Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-26
HUNGRY AND MoNEYLEss.
Uncomfortable Experience Of Han in
Search Of Employment.

Outward Appearances Conceal the Inter-
nal Cravings Of Hunger.
The following interesting story Is
told in the Cincinnati Mere:
aDid I ever tell you about the time
was a moncylcss, homeless. and
hungry wanderer IN Cincinnati? NOs"
ut must have been many years
ago.
ION the contrary, il dates back less
than five years
"But you have hundreds Of nc
qnaintances in the city. There could
be no excuse for sticli AN experience.
Tell US about it,
"If you will promise not 10 give me
away I'll give II 10 you. was out Of
employment and out Of the city for
the winter. BY some means 1 raised
money enough TO pay my fare on the
ears and leave rue just thirty cents.
met IA number of acquaintance on my
arrival and they all congratulated he
on my healthy appearance from a
winter Of country life \ few asked
me to take drink, and one fellow in
sisted on my stepping In aud play1uGn
game OF billiards for the drinks. IL Was
like mcckery, but, realizing that
he had not sized Jpn wealth, for
gave him and pleaded in excuse that
had resolved to quit billiards
Iunchcd che3ply that night, and slept
In a cheap lodging house, exhansting
all my available capital. ] went hum
CRY until noon the next day, when j
chnnccd 10 meet an acquaintance Just
as he was going into Il ThiTd-stfeet
restaurant, He invited me 10 dine
with him. and accepted without hes
itati0n for two reasons because ] was
nearly famished and | knew ! was
welcome. We talked Of old times, and
at everything else except the subject
that most interested me. lie never
seemed to realize that. having been
out Of employment for several months,
| must be pretty hard UP ST.
tempted several times 20 tell him nay
Strengthened circumstances. hnt ~
was ia such jolly mood that | missed
my opportunity aud we separated.
That night | slept la Eden PARK,
and nearly fruzc Toward morning
could stand il 40 l0nger, and came
into the city and went - one VI TIE
hotels where I kmew the night cterL.
we'll. who w0uld T0s tstinE Ut asking
ne Tor mooney sm advance. Whem
entered she office I sgead a GSw m8H
presiding al tii, desk and inqairing
Tor my friend. y az s5id sBias ne was Lu
the Far Wesg. os somle1s here else, { aid
not care wllese. ( did not Register.
About dinner tims { Elade fstcn1ty
visit 10 the house 0g g sfietiab, and was
royalty treated, and @Eeng hlnlf ~ tbs
afternoon with hius in discussing ths
chances for employment He laughed
at the idea that j. would he digsicuil fni
me to get employment, being 20 wei
known. | had been making every ex
ertion between times 20 find employ
ment, and had half dozen persons
looking for place for me. Tia
night | snt in one OF the depot
and slept little, Once the watchnat
wanted TO know what ! was doing
there, but quickly npologlzed when
stood before him In good dress and
fruwn that showed the atfTont | hat
received. WAS secure, for in ease q
IN emergency had only 20 send la
!. square away for one oIthe conductor
who would have Vouchcd Tor me bt
fore the whole board OF director,
Fortunately one of the through train
was eight hours behind, and with iii
excuse that was waiting for friend
was treated with marked respect tn
remainder Of the night.
illt lpiioNlnH my WIS ItIitltip
of the preceding days. met man
friends who would have loaned M
any necessary sum of money, but
hesitated through pride tomcntion m
case 70 them. was forced to appea
jolly and well pleased when
carried u heavier heart than probnbl
falls TO the lot Of most men. Sc
ornl prospective situations had OF
after another vanished, and after IL
close of the NTH day | was no near'
employment than when | entered Il
city. ! had borrowed few small sun
of money that kept ne In cheap men
and miserable lodgings, but | W
beginning 10 tire of the life WAS lea
Ing, and the longer ! delayed makii
my situation known, the more ditlicu
1t appeared, aud finally dismissed /,
thought of an appeal or eNplanatio
when ! received note through q
postoliice from friend that stu
tion had been waiting for me FOR thr
days. The next morning | tcoll &
place, sought II former boarding hou'
and tina: evening drew weeks sala
Ia advance without question, aud ST
hold the position | had pass,
through one week of the keeuest m
cry 1t Is possible for one To endure.
OF course condemn my folly, hui
never laugh nj the experience. VIII
will you take Two good cigars, b;
keeper