Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-03-06
A REDUCED SWELL.
Down on 10. Luck u.t wHa ris~,s
of trIsad.

Oo"h ph 'f~ WV WV" ft~W'F
q" trI~nd..
The world dnc-l't always go back on
mau when be- /. down II be- ~ ~ the
right sort h - friend. are apt u stick tu
hrm. rrgardr.~ ui the condition. IL his
finances. va Impressed With this last
night.
There w,rc two nrn diuins pt 90 f" IT
| the ~mall talL'- ~ ,hr t'c u lf.u .ira
On" of them Wis "a evening d.r.. and
is tulc ahlN we'll ku"Wl u. ibr .,' ~ a
man who ha. owned MANY ttr 80. tp.r
horses. nud l.. ~ cut,,u. t.lt. 'u.t p.tt.
Opposite him. ruu,t..tnt rtutt.N. Ntsa
man IN mn ct lirnr, hu-il,.. .ut Whu
atr his dinner with "opl eel ~ .,ii..
faction. lie wa. rather smu " 81 .ialnrr
ms hair MS ihiu uH top 4 h fee
heavily lrcl H. 4 u dun,tlar
mustarhc aud rather u ht.a mtnu,r
Ills SICK coat w.. we'll Wt'n aud h.
wore Smpl" hnpr s"'Nc ni tnus H.
! was H. plainly dressed. Without huur
ragged or earl '>- IN ht. nit,r" ~ an,
one YOU would meet IN dtN'- walk
and he was thorough, al his ra.e. The
head waiter lowered around him aud
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want. oi the pi.rwa- Vrf, uh.ruui,ats
~ to cau~r some amusement among the
other men IN the place. II u not often
that - much attention is paid a man A.
he received during hi- dinner There
was constant succession of mrn stand
ing over him. talking to him ur drip.
ping into u vacant chair ut his silr
Every habitur ~ the place. from the
banker. George Work. Ia III. now ~.
nowned Berry Wall. made IA paint a.
soon n they entered the restaurant Ia
go over and shake hands with the ruund
shouldcred little man In the business
suit. They all called him bv hla trHt
name and greeted him with the utmo-,
cordality. lie did not ri-. from bic
seat but shook hands calmly with on.
after another "a they came up. aud con.
tnued Ia eat his dinner he conver-esi
quietly with them. Al one time ther'
were half dozcn well known men
around his table. all ~ them treatinR
the man with degree II Kindness that
was almost cfltlsi,e. II looked a. though
he were holding n reception.
IL was the first time that he had iinesi
nj Delmonico's since the death ~ th.
late head II the hot-c. Lees than ten
wears ago he was probably the mos,
popular man In Upper New York Ii-
had an income II si0.WS q year. q life
membership In several ~ the hes, clubs,
was a yachiSman. an owner ~ fast
horses. and one of the most ho.plt able
~ the bowling swell. about town. lie.
by the way. was n swell ~ the proper
| Ia tst.
who invariably did the correct thing
knew how Ia order n dinner. aud was
generous Ia n fault lie spent vast
sums Of his principal and interest every
year without appearing vulgar. When
he was n very Young man he belonged
To the little coicri. ~ men Who made
their headquarters al Delmonicos -FOUR
tcenth Street restaurant.
A few years ago he discovered that
he had been spending his principal so
lavishly that his fortune had dwindle,i
10 quarter of its former proportions
and he went into Wall Street Tor tho
purpose of building II up again. In
abont three months he was landed fat
on his back without u penny. lie sold
his horses. got n little ready cash. ran
over To the other side of the water.
stayed there for six months. rrtuvned Ca
New York. and accepted n position In q
life insurance company at salary ~
$500 year lie has rooms uptown
and spends his nights nj one or other ~
the clubs In which he was ~ fortunate
as To have life membership when he
was Il millionaire. lie IL said to have
been offered numbcrles- opportunities
by friends down town. but he stick. tn
his position and refuses all outside of.
fcr'. lie says that he l. quite A. happy
on $1,000 year as he was on ei1D. coo
and in very much better health. He
certainly has n many friends now ~
when he was Mt tho height ~ his for.
tune. So that money does not make
the man in every instance. after all -
Brooklyn Eagle.