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March 3, 1888
St. Landry Democrat
Opelousas, Saint Landry County, Louisiana
What is this article about?
In Detroit, a practical joker steals a horse and sleigh thinking it's his friend Jim's to prank him, but gets arrested and jailed overnight before explaining it was a joke. -Detroit Free Press.
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Mad About Something.
Why the Grin Faded from the Face of a Practical Joker.
At eight o'clock the other night a citizen drove up in front of a hotel on Michigan avenue and went in to look for a man. A minute later an individual came out of a tobacconist's near by, espied the horse and cutter and a broad grin lighted up his face as he chuckled:
"Egad! but this is Jim's rig. I'll give him a little scare!"
He unhitched the horse, climbed in and drove softly away, and was well out of sight when the owner came out.
"I've been expecting it!" he growled as he found the rig gone, "but I'll make it hot for the thief!"
He ran this way and that, notifying three or four policemen and a score of citizens, and twenty minutes later something happened. A man with a grin on his face might have been seen driving on Woodward avenue. A policeman might have been seen climbing into the cutter with him. The grin might have been seen fading as the pair entered police headquarters. The officer came out in a few minutes, but the citizen didn't. He staid there all night. In the morning he was able to convince everybody that it was only a joke, and was allowed to go, but he went off like a man who was mad about something. -Detroit Free Press.
Why the Grin Faded from the Face of a Practical Joker.
At eight o'clock the other night a citizen drove up in front of a hotel on Michigan avenue and went in to look for a man. A minute later an individual came out of a tobacconist's near by, espied the horse and cutter and a broad grin lighted up his face as he chuckled:
"Egad! but this is Jim's rig. I'll give him a little scare!"
He unhitched the horse, climbed in and drove softly away, and was well out of sight when the owner came out.
"I've been expecting it!" he growled as he found the rig gone, "but I'll make it hot for the thief!"
He ran this way and that, notifying three or four policemen and a score of citizens, and twenty minutes later something happened. A man with a grin on his face might have been seen driving on Woodward avenue. A policeman might have been seen climbing into the cutter with him. The grin might have been seen fading as the pair entered police headquarters. The officer came out in a few minutes, but the citizen didn't. He staid there all night. In the morning he was able to convince everybody that it was only a joke, and was allowed to go, but he went off like a man who was mad about something. -Detroit Free Press.
What sub-type of article is it?
Deception Fraud
Crime Story
What themes does it cover?
Deception
Misfortune
Justice
What keywords are associated?
Practical Joke
Horse Theft
Arrest
Police
Detroit
What entities or persons were involved?
Jim
Practical Joker
Where did it happen?
Michigan Avenue And Woodward Avenue, Detroit
Story Details
Key Persons
Jim
Practical Joker
Location
Michigan Avenue And Woodward Avenue, Detroit
Story Details
A practical joker unhitches and drives away a horse and cutter he believes belongs to his friend Jim to scare him, but is arrested by police and spends the night in jail before convincing authorities it was a prank.