The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-04-20

nv the FIorid-Faced Man with Clear Cut
Features and Innocent Looking Eyes
New Egrl. Trb1ryar

Aty the fiofih-f aced Man With Clear Gu
Features and Innocent Looking Eyes.
IHrw York Tribune
a man with a torid face and cIaar-cuf
features, whose eyes had "a peculiarly in
nOCcni look IN them. got on AN elevated
railroad car the other day 90 come down
town lie became absorbed 10 the con
tents OF news paper and apparently did
not notice "a young man sitting near him,
whose eyes seemed riycted upon his heavy
gold watch chain. After several stops a.
the stations the car became nearly empty
The young man suddenly rose, and
crossing over 20 the old gentleman, re
marked
II beg yoUr pardon, sir but is not this
your purscl / found il ia the seat by
your side
The older man looked at the purse and
then az the young man for full a minute
Then ne care ulIy removed his glasses
wiped them with his handkerchief smiled
10 himself, and calmly oucrcd.
And i IL wa, not mine what would
you DO with it,"
Why-of course said The young fel
low slightly co.oriug. I'D return IL TO
tie owner
Oh yes. l see But young man. sit
down her" for "a minute and let me- tlu Of
Il scene that / once witnessed
The young man. somewhat discCu.
ccrted, mechanically obeyod, and allowed
tie elder one 20 proceed
"One dag in April, some three wears
ago. l was passing through Chambers
street, on "A bus .uosS errand when / csDipd
d pair OF ladys kid gloves living upon The
sidewalk. ] hurried forward 10 pick them
up. but was ust too la.e. as another per
son short distance ahead of me secured
them. lie looked at me in a quilZical
manner, aud when / asked him 10 Ie. me
Gee them, he politely 6sseutcd. But as if
fearful of being seen Ire nudged me to
come into an open doorway where we
could look at our pri g with comparative /
safety. AS | took the gloves from his |
as to examine their worth ( vas |
surprised TO find large, heavy |
lump Of something tied up in one /
Of the fingers. With greedy haste | com |
muniCatcd TO him my discovery, when lie /
snatched the gloves from my hand and |
commenced working the article out of the
finger hole. In a few moments he held
up 10 my astOnisAcd view "a handsome
jeweled ring, which at the lowest Ough;
TO have bcen worth 500 | expressed my
surprise in a very open way, and asked I
him to let me see it, This lie did and ut
the same time asked what thought il
was worth ! uuhestatingly gave him
my opinion. Then what had we better
do with it, he asked Why advertise il
IN the papers, suggested, and the
owner will probably give us a handsome
price for returning it. This he
thought was very good plan. but he
was then on his way to the train
to so out of The city for a month or two.
and consequently he would not be able TO
receive any of the money III tell Won
he finally said, the owner will at least
give you $40 for returning it. and if You
viii give me 80 now viii surrender the
gloves and ring TO you. How does the
suit2 It's fair isn't it'll
Well, yes, | had to acknowledge II
Vas. and so without murmuring I handed !
lin So and walked away witt she ring
The next two days | advertised in the
'apers for the owner Of the ring: but no
me came to claim it, ON the fourth dav
concluded | mad acted honesty i'm the
natter, and was now justified in selling
l. l took ii TO a prominent jewelers.
where l knew its true value would be
tven, and-what do you think it was
yorth2"
The young man shifted uneasilv in his
eat and lodged the smiling eyes of the
peaker
why, it was brass ring worth about
cents, and put in the glove BY that ras
al of swindler. Now then, =" contin
ed the gentleman, in a severe tone.
what would you do if you discovered
nat same fellow up to his old trick
yain2n
All this is my station; / must 90
God morning. And the young man
it'll the purse slid gently along the car
I'd disappeared in the crowd on the plat 4
'rm. The old gentleman resumed his
aiding, and chuCkIed 10 himself every
NV and then.