The Washington bee., 1893-11-18
THE MAN FROM ST. LOUIS.
His Love for Chicago Made Him Sympa-
thptic aud GenerouA.

His Love for Chicago Made Him sympa-
thrt'c aud Generous.
1t was at the depot in Syracuse, and
a number of us were waiting for our
train, when middle-aged man, who
was lame and dilapidated, began to
solicit aims. He told some sort of a
story about sickness, death, and so on,
and about the third man he struck re-
piled to him:
Look here, mister, I can put you in
the way Of making a couple of dollars
in about five minutes
Heaven will bless you if you will,"
said the lame man.
Il don't want to be blessed. Do you
see that chap down the platform. seat
ed on his trunk?'
Il do
He's from st. Louis. Come over
here in the corner and I'll tell you how
to work him.
The two drew aside, and, after three
or four minutes of private and conf
dental" talk. the lame man limped off
down the platform and half dozen Of
us followed on to witness the perform
ance.
Il beg your pardon, sir" said the
lame man as he halted before the
other, but / am an unfortunate man."
''Yes, the woods are full Of 'em," was
the reply.
1T isn't my fault. lent my brother
$500 to so into business with in place
way out West somewhere, called Chi
Chi Chicago. / think that is the name
of the town. Ever hear of it?'
'Ive heard there was such place."
replied the st. Louis man, but it may
have been a rumor. Here's a quarter
| to help you along"
Many thanks, sir. was going to tell
you about my brother. Some one told
him that Chicago was growing vii
lage, and that they were going to
move the county seat there. He went
| into the grocery business, and what
dye think he did? Laid in stock Of
| 81 900 worth right on the start-a stock
| big enough for town of 10000 peo-
Pile"
Did, Ell: I guess I can spare you
another quarter"
He might possibly have pulled
through, but it rained good deal, and
| the farmers couldn't get into town for
the mud, and most everybody was trad
| ing on store orders, and SO the sheriff
closed him OUT
But didn't you save anything from
| the wreck?"
Not dollar That is, I haven't got
anything out of it yet. I can't even
get letter to my brother there"
"Why not|'
"T've written no less than four, and
| they all came back marked 'MiSdirect-
ed I've been trying for month past
| to find out in what State Chicago is"
Lets see,'' said the st. Louis man.
IF there is such a town, and l am
quite sure there is, it is in Indiana.
No, I'm wrong-must be Illinois,
why, 1 have been directing to Kan
sas. It's in some county, of course?
VERY likely. I think can spare you
another half"
Thanks, sir. Did you ever hear the
! came of the county?"
Lets see; let's see. They named
county up there somewhere after st.
Louis barber. It's Cook, / think"
Il put on Cook, but as I didn't even
get the State right it made no differ
ence. Will you please write the ad-
1ress for me?'
81 won't guarantee that it will be
correct" said the st. Louisan, because
IucSS ue" up iihC
rooms, are sometimes called by three
or four names and none of the maps
exactly locate them. If l was going
to write a letter I should direct it
Chicago, Cook County, ILL.,, U. S. A,
via St Louis, Mo-"
/, Yes, sir. You have put me under
great obligations"
Don't mention it. Hope you'll get
something out of the smash. You don't
look we'll"
And I'm not, sir"
well, here's another dollar to help
you on your feet. Follow my direc-
tions when you write, and if there is
such a town out there anywhere the
postal authorities will probably look
it up. Chicago! Chicago! Yes, it
strikes me that I've heard the name
somewhere this summer, but 1 can't
just place it. It's in Illinois, l think.
and was located on account Of a stone
quarry or something"