Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-25

a New Yorker Who GiuEOlv Watches the
''I.ost and Pound" Column.
The professional finder Is n feature Of
New York city not found elsewhere The
most successful man following this prufgs-
eionisa WILL known but silent figure around
the cafos and hotel corridors Of The Nine
tenth precinct He r. we'll drcssed. tall
and rather disting aishcd looking lie IL
known NJ Dauiel Bedell, but whether that
Is bis real name or not nobody knows but
himself This nudcr has the eyes Of o
hawk. ard ns he walks along tbe the ave
nues be scans every inch n sidewalk, IN
cluding tho gutter, tho latter being rich
place FOR nnda But he does not ply h
tfade b. chancc, aud anything he finds
In bis unprofossional strolis he looks upon
"a the results Of pleasure, NOT Of business.
Ho listens nt tables OF tho pupulnr cafes
and picks up many an odd job IN ths WY.
as gentlemen telling OF Losses are referred
to him o. tho man q an others most likely
10 End tho missinQ article.
WHOM introduced 70 the unfortunate
loser. Bcdell Is particular % ask every de-
tell about the loss, On which street. tho
loser was walking when be- discovered his
misfortune, and the course he bad taken
from toe tine ne was last cognizant n still
having tho article ga his possession After
be hes obtained all the data possible he
wishes the party farewell md goes forth 20
find. m the stone or puro or whutGTor Il
may be- his not been picked up as ncciden-
tally as IL wns lost the professional VIII gct
n and q Ono present Tor delivering Sc Up 70
iia owner Tho professional finder Is an
honest man, ms hmcty IS his best policy.
Nobody 10 SEQ tho finder nc work would
know thni be rms scanning the ground Tor
treasure lie walks erect but not even a
pin on The sidewalk frUm house line to
curb c-uapcs his gaze
Tho finder gtts his rcw5 tips principally
from tho morning newspapers. lie 10 ono
OF tho nrsttO buy she papers long bC1Uru
the break % duy--nnd he tarns only TO the
"Rewr nj" and "i,ost and Found' columns.
Tho other npws I'M the paper is nothing 10
him A president mHy have been elected.
an ISLAND ANNEXED ur % cabinet numCI--Lc
cares not Whcucycrtbc nrt.clo ldyutiscd
has boeu LOST going from one point OF the
city go another thc finder starts at the FIRST
mentioned place aud travels To- tho tgriui-
nus Oftcu,r than would be- supposed ho
finds thc prize ADD realizes enough iu emo
way OF reward t1 keep him in excellent
rtylc for % week or more Tie pays HttCn-
ton only Co the mo.i valuable advertise
mcnu HB uyo iI trained 70 look in the
most likely places n which a ring wuuld
ROLL or o. diamond pin would drop
perhaps foot las troddou upon tho ar
ticlc aud crushed 10 into tho color OF The
sidewalk Tine marat Mntof gold 0rstouo
suHiclu t0 attract hlHafrrtluu Broadway
ia DIS b-st promenade, and Fifth avenue
comes urlt. closely followed ty Sixth ave.
nue. rbepart 81 al1A fu.tiW source of
Income, especially One drive and on the
walk which ak.da tlig fashionable drive the
proir si1nll finder takes many summer
stroll uat alone Tor pleasure Int often TO
hls profit When thuo % mo- Glow 90 hu
ovnlr. no1cll 90 entitled TO bis find, but BOO
watches thC newspapers for advertised 10.
wnrIs. and ho has advertised himself lie
nys DIS good nnmo iamorc valuable TO- him
than any ouu pickup. Now York Journal