The Dickinson press., 1888-06-09
fw" t~n'r,i"ir> Showing the economical
i"r, of The Nn,rd N~;iltonai,c=.

Iw" .n"r,ioirs showing the economical
i.r'' of the Nn'rd E~;iltunai,cs.
Many L.. "ns vino marvel at the wonder
ful .''r';;:''r.i. f"il Of m"'lc, l,o.scs:elh v some
oil ii~.i i~r.s'l. citizens do G~. lp!i"ca unon
the iHs tA.t tine" acc,lml!i.:; inilS ar. often
due 80 i'"' economy in expenditure. \ To-
%iort".' ti,.4s r;.lir acruss t:u extraordinary
l''s!a. = Of economy OF '''e part OF two
II! -. ;i:,!t,>. the late .AicH;a.,ter I. Stewart
az! IL" i!;e William II. Vanderbilt.
.! a,t.+rgi Sir. Stewart" sl.da Fifth ave
N" LOO hiiter. for fifteen Years steadily,
wien l." ""sa patron of the metropolitan
hi'. tal'!nl.hoi'. lii all that time he never
"G"r Thought "f presenting Il sIatuity. He
lr!,i lhn sumo price that any otllcrlnau would
fora shave or IL hair cut, and that was the end
of ii. Ii was even more the custom then
i.i:in no" i,r REGULAR patrons To tip their
T. ;!Ar BARRIERS once in II White. and par,icu-
l.i...' oil Christmas or ,t.w Years. There.
fore, Mr.. Stewart omission was all the more
Singular.
Oh" afternoon. soma wears ago, Mr.. Stew
art dlniIe,. into tn" hotel barber shop and
wi'tir he Vas in the chair IL severe SNOW
storm came ui. | advised linn, as he had
bucii quite i'll for some time, it would be adj
vis;sbie for him to take Il coupe home. ]
went out to the bar and asked a cabmar
"l;at was the lowest price for taking
Nh. Stewart home. They ali knew that there
WAS II" use asking Il fancy price from him.
'rd 20 ! was tuld that l could get a coupe
for Luna for Sl.2o. l Went back and reported.
Too mnch-too much he SAID sharply. q
cant afford amy such price. l will ride home
in Il stage first, and that will only be tel
cents and SO he did"
This aner'l"te about Mr.. Vanderbilt care
of money came from a porter of the M.anhat
ian Beach hotel: The slmn.cr before last
h" said, II WAS called to the Office one after.
noo'l, an! told by the clerk that Mr.. William
7 III. Vanderbilt was in the house. and that ht
had misIaid his tra'cling bag. | was told tt
lind Ii, if possible. | started out full OF
dreams of sudden wealth. | Went bv rail t.
Bay Ridge, paying my own fare, and fount
that the bag was not there. Then | paid an
other fare to New York, and searched al
over the landing at the Battery. The lag wa.
not to be found.
Then l paid another fare and Went down tx
the island, and went over into the Orlenta
hotel, and there | found the bag. 1t had beer
taken to that hotel by mistake. l brushed my
self UP, busted utftlle ba, and carried it to Mr.
Nand'r!,ilts iooEl, knocked gently and wa.
told L" come in. and l presented the b;s witt
a SIcat flourish, and expected, of course, tina
should at least get n $40 bill, as l was GU
i:"ia $l.25 to $50 ami several hour; U
searching. Tie said quickly: Thanks, ro1
ter; am glad got it, and, opening the bas
t" see If the contents We're all right, revea!c,
TIC 1act that there was only Il single shirt i,
Then he snapped the bag Shut, dived int,
}"ou-,rs porhct and fisiicd cut a quarter
al that is holy. left that room in
harry, and You could have knocked medowl
with IL feather when l got out into the hall,
-Eew Norl; Sru