Show Had Eplstlos Boon Answered The late Cob Thomas G Hood was known among his more Intimate friends during his later years by i the sobri quet of Saint Paula name applied In a spirit of genial rhafling after he had told of a nocturnal experience with one of their number On his way home about midnight the Colonels attention was atlracled by the zigzaggIng of a man half a bloek ahead Ills brisk walk soon overtook the befuddled wan derer whom he recognized as a friend and neighbor hut the friend and neigh bar was advanced beyond the recog nizing singe The Colonel hooked arms with him led him to his doorstep opened the door stood him In the hallway hall-way and preparing to pull the bell to summon a member of the household was grasped frantically by the unsteady un-steady one and asked for name ad dress and means of future Identifica lion that the kindness might be re iTiembercd In some way The Colonel hearing footsteps within and not wish ing to become Involved In an explanation explana-tion to a possibly indignant wife airily replied as he tore himself away Im well Im Saint Paul Good nlclu old man I Simp1 Shay Shalnt Paul shouted the rescued one fore you go Idhie Id Jus likeorknow Tyou ever hie ever got any nastier to those pistlcs you wrote to the EEfecshlans Philadelphia Times |