| Show SURPRISED AT HIS HONESTY one instance in which a railroad claim agent was beaten 1 I am parry borry to say remarked nn an old time railroad man that the call mated value of lost luggage according to the claimants Is very try seldom borne out by facts in ili cases where here the properly la afterward of course there five bic exceptions and that reminds remind me of an all amusing story about a year a ago a an old gentleman front from hillford Hir lford conn who ile came caine hereon here on a winter amt reported that one of its his trunks had been IQ lost 4 L we did our lest to tiace the missing pirce piece pir ce of baggage bagg age but not it a clu could wa f unearth this aldef ot of washington anti and finally we called ailed on the ow om ner to give its i a octa ild de scrip tion lion of the iho contents with valuation to la a few days hr he sont sent in a list winch struck me as being very modest find and reason reasonable ablo until I 1 came to the item one family bible of course w no stand for any such claim as a I 1 thit hat and we made mad nn an cne protest but the old gentleman to budge an ail inch the bible la 14 gottli woi til every tent of the IT money ioney lie he insisted anil and I 1 want ant that or nothing do you mean it Is worth life ali amount an aa a rare edition I 1 asked axed or merely that it has it IL value to you and nd your family 7 its north cold cash to anybody ani body lie he replied no sentimental vo value lue about it tho the natural inference was wan that thai a vo volume turns held a at IP a 0 high 1 a I figure must be either very old and scarce or very beautifully bound but strange to say I 1 could get to nn exact information on the so baet t from the owner onner lie he admitted that lie h even know tho the into of the edition and to mik make a long amy I 1 rep the claim on as being it barefaced and outrageous outrage oua effort t to hold up tip the th road about two aecus beka later I 1 wan am delighted to hear that thai tile the tt trunk unk had guined up at LL u way nay st stAt tuii it t had been left by mistake with fill sonk sonic I 1 baggage it liia hm forwarded forgard d to ne nc orleans and I 1 sent bent fur for the old gentleman to identify ills his 1 1 I must insist I 1 said when ihen lie he arrles arr led cat on hai hulne ing a look at that 1205 bible show it to you with ith plead ure hf he replied and reaching under a bit of clothing cloth lne lie he drew dreu out a shabby blick black volume buoie I 1 could make any comment he afi flirted the pages to and fr fro under MR thumb and new 10 bills begun to ny fly out ilk like messed there was waa alto altogether gethel 1210 in the book but the old lit man said eald lip li quite furo bure blout the last bill and had split the difference so it tul turned ned out after nil fall to have been an honest valuation alua tion since then I 1 been quite so BO cock sure on guitare sui face lappe appearances arances new orleans times democrat |
