Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 October 1901 — Mr. Choate Didn’t Know Her. [ARTICLE]

Mr. Choate Didn’t Know Her.

A very well-known lawyer and his wife were in London this summer, and the wife had to be operated on for appendicitis as soon as she arrived. They were great friends of Mr. Choate, and the ambassador sent at once to inquire of her condition and kept her room supplied with flowers. The first day she was able to walk out husband and wife met the ambassador on the street. Mr. Choate quickly jumped from his hansom and joined them with eager protestations of delight at meeting bis friend again. He warmly shook both the hands of his comrade and asked a dozen questions about his health, his address and his probable stay in London. The wife, who had been standing by waiting for her turn, finally said with a pout, “Why, Mr. Choate, you don’t take any notice of me. You haven’t spoken a word to me yet. I really believe you have forgotten me.” “My dear madame,” said Mr. Choate, “I must confess that I did not recognize you without your appendix.”— Philadelphia Post.