WHO WAS THAT HONEST MAN? FARMINGTON,
N.Y. (AP) – Bob Dessel has an honest stranger to thank for saving him from a $3,000 goof. Kessel unknowingly sold that much in jewelry belonging to his daughter for $15 at a garage sale. A newspaper ran a story about the mishap, and the man who bought the haul appeared Sunday on Kessel’s doorstep. “He said, ‘I’ve brought your jewelry back,'” reported Kessel. “I said, ‘I’ve had enough jewelry jokes for one day.'” The man, who wouldn’t identify himself, refused to take either a $200 reward Kessel offered or the $15 he paid for the jewelry in the first place. “The guy said that he’s had this kind of thing happen before. If people don’t try to get it back, it’s a find for him. But if they realize they’ve made a mistake, then he gives it back to them,” Kessel said. A gold coin and silver locket were not returned. Kessel said the man already had…
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