Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-05
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A pair OF lovers from q neighbor-
ing town called at tho residence OF q
Rock Island minister recently to
have he matrimonial kno. tied
They carried a couple q satchel.
snt requested that they he p.iyil-
eyed Ia make a few changes in their
apparel. Tney sroa Appeared al.
prim.d up and anuouucsd that
they were resd for the ceremony.
The binding words were pronounc-
ed. The preacher bestowed blessing,
on them. tn gro IN hsuted over toe
fee and ihs comp G departed happy.
The m,nist'r shortly discovered
tba. the groom had switched hats
with him. he is now figuring out
whether he made anything on the
deal. as tae hat hat was left him
wss decidedly inferior to his own.
| A Second avebus business man was
remem bered By his friends ia some-
what novel manner last Saturday
L. Was his birthday. He did nc.
know that anyone outside OF his i'm
mediate family was aware Of the date
OF The event.
Early in the aiprOoon his tcle-
phone began ringing. Gail after call
came. but he was slwsys unable to
ascertain who was at the other end OF
the line. Each one Ia n few words
congratulated him, and hoped that
h. would 1.-Two to see many mole birth.
days. The calls got 90 numerous
that the recipient Of the kind words
began to feel warm under the collar,
and was murmuriDg pretty things
which would not sound very well in
public.
The business man finally tumbled.
Ii vas a huge Joke Instituted by =
party Of his friends, who had o whole
ios OF fun out Of il.
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The domestic in an uptown house
hold Was told that relative was ex-
pected. aud as lodging accommoaa.
lions we're limited, she was asked to
take duwn a cot, which had been
stored away, aud sleep in it for fe W
nights. She consented.
The next dsy the lady Of tho house
asked the girl il che had fitted on,
the cot.
"why. that is not large enough
for me-" said the girl.
s.Ah 10 r., L.
Tho girl insisted that it was not
that she had tried it. The lady
J lsughed at her. To convince her the
cir! led the way upstairs.
There it is," she said. pointing
to Il cradle in the middle OF the floor
How in the world do you suppose
cau sleep In thai?"
Time works wonderful changes
II surely has in this mans case. He
, is young aud good looking. and trav
, els r well-known eastern whole.
sale house. Rock Island Is included
in his territory. The other day HI
. cal cd at business house, and in
! guired Of tho proprietor how hi:
. mother was getting along.
! "All right" was the reply. why
!, Who are yon?"
The traveller handed out his card
, "I'il tell you" he resumed, "you r,
!. mo her did me a Kindness when
needed i:,and ! will alway feel crate
full TO her. A year sgo struck thi,
town without penny in my pocket
= and'clothes only such rs one in m,
condition woald wear. l was hun
, CRY. Circumstances which it is uu
. NECESSARY for me to relate reduced
me TO state OF poverty, and wa
not ashamed to ackno Wedge 1t.
was among strangers. 1 visited ,
8 number Of houses and asked for
. meal, but was turned away ftou
/. every pace until 1 came to you
a mother. She believed MY story
a l think. 1t was an honest one. So
9 invited me into the house and CAV
y me good meal. She gave me ROM
good advice. too, aud cheere,
a me mp. I'll tell you l fel
like q new man when I left. l sool
: got back among ing friends aud &c
cured q position which I con
n iinue to hold. This is the frs. time
, have been in Rock Island since M
n elevation from trampdom. and thu
\ frn one I thought of was you
), mother. You tell her I was here
). and give her my best regards. Tel
her ] am doing we'll, and will peve
!. forget the GO d turn she did ma.W