The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-11-09


The paymaster of q large railroad
company. having its headquarters in
Boston, went out on one occasion with
$50, 900 to pay of its employees. The
money was carried under his arm
wrapped up in an old newspaper. He
stopped at little wayside eating house
for dinner, and on going away. in
ct of observation-disclosures, left the money |
living on chair. He had not gone |
many miles from the place before he
missed it, and his dismay on discoving |
its loss can we'll be imagined. Almost
despairing of Receiving the package left |
in SO public place, he hurried back. |
and with trembling voice asked the
woman in charge if she had seen the
parcel. There's bit OF paper in the |
chair beyant." said she; perhaps
that's it, which it proved to be. and
the gentleman returned happier and
wiser man.
Another man in the same city lost a
roll of bills amounting to $40. 0O0. which
also was wrapped up in a newspaper.
He told friend Of his loss. and the
friend made him describe all the
ground he had been over since he had
the money. The last place mentioned
was the post-ofice. The night was wet
over head and slushy under foot They
visited the post-office and, going to the
spot where the man had been standing.
; they found two or three sbits of news
paper. 1t was the same. They looked
further, and at last found the lost treas
; ure. It had been kicked in turn by
every one who came into the office, and
!. when found was united and completely
soaked with water. 1t was all there,
7 however, and the friends returned to
their hotel and spent several hours in
cleaning and drying it. The gentle
Q man was SO grateful for the sensible adj
vice which had saved him from serious
y loss that he took out his friend and
= bought him the handsomest gold watch
chain that he could find in the city.
;. A still more remarkable incident is
D related of the finding of $3.50, 600 lost
by M. Pages in the Northern railway
y station in Paris some ten years ago.
s As one Ezelot, French soldier, was
walking with two comrades through
y the station they noticed on the floor a
+ small package wrapped in a newspa-
per. They kicked it along before them
% for some distance, and when Ezelot
n was getting into the train,' going home
on short leave, one of his comrades,
l. picking up the package, thrust it into
II the canvas forage bag slung at his side,
Ezelot going on his way without hav-
r ing perceived the little pleasantly
II Arriving at Neuilly, where his par
ents lived, Ezelot's mother. emptyinf
10 the forage bag, discovered the bundle
Of but thinking it roll of old newspapers
put it on table in the kitchen. There
10 Il remained four or five days, till {
Is married sister, calling in and seeing
the package, was moved by an un
10 wonted curiosity. Opening it she dis
D covered documents representing thu
EGG, 900, the loss of which M. Page
n bad advertised throughout Europe
IL The soldier and his parents, however
r had not seen the advertisement, ant
not knowing what else to do, had re
or course to the marei. That functionar.
u communicating with Paris speedil
brought down M. Pages, who. gladl
he paying the promised reward of E1.00C
By went OFF with his oddly recovere
nd treasure. 1t would be an interestin
supplement to the narrative II we coul
~ 1n foo1iv0c nf fh
soldier who thrust this unexpecte
n- good fortune upon Ezelot when b
al heard the sequel to his little joke.
se Among singular recoveries OF los
ce valuables, says writer in the st. Loul
CHI Globe Democrat, one of the oddes
nd occurred in Providence. R. l.. som
en- years ago. One day q gentleman
ey one of the largest stores Of the cit
oh tried on pair Of heece-lined glove
nd which did not suit him, 80 he bougf
lot another pair. A few days after b
sre missed gold ring from the third fngs
icy of the left hand. but had no idea no
or long it had been gone He searche
he the house and went into the stol
w. where he had purchased the glow
en- and other places to see If any thin
ON had been seen Of it, but in vai
ain Months rolled on. until another wints
not came, and the gentleman once moi
'ad visited the clothing store in search
Id, feece-lined gloves The first pair I
not tried on he found too short at the wrist
hs. In taking OF the left-hand glove
Try found q ring in one Of the finger
,ur While slowly disentangling it from Il
Of feecy lining he said to the salesma
. Here Is ring. Whose shall it be
m; mine. as have found it, or yours, b
ves cause it is found in your depal
lei. meotP" The weighty question "
ldsoided y ths esutlsman's favor VII