Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-03
ROBBlNG A FAT WOMAN,
How II Was Managed by a Couple of
Light-Fingersd Gentry-Sympathy

How II Was Managed by a Couple of
Lght-Fingersd Gentry-Sympathy.
At the corner of Grand street two big
policemen were engaged in directing the
lhrOng that passed by and in keeping the
street cars from becoming blocked. There
were mixed in the crowd half dozen
slender and decent looking young men.
who were specially pointed out to me
They were pushing through the crowd
and coming and going every ten or fifteen
minutes
There" said my companion, pointing
out one of these dudish chaps, get onto
him, and you will see what they do"
There was r big fat woman with
heavy basket on one arm and bundle in
the other hand coming along. 1t is the
natural thing for n fat woman TO load
herself down with bundles and baskets
that are generally prOportionate TO her
own size. This particular fat woman
got suddenly caught in a jam on the
corner, and, as if by chance one of the
young men was ill front of her and an
other behind her. and both squeezing her
with the utmost apparent unconcern. Her
bundle and her basket hung at her side
like paniers on a mule. The people were
pressing her on all sides, and she was as
helpless creature as could be imagined
This all took place in a shorter time than
Il takes me TO describe it, but, as the big
policeman held up his club across the
-lreet and shouted energetically TO induce
he people to move on, | saw the little
rascal in front of her slip one of his hands
deftly in her pocket and pass out a big
black wallet The wallet was fat and
plethorlc like the woman and her basket
and her bundle. lexpected when he took
II out, TO see him make a dash and run
away, but he did nothing Of the kind. He
becalae suddenly interested in the welfare
Of the fat woman and turned round with
quick movement TO beg her pardon for
having pushed against her. l heard him
say: What a jam they do have here!
Shall help you across the street! 1t is no
trouble, | assure you
Meanwhile he seized hold OF her baske'
and was hurrying her across the street.
had just time to see that IS he did this h.
passed something to the oGher fellow, WHO
was behind the fat woman, who iIa-
meuiately sauntered of He has got the
swag, sand my companion. just then the
fat woman stopped on the other side 10
change her bundle, feeling for her pocket
book, discovered her loss and began 10
shout TO the policeman that somebody had
taken her pocket book The little fellow,
who was the real thief, all this time stuck
TO her like "A burr, and urged her to search
her bundle and told her she must be mis-
taken. She did not have the slightest sus-
piciOn that 1t was this polite and sympa-
thetic young man who had relieved her
of money, or that his sympathy was Great
ing delay, while his pal got away with the
Doodle. She got small comfort from the
policeman, who finally told her she must
move, and that IL she could tell who took
the book she must go and complain. As
for himself, it WAS his business to see that
the street was clear. She went away be
moaning her loss-New York Cor Cincin,
natl Enquirer.
Foundation Of the A -mour Fortune.
The ArmourS, by the way, are the last
people in the world to disregard dreams
made their first money on information OBJ
tanned in that way. While Phil Armour
and Plankington were vet modest butchers
in Milwaukee, the former had a dream in
which was indicated to him a line Of
operations in which there would be large
profit. He related his experience TO his
partner the next morning, and received
the answer, that's just what I've been
for a week" The pointer was
followed up and resulted in profit of
nearly a million, which was divided be
tween them, and was the foundation of
the immense Armour fortuRe.-St. Paul
Pioneer Press.