National Republican., 1886-10-30

clerk sftenel He asked to see the check,
When the situation had been fully explained.
he said
"'No, what you viii have to do is to find
pme Methodist business man who will
either cash or inhOrse that for you. Go
over there on Fourteenth street to Mr..
Blake aud see what he can do for YOU
"Mr. Blake (that isn't his name, but II
will scrve) is II prominent Methodist and
received Mr.. Powers aiGably. lie chilled,
distinctly, however, when Mr. Powers pro
duced the check. To tell the TRUTH he
said, u have been taken in this way 80 OF
ten that have made rule not to do 1t
again, or course, now, If you're really IN
want
"But the dominic bowed himsclf out aud
diin't hear the rest lie related this eT-
perience not long after to the clerk That
official smiled pAtrOnizingly and i'd that
he mustn't mind little things like that
aud If bed come around tomorrow he'd
see what could be done for him. So the
dominic, hes 4 by u terrible fear Of being
sent to Jail for beating his hotel bill, of
walking all the way to Bowling Green anh
of many other horrible things, passed a
very uneasy night. On the morrow, hay
ing succeeded IN recalling his identity aud
the history Of his case 10 the clerk, that
Obiging young man took the check,
scrawled his name under MIR. POwers's in
dOrscmeut, aud said:
"'rake that to Mr.. Barnes In Wall street
and ask him to cash II for yOu.'
~ can't do that SAID Mr.. Barnes an hour
later, because have made rule against
II. But on the strength of my friends in.
dorsement will also indorse IL. Then take
It to my bank and they Will probably pay
| it,
"Five minutes later the dominic, red
| faced aud perturbed, but hopeful, stood IN
the awful presence Of another paying tel
| Ter.
"What's thisF said that official sharply,
as he scrutni2ed the check after the fashion
of bank tellcrs. We don't know you, Mr..
! PL wers.'
"I know; but can't YOU pay it on Mr.,
! Barnes iudursementH
! All Mr. Barnes wants that check paid
| hell have come here and identify you. |
should think he'd have more srusc than to
| send stranger here with check on an
other bank, uuyhOw.'
"Back to Mr.. Barnes hut that gentleman
had gone to llobOken for the day. In
| despair Mr.. Powers tried half dozen banks
| In succession, being turned from each with
nothing but cold looks aud colder rcfusils
for his pains. His last cent had been speut
two days before. lie walked three miles
| back to his hotel, aud for Il college man aud
Il clergy man felt remarkably like tramp,
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time, and remembered about the check.
When he heard of the dUminie's hard plight
he surprised the cashier Of the house by
laughing little in real two for a-qualtcr.
way aud thought for u moment deeply.
Then he dashed abruptly through side
door, and pretty soon emerged with Il large,
pOrtly man, red faced, elegantly attired,
aud plug hated, They sat down for u
minute with the minister aud asked MIN a
few questions. Then the minister passed
over the check, aud the red
faced mnu pulled out roll OF
bills as big MS II saw log aud
tossed him two iiftics for il, Three minutes
later Il much relieved minister fired u SjL
note at the hotel cashier for his bill, dashed
wildly alter Broadway car, with long
train of wife aud baggage swinging IN hl'
wake, aud twenty minutes later was cross
ing the North river heading straight ful
Bowling Green, Ky. lie closes the letter II
which he details these experiences by II re
marRably emphatic promise 10 stay ther,
hereafter Rev George Is, Powers, Of Bow
ling Green, Ky, does not know that til,
man who relieved his necessities is one .
the most notorious gamblers In New York
aud that the money that paid his fare hum
, had been won the night before in lOnl
drawn out game of faro, | don't intend Il
, tell him 50 either. He's u clergyman, SOl
know, aud don't want to do ANY thing Il
= shake his faith In humaniCyh