DISGUISED.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume IX, Issue 927, 19 March 1881, Page 5

DISGUISED.

There is a story told of a lady and gentleman travelling together on one of our railroads. They were strangers to each other. Suddenly this gentleman said, “ Madam, I will trouble you to look out of the window for a few mmufes ; I am going to make some changes in my wearing apparel.” “ Certainly, sir,” she replied with great politeness, rising and turning her back upon him. In a short time he said, “ Now, madam, my change is completed, and you may resume your seat.” When the lady turned, she beheld her male companion transformed into a dashing lady, with a heavy veil over her face. “ Now sir, or madam, whichever you are,” said the lady, “ I must trouble you to look out of the window, for I also have some changes to make in my apparel.” “ Certainly, madam,” and the gentleman in lady’s attire immediately complied. “ Now, sir, you may resume your seat.” To his great surprise, on resuming his seat the gentleman in female I attire found his companion transformed into a man. He laughed and said, “It appears that we are both ap|i<j>us to escape. What hp,ve you done. I have robbed a bank.” “ And I,” said the whiloin lady,.a» he dexterously fettered his companion’s wrist with a pair of handcuffs,’" I am Defective-J , of Scotland Yard, and in female apparel have shadowed you for two days—now,” drawing a revolver, “ keep still.”