The "poor Cuss" Came

The toSowing arricie, taken from the Wichita, Kas., Daily Ka.u;le, will be ïjoyed by the inany friends of the "joked," here in Ann Arbor. Probab'.y umie oí 1 hem will enjoy it better, however, than did (hai-lie biniself : "l'li(Hi'sl i.ii];il;.v tlie jiike oí tile Meamm was perpet mt e d last nig-lit on e. M, Jomes, tiie well-knawn clothier. A íew lays npi, the i:,ii;le iimtaineil au acciiunt of the appearance of a mysteriniis, iiaked man, roainlog the. -Ireets ai and IMgbtening the lenizens ol' Jawrenee avenue out of ilieir wils. Among those. who read ihe arliele was ('liarlie .liwies and his heari was touched. ]le had coinpasBiCKD ior thf poOT man and attributed his naUeilness tn the iinanria.1 l; t m i anu uie mgn larm. as siateu liciorc hv was touchrd by 1 destitute COraditlC oï the man and out ui' the gemerosity of lus haart lie inMTted a notie' in the Ea.glu inviting tille 'poar cus' t c-oine arouml to his place of business and be invested if wbat be liad been dirested of" ir in olJier worils to jit suit of clmluís. No more was thought of tibe matter until last evening about '.) o'clock, wben Mr. Jones was in his wto teadilng Suieriiitenilent Itusseü Herdlng, of tíie Missouri Paelfic road, and George M. Dixon, president of tflie board of pólice coinmissio-ners, fro-ni tilie front part of the store to t.he office in the rear end, wbeore he bad a oew story to teil to them. He was ilmut 10 feet iu advance of th two gepitbemen, and had arrived at tlie side door, wihe.u a nude man carne boundinjí in and tlurowing liimself before Mr. Joiito In a croucáiing nuiiuier, went throujih a s.vstem oí tJve straaigest pantoniime antics the genial Gharlie ever saw. The moment Uharlie saw the spectral figure he did what '.' Wbat would ajiy liunian leing do onder the circuinstances but to yell and yell like blazes, too. Tin l'iuto Indian war whoop was a whisper coinpared to it. The womaai witli a. inonsf licilmnbbing around junkies woulclii't be In it at all wit '.i liim, und as ior a Loulsana tiger, liis yieil wo-uldn't Ih' a eireumstance with it. It wam wurse tli.ui a fire alarm and attracted the poflice and everyboUy eJe within a distance of two blocks. A hideons upturaed face wltli two tfladog manlaeal eyes, peered at liim, while the head of the man rulled lai-ound and .swunff long, bushy dislieveU'd Iiair from ane side to ano-thei' that gent the coid ehills chaEBg 'ine auotlHT down the clothier'8 back. He stixxl translixed not dariii to stir, till a. long, guant arm was reaclied touard liim, and then Mr .Icmes coininenced to delend liimself and was atxwt to give tlie feliiiw e lively ininiinelín.ií. wlien a slip ui paper was bhrust toto lila hands and tJie cronthing human hoppcd aside like a nioiikey coltecting pennles froni a streel cnnvil. In tJwit slip of paper was the identical invitation extended tJie naked man by Mr. Joius to como arotind and be clothed, and Mr. Joma Uien saw where he Avas at. HO tlirew up the spomge, so to speak. and poCitely asked liis nakedness what, in hls present desíltute contlitioai, he most desired. A suit of elothes was t li' prompt reply ; and he i;ut them without another word. By tliis timo the store was iull of peopk' nnd C"hai-lie at once, realizad t'bat lie was the victim of i very good practical joke. "Tlie job was put up by Mr. Andersiin nnd Ceneral Hettinger and wíirked íike a eliarin. Tlie party netectod to carry out tlio joke was a. yimng iellow named Kitt'r, who wa.s a eluwn in !"ui-epatiKh's eireus, and he carried out liis part to the quern's taste. charlie .iones dewribëd the fellow as he first a ppeared, as weariii'-T nnthini; wl.atever bul a broad and uliastly grill.''