The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-24
BUILT THAT WAY.
How Easily N Woman Identified Per-
sOnaI Property.


1t was at the baggage rooms in the Fort
street depot The woman had lost the
check for her trunk, and, is usual in
such cases where no suspicion is enter
tanned, she was asked TO identify her bag
gage.
''Oh, 1 can pick that trunk out OF a thou
sand. 1t was uncovered trunk, with a
White each end. 1t was trunk my
sister bought in Cincinnati and paid Sc for,
and after she got crippled up with rheuma-
tism and couldn't get out any more she
sold il to me for s.. There il is now. I'd
swear to that trunk in Africa
But about the contents, ma'am. You
have the key?"
"Of course / have. 1 had this key made
in Buffalo last week lost the other key
about year ago, and / have always be-
lieved that Mrs. Robinsons baby swallowed
II while was there visiting. The poor
thing had cramps for three months after
left, and she wrote me the other day that
she never expected that il would he a
healthy child again.
Describe the contents" said the officer.
as he pulled the trunk down
well, let me see? Wen begin with fhe
till first. There's my bonnet in the bonnet
box. / paid 81 for ii in Buffalo last year,
and had over 81 worth of trimmings put on
last week. don't know / shall want TO
wear ii once while here, but 1 thought Ia
better bring 1t along. was never quite sat
isfied with that bonnet, but suppose
What else?' interrupted the man.
There's d black fan which cost me 30
cents; l got It at a sale and everybody
with me the day bought IL, and she coulo
swear to il If necessary. She advised me
to get white fan, but prefer"
II don't care about the particulars.
ma am"
shawl In there which used TO belong to my
fore she died, and then il fell TO my mother.
Let's see? That shawl must have been in
our family for-for-'
go on. ma'am."
Then there's my black silk dress. I
paid $l5j yard for it in Buffalo. but
When the silk cracked and creased ali up.
/ went back and told the clerk OF it, but
he wouldn't do anything about it; Next
Never mind about the dress"
1.-The waist was beaded"
81 don't care about that"
''Well, let's see? Oh yes. on the bottom
of the trunk are four sheets 1 was bring
ing TO my sister. made and bleached EN-
they do kick the sheets out is something
awful. L don't suppose 4 could have
brought her anything she would
There's a pair of gray pants on top the
sheets-an old pair Belonging TO my hus-
band. They are worn a little thin on the
knees, but they will do TO cut over for one
of the boys. I've brought up three boys
myself and 1 know how awful they are
on pants. Sometimes il wouldn't be four
weeks before"
you can have the trunk" bluntly replied
but there's a lot more things to mention
yet There's three pairs of new"
Take il away
And 1 forgot to tell you that there
are"
IF you want your trunk, here IL is,''
'"Well I'll have a man take IL away.
lost my check and 1 wanted to satisfy you
that ii was my trunk: If you'd give me
time I'd tell you about the black coat with
a fur collar, and the two pairs OF sus-
penders for the boys. and"
The baggagemaster walked OF, and after
waiting around two or three minutes with
a disappointed and detected look, she sor-
rowfully told the expressman TO carry the
trunk TO his wagon.