The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-10-25
A SLY ROB BIER.
A Man who Refused to Give Ten Gents
 Who Gave Ten Dollars.

Any one who can get a dollar of old Ned Folders money, IS on the road 10 fortune,"i is proverb well known to the citizens of Little Rock. Polde- is one of those men who are always complaining of hard times. He owns a great deal of property, and raises his rents every sea- son, yet his income is always unsatsfae- tory. Once little child, shivering with cold and almsst starving, found her way into old Ned Folders office.
 What do you want here, little girl what do you want here ?"
 Won't you please give me ten cents. 1 am nearly starved"
 Nearly starved Why, where are your parents !''
 "Dead, sir.
 "That's bad; that's very bad, indeed, but can't help it. We've all go, to die, and the sooner the better for some of us Tut, tut don't cry. Run along, now. It's pretty chilly to-day, but think it will be warmer tomorrow
 But I am so hungry, sir"
 4Yes, l understand. People get hun gry ever now and then. was once hun- gry myself, but l hustled round and go, something to eat. Don't give up. keep on trying, and perhaps you may ge, something to ca, after awhile. Oh, no, I can't give you ten cents Couldn't think about it, for my pew rent is due to-day, besides, l have been taxed with foreign mission business. That's right, run along and shut the door,"
 Shortly after the little girl went down, large man with bushy whiskers and fierce expression of countenance, entered and drawing up chair without an invi- tation, sat down, crossed his legs and said
 Is this Mir. Polderr'
 "Yes, sir, that's my name. Business with me? Please be brief, for am in a big hurry"
 "I won't detain you long. have heard that you are man of rare judg- ment and that you have had much ex. perience in the law. want your advice Don't be impatient. won't detain you long"
 And l won't detain you at all, sir, il you'll be 90 kind as to excuse me"
 "You must hear what have to say, for it concerns you financially"
 An, proceed then, but be brief, SIT, be brief"
 Several days ago, a man went into the office of well-known gentleman and wanted to borrow five dollars. The gentleman hooted at the idea. The man who wanted the money did not boot. He looked like an owl of wisdom, but not a single suggestion of boot escaped him He fixed his eyes on the gentleman, jus' like l am doing, and said that he mus have the five dollars. Nov what van, to know is, did the man act rightly in killing :Aer gentleman simply because he refused to give the Eve dollars2r
 aIt was murder!" exclaimed Folder It was murder in the first degree"
 That's what thought, still am mol willing to risk my judgment in such matters. So you think that it was mur. der?-
 -Of course 1 do."
 @Yes, think so too, but as said be fore, felt reluctance h risking my owr judgment. You may have noticed that the judgment of the average man is a. full of holes as sitter, or the hat which the rich cheerfuliy give to the poor. Murder-weil, considering everything, suppose it vas"
 But, my dear sir, how does i, concern me financially"
 @ In this way. Some man might entel your ofiioe-some half-uszy fellow-and demand five dollars, You nigh, refuse which have no doubt you would be tempted to do, and he might kill you with a knife- You would regard tn murder, would you nos?'
 al hardly underssand you. sir, looking suspiciousiy at the visitor. %, course l would regard if murder"
 "Yes, and quite naturally %, but doe. # occur to you that all the time you vezs regardiss thb matter you would be dead lt would be murder, and yoa vould bl the musdeed man."
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