert A.
Riddle arrived in Denver with a view
of looking up some profitable mining
investments. Mr. Riddle represented
a number Of Philadelphia parties and
was himself resident of the far-famed
City of Brotherly Love. In order to
be ready to take advantage of any
fortunate chance that might present it.
self Mr.. Riddle brought with him the
very snug sum Of $4,000 in govern
ment bonds, to say nothing of one or
two other thousand dollars in the way
of pocket money. Mr.. Riddle was a
gentleman of social habits, fond of
making new acquaintances and not
Indifferent to seeing everything there
was to be seen in great metropolis
like Denver. The brilliant character
istic of the city so delighted Mr.. Riddle,
after his long residence in the heavy
and Quakerish atmosphere of Phila-
delphia, that he forgot all about min
ing and other business and devoted
himself to the having of a good time.
One evening, however the main object
Of his visit to Colorado pressed upon
his mind and without more ado he paid
his hotel bill, put his $50, 1000 of gov
ernment bonds in gripsack and was
rapidly conveyed by carriage to the
Union depot short time before the
Leadville train was to pull out
1t so happened that Mr.. Joseph
Cheney, a well-known travelling rep
resentative of several Kansas City and
st. Louis business firms, had made az
rangements to go to Leadville by the
same train, and he reached the Union
depot about the same time as Mr..
Riddle, and with gripsack that looked
like the twin brother of that belonging
to the latter gentleman. In some
strange way the gripsacks were changed,
and Mr.. Riddle was on his way to
Leadville before he discovered the mis-
take. The only thing about the grip
sack to indicate that it had an owner
was the card of E. P. Hudson, of
Kansas City. Flying back to Denver,
Mr.. Riddle sent out dispatches on every
line, asking frantically for "E. P.
Hudson. But no E. P. Hudson could
be found When Mr.. Cheney went to
bed that night he looked into his grip
sack for a night shirt and found the
S50,000 He went down stairs, tele-
graphed to the frantic Riddle in Denver,
and everything was lovely Denver
Ne1cS.
MISSED His OPPoRTUNITY.-Wil-
liam SnoOks, an Austin hack driver,
was brought up before justice of the
peace for running over a man and in
juring him severely.
I" Why didn't you assist the man
after you had run over him ?'' asked
the justice.
g 1 didn't know he was hurt, or 1 |
would have gone back to him. replied |
the hack driver.
But you must have known the man
was injured"
Judge, I'll swear 1 didn't known
the man was hurt. I'll prove it to you.
1 have had spite at that man for more
than year, but he is too big for me to
lick. Now, if 1 had known he was
up so he could not fight, don't
you suppose would have takedn avan-
tage of it, and would have gone back
and put head on him I? l am twice
as sorry as you are, judge, that didn't
go back. L never will have such
another chance to get even with him. >
Snook's defense was clear and he was
discharged.-Ierds Syitings.
Young ladV of HoIvoLa Noeo