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Show JOKE ON SWEET CHARITY. And the Colored Porter, He Thoroughly Thorough-ly Enjoyed It. Tho other day a colored porter from ono of the hotels was sent to buy somo tin cups. After making tho purchaso ho started back to tho hotel and met ono of tho hostlery's best patrons a commercial traveler and tho lattor askod tho negro to carry his samplo case to a Washington street store. A fow minutes later tho negro, sample sam-ple caso, and tin cups, were In front of tho ctore. Tho traveling man was In tho storo. Whllo waiting for him, tho negro sat down on tho samplo case, and in less than a jiffy fell asleep. One of tho tin cups was In his hand, and It fell forward, as does tho cup held by a blind man. Perhaps you won't bollovo It, but that negro collected 43 cents whllo ho slumbered. Passorsby thought him a blind mendicant. And maybe that porter por-ter didn't enjoy tho Jokol Ho did " 'dood ho did. IndlnnnpollH News. |