Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-25
TO PAY FREIGHT ON THEIR GOODS.
Families Lease Land in the Mountains and
Will Spend Their Summer in
Common Home.
TWO HORsESANDACOW TO BE PROVIDED
Some Interesting Local Happenings Cleaned From
the Two Cities

with him $3.50, a confding heart and i'm
plicit faith in humanity. He arrived at the
Baltimore and Ohio depot yesterday morn
ing at o'clock, still possessed of the dol
lars, the heart and the faith, and only
anxious for an opportunity of relieving him
self of portion of these superfuities. He
got it, and at o'clock yesterday even
ing appeared at Central station without
the dollars, heart broken, and his faith
shaken, and told Acting Inspector Sol
Coulsor that he had been bunkoed. Or
rather it was Sol Coulson who gave that
name to the chapter of incidents in which
Mr.. Burrell Lynch figured conspicuously.
Mr.. Lynch acquired the meaning of a phrase
that was thought to have beer relegated for
ever.
Burrell Lynch is colored gentleman of
some 20 years residence on this
globe who first appeared upon it at Rich
mond. Va Having done that, history is
NIUE as to what Mr.. Lynch did next; but of
late years he is to be found toiling for a
living in the employment of Contractor
James McGawin.
He Met a Strange Gentleman
at Hagerstown. Mr.. Lynch was apparently
a most industrious and saving worker for he
succeeded in accumulating greenbacks to the
amount before named. Tiring of Maryland
he decided to journey North, and when he
allghted at the Baltimore and Ohio depot it
was with the intention of going on to
Mcdonald to work in W. p. Rend's
mires. And it was from this
,,o;,. +l,o+ he so--o,-e o,ro,,oaroad \Vbatbar
it was that his evident newness to the
locality struck sympathizing chord in the
heart of the stranger, or he felt lost in this
great big city, and, showing it, set another
chord a-twanging in the strange bosom, does
not appear, but when Mr.. Lynch was ac-
costed by friendly voice at his ear, he was
glad to pass the time of day with the
stranger with the chords and remark that it
was hot. The stranger was an elderly
man, with a good address, a glib
tongue and of respectable appearance
all of which served to impress Mr.. Lynch
with the thorough desirability of cultivat-
ing his new found friend. The colored
traveller related little of his history to his
acquaintance, and it was really remarkable
how much of Mr.. Lynch's history the
stranger could relate to his colored friend
after a few moments conversation. Mr..
Lynch remarked that he was going to Nc
Donald, and was delighted to hear that the
respectable old gentleman, who was honor
ing him with his friendship, who was a we'll
to-do merchant at Mansfield, quite adjacent.
He Had Freight Bill to Pay.
They would travel down on the same
train. Mr.. Lynch was charmed, and the
merchant of Mansfield was pleased, and so
the minutes sped on in audibl: converse
until rudely broken in upon by stranger.
This was younger man with dapper air
and brusque manner, and without any
preliminaries he said:
'Mr. Williams, when are you going down
to Mansfeld?"
"Why, I'm going down on the next
train, - replied Mr. Williams.
"Well, You can't" rejoined the young
man, who appeared to be in terrible hurry,
''unless you come right away and settle for
that car load of goods. You must settle the
freight bill here, or they won't send on the
car to Mansfield
''Mr. Williams" was apparently taken
aback He looked at the Young man. then
at Mr.. Lynch, dived into one pocket and
then sought for something in another,
finally winding up the performance by ex-
tracing SO from his coat.
VERY provoking" he said, 'fthat I am
inst out of money. That bill is about $3.50
than Mansfield " Then a brilliant idea
filtered from under the respectable gentle
mans hat as he glanced at Mr.. Lynch's
sympathetic face. He hated, did the Mans
field man, at least he said so, to put himself
under obligations to a stranger, but if Mr..
Lynch could loan him $3.50 until they
reached Mansfield he would feel so much
obliged. And the old gentleman, as he
concluded his request looked quite dis
tressed. 1t was now that Mr.. Lynch's con-
fding heart, and faith in humanity stood
him in need; the opportunity for relieving
a fellow man in his distress had arrived and
it was his.
Got the Money and Disappeared
Mr. Lynch produced his roll with
alacrity and, uttering many regrets that
it was SO short of the amount his
friend needed turned it over to the old
man. The younger man then thought they |
should lose no time in settling the bill and |
Mr.. Williams and his friend started off, de- |
string Lynch to remain as they would re-
turn in a few minutes. Having the confd- |
ing side of his composition still upward, |
Mr.. Lynch waited, and then waited again for |
his friends to return, and might have been |
waiting yet if a passenger had not asked |
him what he was waiting for. 1t only took |
a minute to show Lynch the kind of people |
Mr.. Williams and his pal were, and he was
advised to report to the police.
Lynch found his way to the Central sta
tion about o'clock. Acting Inspector
Coulsor was standing at the door, and pos
sibly his burly form somewhat intimidated |
the man from Hagerstown, for be took a
couple of turns past the station before he |
could pluck up courage to enter.
''Why didn't you come in at once, man.
said Mr.. Coulson, ''your case won't i'm
prove by waiting. 1 saw you pass the Office |
twice and thought you had a story" and
when Mr. Lynch had unfolded his tale it
excited more merriment around Central |
station than has been heard for some time.
However, good description of the men
has been obtained. Mr.. Lynch is momenta-
rily expecting their arrest.