Year: 1871

anu laoyilke appearance, and lie
involuntarily came to the conclu-
sion that fortune had thrown in
his way the being that was to CON-
] plete his earthly happiness.
! 1t did not take Miss Emma
Messenger long 10 tell her story.
1t was the one she had foreshad-
owed in her letter, with lew de-
tails concerning her dear fathers
death. She was so artless in her
description of her deceased pa
rents love for her, and she related
in such an interesting and mourn
full why how cruel fate had robbed
her of her only earthly friend,
that Mr.. Paddock was quite over
come. She also spoke Of her
yearnings for some one to love, and
how under such circumstances she
had been induced to write the ad-
vertisement Mr.. Paddock had read.
She did not fail to impress upon
that gentleman's mind her Joy
over receiving his letters, and how
happy itmade her 10 find him all
that her fancyh painted. This,
and a great deal more of the
most fattering language imagina-
bic, did she pour into her willing
listeners ear. Finally


THE SUSCEPTIBLE PADDOCK


proposed a drive on the avenue.
The invitation was readily accep-
ted, and during the afternoon she
induced him to partake of several
glasses OF wine, the result of
which was that before darkness
closed oyer the city he was in fine
spirits, and had taken much time
in talking over his prospective Wis,
it to Europe. But when night
fell Mr.. Paddock suddenly re-
membered that he had made no
arrangements for hotel accommo-
dations. In this emergency the
lady came to the rescue, and as
Mr.. Paddock was stranger in the
city, she proposed to introduce
him to a gentleman friend of hers
who kept frst-elass hotel on
Prince street. Mr.. Paddock at
once decided that the hotel oD4
Prince street should be his abiding
place during his stay in the city.
This matter settled, he suggested
as fitting conclusion to the days
entertainment that they should
visit the theatre. Miss Emma
Messenger consented. After the
theater came supper and more
wine. The flow of champagne
proved too copious for Mr.. Pad
dock, and in a short time he be-
came perfectly oblivious to all his
surroundings How he found his
hotel or reached his room he does
not know; but when he got up
the next morning somebody had
carried off his watch and money
in fact everything he had save
his clothes.


THE 3IsCoNSoLATE BUFFALO FLY.


The proprietor of the house
professed to know nothing sbout
the matter, except that late at
night carriage containing lady
and gentleman was driven to the,
private entrance, and the lady
had called for room for herself
and husband, stating that her
husband was sick. =.


Mr.. Paddock, like thousands
of others who have been robbed
in New York, was ashamed to
make his case known TO the au-
thorities. Although his checks
were gone, he hoped to recover
his trunks, and he went to the de-
pot for that purpose, but they
were missing. Some one had
been there before him, and
claimed them on his checks
The credulous Paddock had been
completely cleaned out. He had
lost 81, 900 in money, several val
liable checks and drafts and all
his baggage. After thinking the
whole matter over, he came to
the conclusion that the best thing
he could do was to stop the pay
ment ON his checks; and drafts,
and go home. Before taking his
departure he indited the following
advertisement, which up to the
present time has not been an
swered E.ecs s.st.


CoNFIDENT1AL.-If the lady who
being anxious to 60 Europe, formed
the acquaintance of a gentleman
from Buffalo for that purpose, and
afterwards, robbed him, will re-
turn the checks and drafts she
took from his poeketbook a favor
will be conferred and no questions
asked. = Address. =


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