The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1893-08-31
MONEY.
The Real Stuff Lost in Logan.

Col. Davenport, on the Gazette.
had very startling experience last
! Saturday night. He did not drink
Ice water and suffer choleramorbus
as others have done, but HIS sore
affiiction was a sorer sore. Through
channels unknown to most of the
profession, he had secured three
large, real, green fve-dsllar bills,
and was so careless as to carry them
in his watch pocket, along with his
golden timer. There they were;
three VS. and gold watch in that
one little pocket.
Well, the burden was too great
on the little pocket, so it spilled
out the Us, but retained the accus-
toned simer. The Col. went whist
lang home at his usual hour, little
thinking that in few moments he
wonld be retracing his steps, with
misery in his miad and 'wonder
where st went" pictured on his q
few moments before placid counte-
nance. But such was his sad fate.
AS the large suspenders were swung
from his shoulders, and his tired
limbs were about to direct their
burden to his couch, thoughts of
the V's in the little pocket chased
through the Coils sleep-bethinking
mind. His hand slipped carelessly
and with assurance down into that
little, willing pocket. The watch
was there all right, bat who would
have thought for moment. that
those large, real five-dollars bills
were gone. A snatch at the pocket,
rip of the lining, a stare of the
ewes, heave of the breast, told the
story, only too true. Gone, gone!
Quickly the candle was lighted,
and the rapid search began. Where
had he lost them, and would the
finder kindly return them to HIM If
he would ask no questions. lie
thought of advertising his loss in
the SENTINEL and thereby make
known his misfortune to all. But.
hurridly he concluded be would
search every place he had been all
evening and surly he would find
them, but he had been SO many
places the task seemed too great.
Kind friends lighted candles and
went with a.m in his search, think
ing perhaps If he didn't see them
pick up the bills, he would never
find them. Also, many assisted
in the search for the mere curiosity
of seeing three fves, if they should
be found.
The torch Light procession press
ed on from place to place IN their
eager search, with many chances
against the COL, found or no found.
Fox, the meat man, had closed
his place of business and gone to
his home, tired from day of toll.
lie was sent for and routed from
his slumbers, as being the proprietor
of a place in which the loser had
been during the past week. He was
dragged out like turn-k key at a
lynching and made to open his shop.
The searchers were becoming oes-
perate. This was the last place in
the rounds and if this tailed, all was
lost. Pushing their ways in, a
light was struck and behold; there
in the middle of the floor, were
three life size. real fve-dollar bills.
The little pocket had placed them
there, all unknown to its owner.
The Col. snatched them up with
yell of delight, as ''Eurska!" wentup
from the crowd. The Col. was made
to mount upon a box in the street,
and one by one, to show his real,
long, green five. dollar bills to the
curious spectators.
We should rot have mentioned
this circumstance had We not wished
to strengthen our former statement
| that there is plenty of money in
Logan. We would also add that ice
water is dangerous drink,