The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-01-17
WONDERFUL LUCK.
Lost Fortunes Restored to Their Owner
In Strange WAYS.

Lost Fortunes Restored to Their Owners
In Strange Ways.
The paymaster of railroad company,
having its headquarters in Boston, went
out on one occasion with $50, 900 to pay
off its employees. The money was car
ried under his arm. wrapped up in an
old newspaper. He stopped at little
wayside clearinghouse for dinner, and on
going away, in fit of absent-minded-
ness. left the money lying on a chair
He had not gone many miles from the
place before he missed it, and his dis
may on discovering it's loss can we'll be
imagined Almost despairing of re-
covering the package left in so public a
place, he hurried back, and, with
trembling voice, asked the woman in
There's bit of paper on the chair be-
yant," said she; perhaps that's it,"
which it proved to be, and the gentle
man returned a happier and a wiser man.
man in the same city lost roll of
bills amounting to $4,000, which also
was wrapped up in newspaper. He
told a friend of his loss, and the friend
made him describe all the ground he had
been over since he had the money. The
The night was wet overhead 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 bits of torn newspaper. 1t was the
same. They looked further and at last
found the lost treasure. 1t had been
kicked in turn by every one who came
into the office, and when found was I'M
tied and completely soaked with water.
1t was all there. however, and the
friends returned to their hotel and spent
several hours cleaning and drying it.
The gentleman was so grateful for the
sensible advice which had saved him
from serious 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
related of the finding Of $3.50, 900, lost by
M. Pages in the Northern railway sta
ton in Paris some ten years ago. AS
one Ezelot, French soldier was walk
ing with two comrades through the sta
ton, they noticed on the floor small
package wrapped in newspaper. They
kicked it along before them for some
distance, and when Ezelot was getting
into the train, going home on short
leave. one of his comrades, picking up
the package, thrust it into the canvas
forage bag slung at his side, Ezelot GO
ing on his way without having perceived
the little pleasantly. Arriving at Neu-
lily, where his parents lived, Ezelot's
mother, emptying the forage bag, dis
covered the bundle, but, thinking it
roll of old newspapers, put it on the ia
BILE in the kitchen. There it remained
for four or five days, till married sister,
calling in and seeing the package, was
moved by an unwonted curiosity. Open
ing it she discovered documents repre-
senting EGG, 0OO the loss of which Nj.
Pages had advertised throughout Europe.
The soldier and his parents, however,
had not seen the advertisement, and not
knowing what else to do, had recourse
to the MARIE. This functionary, COM
municating with Paris, speedily brought
down M. Pages, who, gladly paying the
promised reward of $1,000, went off
with his oddly-recovered treasure. 1t
would be an interesting supplement to
the narrative if we could have record
of the feelings of the soldier who thrust
this unexpected good fortune upon
EzelOt when he heard the sequel of his
little jOke.-Clncinnat Enquirer