The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-07-16
THE MAN FROM ST. LOUIS.



His Love For Chicago Made Him Sym
pathetic and Generous.
1t was ct the depot in Syracuse, and q
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 replied to him:
Look here, mister, l can put you in the
way Of making q couple Of dollars in about
Eve minutes"
Heaven will bless you II you WILL" said
the lame man.
II don't want to be blessed. Do you see
that chap down the platform, seated on his
trunkf"
II 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 the lame man limped off down the
platform, and half dozen of us followed
on to witness the performance.
II beg your pardon, sir" said thelame
man as he halted before the other, 'but I
am an unfortunate man."
"Yes, the woods are full Of 'em," was the
reply.
1T isn't my fault. lent my brother $500
to go into business with in a place way out
west somewhere, called Chi-Chi- Chicago. I
think that is the name Of the town. Ever
hear Of it2"
1--WE heard there was such place." re-
piled the st. Louis man, but 1T may have
been 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 a 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 didf Laid in
a stock of 81 900 worth right on the start
stock big enough for town of IL, 900 peo-
pie"
did, ehi ! guess can spare you an
other quarter"
HE might possibly have pulled through,
but 1t rained good deal, and the farmers
couldn't get into town for the mud, and
most everybody was trading on store Or
ders and so the sheriff closed him out"
"But didn't you save anything from the
wreck"
mot a dollar-that is, 1 haven't got
anything out of 1t yet. ! can't even get a
letter to my brother there"
"Why not"
"Ive written no less than four, and they
all came back marked 'Misdirected' 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 am quite sure
there is 1t is in Indiana. No, I'm wrong
must be Illinois"
why, have been directing to Kansas
It's in some county, OF coursef'
Very likely. l think can spare you
another half"
"Thanks, sir. Did you ever hear the
name of the county,
Lets see. Let's see. They named a
county up there somewhere after St.
Louis barber. It's Cook, l Think
II put on Cook, but ms didn't even get
the state right it made no difference. Will
you please write the address for me2"
II won't guarantee that it will be cor
rect, said the ST. Louisan, because these
new villages spring up like mushrooms,
are sometimes called by three or four
names, and none Of the maps exactly To-
Gates them. If was going to write letter,
l should direct it, Chicago, Cook county.
Ills, U. S. A, via st. Louis, NO."
"Yes, sir. You have put me under great
obligations" ..
Don't mention it. Hope you'll get some
thing out of the smash. You don't look
we'll"
And Pm not, sir"
well, here's another dollar to help you
on your feet. Follow my directions when
you write, and if there is such a town out
there anywhere the postal authorities will
probably look it up, Chicago' ChicagoP
Yes, it strikes me that I've heard the name
somewhere, but can't just place it. It's
in Illinois, think, and was located on ae-
count of a stone quarry or something's
Detroit Free Press