The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-11-18
WHATS THE USE OF BEING so
sTTNGY.-

Mr. Luddington, of Lawrence. K4u-
sss. one Of the wealthiest men in that
State, tells the following story OF trip
he once took with Kslloch. He st,rtt7i
with me from Lawrence some year ago
to 60 to California and Oregon. We IN
tended TO go as tar IS Puget Sound AID
return together. We met at the depot
about an hour before the train was due,
when Kslloch said: Let Us telegraph
to Kansas City for a sleeper" | told
him it wasn't Necessary. as we could
save the expense snd procnre one when
the train came in. BE said: We might
not get any;" aud be proposed to be
sure, 30 | consented, and he wrote a tel
egram asking for two sections IN Pull
man palace car from Lawrence TO Den
YER. There were only two of MS, and
could not imagine what he wanted with
two sections, Tor one berth apiece would
be all that any reasonable man would
require. asked him what he wanted
with two sections, and told him that
they would cost $40, but that . berth
apiece would cost but SO. and that one
berth was enough for me. DE said:
Whats the use of being SO stingy? LIST
US take a section apiece. then we can
move the mattress from the upper
berth to the lower one and it will be
softer, and we can stretch out as much
as we please both day and night" |
was ashsmei of my penuriousness. aud
we took section apiece.
When we arrived at Denver we
stopped at the Inter Ocean Hotel.
where we took suite of rooms. The
price OF board with these rooms was $i
per day apiece After few minutes
devoted to our toilet, ne said, Let US
go across the street 10 that restaurant
aud get something TO eat" l told him
we were stopping at hotel. and that
dinner would be ready in few min
utes, and we would have TO pay for 1t
whether we ate it or not, He said:
"Whvt's the use Of being so stiogyi' So
We went. aud he paid s. for dinner at
the restaurant for us. We were at the
depot Of the Denver and RIO Grsnde
Railroad the next day. when hr said h..
wanted to visit Colorado Springs.
told bun l wanted to do the same
thing. He proposed that we should get
on the train that would soon start and
20 up. told him I.would, but that
We must go back to the hotel first and
settIe our bill. or else they would
charge US the same ss If we were there.
SO long as We kept the rooms. He said;
Whats the use of being so stingy?" i
was ashamed again. and we got on the
train and we're gone five days. On the
presentation of the bills by the clerk.
Kalloch paid his extra $50 without
any objection, ss though he was worth
millions. and had nothing else TO do
but to spend his money. Afterward
We went to o cigar store. where he
bought four cigars for 81. and as he
threw down the 50 greenback. he said
to me. That's the last cent have got;
you must see me through. or else let
me have money enough to take me
home" roughly esti ated that it
would cost me about $4,000 to take
him along with me to Puget Sound and
back home; so / said, "How much will
you require. do you think, to get home
ons" lis said: "Three hundred dollars
will be enough" SO loaned him $500
(although l could have returned for
500. and. like Wilkins Micaw wber. he
gave me his note in full payment for
mot being stingy."