The Red Cloud chief., 1888-07-20
::-c:i MEN OF BOSTON.
Some Interesting samples Of TQirin In the
Old Bay State.

Some Interesting samples Of TQirift In b
Old bay State.
They were sitting at the club the other
evening, telling stories of "mean meps
says the Boston Herald. "Thc closest MAJ
l ever knew,' said one, sis to-day One'of
tho wealthiest citizens of Massachusetts,.
When he was a young man he got a job III .
shoeshop, and earned S6orS s. week. When
Saturday came he got his mOney-the first
he had ever earucd-and that afternoon he
invested s. III 4 ring which hc showed On
the following Monday with 4 good deal Of
pride. But his shopmateS showed him that
what purported to be gold was only thinly-
washed brass. and that the alleged 'stone'
was only a piece of glass. The whole thing
was not worth fifteen cents. He was a
good deal crcstfdllcn, but said nothing.
The next morning he turned up minus the
ring, but unusually bright and clipper.
Perhaps you boys think l don't understand
business he said. Il sold that ring for 81,
and made q clean dollar on it, And 10
whom cid yoa sell it!' they asked. L
I2y sister,"
IL can cap that" said another. II wGs
crossing on the steamer TO Liverpool {, few
years ago. and found myself seated next to
Il sentlerlan who has been prominent in
Massachusetts politics and is sometimes
spoken of rs a statesman. On three or four
different days opened a quart OF cham-
r.gnc, and always invited him to join me in
drinking it. ~ ,invitation which he never
declined, Finally enc day he ordered a pint,
and, instead Of Offering me any, said he
thought it q pity thu: they didn't put it
UP il smaller bottles, because o pint was
mcrc than any nan really needed, but
. .l- hn Ind frl.nl- /. al RI Say-N yypSSn
since ithc cOriss were Sc made that they
couldn't bc put BACH "Wou!d you mind
teAng E,c that mans name il coniidcncef'
asked the member who had told the ring
story. Not at ALL" was the uSver Then
there was 4 whispered conference. and the
first speaker quickly said: II thought SO.
It's the sarc Ian"
1t was C~SHlSeur's turn. H recalled tho
following: \ gentleman Ucll Known in
Boston in his time was i'll, simply because
his stomach refused To eo its Work. Food
was rcpalsivc 10 him and he was daily
growing weaker from sheer iack of eating.
\ friend. : man of iIamcGse wealth FOR
those days. called 10 SCI him. and told Of q
wonderful piece q mutton that he had had
O. his own table the day before. "I.ct me
send you y piece" he said. The sick man
sniicd and thanked him. and the next day
q magnificent piece OF mutton was received,
cooked. and a small fragment given TO the
invalid, in the vain hope Of awakening an
appetfte. But all to no purpose. and before
many weeks he passed away. And now
comes the point Of the story. Within ten
days after his death his executors received
written in the trembling hand of the mill
isnaire vho had sent the melt. q bill in due
form. showing that the estate Of the do
ceased was indebted, not to tho butcher,
mind you. but to the millionaire, in the sum
Of two dollars and odd cents FLOR sundKy
pounds Of mutton furnished On q date
named. And the bill was paid and 70
ceipted with the ~niljonairs's signature,
and is stAl preserved by Of the business
associates of. the deceased. who was IN
willing that the estate should pay the bill,
because he said it was Welt worth tho
money to hn As an autograph; 50 be paid
i himself.