The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-09-10
A Man Without Money.

A debtor with . conscience and no
money is the most miserable of men.
He sees imaginary duns in everything
and everybody. and bis poor. pitiable,
frightened soul is scared by every
shadow. He fees when no man pur-
sues him, and becomes social outcast.
Such is the consequences Of being .
dead beat like unto the hero Of this
sketch.
HOW DODGE GOOD LUCK.
managed to get into debt to every
body. somehow. don't exactly know
how did il, but did. The sum was
not 30 great, and aggregated no more
than two hundred dollars; but it might
- we'll have been q thousand. because
l was dead broke. At least fifty doll.
ars was for cigars. to old Ton Saddle
bags. and WAS 30 ashamed of it that !
hardly dared to look into his place.
One night did drop in. however. be-
cause it was q favoiite place of resort
among the fellows of my set. l had
exactly two dollsrs-all the money l
possessed in the world.
Old Tom was heavy on rafiles. Most
cigar dealers are. somehow. That
night he had under way . big thing.
be said. TIE principal prize was a
three hundred. dollar watch. and there
were lesser prizes, D,eerschaum pipes.
tobacco and other things. He lit on
me the first thing.
Have chsnce-only q dollar 2 be
asked.
Now, I didn't want one; but that
man was my creditor, and didn't
have the nerve to refuse. So careless :
" pullsd out my worldly possessions
aud handed it over with an innocent
groan.
You throw for me when the shake
comes of, l said
.All right. replied Tom.
Within o few days my financial
affairs became more and more desper.
ate than ever; stayed in my room
days. and only skulked out nights.
dodging a creditor IS ! would . mad
| dog Once came ON old Tom, and he
| sang out
4 say I've been looking for you
He didn't have time to say more. for
lodged around corner. Two days
afterwsrd, as I was eating a twenty
cent meal in cheap coffee saloon.
be spotted me again.
See here he shouted I've got
some money
But l waited not to hear the balance.
l knew what be was going to say.
They all cay that. He had some
money to pay, and wanted that little
ballance, Of course. felt awful mean
because Com was a good, square old
fsilow; but I COULDN'T help i'll hadn't
any money.
Several nights afterwards skulking
down the street, when ran square in
to Tom. Itried to run, but it want
any use. He grabbed me By the collar.
Look here' be growled; what the
deuce do you mean BY dodging me this
ways I've been hunting for ysu high
and low
L know stammered; but I've
been very busy-out Of town. you know
will attend to II right away And l
made another futile effort to escape.
Il wasn't any use again.
No you don't remarked Tom: This
thing hes got to be settled right here.
Yes. but l haven't got q cent. How
am I going 10 settle whom
You're crazy was Toms compli-
n,sntary interruption. 1t aint what
you owe me that am looking after.
but / want to get that rsffie matter
closed up. You drew the thrce-hun-
dred-dollsr watch, you know-'
The devil did +
Eyes, and here II 10. So the matter
is settled
paid my bills; and II it hadn't been
for that raffle couldn't have paid for
the paper to write this story on.