Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-05
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Albany, III. to pay . short visit to .
relative there, who 10 minister. A.
few days after returning homo he
Vas followed By IN umbrella, which
he had left at the ministers house.
II Immediately became noissd
about that no had stolen march on
his friends and was married. the Sag
on tie umbrella bearing tie rever-
end gentleman's name, and giving
out the impression among the &C
quaintances Of the young man that
it WAS he who performed the cere-
mony. and that the groom in his ex-
citement forgot his shower sites.
Some thought they saw him and his
lady friend leave town together, and
now they arc satisfied they had tum-
bled on to little romance.
So the young man was accused
He was astounded, and his argu mem
tative powers were nearly exhausted
before he succeeded in convincing
his friends that he WAS still enjoying
single blessednsss.
One of the city's wealthy men re-
ceived letter last week the con.
rents Of which were enough to turn
ones hair skyward. It said that un-
less the gentleman in question
handed over IS. 600 he might as well
prepare to shufile OF this mortal
coil. He was directed how to 60
about the matter 20 that the outside
world need not have any knowledge
Of the transaction. The communica.
ton was signed and stated that the
parties in charge of the job were q
man and q woman; that they were
old hands at the business, and were
the people who put Clarke, the
northern millionaire. out of the way
because he refused to heed their de.
mand.
The gentleman addressed was in
structsd to place the amount asked
for in satchel and then insert .
personal in . newspaper, stating
that it would be at his Office at s
O'Clock Thursday afternoon. A mes
senger was TO be sent for the satchel.
The request WAS obeyed SO far IS
the personal was concerned. Aud
the police we're notified also. Al the
hour appointed for the messenger to
call for the satchel three officers in
citizens clothes stationed themselves
nearby.
But no one called for the setchel.
which. it might be stated, did not
contain any money. Whether the
affair was . hugh joke, or whether
the parties lost their nerve vixen the
time for doing the job arrived. is
not known, but at any rate the gen.
tleman who received the letter has
reason to feel easier now
-
The patrol was called up town the
other night to take down q fellow
who had ina bibed so much firewater
that his pedal extremities refused to
operate.
He was q farm hand. When he
was lifted into the hurry up he be-
gan to cry piteously:
c-dish-ish-ter- hic -
rible! I never wush-hic-in the
psn-hic-itenshury before. An
didn't do any-hic-shing bad.
eisher-."
"Your sentence will be ligl T." said
one of the officers consoling'y.
Then the fellow cried all the
ha, der. He said he had always been
hard working man and never was
in trouble before He wanted to
know if they would not allow him to
write to his folks before they put
him behind the stone walls.
The officer said they would in all
probability grant him that request il
he would be good. He WAS locked
up in . cell. He cried nearly all
night.
In the morning he was marched
out before Chief Fender. who said
that he had discovered that he was a
pretty respectable sort of man. and
would overlook the offense, and give
him his liberty, provided he would
20 homo on the first train. The man
thanked the chief in every way he
knew how, and said he would 20
back to the farm and stay and never
get mixed up with the ..darned city
drinkin' again" He left the station
on . run, and went to the Peoria
depot and took train for his home
near Taylor Ridge.
/ ~
j There 10 young man in Moline
Who has long hair and q girlish face.
He was riding down one of the
back avenues of Rock Island one
night recently. when he espied IN.
other eyclist coming up the street.
The rider threw him high ball. ~
they say. He waved back.
/ He confined dswn Is far IS Elev-
enth street and dismounted, and sat
down on the curb to take . rest.
Presently . wheelman came along
and stopped. II WAS dark at this
\ point. and the late arrival spoke be-
fore getting OF his wheel. He was
not answered. He was not to BE-
scared away 30 easily, after proceed
ing thus far.
"Litsls tired, l guess" he con.
tinued.
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