The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-06-15
HARDPEOPLET OSATISFY
A Few Samples Of Very PICTURESQUE
MeanneSS.
A Man For Whom the Washington
Memorial Arch Would
Be a Useless Re-
hinder.

ont one of q group Of men sitting In an
uptown cafe, the other night. to "A bilious
looking man with a bloodshot eye, who
was just going TO step out of the door into
Broadway. "Come and have something
Ia brace you up"
mo, thanks," replied the man. halting
"A moment "Doctor says | mustn't.
Rather curious case mine Constant
dizziness in the head. And though ! have
not been allowed to touch a drop Of liquor
for weeks, yet ! hav u constant tendency
To see double. Good day"
Excellent time To count your money.
old man." his friend shouted after him as
he disappeared through the door. and the
sally causeda good deal Of laughter in
the group.
That's good" said one. ~ hope he
heard il. He's about as fond of money
rs any fellow ] know who is not an out
and-out miser. He comes 10y il natu-
rally, though. for his old dad. though he
made "A fairly big pile in business and re-
tired some years ago dwells in an old
fashioned house on Washington Square,
where he keeps up a respectable exterior,
but lives in way that an average day
laborcr would despise."
That's so.' broke in another OF the
group. land | heard a good story about
him the other day In connection with the
Washington Nltfi1bTIll hftn fltlu. some
body had asked the old boy for a sub
scription to help put up the arch, which
was not SO certain of erection then as IL l.
now, by a ong way.
Nov what good will the arch do me,
my riend" said the old man. 4 don't
care about il myself. Let those who want
an arch subscribe for II. What benefit
would il he To me-"
".Beneiit!' said the collector. MY
dear sir, il will benefit you more than IL
will Observation-Disclosures of the other
subscribers. You are one Of the very few
people who can always see the arch from
your own windows. IL will beautify your
immediate n~eighborhood and render your
property more attractive and valuable.
But ] do not appeal To you on such sordid
grounds, knowing that with a rich man
like you they have little weight, but on
the broad ground of public spirit, which
NJ always glad To see the city beautifed,
and on that OF patriotism. which should
he glad tn find so easy and ~effectual a
way To keep the memory aud love of the
noble Washington ever alive in the hearts
OF his countrymen.'
"'I need nothing Ia remind me Of
George Washington, sir. ! assure you,' re-
piled the old fellow querulously. i al
ways carry the Father IL his Country here,
here, sir.' and he tapped SYSTEMATICALLY
upon his heart and walked away.
"'Well, all that ! al say, is replied
the collector. that IL that's so. you've got
George in about as tight a place as the
English ever did"
That's just what | should expect from
the old fellow" said another. "Nothing
could draw n cent from him In help build
the arch, yet he'd chuckle To himself over
the infinitesimal appreciation of his prop
erty which would follow the completion
Of the scheme. IL is truly wonderful how
universal is. The poor show
il as well as the rich, though there is
ON excuse for the former. A funny in
stance of the kin came under my notice
down at Concy Island last summer. II
vas rather late in the season. and most Of
the restaurants which add "A musical pro-
gramIne Of some sort To their bill Of fare
had dispensed with these performers a.
the patronage began total OH. This was
one OF those hot days, "A Sunday, by the
way-joke. yon see, wit just naturally bulb
bles out Of me you know that sometimes
ON In the fall Ia make people glad that
cold weather is near. ! suppose, and W.
had spent an hour IN the surf and were
having something Ia eat with our beer in
"A restaurant, whose band, as ! said, had
blown itself back Ia town for the season.
"Along came "A hungry looking mUsi,
butcher with an old violin, and s%tationiug
himself IA the door. lac was accustomed
probably to invitations To strike up "A
march, without using his bow, began To
reveal the skeleton Of White Wings AT
our feast. A howl of discomfort arose
fro,n tho n.nnle nj ia. tabl.s aud "A waiter
was ahnu, ~ .iec, ,hs n,I.nJ.r y.hon
Schnidt who was with M. and Is. as yoi
know, an cxc,.iIen, yiniinis, nas.,n,;, iy
fnnJ ~ music anJ az a aan,i,. Lea, u,;,hai
though somewhat conceitcd. interfcred.
and befriended the poor devil.
..Jus, what ind,,c.d him q, IA 4, I a.,
mot, know lie said il wns ,ba hmn,ry
iooks 81 the man hin mvsolf n Vas
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