Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-23
THE MAN FROM ST. LOUIS.
His Love For Chicago Made Him Sym
pathetic and Generous.

pathetic and Generous.
1t was at the depot in Syracuse, and
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 story about sickness,
death, and 20 on, and about the third man
he struck replied TO him:
Look here mister, 1 can put you in the
way Of making u couple Of dollars in about
Eve minutes"
Heaven will bless you II you WILL" said
the lame man.
~ don't want to be blessed Do you sec
that chap down the platform, seated on his
trunkin
~ do"
"Hes 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 confidential"
talk tho lame man limped of down the
platform. and half dozen of us followed
on TO witness the performance.
~ beg your pardon, sir, said the lame
man as he halted before the other, but /
am IN unfortunate man"
YES, the woods are full Of EN-" was the
reply.
~ AaAA NY lAAAAAs 4 AEAAe ny HAUNNHA Wv
TO 40 into business with in Il place way out
west somew here, called Chi Chic Chicago l
think that Is the name Of the town. Ever
hear OF itF
I've heard there was such place" re-
piled the st. Louis man, "but 1t may have
been n rumor. Here's quarter to help
you alongn
Many thanks, sir 1 was going to tell
you about my brother, Some one told him
| that Chicago was growing village, and
that they were going to move the county
! seat there. He went into the grocery bust
ness, and what dye think he did, Laid in
stock OF 81 900 worth right on the start
stock big enough for town of 10000 PEG
pie"
Ibid, eh' guess can spare you an
other quarter"
He might possibly have pulled through,
but II rained good deal, and the farmers
couldn't get into town for the mud, and
most everybody was trading on store or
ders, and 10 the sheriff closed him out"
but didn't you save anything from the
wreck"
Not q dollar--that is, haven't got
anything out OF 1t yet. / can't even get q
letter to my brother there"
"Why notf"
i've written no less than four, and they
oil came back marked Instructed I've
been trying for month past to iind out il
what state Chicago Is"
Lets see, said the St. Louis man. III
there il such n town, and l am quite sur
there Is, it is in Indiana. No, I'm wrong
must be Illinois"
why, have been directing to Kansas
It's in come county, Of courseW
| ttNraru UHaIv fh1nh I rof, upara rat
another halfn
Thanks, sir Did you ever hear til
name Of the eountyW
Lets see. Let's see. They named
county mp there somewhere after 81
Louis barber. It's Cook think
~ put oil Cook, but As didn't even &c
the state right IL made no difference Wi
, yon please write the address for mefn
~ won't guarantee that Il will be Co
rect, - said the st. Louisan, because the.
! new villages spring up like mushroom
/, arc sometimes called by three or for
names, and none of the maps exactly Il
7 Gates them II was going to write a lotte
/ l should direct it, Chicago, Cook count
+ his, U. s, A., via St. Louis, No"
e Yes, sir. You have put me under gree
< obligations
. Don't mention It, Hopeyou'll get som
|, thing out of the smash. You don't loo
= well,n
:, And Pm not, SIR"
!. "Well, here's another dollar to help "
y ON your feet, Follow my directions VIII,
|, you write, and II there Ia such town o
s there anywhere the postal authorities w
ii probably look it up. ChioagoS Chicag
L Yes, it strikes me that I've heard the mar
= somewhere, but can't just place 1t. Il
u in Illinois, think, and was located on I
y count of a stone quarry or something. y
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