The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-09-04
A COUPLE OF PRACTICAL JOkERS.
And How They Put Up Job ON One O
Their Friends with "A Short Memory.

And How They Put Up job ON One of
Their Friends with Short Memory.
Hello, old mani BY George, Pm
glad to see you, Harold Where have
you been all these yearsW
The speaker was well dressed young
fellow with the air of man about
town, the other had a far away look in
his eyes and seemed to be dreamer.
Both were in evening dress, coming
out of a Broadway theater between
the acts
"Well, really, sir" answered gentle
man No. 2 with dignity, you have the
better of me; seem to remember your
face, but somehow cannot place you. :"
What, you kon't remember me five
years ago when we both belonged to
the Scribblers' club2 You don't re1nem-
Der those games of pool when you al
ways got stuckG"
II certainly did belong to the Serb
blers' club and used to get stuck there
at pool-do yet for that matter-but
don't remember you"
Gentleman No. 1 laughed, but pro-
vokingly and persistently refused to
disclose his identity
No. kept up rattling fire of remin-
iscence, telling his friend SO much about
his (No. 2's) past life, mentioning names
and places in profusion, and giving
such mass of detail that the other
could no longer doubt that they had
been acquainted somewhere in tie past
where he could not say.
This was very aggravating, not to
say notifying, and Jet in vain did
No. 2 rack his brain for some clew as
to the personality of his torlnentor. He
began to wonder if he had not struck
a confidence man, who would presently
breach matters financial and proceed
to negotiate loan,
"Do you remember your trip to Paris
in the summer of 1872" finally asked
No. /.
Eyes. Did meet you there2"
well, l should say so. Don't you
remember taking the Misses W to
the opera3 joined you in the box
that evening. Don't you remember
the rackets we had with George and
Billy, and all that. Oh, come now,
you must remember that"
No. Q shook his head mournfully.
II remember all about George and
Billy and the Misses W, and all the
rest of it, but can't remember you.
beg your pardon, but can't"
well don't you remember our meet
ing at Saratoga in 1888? You were
there with your cousin, and she and
had a desperate Irritation. See, I've
got her picture here in this locket
Now then, Harold, old boy, you must
know me-"
Harold stared at the locket, speech
less. There, sure enough, were the ia
miliar features of his Cousin Nellie, one
of the bellies of New York, hanging OF
the watchchain of this fellow, whom
he did not know from Adam.
Where did you get that pictureW
From Miss Nellie herself, of course
see, here is the inscription she had pu
there, Nellie to George, 1899. "
Gentleman No. 3 was thunderstruck
This was really too much, not to re
member the fiance of his own cousin
He was overcome with confusion, ant
there is no telling how much furthe
things might have gone had not tive
other young fellows approached at tina
moment holding their sides with laugh
ter. They were the identical Georg,
and Billy referred to.
Harold, old man." said George
when he had recovered his gravity
''let Inc introduce our excellent, friend
Mr. Henry -, who never was IL
Paris in his life, and who never be
longed to the Scribblers' club, and who
detests pool, and who very improper.
borrowed this locket from me to put VI
a Job on you. Seer New York Her
aid