The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-07-09
Very High Life.
THE IMPossIBIIITY OF CUTTING A SWELL
ON SIX DOLLARS A WEEK.

| THE IMPOSsIBIIITY OF CUTTING A SWELL
ON SIX DOLLARS A WEEK.
! With a young man of limited finan-
cal resources and a fondness for the
opposite sex difficulties sometimes arise
| that are az embarrassing as can well
be imagined. No Young man wishes
to know among the gentle sex that he
is anything short of a veritable nabob.
So long as he can dress pretty well and
look as though he commanded bank
account of ho small proportions he can
sail along very smoothly, but time
will come when the winds of adverse
circumstances blow upon him, aud
moi hing but the shrewde4t management
of his craft will save him from exposure.
A young man doesn't like it known that
beneath the outside show is a pocket.
book as empty as the cradle when
"baby's gone
The writer was talking last night
to a resident of the east end who has
very handsome house, a very nice
family and very lucrative business.
He is still young enough To enjoy a
good joke, even If it were upon HIM
self. And he related little story of
the days when he was struggling along
on 81 day and trying to have a rice
time. He came TO Plttsbnrg some fif-
teen years ago, and though he had
hard time of it, he has passed that
point long ago where dollar is the
size of "a mountain.
81 will tell you" said he, "of little
episode in my life that | don't think l
will forget as long as | live. had
come up to the city from farm down
the river ami was working in the city
for 81 a day. | always did like good
clothes" and he looked down over bis
fine garments, "and it was pretty hard
for me to get along on my salary. Well,
after | had been here for some time, q
young lady who lived neigbbor to me
down at the farm, came up to town and
was visiting out in Llwrenceville.
went out one night to call on her and,
as she had never been at an opera or
play, proposed that she should go
with me the next night She was very
glad to go. Well, the next evening l
started out for her. had Sl.15 in my
pocket, and couldn't have raised a cent
more if | had been compelled to at the
point of a revolver. However, thought
that | could get two tickets for 81, aud
that would leave ID cents with which
to come into town, aud l depended up
on the street cars being stopped after
the performance SO that we would have
to walk home. was in great spirits.
AT that time the academy was Que of
the high priced theatres 10 town, and
we went there. ] boldly walked up to
the box, got two fifty-cent tickets, and
then we started for the entrance. l
showed my tickets and the door-keeper
told me TO 60 up stairs. Well, we
went up. presented the tickets, and
what was my astonishment when this
door-keeper said to me Next gallery
| By this time was feeling like ought
to 20 out in the alley and blow my
head off for tool. But there was no
help foi it, and we again assembled a
flight of stairs. When the door-keep-
er saw us he whispered to me: "You
mustn't bring that lady in here. Why,
there's nobody up here but boys and
men. 1t wouldn't do at all"
81 did not know what to do. l
hadn't cent in my pocket. A bright
thought struck me, and l turned to the
young lady from the country, who l
have no doubt was wondering what it
all meant, aud said Come; we'll go
home. That man there insulted me. |
won't patronize such house And
with every mark of Indignation on my
face l escorted the young lady out to
the street. "A new difficulty arose. l
had no money left for street car fare.
1t was two miles out to Lawrenceville.
There was no way for it but that we
should walk. took that girl up on
Liberty street, where there We're no cars
and walked her out to Lawrenoeville.
But promised to take her to the opera
house, where | told her that there
would be play the next week ,ha,
was worth something. And | did.
got enough money to do the thing up
in good style the next week. But I'll
never forget the agony was in while
| was wandering around that night
irving to get into the academy on two
filty-ocnt tickets. Yes, sir, 1t is 10,
safe for young man to enter society
on s day, That young lady married
very wealthy man afterward, and
the first time | see her am going tC
tell her all about that 'insult' | received
at the academy that night, l thinl
she will enjoy it-Pinsb'~g Chronicl,
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