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Show DANGEROUS TO BE SAMAEITAN. creature whom by a straining of courtesy we shall have to call woman, because be-cause of her sex, lay in the gutter dead drunk. Her face was bleeding from contact con-tact with a sharp stone as she fell. Your Good Samaritan passing by attempted at-tempted to pick her up. gpt a pan ' of water from a house near by and bathed her temples. The police patrol arrived, and the creature, turning upon the Good Samaritan, with a vile tongue screeched : "You did It! You know you did It! You knocked me down and cut me here." rubbing rub-bing her wound. The Good Samaritan protested. The polleeman believed him, threw the creature Into the wagon and drove off. "It Is dangerous to assist people In this country," said the Good Samaritan; and the chances are be will not rlo lt.agaln. He was an accomplished Southern gentleman gen-tleman of. the dreamer school polite but unpractical, and as green a visitor aa New York City ever bad. Age about 85. His eye csught two pretty women overburdened over-burdened with bundles standing on a corner of Fifth avenue, waiting for a stage. In their excitement several bundles bun-dles fell to the sidewalk, and across the avenue be dashed to the rescue. As he stooped with a dignified "Allow me. ladles," la-dles," and proceeded to pick tip the several sev-eral packages they began to scream for the police. A fat officer appeared and laid the heavy hand of the law upon the collar of the Southerner. The women grabbed 'their property and fled, while policeman and prisoner walked toward the station. The sergeant happened to be a sensible fellow. After hearing the gentleman's statement he lectured him gently and let i him go. New York Tress. |