Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 March 1884 — It Wasn’t His Ineky Day. [ARTICLE]

It Wasn’t His Ineky Day.

“I'm in luck!" exclaimed a rather “loud” young man as ho stepped up to an old gentleman in Brooklyn. “I just picked it up,” he said. “Why, it isn’t a pocket-book; I thought it was though.” The farmer’s attention had been attracted. “It’s a—a—a pair of kids,” said the lucky man as he unrolled two gloves, “and I’ll be hanged if there isn’t a ring in this finger,” and he held up the left-hand glove to remove it. “I guess it is a ring,” ejaculated the old man as the glove was being turned wrong side out. “Certain; and you’re in luck, too, my friend,” said the young oliap as he pulled out an exceedingly heavy plain gold ring. “You were along with me when I found ’em, and I’ll do the square thing. We’ll go halves on it.” “I’ll takei it,” said the old farmer, and he placed the ring and the gloves in his breeohes pocket. “I’m kinder short of money at the present time, but come down here and I’ll borrow it from my serr-m-iawJt “But bow mnohbave yon got with you now ?” asked the sharper uneasily. “Oh, never mind that. My son-in-law is a sergeant down at the lockup, and hell lend me the full amount,” replied the farmer. The lucky man disappeared —New York World.