The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-20
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made clothing store, give me big over
ooas, She warmest you've got
"Ihc aa'csman fitted me garment thai
certainly had the virtue OF weight. B'it
like tho man who was supposed TO DC dead,
but wasn't and came home to read his
own opitaph, thought 1t conldn't be 'n'd
On too thick. II was not n beautiful gar
ineni. but il was pretty cheop--about $50,
think
Just send Il up TO my room, | said,
as carolcssly rs could. pulled out my
faieful flyer in an offhand way, unrolled
IL. LET n look Of mild suspicion pass over
my face as if was amazed at its being In
state OF single biessedness, and explained
that I must have made some mistake. IL
yssa bad half minute for me while the
man Lesitatcd. buL student credit was
generally pretty good-ald | got Lay coat
The next thing was TO pay for it. To tell
he truth. ! had very iDdistinCi idea ol
low II was 10 be done, and tor several
DAYS | puzzled over the problem. Re
tween work aud worry rather let my
studies 20 and SO II was not surprising
when one Of the professors asked me 10
remain after the recitation. l waited,
cXpecting i warning 20 greater dligencc
az least Instead, / was asked few
questions and. before / knew it, had told
the professor Of my financial embarrass-
mcnts. The story interested him, ana nj
its close he asked me il | had ever tu-
tered any. / had only vague IDEA OF
tutoring, but he gave me hint In col
lerc there is always more or less instruc'
ton outside OF the class rooms given Dy
students who, for the time act as teachers
for their lazy or behindhard mates. IL
pavs pretty wci,-from 81 an hour up.
NV friend gave me more than advice, he
sent me two or three classmates in need
Of an intellectual nurse and in desperate
danger Of being dropped. If sou can
pull them through, 1 was tod, you VIII
be doing wonders and your reputation
win be made as tutor.
"D.d | work with those mem Wei,
Iye never toiled harder; fighting not SO
much for glory as for that oyercoat And
won 1t, and as my pupils did get through
an examination some renown came IN the
bargain. Luck generally comes with q
rush when it sets toward a fellow, and
some especially tough mathematics Just
then threatened to put half the class en-
The invalid list i had all the work that
could do. and 1t seemed TO me that | was
coming money. The overcoat was paid
for. and Il suit Of clothes--sadly needed
beiorc-wGs added 10 ny scanty stock.
In fact, by Christmas l was able TO pay
Nd nv term bllis--whicb, after all, were
light enoueh-and having some dollars in
my pocket felt like taking some recrea-
ton That meant tap TO New YORK
vsere-well, I'm not proud OF 1t, even ii
was but Il Freshmau-I was buncoed,
waking up one morning in a police station
with nothing but my old stand by, the 80
! bill. which had been in ia inside vest
pocket. A few hours later got into q
court, which, from the way business was
rushed and sentences imposed was any
thing but reassuring. The judge heard
my tale Of woe and both Of Us learned
with what was charged, n general frac-
| turc Of the peace ct an early morning
| honr and an utter inability TO explain
anything. so said policeman, who very
likely was right I'm sure l couidn
prove that he was not.
"If you will let me 90, judge,
pleaded, IN get out Of town as soon as
| can.
ellis honor was inclined to be lenient.
IL you can show me- lie said, that you
have the means TO 60 away III let you go,
but the officer says you hadn't a penny
when You were searched at the station
"Out came my one bill in an instant, and
| was free Did / spend 1t in getting bacl;
to COLLEGE? Not Il bit Of i'll tramped all
the way. was superstitious about that
note and wouldn't have broken it for any
thing.
Tutoring kept me the rest CT my four
years in college, my eating club going 70
! pieces very soon. But kept my W all
the way through, and have stuck 10 ii
ever since. I'm going TO have it framed
/ it, my mascot You're in bank, you
say. and Of course, it looks like any other
| i've dollar bill to you. But / wouldn' IT
part with it Tor gold"
no, " Quolh the young man ofthe east,
seiziDg the chance 10 slip in word edge
wise. 1t doesn't look like any other
bill to me-"
why's that" demanded the west
suspiciously.
"Becausc''-and the cast smiled smile
that was bland-"the bill's counter
felt"