The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-06
POSTMASTER SMITH ESTABLISHES
PROOF OF MISTAKEN IDEN-
TITY HY "A SMILE.
LADY OF ORLANDO, FLORIDA,
CALLS ON HIM TOyRENDER ASSIST
ANCE THAT4HAD BEEN
PROMISED
BY MAN WHoiEOOKS LIKE HIM.
He Says 1t Must BE Charles JOY
The Latter Doesn't Recall the
Orlando Experience.

postmaster Robert A. Smith was
seated at his desk yesterday forenoon
about IL o'clock when the door gently
opened and in stepped a trim, black
eyed woman of thirty-five, or there
abouts. AS the postmaster looked up.
the woman bowed graciously, and ap-
preaching him exclaimed:
'Vell, 1 arrive in SAINT Paul at last,
monsieur
Postmaster Smith noted the French
accent and the black eyes at once. At
loss what to reply, he nodded assent
and waited.
You do not remember me, ees it
not?" was the Frenchwoman's smiling
inquiry.
Il am sorry to say that I do not
recall your face" responded the post
| master.
The black eyes sparkled with amuse-
ment, as their fair owner proceeded to
| re1resh the postmaster's memory. With
all the volubility of her sex and race
she reminded Postmaster Smith how
they had met year ago this winter
at orlando, Fla, how he had told her
tnat he was mayor Of st. Paul and
mad been such for several years, and
was also president of a ST. Paul bank
now she had informed him that she
owned some property In st. Paul and
| expected to visit his city in the course
OF year, and how he had promised to
assist her, when she arrived. in the dis
| posing of her property to the best adj
vantage, ETC., etc.
surprise and perplexity, astonish-
ment and amusement chased each
other across the ex-mayor-s features
Wnlle the Frenchwoman was talking
When she paused for lack Of breath.
Mr.. Smith remarked:
MADAM, You must be mistaken. for T
was never in Florida in all nv life"
| II was the Frenchwoman's turn tn
| iooh perplexed, and the postmaster's
turn TO laugh. That laugh set things
lIsht' Tor no sooner did she hear it
than she exclaimed:
Fardon, monsieur, I have made one
great mistake. You are not re man.
re laugh is not re same.'
linen the FrenchWonan. avn1o,,,oa
now, when she inquired at the Union
uepot Tor the man who had been rnavoT.
Oh 81: Paul for several years and was
president OF a bank, she was directed
70 the post office. Unfortunately she
nad lost the card given her by the
gentleman at Orlando, Florida, and
couldn't recall his name. He stonned
at the same hotel that she did. and
she remembered him as a man of about
medium height, with a gray beard ard
DARK Drown eyes. He wore a SLOUGH
hat. O'--
i After everything had been explained
/ postmaster Smith and his interesting
| visitor enjoyed a good lal1g, over the
case of mistaken identity.
But the postmaster was at heart any,
thing but pleased over his case of mis-
taken identity.
i know who the man Is that this
lady met in Florida said Postmaster
smith. His name is Charles JOY and
he lives on the hill. This is not the
/ first time that people have been led tn
mistake him for me- I am frank to
say that I don't like the idea ait all.
AS far as his resembling me is con-
cerned, / understand that he has gray
whiskers and black eyes and some
times wears a SLOUGH hat The resem-
blance ceases there
A G e reporter called on Mr. Jov
| ait his residence, 535 Laurel avenue.
| last night. In justice to Mr. Joy-and
| Postmaster Smith-it must be recorded
| that Mr.. Joy is a good-looking elderly
gentleman, with dark eyes, a gray
beard and shapely features Mr.. Joy
might readily be mistaken for Post
master Smith by comparative strang-
ers to both, for their countenances bear
| certain resemblance to each other
Mr.. Joy said last night that he had
not been in Florida for four years.
During the winter Of 1928 he had
| spent some time in Orlando
Asked If he remembered meeting a
| Frenchwoman there who said she
owned property in, st. Paul, Mr. Joy
replied that he had no such recollec-
| ton. Attention being called to his re-
semblance to Postmaster Smith, Mr..
Joy remarked:
Eyes, we have been mistaken for
| each other.''