History of Alexander, Union and Pulaski Counties, Illinois . creditors to whistle. Then went on with alot of stuff about how all the first detectives inthe world were put upon the fugitives tracks,chartering steamers, railroads, telegraphs,etc., and how they peered around and peekedinto the North pole in the pursuit, and how helay snoring under the sidewalk all the time. It is hard to imagine anything more silh tobe put into print, but there may have beensome excuse at that day, from the fact thatsome man had just defaulted in New York fora large amount, and supposing he would fleeto the utter
History of Alexander, Union and Pulaski Counties, Illinois . creditors to whistle. Then went on with alot of stuff about how all the first detectives inthe world were put upon the fugitives tracks,chartering steamers, railroads, telegraphs,etc., and how they peered around and peekedinto the North pole in the pursuit, and how helay snoring under the sidewalk all the time. It is hard to imagine anything more silh tobe put into print, but there may have beensome excuse at that day, from the fact thatsome man had just defaulted in New York fora large amount, and supposing he would fleeto the uttermost parts of the earth the detec-tives acted accordingly. Whereas, in fact, heonly moved to a new boarding house, andrested there content. It seems he could not befound because he had not fled. For this the writer was jerked up and askedto explain it all. He frankly confessed that itwas wholly meaningless—confessed upon hissacred honor it was not a cipher dispatch tothe Southern Confederacy, and was ready toswear with up-lifted hand, that he thought if.
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