The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-09-14
A Kiss Preferred 4 to Money.

Many years ago . young and beautiful
Philadelphia woman was endeavoring
to soothe the fretful Impotence of her
husband, by dressing in a hurry for an
evening at the opera. She had com
pleted her toilet, all except the putting
on of her diamonds, and as her hus.
band called to her to make haste, she
put them in her glove and started for
the street, purposing to put them on on
the way. When she attempted to 20,
on her glove the diamonds were miss
ing. They retraced their steps imme-
diately, and searched the street. but
with little hope of finding the lost jew
els. Two men were walking on the
other side of the street, and the lady
said to her husband: 81 believe that
one of those men has my diamonds
the one with his pants tucked in his
boots has them, l am sure"
The husband, however, had no conf
dence in this faith, and did not venture
to accost the strangers. The next day
they advertised extensively for them,
and at evening n man came to the
house and returned them. 1t was the
man whom the lady had suspected the
previous day, and it was true that he
had the diamonds in his pocket at the
| time she saw him. He was tall, rough,
but honest looking man, employed as a
.'super' in one of the local theaters.
| The lady and her husband had but $500
in money with them at the time, and
this they offered to the finder, apologize
ing for the smallness of the reward,
and promising to give him more on the
next day. He, however, quietly de-
clined any pay. But" he said, II
would like TO ask one favor of YOU"
well, was the curious reply, ''what
is it?''
.'Wall, you see, mum, / don't want
any money; it's more'n 1 could do any
good with, but eff you don't object 1
would like to kiss you
why" exclaimed the lady, Il don't
know" and looking at her husband,
who smiled in an amused way, Il don't
see as there is any harm in that. You
may kiss me and have the money too.
Then the super stepped forward and
gave the beautiful lady good. hearty
kiss, and staIked away, refusing the
money, and has not been seen by the
The lady is now a resident of Boston,
and within year or two has met with
another remarkable incident, though
not so romantically finished rs the first.
She had drawn $4,000 from the banker
and was returning home. when she
took wrong car When she discov-
cred her mistake she hastily alighted
and sought another ear, finding only
too late that she had left her pocket
book in the first car Entering hack,
she drove furiously after the car, but
was unable to find it, and drove home
discouraged. Advertising proved of
no avail for the recovery of her money,
but.three weeks after she again entered
a street car. As she started ont, on
arriving at Winter Street, she suddenly
recognized the face of the conductor,
who had been on the car in which she
left her pocketbook. Instantly she ac-
cused him of having in his possession
her purse and money.
..Why. madam. what do you mean?n
exclaimed the indignant official.
Il mean that you have my pocket
book. left it in your car three weeks
ago, and you have it.
Describe it, madam"
This she did, and the conductor
quietly drew the missing pocket-book
and money from his pocket. No cash
had been touched. He had refrained
from delivering the find TO the COM
pany, because he knew that it would
gain something by the return of the
property. He firmly refused to take
anything for his honesty, not even
kiss.-BOSton Globe.