New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-30
THE MAN FROM COLORADO.
HIS PHIIANTHRoPIC EXPERIENCE IN NEW
YORK

He was tall. aud his hair he'd rather Jagged ap'
pearancc as II some one had blown out 'ho go, o
hs barbcr Ue had a somewhat reluctant growth OF
rcd chin whskors and wore hanne shf' ahu
gray felt hat which segged considerably over 'ho
left ear lie approached ofnce-boy, hsnded MN
a quarter and asked to SEQ the grievance oai'o'.
Tho how searched out this funconary but found MN
busy looking up the law for an East Harlem man ~no
signed himself a. Many Old Subscribers and wan'sa
10 know II the tide had any right to back up in'o
his basement twice day and put out tho hio anu
fiat the hired girl around on tho reinger$eor a'N
bump her head against tho ceiling IL Oo'"e w
possIbe for tho grievance man to respond, no oa"o
D., ma and said he noticed that / was. as usual
act,n1 mpy as an Office ornament and killing ume'
and asked me II / wouldn't go out and harvest e'o
gonteman,s crop of woe. / accordingly assumed
deep scholarly expression and stepped OUT. snoeA
hands with the man and asked him TO s,t do"h on
a. wide and convenient wIndowslll breeze strsyod
I'D the elevator shaft, which caused inc low por"o,
of the strangers hat-brIm to flop gently up anu
down. 80 A.,
81 am from Denver said the man with 'ne
short sighted barber he felt amlessly IN MS ves1
pocket and then withdrew his hand; I'm Coioraao
man, but have been in the city several days. "na
s'posc have had a good time.'
/ expressed my regret that there shouio po ""'
doubt about 1t, and he continued:
ooh, I s'pose mebby It's all hight, only some
things amt Jess the way they are in Denver AS
mentioned that's whore live only out on smah
ranch I own. Monday I got to New-1orK on httie
business and pleasure trip The thing that strihes
me most in this country is the amount OF money IL
takes to fix up everybody round you, ana u,sn n
It all easy going and clear sailing 'Tain't that
vav I'm Coloradop he added, thoughully, extracting
a dime from his pocket and handing II to passing
telegraph messengerboy.
az mind once IN Colorado" he went on - oroRe
the hind wheel OF my wagon on muddy day.
xxdtH 1rff
70 do much good, when long come q man aioo,
seed the fix I was IN went 'cross a field and over
a bill n mile through the mud, took wheel on'n
his own wagon, backed It over to where was ana
put II on my wagon. / felt so good offered MIN
a dollar don't 60 round the country making
specially Of being licked but got 1t that day. IL
,peared as II he was one of these kind o. men that
didn't know when he had pounded fellercitzcn
enough. IIe wooded round in that mud Tor
fifteen minutes and then took his wheel and toted
Il hack off over the hill l never seed man so
Insulted in my life. I'd be willing to be pounded
that way to-day, less to meet that kind OF man
again.
81 took a seeplng-car the second night coming
herc, having heard them recommended dldht
sleep much owing TO the fact that had al'ays been
used to beds that want on the go all the ume'
but didn't make any kick about that. When went
TO put on my boots in the morning, which had
left under the bed ! noticed that they want quite
so red round the the night before ana there
was some mysterious looking marks On the bottom
of them reading something bout lower fve,' which
rubbed of on my sleeve; but didn't think nothing
of none of this. We hummed along while after
breakfast, and when got here l climbed out
with my grip and started up the platform had
took three steps when the Niger that had peen
sort o. chorng round in the on the way touched
me on the shoulder and says he: Amt you for
getting something boss?' 4 reckon not says l.
iontir yrip
you forgot the porter sah says he. Il didn't have
none' says l. Il mean says hc, you forgot to
give me anything 'Am l owing you very much
today? says l. Have you bought up note agn
mo anywhere1 Is this some old outstanding claim,
or is It Jess open account still arunnng! SPEAK
up says 1. Il BACKED yo' boots, says the niger
Il didn't tell you to-, says 1. Cant help it, says
he I'VE arays blacks gen'pmens boots. Can't no
gen'rman ride in de sleeper thot having his boots
shlned sab. We sets up, sab, when we oughter be
a-bed and poshcs the genTmen's boots and Shoes
He said quarter would do so I give 1t to him.
then walked to the hotel and registered In bold
hand
"Whlle l was registering a Teller come up and
took my grip and carried 1t and put it through
a hole In the wall. and got a brass business with
figures on It and brought 1t to me. Thank you
says l. lie bowed and drawed back his hand little
and then stuck 1t out again. Much Obliged says l.
He bowed and started to take his hand
back but concluded not to. Very kind OF you,
saws l. He bobbed his head some moro. but his
hand still appeared froze up. 1 thought seen what
was the trouble and tried him with ten cents, and 1t
thawed him.
"While I was getting a drink of ewater man
pounded my back with a brushbroom and said they
centrally gave him ten at least, so forked
1t over into the barber shop to get shaved,
and when the barber brought my change he hung
on TO the last dime so hard, turning 1t over and
looking at 1t 'sf 1t old friend that told
him to keep It, "A niger brushed my clothes, and
give him a nickel then went across the office.
They stopped me and busted my clothes twice, and
[ give ten cents once and quarter the other time
I went into the wash loom and while washing
my hands a white man and Niger both pounded
me with whiskbrooms. l give each ten cents. I
tried to set down in tho office and read newspaper,
but they KEEP grooming me so much and 1t was Citing
50 expensive, that give II up.
al went into the restaurant and got something TO
cat When got through the waiter mentioned that
I had forgot something asked him what It
10 walter says he so l give him bali dollar My
clothes beginning to look threadbare they had
been brushed much, so l seered clear OF the
office and started down the street I thought had
got away when young Teller come after me and said
I forgot l going the street without having
my clothes brushed 50 he pounded em some moro,
and give him a quarter
son the corner I asked man that selling
rubber dons the way to broadway. He told ME
and looked anxious, and give him a dime. had
walked down Broadway a piece when seen big
building that Interested what building is thatP
asked Of a hackdriver. THAT says he, rs the
state Capitol building thanked him and give him
fifteen cents. When got to Union Square stopped
to look at the stature of Lincoln. l hadn't looked
moro than a minute when darkcolored man that
hal been looking at II when l come up, cane over
and said 1 must give him quarter. asked him
IL no owned the stature. 'Noa, nota own heem'
says he, but | l00k-a at hecnl when you come-a
You dlsturb.a my looka' I produced the quarter
| walked along and man asked me II didn't want
to sec Chan'cey Dcpew and Jay Gould | said yes,
and he said there they the street walking
home together Depew had long gray whiskers and