The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-08-13
SINGULAR RECOVERIES
SOME ODD TRACES OF LOST MONEY.
Remarkable Instances of Regaining YAM
ished weaIth-Some of the Lessons
Taught and Morals Con-
veyed.
IN. Y. Mereury.l


q good many incidents about lost money
that has been found if he would
try, but these cases came under my
own observation, and l can vouch for
their truth.
A farmer in Kinniclsinnick Valley was
paid s., 900 while he was loading hay. lie
put it in his vest pocket, and after he had
unloaded the hay he discovered that he
had lost it, and no doubt had pitched the
whole load into the NOW on top OF it.
He went to work and pitched 1t all
out, handful at time, upon the
barn floor, and when the hired mans
fork.tine came up with 800 Dill on
it he knew that he had struck lead. lie
got it all.
A young man one spring ploughed a
pocket-book and thirty dollars in green
backs under, and, by singular coinci'
dence, the next spring 1T was ploughed OUT
and, though rotten clear through, was sent
to the treasury, where it was discovered
that the bills were on Michigan National
Bank, whittier they were sent and re-
deemed.
l lost roll of 500 in the spring Of 'S2,
and hunted my house and the Office
through in search of it in vain. l went
over the road between the office and the
house twenty times, but it was useless J
then advertised the loss Of money, giving
the different denominations OF the bills,
and stating, as was the case, that there
was an elastic band around the roll when
lost. The paper had not been issued more
than an hour before l got my money, ev'
cry dollar of it. 1t was in the pocket OF
my other vest. This should teach us, first,
the value of advertising, and secondly,
the utter folly of two vests at the same
time.
Apropos Of recent bank failures, l want
to tell this one on James 5. Kelley, COM
monty called "Black jim" He failed
himself along in the fifties, and, by a big
struggle, had made out to pay everybody
but Lo Bartlett, to whom he was indebted
in the sum of $ls. He got his money final
ly, and, as Lo wasn't in town Black Jim
put it in bank, the name of which has
long ago sunk into oblivion. In fact 1t be-
gan the oblivion business about forty-eight
hours after Jim mad put his funds inthere.
Meeting Lo on the street, Jim said:
"Your money is up in the Wild Cat
Bank, Lo. rll give you check for it,"
"No use, old man; she's gone up"
"Now
"Yes; she's total wreck"
Jim went over to the Presidents room.
He knocked as easy as he could, consider
ing that his breath was coming so hard.
"Who's thereW
ats Jim Kelley-Black Jim-and Pm
In omething of hurry"
swell, Pm very busy, Mr.. Kelley. Conn
again this afternoon"
THAT will be too remote. l am very
busy myself. Now is the accepted time
VIII you open the door, or shall l opel
itP
The President opened 1t, because II wa
q good door and he wanted to preserve II
Black Jim turned the key in the door AM
sat down.
"what did you want of me~ says tn
President.
81 wanted TO see you about a certificate
of deposit I've got on your bank 70
eighteen dollars"
awe can't pay It. Everything is gone.
"Well, am here to get eighteen dollars
or to leave you looking like a giblet pie
Eighteen dollars will relieve you of thi
mental strain; but II you do not put up
will paper this wall with your classic fea
lures and ruin the carpet with what re
MAINS"
The President hesitated moment. The
he took a roll out Of his boot and paid Jill
eighteen dollars.
"You will not mention this on the stree
of course,n said the President.
; "No," said Jim, mot till get there"
} When the crowd got back, however, th
} President had fed, and he has rename
fed ever since. The longer he RENAME
. away and thought It over, the more he b
4, came attached to Canada, and the more {
| on incurable fugitive he became.
0 saw Black Jim last evening, and i
= said he had passed through two bank fai
l ures, but had always realized on his ce
3 tiGcato Of deposit. One cashier told Jill
n that he was the homeliest man that evt
n looked through the window Of bustt
Q bank. He said Kelley looked like a mt
n who ate bank cashiers on toast and dire
Q tors raw with u slice Of lemon on top.