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Show MAN WASN'T BLIND AT ALL Why Phllanthroplcally Inclined Persons Per-sons Soon Come to Abominate the Professional Beggars. Miss Mary Jtlchmond of the Phlln- ; delphia socloty for organizing charity abominates professional beggars, and ,, ,, has innumerable stories In proof of the worthlessness of theso men. ' Many of Miss Richmond's stories -i havo a humorous turn. Thus, recent- ly, she said: "As an English gentleman was walking walk-ing down a quiet street he heard a i- raucous voice say: - "'Charityl For the love of heaven, S charity! f The gentleman, a true phllanthro- 'f plst, turned and saw a thin and rag- Ced flguro on whoso breast bung a ' card saying 'I am blind. Tho gontle- man took a coin from his pocket and j dropped it into the blind beggar'B I cup. tJ( "Dut tho coin was dropped from too ' ". ' great a height, and it bounced out again It fell and rolled along the pavement, the beggar In pursuit Ft- ft nally It lodged In tho gutter, whence tho blind man fished It out "The gentlemen said In a stern voice: '"Confound you; you aro no more blind than I am.' "Tho beggar at theso words looked at tho placard on his breast and gave a start of surprise " 'Right you aro, boss,' ho said. 'Blamed If they haven't put tho wrong card on me. I'm deaf and dumb.' " Topeka Capital. |