Show A philanthropic JOKE A CHICAGO min MAN MAKES A FRUIT WOMAN HAPPY BY A LITTLE DECEPTION how athow easy it is to make some people happy by deceiving them a J little ittie 11 was the philosophic remark of mr jacques haskins as he turned from his bis desk to relate a bit of his recent experience there is an italian woman who comes up here every day with fruit to sell one day I 1 was walking on adams street I 1 think it was and I 1 saw her walking is in front of me with her basket on her arm two men were stan standing dim in a store door and I 1 heard one ot of them say sav dont you remember thai woman she used to have a fruit frail stand in front of my store in memphis Me in war times her name is cunio 1 that afternoon when she came into my office I 1 looked a little sharply at her and said I 1 seen you somewhere before somewhere some where besides here in chicago 1 11 I dont know said sae dubiously your face seems sort of natural to me let lct me see said 1 I assuming a meditative posture id d you used to have a fruit eland 1 in in Mem apa puls le I 1 her eyes brightened as she he said aid she h did right in front ol of Lowenst eias store I 1 said this was a venture for I 1 had merely taken it for granted that the gent gentleman lemal a woo who had spoken of ner was mr because that was the the sign ign of uie the store where lae he was standing and he looked sort of like the proprietor but it hit bit the mark yes said the woman setting down her basket and looking as tickled as could be that was me that was about let me see about twenty three or tour four years ago I 1 said she moved her lips as if she was making some ca calculation tea 11 and then all smiles said yes I 1 was there then your name is conlo caolo is it not I 1 added this was the last fentker fea feat ker that I 1 should remember so much about her and even be able to call her by name gave her the greatest joy tears even came into her eyes and we shook hands heartily then theal 1 proceeded to make her remember me dont you remember I 1 said IL 1 I used to go to lunch at that little restaurant just down beyond Lowen steins and I 1 used to buy bay fruit of you sod and stand and talk to you almost every day she looked at me a long lone time and finally imagination did its work as it always will and she remembered we me perfectly you never saw anybody more plea pleased ged if I 1 had been along a longest lost brother she could not have been happier at meeting me she told me all about her family ever every y member of which 1 I of curse course remembered spore more or less distinctly and all about iler her lite life since theu then which would make an story to write then she made up a big bag of fruit which I 1 let her her give to me because it seemed to please her so much to do so since that I 1 have however been a pretty regular customer of hers anda and I 1 mean to be as long as she keeps coming what if it is true that tat I 1 never was ta in memphis I 1 in i n my lite she has told me so BO much about it that I 1 could no co all over the city in the dark now and I 1 am sure I 1 have given that poor hard borki working dg woman as much pleasure as if I 1 had bad brought to her in tact fact an old friend chicago news |