The Winslow mail., 1912-06-29

a peacock Of that new silk dress She
used TO keep lookin' behind her on
the Fair grounds to see was effect it's
magnificence was a-creatin She
thought it was about the sweIlest
thing that ever took a years savings
up to get.
You know how it was in Chicago
Worlds Fair year-hot and close and
crowded-with a lot of hotels just
knocked up out of pine boards and
furnished with stuff from the install
ment stores. We got into one of
them hotels down near the Fair
grounds.
"Sarah's room was right next to
mine, an there was q transom over
each door. We had been there q
week, and was most ready for q
square meal back on the old hum.
stead when somethin' happened.
About l o'clock in the mornin' ]
herd Sarah a-poundin' on the inch
pine wall between the rooms an
shoutin' like she was crossing Of the
dark river an no boat in sight
II hits the floor mighty quick,
thinkin' of all had heard about
thieves an murderers in Chicago, an
prances into Sarah's room. l finds
Sarah in a panic, a-rockin' back. an
forth on the side of her wrenchin' an
screechin' bed, an a-lifting up her
voice like all go-bang.
"'Oh, key she says to me. I've
been robbed. l folded up my new
silk dress in a neat package and hung
1t on the wall there, an now it's gone.
Some man reached right through the
transom an took 1t. I saw his hand
There amt no use tryin' to con.
sole a woman for a new silk dress
when it's been stole from her. so
fdn't try. just stood there and ex.
pressed my opinion Of Chicago. from
Kensington to High Ridge avenue.
Now, key says she to me. when
I stopped on account Of havin nothin'
more to say that was original, Tn
never goin' back without that new
silk dress. I'd be the laughin' stock
Of everybody. You've got to take
enough of our money an buy me a
new silk dress. I'll save up eggs and
butter money until I've paid you
back
'It might be a mistake" said I.
"You lie quiet for a. day or two an
mebbe the party what took the dress
will bring 1t back. In the meantime,
I'll advertise it in the newspapers.
so went back to my room to put
on my new suit, an the vest wasnH
under my pillow where I had put It.
It was tucked away In corner under
the bed. When looked IN the inside
pocket there wasn't any more money
there than robin could carry in his
left eye. An us with the hotel bill
only half paid and the tickets back
home gone. / could see the finish for
the new silk dress.
II amt a-goin' to tell you what !
said to Sarah for losin' of her dress,
nor yet what she said to me for log-
in of our money. She wouldn't &c
out Of her room until I got money
from home. an was mighty hungry
before I thought of pledgin' my new
gold watch. But I put the advertise
ments In as soon as I could. and Of
fered a reward for the return Of the
dress.
$50 we went back home an wait
ed eighteen years for that new silk
dress to be brought back Every let
ter Sarah's got in all that time looked
to her like 1t had hint about that
dress in it. until she got 1t open
Don't be impatient used to say
to her. Give the advertisement a
chance to percolate So she waited.
and I waited. and the other day II
come"
whats that?" demanded the mer.
chant. "You never got that silk dress
back again, did you? Where was II
all that time? Who stole it,"
"1t wasn't STOLE" replied Uncle IKE
"A man who was leavin' the hotel
reached through the wrong trsansom
an got 1t. 1t was three weeks before
he found out his mistake, and then
there was no tracin' the occurant of
that room. Well, sir. not long ago. he
bought some seed onions Of farmer,
and the farmers wife went to the gar
ret and brought out an old. old news
paper to wrap them up in. On the
way home he noticed the paper was
dated Worlds Fair year. ard SO he
read it, kind Of to bring THAT time
back to his mind guess. And there
he saw the advertisement fosr Sarah's
new black silk dress. After more than
eighteen years that advertisement
brought results! heard you two
talking about advertising. and
thought I'd tell you about Aunt
Sarah's new silk Dress
'Is that right?" asked the mer-
chant
"Sure! The dress came back good
as new. Hadn't never been taken out
of the package. so it was wrfnkled
some. but Sarah's wearin' { If 1t today.
Made over? Why. yes, a little. but
it's a pretty good dress yet Wasn't