Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-03-12

10 a customer that the Rose pertr.tr
cigars Of which She had Just sold two for
; cents, were in no way inferior tothr Rosa
PerfrCta cigars which more prrieutiuuS
dealers sold for ~ cents apiece interrupt
ing her i'll this Imaginative occupation.
Ieidor MarN took her aside and said. You
will he surprised, Salome, to hear that the
mattress which | have just brought into
the store contains the mauglrd body Of my
brother, Adrian Marx"
Il am less surprised" Joined Salome,
at the contents uf the mattress than AT
the ease with which you have transported
it, in the full light Of day. through the
crowded streets ~ New York.
Leaving his brothers body in Salume's
charge Tsidor Marx called on his sister in
law and recited the facts of the case eN
aCtly rs they had happened. Mrs. Adrian
was woman Of practical views, and with
out displaying emotion or giving vent To
OutCrirs 50 common with women, she said,
Well. he took out his fifth insurance On
Friday week, So | suppose that II is all
for the best She then sent the following
advertisement tn the newspapers:
Died At his clothing establishment,
No. 3q2 Center street, which makes a spec
ialty of misfits and the San Of dress suits,
Adrian Marx, aged So from general de
arrangement Of the system. Please omit
flowers
There was great dismav among the
! burglars when they discovered their loss
Although the glass which the captain
wore in his left eye made him seem To re
gard everything humurUusly, he was
really excited to an unusual degree, and
had not been 50 indignant since the "cca
sion when h, foupd his photograph
aJnrning tho rnyu.s' gallery AT police
beadou,rters
We hay. heen hasely robbed" " he cried
Sand il il imn.rative that we should find
tha cn,vprdIy scn1ndreI who has HIchrd a
nor+ion NJ our hard earned savings
Nv Questioning the policeman at the cor
nor NJ tho straet he had no great trouble in
;dantif,,ira Nr Narx a. the intruder in his
lair lie then bade his fellows disperse
arnor, rho neighhoring streets and pur
/ cbasa tbirtv-nine large Saratoga trunks
uayire, rnaia the nnrchasa each of them
toot his nIace in n trnnk having previ-
o,,sIv horad an onaning tbrnugb which he
+ r,i,rbt breathe
TEbon tho csntain ,s soon as night fslI
/ Janor-ad for Cantor street with his thirty
nips Saratoeo trunks LOADED in express
w,g,ns and calling on Mr. Marx. repre-
sen,ed bimssIf rs the mariner in A great
frm NJ cigarette manufacturers in Cincin-
nati He proposed that Mr. Marx should
constitute himself as the sole agent of this
] firm in New York. The magnitude of the
offer astOnished the humble tobacconist.
who despite the ample means with which
/ his visit to Marion stree had endowed him,
still maintained his simple and penurlouS
habits He lost no time in accepting, how
ever and for fear of losing sight Of his Wis
itor urgently asked at what hotel he was
staying
AT none" said the captain. The truth
is, am on my way To Europe and have
rather an unusual amount Of baggage.
"Of how many pieces does it consist
asked Isidor.
Thirty nine Saratoga trunks, replied
the chief Of the burglars.
/ Mr.. Marx, though somewhat surprised
at the number of trunks, said he happened
/ to have a back yard in which they could
all be stored, and II the visitor DID not
care to lose sight of them, he could be ac-
commodated with a bed IN MT Marx
parlor. The Ofter was accepted the IhiFt!
nine trunks were stored in the yard the
/ stranger stayed 10 dinner with the mousse
. hold and made himself wonderfully agree
able, displaying a rlch stone oil anecdotes
and showing that he was on famiilar terms
with all the principal perSOhaSes IN Euro
/ rope.
/ While the dinner was pursuing its fest
/ i've course. and the captain of the burglars
was telling how, in the past, he
had suggested ideas TO Victor HurO,
/ points of strategy to MOltke
\ Nl.,.f.
Salome went into the yard to take in the
clothes which were there hanging In re
moving one Of the trunks, which was in
/ the way of the clothes-line, she distinctly
heard a rough voice mutter, We'll, are you
ready" Anybody but SalOnle would have
/ been thrown into dismay. But Salome.
with her ready wit, instantly OWNED the
/ conspiracy. and answered in quiet tones
/ Wait a little longer"
She then hastened into Center street and
sought out an obscure basement, over
which was scrawled in rude letters:
Tom Glover. exterminator Of animals.
I inventor Of the celebrated Rough on Rab
/ bits Vermin neatly asphxiated Reason
I able charges"
. Mr.. Glover was seated in his office. sur
rounded by Gagged animals. which were
.
/ process He received Salome with bluff
/ courtesy. going so far as to remove his pipe
from his mouth. and. when she ex
pressed desire to purchase one Of his as
/ phyxiating Instruments, he explained that
( it consisted Of bellows charged with
carboliC acid gas.
is it strong enough TO smother a man"
askel >'alome with an assumption of limo
/ cence which became her admirably
Bless your soul, replied Mr. Glover, at
| is strong enough 70 smother an elephant
Armed with her bellows and a sufficient
/ store of carbolic acid gas SaJome returned
to the back yard. and applying the instru
ment to the aperture of each Saratoga
trank she had little difficulty in asphyNi-
at,ng the thirty y-nine burglars. She then
recired TO bed and dreamed of love.
In the dead of night the captain rose
from his sofa couch, and adjusting the eye
glass, without which he felt Incapable OF
accomplishing deeds of plth and moment,
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