Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 34 December 1886 to May 1887 . imp-kins! Now some pore white folks is wus danpinter dogs, dey so peersome. Mr. Simpkinscome in ; he look round, an walk straight tomy Dutch oven Mis Sally gib me. He peepin ; he find de feathers an bones, pull um allout, an jes laff most outlandish! Wuz dat agentmnn ? Now do Ct)te knows all, fin Icouldnt set here quiet tell dey did. It isueedless to say the ruling of the Cote wasnot very severe. A singular case of kleptomania suddenlymade its appearance in one of the best fam-ilies of the beautiful city of D , situated on the
Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 34 December 1886 to May 1887 . imp-kins! Now some pore white folks is wus danpinter dogs, dey so peersome. Mr. Simpkinscome in ; he look round, an walk straight tomy Dutch oven Mis Sally gib me. He peepin ; he find de feathers an bones, pull um allout, an jes laff most outlandish! Wuz dat agentmnn ? Now do Ct)te knows all, fin Icouldnt set here quiet tell dey did. It isueedless to say the ruling of the Cote wasnot very severe. A singular case of kleptomania suddenlymade its appearance in one of the best fam-ilies of the beautiful city of D , situated on the Mississippi, in Iowa. The unfortunatevictim was a lady well known in social circles,and one who was a very active member in allthe benevolent societies of the place. For along time it was a profound mystery how,where, and who it was that succeeded in pur-loining from the best families in town watch-es, diamond rings, costly wearing apparel, anduumerous other valuable articles. All at once,however, the mystery was solved, and the 492 HARPERS NEW MONTHLY MISDIRECTED SYMPATHY. Miss Populak {to Professor Pfefer, who is shoiving hei the paper he is to read before the Scientific Club).And you have to read these loiifr, 1oti{? papers, and before an audience ! How l pity you 1Pkofessok PFErrER. Ob, zat is not zo much ze pity as to haf to listen to ze ozzers 1 thefts Ijionglit home to the door of this Idep-tomaniac. I ueed not say how distressed thefirst fimiilies in towu were when it became ap-parent that the intruder was one of their ownset. Varions were the opinions given, and atone of the regular meetings of the Ladies Be-nevolent Society the case was being ventilatedas only snch a gathering can do it, when upspoke a lady friend, and said : Ladies, drawthe mantle of charity around this unfortunatewoman. Last night she became a mother forthe first time, and perhaps the kleptomania willleave her now. At the house where thesegood ladies were congregated the hostess hada qui
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