Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-16
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lie seemed 90 shrink morally, Intellectual
IL, and physically toft his garments, and
thcro was no more backbone IN his body.
lie was the tramp all over. In spite Of
hmsclf, he play ed The part to the life and
submitted 10 election with only the Ordi-
nary pr.testatious Of injured innocence
which are always ridiculous.
lie stood on tho edge Of tho sidewalk
and eudcayOrod 10 collect hrs senses 1t
was time 70 stop making mistakes and he
knew IT. Evidently he must have money,
and the only way TO get it that was speedy
enough 20 satisfy the demands Of his in
patience was bv wire. He found a telc-
graph Oihco and wrote ont a modest re-
quest thac his father in Kansas City should
send five hundred dollars at the rate Of
one hundred and ninety thousand miles a
second or faster if the electricity could be
hurried.
Il was branch tolcgraph-oGice, and a
young man with shrcwd face was in
charge.
send this collect" said Lawrence, lay
ing down his message.
w bat DO YOU take me fOrY" inquired
the YOUNG man hiandlv.
Lawrence recognized that some explana-
tlOu was necessary. so he briefly outlined
Che case. The young man looked interest
cd and Lawrence was encouraged. lie ell
tered more into detail. and the youn. man
put Oh sweet and trustiul smile. Law
renee reached The point IN his narrative
wi re the porter doomed into prominence,
and he hosit0ted, feeling the Illumination
OF mis- defeat.
And then-and thon," said no blush
inc.
And thon," said the young man, SOL
cmuiv, you put the cork back into the
bottle and thewcen snakes Disappeared: I
commend your prudence. Aou'vo had
enough"
DO sou mean TO intimate that I am in
tOXlcatody -
Not at all, replied the young man;
"but you'll have 10 try tbs story a. tho
main olhcoo on Broadway. il Is too exciting
for my nerves.
From TINS position tho manager refused
60 reCfdc. aud IgwrcnCe was obliged TO
content himself wish directions how TO
find the main Office. 1t was not very
long walk, but shame ~ his garments made
il q path al torture. It was not plain
sailing after be got thore. either. for IL
took half an hour OF painful argument to
coax the message on 10 the wire.
Tho answer was slow IN coming. Tho
lOuo Cyonln" twilight was well advanced
before he was notified that Kansas City
Lad been heard from. This was the reply:
Have wired money TO New Haven.
SANFORD DRANE."
When Lawrence road this he deeply re-
cr-iteI bis small command of oXpietlvcs.
Dis dia appointment nearly burst him.
ANY reply asked the man who had
brought The telegram. Iawrencs's temper
r8t tlc batteroi him. and Inc wrote:
Why didn't YOU send 1t TO jericho?
Il. D."
Tie cooled down after awhile and finally
persuaded the night manager 20 have
Gucry sent 20 New Haven. Tie answer
read las follows;
"Iawrence Drano collected money here.
Fully ld ntied.'
When this reply had been read 10y the
uigit r,anagor 10 was evident that hc had
made up his mind what 10 do. Lawrence
saw itln his ewes, qnd hc know that he was
I'm % bad scrape. lie prepared 10 get out.
f1r bee was well aware that arrest stared
BIN in the face. The manager tried 10 de-
tain LiW. Lawrence pushed hum Over %
chair and fed, holly pursued by hall
dozen mes. eugcr-bOys ana q few clerks.
Pfc vae 900 uimule for them, however, and
iu a toU minutes he stood alone upon the
street, peunilc,s, tired. and hungry.
Itisa curious physiological fact that a
man can voluntarily abstain from food for
tytutv-f0ur hours with far less remon-
STRANGE from hs tomaeh than That organ
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ha.t t1.t iln'. NheA Lawrence Ieal.I'
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lively faint. and as he stood upon Q corner
trying 10 decide upon course q acton
ne closed bis eyes and actually rceled with
oxhuu- ion.
Aman passing rawdiy along ran against
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Here INV lLl'.u mere ia l-"il " VI. ,'Tt va
the Oulyreally honest man IN ne" OH
Lawrence refused H. ana lIIlu 10 ,S.N9.
back lhe dime' but we STRANGER Woui,'I I.
taNelt lie apPetreI ID ue an tA'gt'Ii io''1
ally humane olu 1ciioW. Law T'uco WS'N u
along los hs side ioI rev siel = aul tH .V
ldta STRUCK MN 'ltl' mere "hS " 1,'"3'Do ~
tell ms story 20 DcueFluS ears nc p'Tut
~ W., .'l'''' 80 -. i.,;of ,,,t lin.
he had got no further than a nrjeI Outline
OF ms real hnah"ldl S'llui'y "lu "P''' v'i'
poverty Wheh me- Ht"lu 1uo 80 -,
ter: New game; new. Salut' N11 80. ' -
1t before but IN on TO II just INC s"'''''
Then ho hurried away, and lawrence
was left alono with the dime stlIi IN Ms Ms
hand. The eucounter hadnot been Wholly
improbable, at all events.
He debated long with hlmseh upon ne
question how he, should eXpeh2 n's '' II
cents. lhai ne shoula GUY ioI "i''i br 1T,
was OF course fqTeSone Suntc!uS.on, UuS
how could he get the most ior ms IHoHDS ,
lie tired TO recall al the a'Vr'Cs nc I','
heard, OF men VINO uau ~ Eli tnli
lar depths oil poverty -StoIloS tI'i
hy Bohemian acaun'ntahces WHO piluTu
themselves upon suCh eNp'i louc,s. ~
all OF these that ne c0uIH ICn li',lI-
Der the salNat 81 the a' I.l...
had ultimate! ~ de penIcd upon tual IL 49,
modern institution. the Tree lun 49,, iae
het never MAJ ANY 1870 La ,ras a totai ab-
',..,,.,,,{ ,,.,,,.r visited ulacc7 where free
r.,-I l,vt Ia thouolt lA
lunches are iouH-' nu. IL M fr.1, he
knew tno AaSi.l'ioiy P'T1,r ,.o',,.1,,y N
guy q u III :, ~ 'n nonVcnient counter and
Vo '.' 5;,ns.if with All the dchcacies Of tho
go,
'''i IT, 'looled about him for saloon.
TIL, 80, ,,o1 onc bebind nm. another in
49, iH,.O - c,d several more in sight.