The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-04-19
s1oRY oF A BONNET.
why Mrs. Allan Piuksrton Always Hh
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why Mrs. Allan Piuksrton Always Had
Her Own Way About Millinery.
believe Allan PinkertOn TO have
been the greatest detective who ever
lived. Aside from this distinction he
was one Of the most interesting Of men;
and no writer ever had better chance
to Judge than !. For some years | was
daily in hi, company. indeed in his con-
hdential employ. aud in such capacity
that there were repeated occasions for
good fellowship and as many for con-
fdences and "reminiscences. Among
the countless incidents Of his life which
thus came to me. one that impressed
me more deeply than the most thrilling
Of his exploits was one in which the
pardonablP vanity Of one good little
woman saved herOWn and her husband :
life. Pinkerton never told anybody
any thing '.by request il always came
on impulse We had been in New York
and Philadelphia together. visiting
Generals Marcy and Mcclellan, Tom
Scott and others. and were returning
West over the Pennsylvania railroad.
lie never dinrd at railway stations, but
was always provided with a we'll
stocked hamper We had eaten. and
he had Just settled back comfortably in
his seat with few hearty clippings Of
his hands Together Ian old habit be-
speaking content with himl. when we
saw bottle. car-l,->-ly Hung from a
forward coach. barely Craze = track
members head A look Of indignant
anxiety flashed into his face. soon
giving place to q smile. and finally fol-
lowed by ruars If laughter from the
rugged old man wh"si il took paralysis
many long wears 10 Kill.
Il never see "a bit Of luck like that
without miuding me Of the biggest
piece Of luck ever saw" hogan the
veteran criminal catcher. land it hap
prucd o. raw S,-otrhman and his wife
that knew. The Scotch fool had been
a ChartiSt; a price was set on his head;
he had a sweetheart. Joan Carfrae. q
bookfoldcr's apprentice, aud a lass
that had caught hi, heart a--iuging
Charti>t songs. who married him with
his head ell but in the no">r, aud some
friends shipped them 10y stealth To
Quebec. he a. ships ronpcr aud -hr ~
q cook - the bark Kent. April 2. 1910.
On Nav 5 the Kent wa- wrecked on
Sable Island. hut the crew aud pa>>cn-
gers were saved hy the aid 81 friendly
Indians. who tunk every thing that
came ashore. The cooper aud Nife
finally got from The -rrnc II the wreck
to Fisherman Village in . small boat.
and from there hv fishing smack Ia
A-py BAY. where the l'uicun. If Que
bee. changed mails with the Britannia,
one of the first steamers across
the Atlantic. They we're helped from
here Ia Montreal whore the cooper
got work heading beef barrels. and
the couple >nuu g"t O." housekeeping
famnu-lV ia one runm. But members
Of the Cooprr- Union coulidentiallv
told him this iuh would -hut down AT "A
certain date; and 80 be- impul~iycly de-
cidcd on going ta tho thriving little
city of Chicago. After hu1ing their
tickets they had mo- m"ury left. The
steamer was tn leave that very after
noon. The ro"pcr'> little bit Of a wife
came and confessed that She had GRIM
inally ordered "a bonnet 1i the milli-
ner's; thai 10 could not De- rot for the
charges; and riiifUliy pleaded that they
wait for the next h"li. week later.
that the money might hc earned. and
the precious bonnet secured. The Scotch
cooper rnar'd like mad bull, but
finally consented They got the bon
net; but that husband made that wife's
life little short of hell. iill''-and here
Pinkertou r"arrd the startled passed.
gers out 81 their d"ziu.~ news came
in few day that The boat they would
have taken, had il moi been for that
lucky bonnet. blew mp. and every soul
on board was lost,
Il tell Won that little >ong-singins
wife has had her Wal about bonuets
EVER since chucklrd Pinkrrton. .'For
that little Edinburgh girl was INV Joan!
and that fool ronprr that ran away
from the Queen officers ua> mer'-
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