Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-01-11
PROOF POSITIVE.
She Knew That Trunk Was Hers and Fold
 Him All About 1t.

She Knew That Trunk Was Hexs and Told Him All About 1t. It was at the baggage rooms in the Fort street depot. The woman had lost the check for her trunk, and as is usual In such cases where no suspicion is enter tained she was asked to identify her bag gage.
 ''Oh, can pick that trunk out of 9 thousand. It was zinc covered trunk with strap around it, and it had 8 big W for White on each end. It was 8 trunk my sister bought in Cincinnati and paid $6 for, and after she got crippled up with rheumatism and couldn't get out any more she sold it to me for @. There 1t is nowi I'd swear to that trunk in At- rica!''
 "But about the contents, ma'am. You have the key?"
 "Of course have. I had this key made in Buffalo last week. lost the other key about @ year ago and always believed that Mrs. Robinson's baby swallowed 1t wl.ile I was there visiting. The poor thing had cramps for three months after left, and she wrote me the other day that she never expected 1t would be 8 healthy child again."
 Describe the contents" said the off, cer as he pulled the trunk down.
 Well. let me see. We'll begin with the till first. There's my bonnet in the bonnet box. I paid $7 for 1t in Buffalo last year and had over g worth of trim mings put on last week. I don't know as I shall want to wear 1t once while here, but I thought I'd better bring $ oJo so4a 4aN xzyS&S. that bonnet, but suppose"-
 "What else" interrupted the man.
 'tThere's a black fan which cost me 60 cents. got it at 8 sale, and everybody says it was bargain. My sister Emily was with me the day bought 1t. and she could swear to it if necessary. She ad- vised me to get white fan, but pre- fer"- r
 ''I don't care about the particulars, ma'am."
 "Oh, you don't? We'll, there's black shawl in there which used to belong to my Aunt Eunice. She had 1t for 10 years before she died, and then 1t 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 $1.50 yard for it in Buffalo, but I got cheated. hadn't worn 1t but twice when the silk cracked and creased all up. went back and told the clerk of it, but he wouldn't do anything about 1t. The next time buy silk dress pro- pose"-
 "Never mind about the dress"
 "The waist was beaded"
 'I don't care about that"
 "Well, let's see. Oh, yes! On the bot tom of the trunk are four sheets was bringing to my sister. Imade and bleach ed 'em myself. She's got four boys, and the way they do kick the sheets out is something awful. Idon't suppose could have brought her anything else that she would"-
 "What elser'
 "There's pair of gray pants on top the sheets-an old pair belonging to my husband. They are worn 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 know how awful they are on pants. Sometimes it wouldn't be four weeks before"-
 "You can have the trunkr' bluntly re- piled the baggageman.
 "But there's lot more things to men, ton yet. There's three pairs of new"--
 "Take it awayr'
 "And forgot to tell you that there are"-
 of you want.your trunk, here it isr'
 "Well, I'll have a man take it away. I lost my check, and wanted to satisfy you that it was my trunk. If you'd give me time, I'd tell you about the black coat with fur collar, and the two pairs of suspenders for the boys, and"-
 The baggage master walked of, and after waiting around for two or three minutes with disappointed and de- jected look she sorrowfully told the ex- pressman to carry the trunk to his wagon.-Detroit Free Press.