Democratic Sentinel, Volume 1, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 August 1877 — A Joker’s Misfortune. [ARTICLE]

A Joker’s Misfortune.

A reputable merchant of Paris found himself lately walking in the street without his pocket-handkerchief when its services were particularly necessary, and, as he was cursing his ill-luck, saw just ahead of him the familiar figure of a friend who displayed the corner of a most tempting-looking handkerchief lapping over his coat-tail pocket. The merchant made a gentle dive for it, but, as he drew it out, a heavy hand was laid on his shoulder, and, turning round, he confronted a policeman. No sooner had he turned his head back than the horrid fact revealed itself that the owner of the haudkeroliief was an utter strauger. So the unhappy wretch was led off to the police sMiop, but wl'ift wag his relief to

find that the chief officer oh duty wa»aa old friend, after ? hearty, laugh, begged him to accept the Joan of what heneede<l, and sent him bn his way rejoioiftg,' •, :r a. ’ fofj