Evening star., 1886-11-27
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Then took them TO my close: and waited for
shower. IL came one hot afternoon soIle two
or tnree Gays later, aud L was on hand with
my umbrellas. standing at the corner OF Bed.
lord and Washington streets 1 saw wonen 20
scamperine by under reeied garments and
WI wnenever saw one without an umbrella, para
sol or rubber wrap gave her one OF my dozen,
seiecting the middle-aged or elderly. rather than
tue young and vigorous. as the object OF my
oohatohs. Many refused to take them. but
enough accepted 10 clean out my stock i'm
about ten minutes, and walked home wonder
ing how II would all work.
Two days went by and no umbrellas came IL
rocked bad ior the honor of thoSe who accepted
my loan. The third day two came. the fourth
i got six, and the NTH two more, and with them
came letter from woman in lynn, saving;
DEAR GLOBE: L have not returned yoar am.
brella. which you SO kindly loaned me. because
somebody stole IL from the hail after had GOT
home. AIN very thankful for your Kindness,
and IL you will tell me what the umbrella Was
worth wiit pay you Tor IL.
Respectfully yours,
MRs.
High Rock avenue, Lynn.
But one remained 10 be accounted for. ana
that came the next week from "a Woman in
Springfield. Mass. with n note of thanks. tell
ing me the Globe had saved her new dress from
getting spoiled, and perhaps prevented her
from catching terrible cold 80 all wer, hacS
Dut one. ana t.at Was not the fault of the per-
son 10 whom il was loaned. Things were ces.
tainly looking encouraging the human race.
lhe umbrella stealing habit was n libel, ian.
vented py the iunny man, who works space
and has got to crowd least one Joke In u every
1000 words OF printed matter.
Ane next rainy uay took my eleven ums
ofelias ana went away down toward the foot
OF state street where there were out few women
and began my distribution among the men
who looked the most needy. gave them away
To Old men and young, 10 well dressed and
shabby-in short. 10 every man who looked as
NJ an umbrella would be a soace or protection
TO him-and not one refused my proffered aid
Some returned thanks and looked at me as Il
were a innatic while others gave the same
klnd oil a look, but omitted the thanks
returned to the office, and though / have
been there nearly every day since then-and
has returned and that was brought in by an
acquaintance of mine, who said he stole IL al q
church festival i'm an adjoining city. de m.y
have lied about IL. do not know.
have no moral to go with this story. Ii the
reader can find one let him apply il.
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ROused lO Revenge.
MRS. HOWARD, OF BarDGEpoRr. DRAWS RE-
voLvER ON CHARLES FOSTER.
A telegram TO the n. Y. Herald from Bridge
port, Conn.,, Nov. rs, says: Great excitement
was caused here to-day when 1t leaked out that
Mrs. Howard, who Is well known in society as
beautiful, accomplished and wealthy woman,
had on Tuesday drawn a revolver on Charles
Foster, to whom she was engaged To he married,
but with whom she had had trouble. Mrs.
Howard, learning that Foster was In a we'll
known wholesale store on Water street talking
10 the proprietors entered the store, drew n
Smith d Wesson revolver and walking up To
Foster, Threatened TO shoot him il ne did not
return certain money and a diamond ring sha
had lent him. She further demanded full rep
aration for wrongs he had done her. Tie
woman was evidently In earnest. and her de-
termlned attitude SO frightened the clerks in
the store that they fled. Foster ran up stairs,
and the only cool-headed persons remaining
We're the proprietors. who succeeded i'm quieiing
Mrs. Howard. She soon afterwards was induced
TO return TO her home.
sPoNGING ON HIS FIANCEE
The facts in the case, il is stated, are these:
Mrs. Howard, AFTER the death Of her husband
several years ago, accepted the attentions OF
Foster, to whom she became engaged Being
In possession Of an independent Income and "
stories about strtngency In his money affairs
and loaned him cash 10 considerable amount
He was Invariably short, and q valuable dia-
mond ring Mrs. Howard loaned him found its
way to pawn shop In New York. The time
came when the ring was needed by the fair
owner, and when she demanded IL the story OF
It's going ''up the spout" was narrated. Mr..
how ward was surprised and greved, but kindly
overlooked the transaction, and in proof that
she still loved the offender, advanced money
enough to redeem the ring.
MORE INGRATITUDE.
Foster went to New York ostensibly 10 take it
out of pawn, but on returning repeated the old
story of mot money enough" whereupon the
son-hearted woman made another advance.
Meantime II came TO her ears that Foster ad.
lnired other women In BRIDGEPORT and was
devoting the larger share OF his attention to
them: In some way Mrs. Howard found out
written by her to her deceased husband and
had sold them TO an enemy OF hers for money,
and this with the infidelity she had discovered,
Foster is alleged to be natural son of the late
samuel Colt, Of revolver fame, and 10 have
been concerned In various peculiar transac-
tions, all of which Mrs. Howard, who has con-
suited q lawyer, declares she will now expose
In order TO set herself right with the public
and infiict that punishment on her migrate
lover that he is considered here to SO Justly