The morning times., 1895-10-19

response. He had looked up the matter.
Certainly, he knew about that check. IL
was his salary for the month in which it
was drawn. He remembered putting it
in that drawer and had never paid any at
tention to IT since. But il was all right and
of course he wanted if. He inclosed stamps
for its immediate transmission. He got
his check and used it more Than a year
after his accounts with the bridge company
had bccn approved as correct and settled.
When money is found very few advertise
it, A larger number read the Lost and
Found" list to see il the owner Of the
money has let his loss be known.
An Interesting case OF the recovery Of
money comes from Ohio. well-to-do
ton, sold his property aud made a bundle
of his money. He had nearly $40 coo.
That afternoon he set out for Hamilton in
a buggy, and while attending to the last
details of leaving home laid the bu ndle of
money on the seat of the buggy.
or course be intended 10 put it in his
overcoat pocket when he got into the
buggy. But that intention passed from
his mind. He was planning what he would
do with his fortune all the way over.
When he got TO Hamilton and was ready
to put his money in O friends safe lie
could not find it. He then remembered
what he had done. That money had drop
ped from his buggy seat. There was
snow on the ground. but it was well beaten
In the road. Somebody had found it.
He went to a good lawyer for advice.
The lawyer asked him whom he had
passed on that drive. He thought mo-
ment and said he could name every person.
There We're very few and he told when he
met each one. A young neighbor. mar
ried only a year before had passed him at
the top of the only considerable hill on
the road.
POLICE CALLED IN.
The attorney took n wild shot and
suggested that he have this man arrested.
A charge of suspicion was quietly made up
with the police, and the young man was
brought into tuwn. Word was sent to
his young wife that he was accused OF
stealing big roll of money. III The money
was returned nothing more would be said.
The shot hit tue mark squarely. The
woman went up in the garret, came back
with tn e package OF money and accompanied
the Officers to town. The money was
returned to its owner and the young couple
were started on their way home tu settle
all differences of opinion as to the w1fe's
as seemed to them best.
Another case of recovery of money has
a plesaanter turn. 1t was in Baltimore.
A young mechanic, who had been laying
away his money for several years, expect
ing to get married, drew his hoard from the
BANK, intending to invest it in home.
There was an even 81 900. He was in
the habit of spending quarter of an hour
at a MONDAY prayer meeting near where he
was employed and that day went In al
usual.
After he came out and was ten blocks
away he discovered that his money was
zone. He retraced his steps but hun
ireds had come and gone since he passed
he church gate. The loss was so great
hat he concluded to take the desperate
chance of advertising.
1t was his good fortune next day to
lave a seedy-looking fellow walk in with
lis money The finder said he had been
yithoat food all day when he found the
money but he thought he had no right to
ouch it, few hours later he was given
/ square meal and had brought back the
81 900 in the unbroken package. He got
800 reward
IN THE GAsLIGHT.
A year or two ago young lady and
ler brother were returning home from
hurch. 1t was just before Christmas. The
adv had O habit of lifting her feet very
lightly when walking. She struck some
hing with her toe. 1t ratified and flew
Icross the sidewalk into snow bank.
THAT was q pocketbook," she exclaimed,
and the two set to work in the gas light to |
lind it. Ten minutes search brought it to |
sheir hands. They hurriedinto their home, a |
square away, and opened the book. 1t |
lad $1.50 in money, some old coins, card |
md an old piece of parchment with the |
Lords prayer wrought upon it with India |
nix in old English letters and card. |
Upon the card was the name Mrs ID. c. Wine |
premier, Frederick, Md. The young people |
to know her very well, as the wife
If leading Frederick merchant. They had |
lot heard of her being in town for years.
A letter brought reply that Mrs. Wine
premier had been to the city recently for
he first time in ten years. She had gone
o visit her sister and passed along the
treet where her young friends lived. Some
ime during the afternoon of her visit she |
lad lost the pocketbook.
She cared for little else in 1T than that
opy of the Lords prayer. 1t had been in
ne family for years and she was rejoiced
o recover it. Nothing was said of reward
4 course; but that Christmas huge box
anne down from Frederick filled with all
he country luxuries SO priced by city people.
is contents were many times the worth Of
he young folks treasure trove.
Church of Our Father, corner Thir- |
eenfh and I. streets northwest. DR..
Rogers breaches 1 1 q. m, THE Needed