Show WHY UMBRELLA WAS RETURNED something of a joke on an the lato lati henry ward beecher Beech tr among the financial friends of the great r wa was s ono one old broker in new york un an aggress aggressive ve unitarian which sect beet h he a often said bald bore the th trade mark of honesty one lay day he in met e t mr air needier beecher hurrying toward wall street terry ferry to avoid the down pour of a sudden rainstorm take my umbrella said bald the b broker ro it er 1 I dont need it the co coming ml ng b bug a 8 takes me to my door at the ferry mr beecher met a lady a prominent church worker of a sister c church burch who having no umbrella was wa lamenting her inability to reach her he r car safely tho the urbane preacher forced the umbrella upon her as he said 1 I will bo be out your way tomor to mor r row ow and will call and ami ret get it two hours later as mr needier beecher was waa sitting bitting in the old arm chair in his hl study the doorbell rang and when he ha rem responded bonded to the call a boy hurriedly presented him with an umbrella ll together with an unsealed pote note which read dear mr hemcher my husband mr M X demands that I 1 return the umbrella you so kindly loaned me at once and join him in saying that under the circumstances the pleasure of an anticipated call Is upon opening the umbrella you will become more ully fully advised of our united action the great expounder of truth and honesty was horrified when hen upon opening the umbrella he discovered a pasted slip upon which was written in a bold round hand stolen by some presbyterian thief |