Telegram-herald., 1890-02-02

Ekaourh 4 similar one had 1eeu ur %
Hari-in for the sve1lug a11rt sz-1s =
.arqs aad s arl alalsl-ce - peoH-s,
alost q saeEn hslag on my 1fs for s--.s
ahlle ha4 gone ~ lo@u ~i-h
frel1s =ao p2l1 ry s-eFa-e1 fare @ad
aa1e ne xooo slgLt - DDe han1red ana
r4eary Sf-n srreet 7 @as "a flu eFec-
lnz dress 4u1 the 11sh u soclal success
vac "a nF tro~ IS llle waiting Tor a
seof4 FerrF t1n 1 l1es s morning
papef from 4y pocke- a11 rad ltA1 a.
.ansuls ~as estimated 81 s 80 pef sees
/ aas 5Ust r1rlug ouE . aaE tals ~o4-d
a-uoaur g. .l case lived % - - years
08d. shen x occurred - nae thai ul7
train would sool De along s. / seat
- rhe ~ aindo~ ~Itl ~ large valise con
rzlulng nay working clothes AID asked
for a rickeJ-
Reluctantly The salesman tore one OF
Aud showed it oUt 81 me. The train came
Ilst then. and 1 got nervous, for 1 could
not md any change. The train went
a~ay. and slLl ! did not discover any
change any~ here. The ticket man told
me % 20 away snd gave those who had
money a show weut away.
You know ho0 earnestly YOU feel In
your pockets under those circumstances.
Finally it wss clear that had no money
Ia those clothes.
thought / would take me bag down
stairs, where / would oe less disturbed.
and open Il. Very likely / would 1nd
some money in my working clothes.
gut IN the shadow az au iron pest and
opened the bag Slo~ly and carefully.
vet earnestly, went through the gar
ments az people came along and looked
over my shoulder T. see what kind of
clothing had. Idid not find any money.
but | came near being arrested twice
while | was ascertaining the fact.
put back most of the clothes in a
hurried manner and, clutching wildly at
tny hair. wondered what % do next.
+ could not ring for a messenger, or II l
did l could not pay him when he came
Just then a little boy with purple lips
and watery. hungry eyes came along and
begged me 10 buy an evening paper OF
OF hiln de saw that Was richly clothed.
and no doubt he had read Of my
princely income also. felt that ne had.
He put his cold nose against my hand
and said he would sell me two good pa
/ pers for q cent.
But | could not give assent.
Then he offered 10 carry my bag for
me. | said no, thought II was doing ne
much good 10 carry my luggage that
way. Il was bringing back the flush OF
health 10 my checks. He cried and said
ne hadn't had any thing TO eat all day.
believed il. He looked like it. felt il
my vest pocket and found troche.
/ gave it TO him. lie said that he seldom
ate troches. Then | told him it was all
had.
My poor boy said 7, You have a;
much money tonight as /. We viii walk
the streets together. l am victim tC
the dress suit. Also the other suit.
look haughty, but | am not. | cannot
even call messenger. No matter how
small his hand might be. l could moi
call him. We will sleep in coal box
YOU and /. You can take the front side
or I will, Just as YOU choose"
What's your business, bOsS;' muir
INJURED the lad.
+ Il lectured this evening here at One
Hundred and Twenty-ffth street
well, why don't you tackle some Of
the audience?'
"You forget. my son." said, ''tha
this is after the lecture. 1t would no
do nowl Better so. Better so"
1t was while we stood thus together
looking in at a restaurant, shivering to
gether and feeling that republics are ex
tremely ungrateful, that l caught sigh
Of well remembered figure. 1t va.
our agent and treasurer. hailed him
He paused.
why, thought you had gone hom'
an hour ago, be said.