The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-11-02
WONDERFUL LUCK.
Lost Fortunes strangely Restored to Their
Owners.

Lost Fortune. strangely Restored to Their
Owners.
The paynlastcr of "a railroad company,
having lis headquarters in Boston, went
o,it ON one occasion with S:D,OOO to pay of
its employees. The money was carried un-
der his arm. wrapped up i'm al old news
paper. He stopped at "a little waysids.
eating house for dinner, and on going
away in u ft of Observation-Disclosures, left
lhe money lying on "a chair. He had not
gone many miles from the. place, before he
.ni.sssi il and his dismay on discovering
its loss can well be imagined. Almost de-
sp;liring of recovering the pslckagc left in
so public u place, he hurried back and
with trembling voice, asked the woman i'm
charge IL She lad seen the parcel. There's
"a hit OF paper on the chair bayant," said
she; perhaps that's it," which il proved
tai bc. and the gentleman returned u hap
pier and "a wiser man.
A man in the same city lost u roll Of
bills amounting Ia SlO,OOO. which also was
wrapped up in "a newspaper. He told 81
friend of his loss. and the friend made
him describe all the ground hc had been
over since he had the money. The last
place mentioned was the postofiice. The
might was wet overhead and slusl,y under
foot. They visited til. po~toiiicc, and go
ing tai the spot where the man had been
standing they found two ar three bits of
torn newspapers. IL was the same. They
locked further, and at last foru.I th.. los,
treasure. Ii had been kicked in turn by
every one who came into the office, and
W Itt tetttts Wat utltfeI lIitl sabItltbltttflS
soaked with water. 81 Was all there, how
ever. aud the friends returned tn their
hotel and spent several hours i'm cleaning
and drying IT,. The gentleman was so
grateful for the sensible advice which had
saved him from serious loss that hs. took
his friend out and bought him the hand
soonest gold watch and chain that he
could find i'm the city.
A still more remarkable incident is re-
lated Of the finding of $l:D.OOO. lost by NJ.
Pages in the Northern railway station in
Paris some 10 years ago. As one Ezelot,
~ French soldier. WAS walking with two
comrades through the station, they no
ticctl on the floor "a small package wrap
ped i'm IL newspaper. They kicked il along
Ezelot was getting into the train. going
home OH short leave, thrust il into the cam
vas forage bag sluIH at his side, Ezelot
going on his way without having per
Neuiily, where his parents lived. Exelot's
mother, cmptyinR the forage bag,
discovered the bundle. but, linking
IL - roll of old newsparcrs. pant Il
on u table in the kitchen. There il re-
manned for four ar five days, till n mar
ried sister, calling i'm and seeing the pack
age, was moved by am unwontCs1 cI-ios-
ity. Opening IL she tlis<.ovcre' documents
r,prcscntirg .f26.01o. the loss of which NJ.
Pages had advertised throughout Europe.
The soldier and his parents. however,
had not seen the advertisement, aud not
nowin what tai do. had recourse, to the
MARE. This futictionary. communicating
with Paris, speedily brought down NJ.
Pages. who. gladly paying the promised
reward of i1.uU. went otf with his oddly
recovered treasure. Ii would br an inter-
es,iii1 supplement- tn the narrative il we
could have IA record of the feelings of the
soldier who thrust this unexpected good
fortune upon Ezelot when La. heard the
sequel of his little joke.