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Show mmm wnn mi 11 i.uijifrwi.ii 'Wl rv"J'!Na DOLLAR. I - i An rtiril.Mil l . ,.ln nf Mow FmI 1 if I rarlt. i j. n i nn I'ommen for s li i ' i sl.i I for n so- a ii i i, i . it ii nn Imnglnary i loh oki in i o Iran' rTiiry-dtiy object, n c n. f t i xnnuil , or a kmtc Home ot tho Hi i i n thus inrmid wa nndeubtodly ii i in . i f It rould I i i in t n u Ivnuturos. ol i it1 i i' I lor f ill by Md ot ' ii r , t t upwara that a young woma in Mw Joraaj had a gokl dollar that sho oapoolally valued for the sako Of a monogram inscribed upon II The coin m attached to a bracelet by a chain. One cvonlng in February, after a alelgh rnlrt, Its owner mlaaeil it, and the broken etuun shoivod plainly how It had dla appoarotl. Bourch was at onco made, but u It bout avail. Finally an ndvertlsctnont metthoejo of a loafer about town, who sad that in' had found tho dollar bolow tho stops of Iho alolgli tlio morning nftor tho I riuo, and bad spent it for whisky atd saloon I Tho friends of tho young lady determined , to Dnd the keopsako If possible. Tlio bar-loader bar-loader romemborod receiving tho coin, but ' bud paid U ion butcher, who recollected raring rar-ing lt to a drover In Trcntoa ' . sfr.v.1) I i Tho address of tho drover wm secured, and a letter written to htm, requesting a reply re-ply at onco. It aeon enmo, nnd contained tho Information thnt ho had purcbaaed a ticket to Philadelphia wl'.li tbo money on tho vory dny Uio butchor gvo It to him, and that tho ticket agent mada soma ro i mark about tho monogram. ' Tho search was continued. Tho agent romembcrcd tho dollar, nnd said that ho laid lt asldo fur n fow hours, but that It I was forwarded to Philadelphia with tho dally accounts. Tlio rocolter of tho Now Jersey receipts at Philadelphia was next corresponded with. Tho bnauUful monogram mono-gram had been noticed, but tho money had been doposllcd In Iho bank. -ii,(rj i The cashier was communicated with. His attontlon had bcon called to the Initials on tho bank of tho dollar by ono of tho clerks, and ho had Instructed him to plscn lt asldo for a few weeks. Unfortunately, In tho absence of tho clerk, ngontleman desiring severst huudrcd dollars In gold, preparatory prepara-tory to a California trip, had boon furnlshod with tho amount, and tho little pleco had, in some way,'tocn rolxod with that sum and gono westward. Tho gentleman's name was furnished, and a letter was sent to him. v i v- 581 The remainder ot tho sprlug and summer sum-mer passed without tidings. Finally, how-evor, how-evor, Aoommunloatlou was rocoircd from the gentleman slating that tho lottorot in I qutryhod Juat reached him, on account of aow mlatako in tbo address, but that ho ' still had tho dollar In his possession. Tho Initials wero the samo as those ot a young I friend of hla, and ho bod kept tho coin on that arvount. - ""vT I On i "nlvtnjt tho propor direction ho rcniptly returned tho gold dollar so per-atcotly per-atcotly aoarehed for, tho curloua history whoso wandnrtnga afford an excellent xsuiplo of how faat money travels. 4 |