The Van Buren press., 1873-10-07
Budget Of SciSS0rings.
g No Fees,
By W. c. W.

] went 10 summer motel whefe ser
wants fee were not allowed.
handed my travelling bag To q porter,
thanking my lucky stars Ina. the days of
ls.don we're over, and that | was u tree
man once more. Upon getting 10 my
70 IN noticed tho man who brought nv
nag up sic diy gazing at the bed post
with an unmistakablc look in his eye. AT
ter seeing him st,nd there five minutes, !
became nervous and said;
My friend. did NOT know that tho
days Of het.l fees are happily past, |
would imagine you wanteda quarter.
Sir" sail he-and his frame shook
with emalien--"a .1es of twenty five
cents would bs in iignau,ly rejected, but
for service, in the future a gin Of one
dollar would b. thankfully received. "
| gave him a dol ar, saving: Go and
sin no more" and wa. about losing my
pocket book, when he checked me, and
cal l.:
.S:r, I fors ot' Lsro I observed that
his eyes were filed with tears society
has its duties. responsibilities, and ple,s-
tres; and although it would he a source
of happiness to me to give rather than re-
ceive, yet, without money, what are we !!
Miserable worms, say, IJorg2t. Not
only did bring up your bag but also
your duster and umbrella, and, besides.
/ have lost considerable time here. Sc
II YOU think one dollar sufficient pay for
what have done, take back the paltry
sum and will strive to forget the injury
done me
Tho mans words affected me, and ]
would have given him my pocket book
entire; bat he restrained me, and said :
Il perceive in your hand tSo-dollar
bill and If you wish to give il T. me,
and receive the Divine appreciation in
the world to come, will take i, and
think more kindly OF mankind than /
have done before, Aud member, said
he. as he fingered the money. that this
me.aphorcal bread cast upon metaphor
ical waters, will bring q substantial and
not metaphorical reward.
This interview ha 50 unstrung my
nerves that kept my room for eighteen
consecutive hous This next morning,
at breakfast, my sorrowiul &C acquaintance,
after putting in place my chair and turn
ing over my plate, swallowed u glass OF
water, wiped away a tear that saw steal.
ing down his cheek, and said
Gaze out Of that window into the
fields beyond. and sec birds, butterflies
and bees exulting and rejoicing in free.
dom! See the green grass waving in ths
summer air See the white spray of the
ocean beyond, dashing to aud fro j.! See
all nature delighting in liberty--and then
look at me, AMI noto the difference !!
Here his bosom heaved and his eyes
scintillated with FIRE. Il, who have
toasted MY boyish Imagination with He
brew and Chaldaan s.ories-i, who, when
older. burnt the midnight oil in perusins
the pages Of the Talmud--I, whose light
reading was tho S.ptuagint and his
voice became eloquent compelled to
menial employment, forced to ask TO,
what is nine by right--l-'
On looking down the table, which con
tanned o hundred seats, saw ninety. nine
waters pointing with ninety nine hands
10 the window-all talking Of Greek, He
/ brew. freedom aud liberty. saw nine
kty nine heads beside mino bowed witt
{ grief and shame. and ninety nine hands
beside mine go into ninety nine pockets
J never heard what the last words of III,
attendant wer for just rs | got out my
; pocket. book he closed HE peroratiol
with Sigh.
Man Of sorrow and woe" said ]
make out your bill. Omit nothing
intend to stay here four days.
Ny rueful friend took out a piece o
paper, calculated minute or two, ant
said:
'Isit yeur desire that shall DO full.
paid9'
Upon my aseenting. he responded:
For four days. u inclale everything
will be one hundred and fourteen dolla:
and seven cents. But | am not such
dog as to want seven ccnis s. we vii
call it one hundred and fourteen dollars
opened my poke. book AMI Shove,
him that had but ono hundred dollars
and asked him what should do.
Sir. Now is the time for me to dis
play my generosity ! will take thcs,
one hundred dollars, he said, MS he gen
tly grasped the green backs, asd 80,
can givo me thirty, sixty, or ninety
days note for tho balsnee Suit you
convenience. Avariciousness is not
part Of my nature.
thanked him kindly with tears in m,
eyes. gave him tho required note, Dor
rowsd money of him to pay my ho,e
bill. and when LETT he stood on tho porch
an sobbsd rs long as was in sight