Show A valuable battle 1 I used to ha a customs inspector la new york said robert grosof who la at the occidental we had received advises advices that gome diamonds were to be smuggled in and one day when a passenger steamer arrived I 1 saw a youna couple with a small child and a suspicious looking handing which the mother carried the husband went to another part of the and I 1 stepped up to the young mother and told her I 1 ithie to examine the handbag hand bag she looked startled and turned a little pale I 1 fancied but said all alga sir just hold the babby and ril unlock it for you I 1 took the little low in my arms and shook the rattle which he had in his hand and he and crowed while his manar opened the diminutive valise and emons rated to my satisfaction that li contained no dutiable foode I 1 searched in vain for the diamonds nd when my chief afterward learned that the babas rattle which 1 had to amuse abo child contained lateral thousand dollars worth ot diamonds he discharged me and box happen to be selling dry goods aj seattle press timea |