The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-11-14

INNut iu buu1tlOn 10 MS puDllC SeanceSg OF
breaking out, in the exuberance of his
animal spirits, into little private re-
hearsals, which take place at all times
and in all places. 1t so happened that
TIE day after his recent arrival in Boston,
he, in company with a friend, resolved
to pay little visit to some acquaint-
nnces at Cambridge. To accomplish this
object he got on a street car, in company
with his friend, bound for that rural and
charming resort, the home of Longfellow,
Lowell and several other equally distin-
guished lights in literature, art and law
In the car with Mr.. Heller and his
friend were some half-dozen people,
among them an estimable old lady who
had evidently been doing her marketing
in Boston, for she. carried basket on
her lap, containing groceries, vegetables,
and, in particular, a large quantity of
eggs. Mr.. Heller sat down beside the
old lady, and for a few instants nothing
of moment happened. Mr.. Heller then
stopped down and picked up two eggs
from the floor, and handing them to the
old lady, remarked that she was losing
them. The old lady, little surprised,
thanked the polite gentleman, and every
thing again relapsed into silence. Ina few
moments q repetition of the scene. The
old lady wondered how it was, she hadn't
noticed the eggs fall, and wondered still
more when Mr.. Heller third time
picked up several eggs, which he insisted
had dropped from the basket. This so
puzzled the old lady that she got up, and
taking the eggs out of the basket, she dis
posed them on a seat, and taking out the
vegetables in the same manner, put the
eggs back, and the other articles on top
of them and then sat down again. Mr..
Heller then leaned over to gentleman
who was on the other side of the old
lady and remarked audibly:
"I saw you do that. It's wrong.
"What do you mean, sir-what's
wrong?" said the gentleman addressed,
rather indignant at being spoken to in
this way.
"You shouldn't have taken those
eggs"
The old lady turned toward the gen.
tleman, and looked at him very suspic-
iously, while the other answered with
great asperity
"Are you mad, sirG took no eggs"
"But 1 saw you," said Heller.
BY this time the attention of the other
passengers in the car was directed to the
conversation.
"It is false |" exclaimed the one ac-
cused, evidently feeling very uncomfort-
able.
"That is too much, sir, when say l
saw you," said Heller, and with that he
rose, and, passing before the old lady,
who looked half frightened and. half
angry, stood before the gentleman ac-
cused.
"What do you call that ?" said Hell
ler, taking from the mans overcoat poe
ket two eggs, and handing them to the
old lady, "and that" taking two more
from the other pocket.
"Lord, Oh, Lord, who would a
thought it ?" said the old lady.
The gentleman from whose pockets
the eggs had been taken, rose from his
seat and stood opposite Heller, saying
81 don't understand this perhaps we
can find some more"
"No doubt can," said Heller, put
ting his hand in side pocket and taking
out three eggs, two more from his hat,
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occupied some few minutes, as Mr..
Heller proceeded very deliberately and
slowly, to the evident surprise and in
dignation of the other occupants of the
car. "And here, look here, " continued
Heller, taking box of spices from the
mans hind pocket.
"Put that man off the car, " said some
body.
The car was stopped, and the man Oh
whom all this had been played waited
for no further developments, and bolted
through the door as fast as his legs
would carry him.
The old lady confounded herself il
thanks to Mr.. Heller, and said she never
would have suspected-he was such {
uice-looking gentleman, etc. Mr.. Hell
ler's friend whispered to somebody mex
him and pretty soon everybody in the
car was laughing, tie old lady being the
only one who remained in ignorance tina
this was one of Mr.. Heller's jokes.
By and by the car reached Cambridge
and Mr.. Heller and his friend got off
AS they were walking along, the frient
said he thought he had noticed that Mr.
Heller had pin in his scarf.
$50 have" said Mr.. Heller, and h,
felt for the pin, but no pin was there
"Could 1 have put it in my pocket {?
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