Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-12-04
STARVING WITH 500 IN HIS
POCKET.
ASoufhWestern Clergyman Who Couldn't
Get n Cheek CaShed in New York Unfil
He Net the Red-FAeed Man
-, ~ NJ

his poCkeTy' asked retired bnSDeSS man
Of a group Of persons gathered around i
table IN an uptown an gallery The Othe,
evening. That &ifhe Is astranCer and hi:
500 Is II the same shape Of check OF draft
Ifhe was the best nan that ever lived and
personally known 70 every man, vona1
and child IN Podunk. be couldn't get a cent
on his paper here. The chilly young msr
who stand behind the bank counters and
tell him they don't know him might con,
rather than see him perish Of want but
they never would break the first and
dearest rule Of the hank by CaShIng
anything for 3 stranger.
"A rather curious illustration Of this
occurred here last week IN the experience
Of nv friend, Rev. George z Powers q
Bowling Green. Ky, 4 clergyman well
known and greatly respected IN The Meth
odist conference Of his State, and a clever
and eStimable gentleman. M. Powers
came Eas, about 4 month ago 70 spend 4
short vacation IN Massachusetts, He took
with him when be left home what he
tho1ght WAS a sufficient supply Of money.
but the pleasures ofthe suIumnal resorts
came a little high for nearly ev-
srvbadv. and when his vacation
was nearly over Nj. Powers dis
covered thar be hadn't money enough Il
pay his htlls and set him home, TOO. 80
be wroteto one q his de4co2S 10 send him
500 70 The city and ZANE here himself
having little more than enough 70 pay hs
fare, and trusting 10 his descoa FOR relief
In The due course Of time the deacon Te-
spoD5ed with The 500 u The shape o. a
/ check on Wall street hank, and NJ.
Powers smiled al over and took il 10 the
hank 10 have il Gasbed The paying
( teller took the cneCk- eyed il al over from
end 10 end, studied the endorsement,
strighteced il out il his fingers, and said:
I'VE don't know yoD, NJ. Powers
know VOC don't. bat ! an Rev.
George Z. Powers Of Bowling Green, Ken
I0cky.'
a CLEAN Of suspicion g,itte-ed II the
eve OF the natty teller.
You'll have 10 set some one We know
70 identify Won, be said, and waved The
dominic hruS9uely ASIDE. Nj. Powers was
IN a painful dilemma was the only
person II New York be knew, and ! was
out Of town. he had never been here bat
once before in his life, and his knowledge
Of worldly WAYS was small He went hack
70 his hotel IN SD perPleKity. His wife
suggested that ne Nv 10 gel the hotel pro
prel1r 10 cash the check i0T him Nbea
tbe matter was preached 10 the clerk, how
ever. that elegant funcTiOnSTy merely
smiled grimly and pointed the guest 10
the notice on the wall. which DECLARED
thai 10 cheeks would be casbed, bills
( changed OF money loaned The dominic
I stood fo- = moment ID utter bewilderment
and then a miracle happened then and
and there. The heart OF The bOta clerk
sortsped he asked 10 See The cheek.
When the situation had been fully eX,
planned be sid:
Now. what YOU VIII have 20 do l. Il
/ find some Methodist business man wbo
viii either cash or IndOTSe that ior you.
Go over there on Fourteenth street &c
Mr.. Blake and STE what be can DO iOl
yoa
Nj. Blake that isn't his name, but Il
VIII ssrve} l. a prominent Methodist and
I received Nj. Powers afably. He chilled
distinctly, however. when Mr. Powers
ursduced the cheek To tel the truth
! he sad. i have BEN taken n this way g
/ often that ! have made a rule Dot 10 do II
I acain. Ofcourse. DOW, If you re really IN
want
But the dominic bowed himself our
and didn't hear the rest He related tins
/ e1peFience not long after 10 the clerk.
That Official smiled p~atroniIiagly and said
that be mustn't mind little things Ike that
4 md If bed come around tomorrow bed
sc what could be 6ore fo- him 80 tht
( dominic. beset BIZ 4 terrible fear Of heins
sent 10 iail for beating his hotel bill @.
walking AL the way to BoWling Greer, and
of mSny other horrible things passed
vsrv uneasy night Ga the morrow, hav'
/ ing succeeded II recalling his identity Snd
The history OF his n TO The clerk, that
ohlicinE Young mSu took the check
ScnWled his name Just under Mr.. Powers
4 Endorsement and said:
Take that 70 Mr.. Barns IN Wall street
and ask him to cash 1t fOr yol
IcR't6 do that said NJ Barnes Al
bour later, because have made = rule
arsiuS II Bat On the strength Of nv
Z trends ~inaorsenenfI vii also IodOrse II
Then take II 10 my hank and tbey WI
probably Pay it
rYTre minutes later the dominic ned
fscrd and perturbed- bat hopeful, ssocd IN
the awful presence o. znOthsr paying
teller.
"SWhai's thisT said that Oficil sharp
". As he x-rurini1edt the check after the
fashion q hank teIlsrS We don't know
yOa- Mr. Powers
u know; but can't NJ psy II CT
Mr.. Ear,eS indorsenenfS
IF Nj. Baras wants the cheek Paao
hen have 20 cone here and identity Won
/ SrouI6Ehnk bed hase more sensethAn
70 ends stranger here wT1h = eheckO On An
Other bank, anyhow"
sBack4ONr. Barnes but thai geuIenaI
had r,re 10 Hokoken fr the dzy- In de-
snsjI. ME. Powers tined half a dozen hsok:
n succession. being turDsd from esoh with
pOthisc bet cold hooks and colder refnsls
for his pains His last cent had been
spent two DAYS before BE walked back
thrre miles TO his hota, and fr = oollegs
mAa and = clergyman fat remarkably Ike
\ tramp Strangely enough, the clerk kDe~
this time and remembered about The check
wbea be beard Of The d0ninies hard
plight be SURPRISED the cashier0 the house