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Show JOKE ON SWEET CHARITY. And the Colored Porter, He Thoroughly Thorough-ly Enjoyed It The other day a colored porter from one of the hotels was sent to buy some tin cups. After making the purchase h started back to the hotel and met no of the- hostlery's best patrons a commercial traveler and the latter asked the negro to carry his sample -case to a Washington street store. A few minutes later tho negro, sam-. pl case, and tin cups, were In front of the ctore. The traveling man was In the store. While waiting for him, the negro sat down on the sample ease, and In less than a jiffy fell asleep. On of the tin cups was in his hand, and it fell forward, as does th cup held by a blind man. Perhaps you won't believe It, but that negro collected 43 cents while he slumbered. Passersby thought him a blind mendicant. And maybe that porter por-ter didn't enjoy the Jokel He did 'deed he did. Indianapolis News. |