The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-25

III ulysses nadn met calypso, Benei-
ope - knitting would have been accom-
plished ina reasonably small compass
OF time: thus II. on the morning OF
March tenth. a blizzard hadn't romped
In from the Atlantic. there wouldn't
have been any wrong coat. The day
before had been treacherously warm
and springlike and I had gone about
my affairs without any coat. II is al
ways the seemingly infnitesimal
things that count heaviest in the final
reckoning.
hadn't gone two blocks from Mou-
gums that night-when ! noted the
face that | was wearing a coat that
did not being 70 me. With a gro~l
] turned around and went back. | sim
My wasted my time. my coat was no
where to be found. stormed about
sending the waters jumping all over
The restaurant, but 70 no avail F1na-
~ ! Gained down and admitted that II
was all my own fault. | should have
examined the coat when | shoudered
into II. So left word AT the cashier 5
cesk and sought the street again.
Doubtless you have lost coat or
hat. in your time, II you who read
happen to he a man II is curious
hut. no matter how much you arebet-
'erer in the exchange. you raise a
howl-you make the echoes ache with
our lamentations. There IL nothing
en- earth you want save your own coat
nd hat. To be sure. IL in the pockets
CT the wrong coat. there happen TO b"
sveral thousand dollars. you howl Is
modified and innocuous. and you go AZ
once 10 look for the other fellow
perhaps. But as In this instance
there were only thirty-tive cents, n
cancelled railroad ticket. and scatter
ing OF cloves and tahlC!ts for IN"
breath. my cries We're hard afar.
Hang all absent-minded duners. ny
self included. whose wits 20 wool
Gathering at bad times, The coat was
Just like mine. alight gray winter pad
dock lined with heavy satin. The only
difference Law in tn sleeves. these
rad small-change pockets. whereas
mine had none. Il was even chanE'
and no robbery. but ! was none TN"
less angry The truth IT,. IL was just
after the first OF the month and there
were four or five unpaid bills IN the
inside pocket OF my coat. zone was
The bill for the coatH So ! climber the
stairs to the elevated station In no
amiable frame of mind. Well. wei .
IL really did not matter II the gent"
man who had appropriated my coat
learned that owed my tailor To owe
Cnes tailor as long Cs the law per
mits is quite customary not oniy Gus
tamary. but also proper and commend
able The other bills were for cigars.
gloves and hats that Is 20 say. OF no
great importance.
pumped into vacant seat ahd
flowered az the street below. II Ead
stopped showing and the WIND had
rome down. For once ~ my lie TOOK
20 interest I'm the advertiser. signs !
wanted my coat. ana Toy al tH'" me
man who had II might stHm"'' uhnrT
an automobile and ruin the garment .
and. even 1.-The didn't ruin n. j. would
mel tolerab'y strong a. gasoline. ]
coniured up an manner o. catastrophe
regarding the ultimate end ol nav tNA'
The other fellow might b" burned up
n IL. ne might fall down q Esea~N e.e'
yator shaft in 10. he night even b"
tug9ed to fail in IL. which was not a.
ali unlikely IN" gloves and tablOlds
rpeaking not very vel for his habits
Was there ever such luck
pass away the TIM. foil once more
10 rammaging tho NrOuc coat. N-
the owner was ~ thar moment Ep.ue
through the pockets or ms coat. = bus
honors were even. But J found moth
ing by which 20 identify Wt man
Ones Identity cannot BE- established
by means OF thirty-hve cents. q worm
less ticket. and Jew cloves.
Conan Doyle might accomplish sucn
A feat. but ! couldn't. Hello
what was this From tho h7utkrr
chief pocket drew forth 800 envelope
but. a. glanced az b.. my hopes
slumped. The address side Nds iu.-
ing: only me s"ainei'aps r-i.i"iu' o.
was abou, 'o 'n-- c'Hl-.np a.. .
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