Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 248, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 November 1917 — HE DIDN’T GET THE CIGAR [ARTICLE]

HE DIDN’T GET THE CIGAR

Mr. Brown** Neighbor Thought Ho Was Doing Him a Little Kindness, but Found Ho Was Mistaken. My suburban neighbor, Mr. Brown, is convalescing froip a four months’ illness. Just now, he is a very handy man about houje and splendid as an errand and delivery boy, says a writer in the Milwaukee Wisconsin. Last Saturday, his wife sent him into town to get a case of strawberries. The returning interurban car was very crowded and Mr. Brown put down his case of precious berries at the rear of the car. When he neared the homeward station, he started back for his burden and found it well coveted by someone’s big suitcase. As he pulled this out of the Way, a neighbor greeted him with these words: “Well, Brown, you have a big load today." Thinking he meant the berries, he answered, “Yesshouldered his case and started off the car and up the homeward road. His neighbor picked up the heavy suitcase and followed him. Three blocks up the road and four more, through the woods walked the two neighbors, each with his heatfy load. At last they reached the terrace leading up to Mr. Brown’s house. The neighbor put the suitcase up on walk and said with a tone of relief: "Well, I suppose, I get a cigar for thlsr “For what,” asked Mr. Brown. “Why, isn’t, this your suitcase?” gasped the neighbor. A neighborly kindness had gone astray.