Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-03

ARTICLES OF EVERY KIND IN THE
RECEIVERS OFFICE.

the Stock of a Second Hand ShOp-A
Nice Little Woman Excited.
Out OF breath, little woman stood tilted
up on the toes of her half buttoned boots,
while with anxious face pressed against
the iron bars Of the street car receivers
window she inquired in tense, high keyed
voice: Have you found q pocketbook, q
black pocketbook, with S167 in it? Obi
do, do hope you haven Obvious OF the
fact that the high front trimming of her
toque was resting above her left eye and
that the strings were crossed at an angle
of As dogs. back of her right ear; with her
shawl hanging by one corner she leaned
against the window, q pitiful picture OF
supreme distress and anxiety. Illustrating
the ease with which the misfortunes Of
Others Is usually borne, the receiver, with
sphinx like unimpressibility, ran his finger
up and down long lines of figures, mutter-
ing low toned count, which he OCCASION
ally recorded,
At last, the columns OF figures being ex-
hausted, and lacking anything else to do,
the receiver, with a blank look on his face
raised his head and inquired vacantly:
"What was it you wanted, madam" The
little woman brokenly repeated the ques-
ton. There was rattling of keys, few
moments Of silence, and the receiver asked
what was in the pocketbook she had lost
Again she reiterated that it had contained
1857. Being asked if there was anything
else by which she could identify it, she said,
Yes, some samples OF dress goods, lock
of baby's hair, tintype of gentleman
with mustache, and promiscuous as
sortment of papers, which she enumerated
THAT is all right; here is your pocket
book, money and all; but you had better
not try the experiment of dropping it again.
You are mighty fortunate to ever lay eyes
on 1t, can tell you that"
ooh, am so gladp' exclaimed the little
woman; $50 very gladl What would have
done if | had not found itY' And she
clasped it tightly as she gathered up her
trailing shawl. "You are very good, and
thank you more than can tell, she said.
Then hesitatingly opening the newly recov-
cred pocket book, she continued; 81 should
like TO pay reward for my poclletbook."
II didn't find your pocketbook, but the
conductor who did was an honest fellow to
turn it into the Office. If you want to make
him a little present will give it to him
with your compliments. She handed the
receiver IS, modestly remarking that she
would give him more but she had only
j
their little home, which must be made at.
once or they would lose it, Then for the
FIRST time realizing the somewhat democrat
lied appearance she presented she gathered
her shawl about her and with heightened
color explained that when she found that
she had lost the money with which she was
to make the payment she was almost be-
side herself, for, said she: 81 don't know
what my husband would do, he has worked
so hard to get the money together"
The receiver took the S. and, as she went
out, remarked; "a nice little woman that,
and pretty, too even though her scenic
effects are somewhat out of gear" Then,
in response to query as to whether many
things were lost In the street cars and re-
turned to the Office, he replied: 'Well, |
should think there are Perhaps you
would like to step in and look at my col
lection" and he took down his keys and
led the way into an apartment about
which are locked armories provided ex-
pressly for lost articles turned in" by the
different conductors
"There isn't as much of showing now
as there is sometimes; still, there is not
junk shop in Chicago that can equal this
variety. If this isn't prima facie evidence
that human observation-disclosures and care
lessness is universal with no distinction
as to race color or sex, then Pm no judge"
First there was such an assortment Of
shoes as it would be difficult to find else
where. There were little shoes with fleXi-
BILE soles suited to baby's tiny feet, neigh
bored by pair of half worn brogans; there
was a prettily arched ladies' shoe with
fresh strip up the back, evidently lost In
being taken home from the cobblers,
there were stiff, pretentious, cheap shoes,
dainty satin slippers; delicate footholds
and huge "arctics, which would weigh
pound apiece; fine, small foot. coverings
suggestive of Cinderella, shoes new, shoes
old. shoes large and small, odd and even,
as motley m assortment as ever was set
forth.
Returning from the telephone the re-
ceiyer opened another case. Here were
umbrellas of every size and description,
from the neat, light, slender umbrella with
partridge stick and handle of solid silver or
gold, to the huge, faded, bulging affair,
with log like stick and handle which had
evidently been brought from the father
land. What an actual count would have
revealed IL would be difficult to say but
certainly there wasa larger stock, such as
It was, than is TO be found outside of
wholesale house.
I "Umbrellas come in the whole year
round," remarked the receiver, land when
IL rains in the morning and clears up in
the afternoon we have big harvest"
Beneath she array OF umbrellas were
dinner boxes, baskets and pals OF every
known size and variety, and so many OF
them that one found himself wondering II
a large proportion Of the wageworkers OF
Chicago had not left their lunches in the
street cars. There were outside garments
such as are worn by painters and other
workmen who wear rough outside gar
ments to protect their clothing and scrub
women's skirts enough 10 stock second
hand shop. There were sufficient num-
Der of waterproof cloaks to supply an
army Of men and women, and handbags in
such numbers rs TO suggest that large
proportion of the travelling public had be-
slowed their handbags Oh the cars.
''You see. !" said the receiver unlocking
still another armory, "as | said, we have
our seasons You just ought TO look Ia
here at holiday time Santa Claus himself
couldn't beat our showing"
Having displayed Kitchen utensils
enough to supply number of modest
homes. sets of burglars tools and drugs
and patent medicines sufficient 10 under
mine the constitutions of large commun-
ity the receiver opened what he called his
miscellaneous collection.
"Here," said he, handing forth an old
silver snuff box, this is curious thing"
II was, indeed quaint old piece of silver.
In this miscellaneous collection was great
variety Of jewclry, claim checks represent
ing ali the railroad lines which came into
fhscago as well rs all the baggagemen in