Show Surprising if True A robust man of about 65 years of age entered the office of the board of auditors a day or two ago He called Auditor Holi han aside and related the following In the year 1840 I arrived in the city of Detroit De-troit sick and destitute I went to the mayor whose name I have forgotten laid my case before him and he kindly allowed me quarters in the county house I was there three weeks and now I want to square myself with the county for the favors I fa-vors rendered Wheicat the robust man pulled out two 50 bills and waited for the astonished Holihan to gather himself Why exclaimed Mr Holihan that was fifty years ago and of course there is no charge against you and But the robust man insisted on paying up He urged so firmly that Mr Holihan finally accepted S15 and covered the sum back into the treasury But the old fellow would give no scrap of his history and refused his nameDetroit News |