The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-02-04


tried On my bonnets; she wanted a
nice one but / could not fit her. She
said she lived somewhere In the sub
urbs and she was In a great hurry.
She finally picked out one and said it
| would do well enough for size, but she
| wanted it trimmed differently I have
| made the alterations as she described
but have not seen her since. have
made bonnets for number of wealthy
people. Some OF my customers ride
in their carriages within a block OF
| my store and walk the rest of the
way, as it would not do for them to
| be seen in a little store like this. They
have recognized the fact that make
the SWEETEST bonnets and sell them at
about half the price asked in the large
millinery parlors.'
Well, / declare said the old gen.
tleman; that is about the kind Of q
bonnet ! want"
II thought you would fall in love
with It," said tho little milliner, as
] it Is beautiful The woman hasn't
called for it, yet even # thought she
would, I will sell it inasmuch as it fa
going out Of town and can make her
| another Just like it,
after haggling about the price for
a time the old gentleman concluded to
buy it.
81 will take it along with me, said
he, as he laid down twenty dollar
bill of the National Shoe & Leather
bank to pay for it.
The milliner picked up the note and
looking it over for moment, her
face lit up with smile OF pleasant
sarcasm, as she said, Look here. old
fellow, this bill won't do
The curious expression upon her
face was certainly amusing, and the
countryman thought he noticed Turk
ing smile upon her countenance that
betokened sympathy and indicated
that she was posted on that kind OF
money.
Look here, know that stuff az
well as you do, SO you just keep itand
give me something else
They stood and looked each other
in the face. There was a mutual
/ sympathy-two souls with but a, single
thought.
my name is David Kirkbride.s
naming well-known counterfeiter.
Good gracious exclaimed tho
woman why didn't you say SO? !
have never met you before, but have
often heard my friend Eva Cole talA
about you What were you thinking
about when you came in here?''
"Oh, just about what told you;
besides thought it was good
chance to shove a twenty"
Why" said she, Il buy these bon,
nets at Johnson's and keep them for
a stall. If you really want this one,
/ you are welcome to 1t.
AS she became more coHfidea tiall
she said, putting on peculiar smile
Suppose had given you your change
in bill like this one" as she pre-
duced five dollar bill.
We'll, WELL" said the old fellow.
.it would have been all right with I'VE,
But am keeping pretty shady at sthia
i time; I carry my stuff concealed in
my tobacco pouch and only keep I
little on hand at time
oh said she, you men think yoy
are smart at doing things, but you're
slow. / was arrested IN Cincinnati
by the city detective because offered
| counterfeit bill in paymest for 9
pair of gloves, but they saartaed vac
at the police station and couldEt fhsd
any of the queer about me. pds VI
nice spiel and was very indignisst I,
and Jim Ruffin, the the chief Of pt
! lice, got scared and turned me loose. :,
What do you think! had mor
than thousand dollars Of those ivy
dollar bills with me at the time, but
they couldn't begin to find them. just
look here" she said; and reaching
her hand into an opening in her dress
she pulled string and drew her bus
tie to the front
This on being opened at the end
contained a pocket. The widow, BY
pulling the string, could move the bus
tie around her waist at will.
What is this contriyance fol? g
Kirkbride inquired.
"You can put your HAND sItto it and
see !.
He pulled out a handrus Of cfeaE
five dollar counterfeit p7teA. AS ha
did so he expressed great als..sement
at the ingenuity Of her plaE.
II have carried 'phoney' With re fol
years. she said, .'but no one haA svel
; discovered or even suspected it.
At this moment the Jersey farmel
reached out and grabbed the widows
hustle. Unbuckling the belt that held
s it, he pulled 1t from her person Shs
was greatly surprised when she real
! lied that she was at last fairly caught
red-handed.
This charming little widow was nov
!, escorted to my branch Office or
Blocker street. After long and te
dious questioning and convincing ar
gument on my part, she 30 far yielded
, as to turn "saueaIer" and assist thu
government.
= This little woman with the spark
ling brown eyes was fair sample o
/ a. -. ,5,,o q