Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-01-02
LOST A POCkETBOOK.
. Business Mans Advertisement and WINS
Happened.


. Eusines. Mans Advertisement aud Whist
Happened.
Found. A pocketbook contain.
Ing sum of money. Owner can
have same by applying at room 43,
Blank building, and Identifying
That was the advertisement which
Mr.. Billion recently inserted in The
Star. He had found dark green
purse on the sidewalk while on his
way to the Office. and after adver-
Using it went on with his regular
business. The next morning group
of men and boys stood about the
door to his office, and he was regard.
ell eagerly by the watchers when
he passed III. The Office boy imme-
diately announced that man want
ed to "see about that pocketbook."
The man. who was long on whiskers
and short on cuffs. was ushered in
to the Office. and Mr.. Billion asked:
"Well,did you lose "a pocketbookl"
Yes, sir. and it had some money
in it, When it came to question
OF color, the visitor hesitated and
finally said black.
How much money did it con-
tain!"
"Well-er-I can't say exactly
replied the visitor.
WAS there more or less than
$1O."
"Yes--that is. there was--mOre,
said the man. breathing deeply, as
if he had east the die.
1T is not yours said Mr.. Billion.
Good morning.
! The man"with the whiskers walk
ed out and joined the group. A shah
by young man, wearing Il golf cap,
next essayeh to prove ownership.
He said the pOcketbOok was not
black, hut Il "sorter reddish yeller,
that some people might call brown.
In fact, he said. it might he called
by any of those names.
In answering an inquiry as to the
amount contained in the purse the
young man said, II cant place it
exactly, but 1 know there was be-
tween 81 and $40 in it.
Its not yours. Good morning"
said the business man affably.
The young man with the golf cap
walked down the street with those
who waited outside. There amt
as much as five" he told them,
land it amt red nor yeller nor
brown. You guessed black, didn't
you, Whiskersl''
." 'Tain't black" replied Whisk-
ers.
The next person to appear to Mr..
Billion was young man with
pink shirt, blue striped cuffs and a
green tie. He wore damaged yellow
shoes and smoked a cigarette.
Good morning. he said. II lost
pocketbook, y'know, and I guess
the one you put in the paper is it.
It was green and had some change
in it, There wasn't as much as s.,
though"
WAS the amount nearer IS than
$19" asked Mr.. Billion quietly.
Eyes, sir.
Then this is not your purse, al.
though it is green
"Well. l guess made Il mistake"
said the sporty man. II guess it was
q little less than $780,
mo, sir. It's not yours" said the
business man. Good morning"
Mr.. Billion had three other visit
OTIS within II half hour, who stated
that they had lost a dark green peck
etbook containing sum variously
estimated at 81, 81 and 80 cents. The
last visitor in making his report to
his companions said: Say, it just
makes me sick. That guy amt been
doing thing but having the laugh
on us while he was a-lyin to beat
the band. Hey, how much do you
guess was in that pocketbook! One
cent Yes, sir. One cent, and the
pocketbook ain t worth that much.
De bloke just Put in the al to get
laugh on somebody. If it hadn't
been for that, he said it wouldn't
been worth while to put it in the pa
per at all. Washington Star.