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Show ROBBERY SAVED HIS LIFE jl'j Planter Was Ready to Sail, but Pathetic Touch ! f, 1 I Changed Plans With Good Results. Vim I "I enn't siy tint I respect plikpock-eta plikpock-eta as a rlass, but I hae a kindly feel Ink' for Ihem It Is a certainty that In lelloiliiR me nt my purse once, one of tho fraternity undoubtedly naved my life" Thn speaker wns a wealthy coffeo I liinter of Central Amerlcn, who spends a portion nf his lime eiery year In New ork Tl Han l'rnnclscn "In the ht of latir eientn," he went on, 'I shiuld hao let tho thief tnko cwrylhlng I had with me, Inclu ling a ",00 watch, an expenslio diamond scarf pin, nn I would probably have added moat of my possessions. I be. Ileve In futo from that moment I have never ceusert to think my escape from death wan 1.01110 sort of re payal for a chailtnhlo act committed by me. though at tho time It appeared a poor recompense. It was base liiBrallludo on thn part of the plekpickct, but some dnyn after I fnrfinvo that 'Han I'laniiKe) Is the paradise of plckrockcln men and women und slclBht of hand nhnrps Wh), 1 friend of mine had 11 stop w itch al the raie track ono day Ha was timing a horse In a six-fulling dash He caught the Ruilera at the epiarler In 20 seconds Hit, 21 more at the half, and with Iho wateh In hln bund lookid up to neo them mine down the stretch He gluiKCd again at what he Hi lught wan his timepiece when iho came under the wire 'Then he discovered he had nothing In his hand but an old cheip JIM watch Ihe rpllt seeond 0111 ha I been taken nnd the other substitute I 1 -tneen tin half und the llnlsh Ihe fel low who did the Irltk got awu) In the fi w seconds lemuliilng l'act Hut that h is nothing to ilo with my stoty 'I turned donn Kenrney stint toward to-ward Market Kearne) In Trlseo la something like the Honerj UBed to be In New Vork I wis feeling pretty good The Inst report I hod from I'en Hnl America snld tho toffee crop would exceed expcetatlons and the beau was at thn top rung of Ihe I idler Thi lands had been well looked and the wines nf excellent lntage Bo I wan In cheerful mrod As I walked brtskl) down Keirne I was stopied by nn old woman with tho most piteous story I eer luurd 'She was irlnff and said she hnd eaten nothing for I forgot how long Shi looked the pirt, was b idl) droed and tho story alio told me wan such that 1 wan tntereutel In nplto of my self. If eier thorn wan a hnrel luck tain j ; ,, 2J 'Jl It wan one. It would hale wrung mols- 1 .. ' trifl "ID lure from n marble henrt. (Sv.tlll.ll iH '"I won't Blve you any money lo eat J H If Jj H mm with, l'n been fooled sn often,' I 1 jj ' HH 3 J H snld, 'but I'm something nf a feeder 'HrWl U iH inself nnd I'm willing tn ghe such nn I !i j Jj 1 1 appetite as )ou suy ou lmo a fair i M Hi (j 1 trial I want )nii to do jour best nnd , , i.)fl 1 MM 111 font the bill' She called up all k ,1 1 mM sorts of benefactions nn me I took j '.rr-, i ( t sH her tn nhout a third-class entlng-housa 1 ijk l! mm nearby, Thero ate elozinu of them on 1 v'ftWi H Keirney k M ' 'HrliiB on jour Krilb,' I tnld tho , , ii'l mm waiter, 'and Blio this lady all sho ' fbj j J Mm w juts tn 1)11 up with' She hid stnrted ,1 Jjl 1 MMM In already with the crackirn on tho f.JLL.Jl if MM bible, pin king them 111 her mouth, an ' iffSfi 1 mU If she wanted to shut oft her windpipe. ! ''l.i'j.J' ' mM 1 rtnumher she ordered tripe and I ,'nf3;1 H onions then ham anil cbbs, after ;l ( M ' mm which the I.onl known only what, I 1 K!l"e ' Mm r.ecn or eight cups nt coffee, I know. ', lllUJV H und truck enough lo III! a handcart, b 'li,l, ' H topping off with 11 whole pie bho , S'li'i MM looked pounds better than when I took ' -i'.tl - H her there 1 linl , H ' Halo jnu hid enough!' 1 iiskcil 'I !!; 4 ' MMt her , V 1 jj I coul ln't eat nnother bite It I wan I ' i II Vr, LH tn die for II,' she said, and I think I ' W iU. 1 aH tnld her It she did eat any more nho Ii-, 'J7 H would die nnyway The bill In thai .( j: 'jlt 1 rheaii Joint wan over 1. . (Ji' mm 1 had tour or II vu double eicles in I I ' i J mM my purse, with soma smaller yellow 1. v I fft "i l coins nnd a number of prlvute papers, J JiijiJ!'''! Iifl two of them moat Iminrlant eoiUructs. i 1 dj 1 ; H I laid the bill with a 5 gold piece, put i l ')' mW the chungo in tho woman's hand unit ll ) i ,'! 1' H started out I was In n hurry, nnd 1 , vki'T' kil slltptd the pocket book In my upper !M 1 U ,ll MMm est locket, somethlnB I neier did be- , ,M V3 H fore The worn in followed mo ou' anil I ' il llLfl sloiped me a moment to thank rni. Sho : fi 'ffi H appeared re illy grateful , ly ml " H May htaien bless you for whit iri'J jjlfl H mi lnu done thlu night You are, a UmJJi'l b mm true nnd 11 noble Bentleman ' j ,iti IJ k H 1 did hao a feclliiB that I was the if ni t mW real Hdng nnd huirled anay to meet I'iili'ir.e lliH ni) friends for I was then a few mln- 1 Vt III ULfl utes Into When I reached the theatet !vTnl I LLLi and felt foi m) pocketbook with tho iKIi'i "i Lssl box seat In It, It was gone. ti nlii ji iLLl 1 one lied uBiiln'' I said, and I was 1 iiiiiii-" H so mid I woultlnt bo lo sea tho show, lifsW 8 ,wj H -Now lork lelegrnph 4r Iwtll ILH |
