Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-17
A story Of PimkerlOm.
HOW THE VANITY OF A WIFE SAVED HER OWN LII
AND HER HUSBANDS.

HOW THE VANITY OF WIFE SAVED HER OWN LIFE
AND HER HUSBANDS.
From the Worcester Spy.
believe Allan Pinkerton to have been the great
est detective who ever lived. ASIDE from this dis
tinction, 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 his
company, indeed in his confidential employ and In
such capacity that there were repeated occasions
for good fellowship, and as many for condolences
and "reminiscences Among the countless incl
dents OF his life which thus came to me, one that
impressed me more deeply than the most thrilling
VANITY Of one good little woman saved her own
and her husbands llfe Pnkerton never told any
body anything "oy request II always came on
oelphia together, visiting Gems Marcy and Nc
Clellan. Tom Scott and others, and were returning
west over the Pennsylvania Railroad He never
vided with well-stocked hamper. We had eaten,
and he had just settled back comfort bly in his
gether Gan Old habit, bespeaking content with
him), when he saw q bottle, careleSSly dung from
forward coach l barely Craze traek-menders
face, soon giving place to smile, and finally fol-
lowed by roars OF laughter from the rugged old
man whom 1t took paralysis many long years to
Kill
~ see abit OF luck like that without mind
ing me OF the biggest piece OF luck ever saw"
began the veteran criminal catcher, land 1t hap
pened raw Scotchman and his wife that knew.
The Scotch fool had been a chartist; a price was
Ou us ne ndu a sWettueaTU, Joan CarIrae,
a bOokfOlder's apprentice and lass that had
caught his heart a singing chartist songs, who
married him with his head all but in the moose,
and some friends shipped them by stealth to Que
bee, he as ships cooper, and she as q cook, on
the bark Kent, April 9. 1S40. On May g. the Kent
was wrecked on Sable Island, but the crew and
passengers were saved by the aid of friendly In.
d1aLs, who took everything that came ashore.
The cooper and wife finally got from the scene OF
the wreck to Ftsherman's village, In q small boat,
and from there by fishing smack to Aspy Bay, where
the Unicorn OF Quebec, changed mails with the
Britannia one Of the first steamers across the At
lantic They were helped from here to Montreal,
where the cooper got work heading beef barrels,
and the couple soon got to housekeeping famOusly
In one room. But members OF the Cooper's union
confidently told him this job would shut down at q
certain date, and so he impulSiyely decided on
going 10 the thriving little city OF Chicago, After
buying their tickets they had no money lert, The
steamer was to leave that very afternoon The
cooperS little bit OF a wife came and confessed
that she had criminally ordered bonnet at the
mlners; that II could not be got for the charges,
IND plJlrully pleaded that they wait for the next
boat week later, that the money might be earned
and the precious bonnet secured. The Scotch
cooper roared like mad bull, but finally con-
sented They got the bonnet, but that husband
made tina wife'S life little short OF hell till-and
here PinkertOn roared the startled o ssengers out
OF their dOzingS-"newS came In few days that
the boat they would have TAKEN had 1t not been
for that lucky bonnet, blew up and every soul on
board was lost?
81 tell you, that little song-singing wife has had
her way about bOnnetS ever since!" chuckled Pink.
eEton. "For that little Edinburgh girl was my
Joan!-and that fool cooper who ran away from
the queens officers was mel"