Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 May 1894 — Presence of Umbrella, Rather. [ARTICLE]

Presence of Umbrella, Rather.

There is nothing like presence of mind, after all. The other day, during a sudden thunder shower, a gentleman got on a Grand avenue car with a splendid ivory-handled silk umbrella, which ho stood between his knees. Another gentloman in the same seat, who was mourning the untimely loss of a suspiciously similar umbrella, reached out and said: •* Will you allow me to look at that?” •• Certainly,” remarked the umbrella carrier. “I was just taking it to tha police headquarters. It was left in my house last night by a burglar, that wo frightened off. I hope it will prove a first rate clue.” And though the exasperated owner could plainly see whore his name bad been scratched off the handle, he sat down again and looked vacantly out into the cald, damp gloaming.—Peck’s Sun. .