The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-26
PEOPLE WHO FIND THINGS.
NEW rORkEEs UHO EXPLORE THE
GEOtND As THEY BAEk.
Professional Searchcr--.A Wall Stree, Au
n'~nr; Ills Queer Finds a,d Coincidence.
- Ircn- &c I'd ,rcd Nf.cT the Event

"A Teen sc I'd red tf:cr the Event
.mail II, IN VIII q straw hat and light
m"u stach" W liked Slowly along sixth avenue
c."'" t. Tia curb on saturday morning. with
his crnS fastened on Ia ground. His clothes.
though nctt'y brushed. SHOWED the effect ~
much wcar. II gazod eagerly along
TIE sidewalk aud roadway as he pro.
ccedcd CAUTIOUSLY onward. He had started
to stuay tho E""uni AZ Forty -secoal street
end IL wont down to Twcnty -third street
Then crossing the avcnnc he retraccd his
st 'ps on the oonn,tt' side kceping cioso TO
the curb iinc rs h"furt lie began his walk ne
sunrise, and kent II up until the avenuc began
To I'LL with men anl wo nnn on their way to
work. lie had not paid the slightest alton.
ton th pussrrs-by during his odd iourney, and
scarcely cv,r looked up rrrin tho pavement.
say yoang fellow" said ono ~ tho policc..
mon 9th Tendcrloin precinct. stopping him
at tn" Thir.y.tourth stree, corner. what arc
you dOinl:, anyhow?'
Looking log ii gold chain with three lo,ket,
to it said the MIL man. fitting back his
straw hat.
where did you lose ii ~
Didn't lose all !etortcl the man blunty
Come now. no funny business" exclaimed
the policeman: it's too hot to be funny"
Somebody else lost it," said tho small man
quickly. "nnd I'm trying to !inl It to got the
reward It's a ivcr.scd In the paper this
morning. Somebody lost ii while travelling
from Fo.ty-se,ond street t, Tv,nty.thlrd
s.ro,l [m,ken business Of h,n,i,r. f.. Ia..
articles. That's WAY I'm w,ll.rjn, n,n,.
tbnny,nue now Ithouch. | ni-l, evil Al I,
ros t,rtcl bcfor, tho or wal n.,n.i,uv ;t,h.
rhoin wpr, lost In tho uutt,r ,r r,,,iv,.,.r
THIS particular shabby rertc.l w,yt,rcr wa.
one oil u band OF n score or mo- 81 men out Of
,unlcvmrn, VIII, m,ron hu.i,,,s. "a a,,,,.,t.
III. th' streets OF inc cry 'oF LOST articles ad-
v"rtisei IN tho morning newspapers. They
start out bright and early in the morning.
,rIii.,,,. ,,n,,,,,,ai - ,.,, ,
WHO "'a'HaFy 'o"hspeop.e arc sun stretch.
ing themselves aud yawnin': in bed nrerara.
...' ~. ,.'.'. . ..,.' w
'h'iF"afly morning oeats l"',e ire iaent'' es-
wbnr, m,nvIhi,rsnro loaf a,nn,llv h,ih.'
mseo u. 'y rnav nro hos. oy lne
morning papers a : soon as they are IN sale on
thn strc,ts. RI, THAR ava alan IN. I,.t,nl
Found ant Rewards" columns. and pi"s
out the lyerisemcnts drscribin. the locality
whore articles ~ vain. h,,v,, h,o,, lost tho a.v
These sca-chcrs haunt the vicinity of the big
20 ''.' '''' rrpe'i'iy JUG o"s'
shopping thor"n%h'a@rs. The approaches t"
brook'yn. is a f"Horit' hnntihs ground OF the
SearchcrS. JhSv argue that lnlns things nf
value snIllcien; To- m .tc it an object to nick
the,n nm orc l;ts,v+ ~, ,ns. J., ~, orns' -,
e'h "r axe ',1s't ~, !, n' los, !. u crush IN
when nc,cstrirne swr,,n ,o,E and f,rth ,rros.
ina ,nnro.,,n' ~. I,'',s,,"d. So ',.s,
finds have been lad" il this way.
Hundreds OF New Yur,.r.s. VIII, do not cors
make u practice of studying the laven..nfs.
when ont walk ing ON the lno, -o,1t Cor ,nnpoy
N
sIse Il yaln" il III. street. Nor IL lost in ths
make ur the bulk Of tho in,s"~. those Goa,
have n pestiicrous habit "i rolling on into obi
chance to look TO-. ,n III Th"y ar, dr"pn n'
by persons getting Oh ur OF. str %: cars. or mt,
daars ana b Ss are .T re.n .[s r n ha
hut vast numb,rs ol ti,nrn ais" ar.
lost, Rings are often LOST Especially in
lass habit II removing th.ir ring when wash
ing their hands and PLACING: them on the edge
OF the marble wash -;nt,,,s They wall ~!
and leave thI ring, bniiind The icw.rv is cob.
bled up an rawned by we!i-dres>cd search
,,,, who makea practice OF lettering around
gathering un tho forgotten tyinkets. The
searcher calls the prize. 'slcopers,"
in Wall street has at home Il collection Of y
score or moro Of cnyelopes cnch containing
times in his walks up town alter til. days
business has ended. Each enye,ope Is marked
with tho date on which its contents wore
found In walking home froI. IL Fifth ayenu.
club house during a driving snow storm one
on h M wns ofcG ba H reep %
te IL. hofs he saw % hs SsI1
ing in tho snow i'm th, fli nIa 70 Of tbr circtrir
light, 1t was past midnirhi and III" avenn"
d . up it was II roll If srten.ncks amount.
in and told thu ca hicr I I,ut If auvhodv asEoJ