Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 August 1890 — Strangely Forgetful. [ARTICLE]

Strangely Forgetful.

A worthy provincial inn-keeper had a strange experience lately. He visited a neighboring town on business, after the transaction of which he sought necessary refreshment, and followed up hismeal with a sound nap. Waking up suddenly he saw a barrel of wine on -a truck near him ready to be removed; he applied to a policeman for help to get the truck across the gutter, and proceeded to pilot -it steadily down the street. The tavern keeper appeared a moment later, and the obliging policeman was quickly dispatched in pursuit of the stranger. Before the magistrate the prisoner explained that a “Bacchic* delusion” made him fancy himself at home, and that the barrel of wine waa his own property. It was shown that the man bore an excellent character, and could have no reason for commit* ting the theft, but he was compelled to pay a fine.