The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-02-24

sa"r -nE,rsI. put The eggs back AMI the
o..cr n~iiioies nn TOP OF iLem, AMI thea s.t
Gown ngsiy,. NJ. Heller then leaned over
=, s. Gentleman who WIS on tho other si,ir
cf ;l;a old lady. ani remarked audibly
- say you ~ that. It's wrong"
What do you mean, sir-what's wrong ? -"
.aid thc gentleman addressed. rather indig-
nAnt al being spoken to in this way
"lou shouldn't nave taken those eggs"
Tho old lady turned toward the gentle.
man. and looked at him very suspiciously,
Will" the other answered with great graz
ity
Are you mad. / took no eggs"
But I saw you" said Heller.
Gy this time the attention Of the other
passengers in the car was directed to the
conversation.
1t ia false " exclaimed the one accus.
ell. evidently feeling very uncomfortable.
That is too much, sir, when j say ] saw
YOU" said Heller, and with that he rose.
and passing before the old lady, who looked
half-f!ightened and half angry, and stood
before the gentleman accused.
what do you say to that ?" said Heller,
taking from the mans overcoat pocket two
eggs and handing them to the old lady, " and
that" taking two more from the other
pocket.
Lord, o Lord, who would n thought it 2"
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"
n doubt I can" said Heller, putting
mis- hand in a side pocket md taking out
three eggs, two more from his hat and n
compile from his trowsers. This occupied
some minutes, rs Heller proceeded very de-
hberntely and slowly, to the evident sur
prise and Indignation of the other occupants
of the car. And here, look here contin-
ued Heller, taking n box of spices from the
mans hind pocket.
Put that man off the car" said some.
body.
The car was stopped and the man on
whom all this had been played waited for no
further Developments, and bolted through
thec car as fast as his legs would carry him.
The old lady COMPOUNDED herself in
thanks TO Mr.. Heller, and said she would
never have suspected-he was such n nice
looking gentleman, etc. NJ. Heller's friend
whispered to somebody next him, however,
and pretty soon everybody in the car was
laughing, the old lady being the only one
who remained in ignorance that this was
one of Mr.. Heller's Jokes.
By and by the car reached Cambridge and
Mr.. Heller and his friends got off. As they
were walking along the friend said he
thought he had noticed that Mr.. Heller had
had a pin in his scarf.
$50 1 have" said Mr.. Heller, and he
felt for the pin, but no pin was there.
Gould l have put it in my pocketr" and
he searched in his vest. "Halloo " he ex-
claimed, where's the money!" and he
nervously sought through all his pockets
"Sold, by Jove !"
Mr.. Heller was minus q cameo scarf pin
$2S in bills, and n gold Matchbox. He had
for once struck the wrong man, who. while
Heller had been quietly going through Hell
Ter. Strange to say, when Mr.. Heller got
back to Boston, he mentioned the incident
to nobody and enjoined strict secrecy on his
friend. All Of which shows that it takes
w to play a joke. And the biters are some.
times bitten.-N. y. Dramatic Meas.