The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-01-03
The Purse
Observation-Disclosures
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES WORCESTERSHIRE

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1t is said that the world is very evil
and that there are no kind souls.
You shall see.
On the 18th of last October several
newspapers published the following
advertisement:
"The finder of a purse containing a
$40 bill will kindly return it to No. 8
Luciente Street, for it was lost by a
poor servant, who cannot reimburse
her employer"
Well, sir, the following day at IL
o'clock the lackey of an aristocratic
family presented himself at No. 8 Luz
ciente Street with purse in his hand.
The door was opened by Raimonda,
good-looking but very dirty servant,
be it said without offense.
as it here that they have advertised
the loss of purse?"
ooh, yes, sir"
Here it is. Her grace, the mar
| chioness of Roble, found it. You may
now rest easy"
"But
"Good-by!"
And the lackey ran downstairs, max
| ing a great noise, and Raimonda stood
still. staring at the purse .
| which was not hers!
How could it be hers?
She had lost an old. worn and
greasy one, and they had left a new
one of green leather, beautiful
She opened it and found a
| $40 bill and SIS bill!
Her first impulse was to go to the
alcoye where her mistress, a paralyz-
ed old woman, was living. She lived
ON a government pension of $40. The
| 500 she had given to have changed the
day before yesterday to the servant.
The servant had lost it Gas the read
er saw by the advertisement that
copied), and, returning in tears, had
heard the old woman say:
Manage it as you please. but ]
want my money!"
1t was, indeed, all the poor woman
had to live on a whole month!
On that account Rdimonda, spend
ing more than she could afford, adj
vertised the loss in three newspapers
of large circulation.
Now that she had the money and
more, the migrate, forgetting the kind
ness shown her by some charitable
soul, was thinking how she could hide
what she had receiYed-for human ma
ture is peryerse-when the bell rang
once more. Raimonda opened the door,
and stood facing a nun.
"Is it here that q servant has los
purse?"
Eyes, ma'am."
with twenty dollars?"
with twenty dollars, and a can-
munion ticket"
"Very we'll; here it is. The duchess
Del Vale found it, ana charged me to
return it to the owner"
Il am the one"
well take it; and peace be in this
mousse"
The nun turned around, and the ras-
cal, Raimonda, let her go!
She opened the purse, which was
also new, of Russian leather and de-
lightfully perfumed. and found inside
a twenty-dollar bill and a dollar.
Raimonda was dancing for joy in
ing the bell, pulling the rope attached
to the head of her bed, and crying:
"Raimonda-a-a!"
MA ami"
''Who was here?"
"The water-carrier and the charcoal
man.
with whom were you talking?"
with them!"
Bring me cup of camomile tea"
"Yes, ma'am."
The door bell rang while the SER
want was preparing the infusion. She
put the cup on the table and ran to the
door.
A little old man, very clean and
well-dressed, was there. and asked:
Are you the SERVANT"
Eyes, sir"
"Are you the one who has lost
purse?"
eyes, sir"
"Have you suffered on account of
that loss?"
"Yes, indeed! 1t is the monthly
pension of my mistress, and if do
not give her the twenty dollars, she
will havc nothing to eat!"
"Well, then take this
here is forty dollars, twenty Tor your
mistress and twenty for YOU"
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