Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-04-01
A VERY QUEER MAN.
He Couldn't Take Care OF e Package Con-
tanning Great Deal of Money.
Detroit Free Press.

He Couldn't Take Care OF q Package Con-
tanning n Great Deal of Money.
Detroit Free Press.
The other day, as was on my way to
Buffalo, and while occupying seat in the
smoking car for q few minutes, found a
paper parcel kicking around under my
feet. Ii was but natural thst | should
pick il up and make an examination, es.
pecislly ss the only other man in the car
sat at the far end. What vas my horror
when came to unroll the paper to find a
package Of greenbscks marked $1,000
staring me in the face 1t quite took my
breath away and sent cold shigers up and
down my spine.
1t was my money. had iound it, and
| would keep it. But what on earth could
do with $4,000? twas too much for o
Door man, and not enough for rich one.
IL wasn't enough to skip the country on,
and vet too much FOR poor man to have
in bank. was wondering i i. Touldnt
be best to put $500 in my pocket and
throw q, 800 out of tho. window, when
third man made his appearance in the car.
He spoke to the man at the end, and then
came ssuntRring up to me and csrelessly
inquired:
Haven't found paper parcel contain
ing $4,000, have youT
why, yes; l picked it up of the floor
two aiantes ago"
ooh, you I'D? / was sitting here, and
| suppose the burned thing worked out oil
NV overcoat pocket. That's three times
I've lost that Internal package since left
Chicago. ALLOW me to present you with
go bill for your honesty.
"Ohl mol no. | am not honest. |
should have walked of with the whole
I boodleP
well, l shouldn't base blamed you. In
your place I'd have had this money IN ms
boot iegs long ago. Say. come back into
the coach and have sip OF wine and
chat with me.
We went into the parlor car, and he pro
duced a flask and he proved himself .
Rhole,aouled, good-natured fellow. We mao
hesu conVersng for half an hour, when the
conductor came sioDS With that same pa
per parcel, containing that same F''Voo
and said to my friend.
| "Fang it! Why cant YOU to care o
this moOsy2 What's the use ct leaving L
lyiug around in this manner =.
II declare but l Sel:sSe | did lsy u
down on the seat over there ESsn ] Wa
unlocking my travelling bag. told my
brother I'd lose the Internal thing before
got to Buffalo, but ne has on idea that e&
press companies sre not SAFE.
When the conductor had gone, this 40
sent minded man Turned to me with E plead
ing look on his face, and said:
MY dear sir, please take care OF thu
money for me until we reach BufsloY
| irl,,, I'm stranger to you"
That potbips. shall certainly lose !
on the train. Come, nov, ~ gooG ;a''oN'
l took it to oblige him. 81 Nlssar'
Fslls he got off to secure view, ana Wns'
the train started of he was left behind. Se
fore reaching Buffalo he teIegraphed me;
Am very sorry to trouble you. but hop!
you will wait in the station until arrive
And l waited in the Buffalo station siI
long hours before he calmly slouchsd II
and said: -,
"IfPd been you I'd have gone off Wit
the money, and perhaps taken The osgssss
with it. You don't know how grateful
am, and want you to accept this diamon
pin as q token of my esteem.
But l."
81 shall loose it within week if 20
don't take il" he protested.
When he was ready to go put the none
J in his oyercost pocket, fastened II viii
pins, and he went away saying:
If l don't leave the oveFcoat somewher
I'm all right. Farewell, fellow traveller
farewell"