The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-06-11

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1 Have wired money, to Now Hsyen. 2
II 9 ~ ~ Ni"SAEFoRD DRAEE."
When Lawrence read this he deeply
regretted his small command Of ex-
pletives. His disappointment nearly
burst him.
ANY replyp" asked the man who had
brought the telegram. Lawrence's tenn
per got the better Of him. and he wrote:
why didn't you send It to Jericho9
rp, al. D."
He cooled down after awhile, and
finally persuaded the night manager to
have . query sent TO New Haven. The
answer read as follows:
Lawrence Drane collected money
here. Fully identified"
When this reply had been read by
the night manager II was evident that
no had made up his mind what to do.
Lawrence saw 1t In his eyes, and ho
knew that he was In bad scrape. He
prepared TO get out, for he was we'll
aware that arrest stared him in tho
face. The manager tried to detain him.
Lawrence pushed him over chair and
ned, hotly pursued by half dozen
messenger boys and few clerks. BE
was too nimble for them, however, and
In few minutes he stood alone upon
the street, penniless, tired and hungry.
1t rs a curious physiological fact that
aman can voluntarily abstain from food
for twenty-four hours with far less re-
monstranoe from his stomach than that
organ win make II Its owner unwillingly
fasts for half that time. When Lawrence
realized that he had not money enough
70 buy . sandwich he became hungrier
than no had ever been before In his life.
He was positively faint and Is he stood
ppsn assesnsr tryinS 10 decide upon
course sf action he olssed his eyes and
actually reeled with exhaustion.
A man passing rapidly along ran
against him. Lawrence aid not even
look az him. .'a " .'4 t18
''POor fellow, )" muttered the stranger;
''hss blind" and ho slipped ten-oent
piece into Lawrence's hand. .9.
''confound your exclaimed Lawrence,
In . rage, II can 500 IS well as you
can"
The stranger opened his eyes, his
mouth and his charitable heart At the
same moment
Have lived 10 SOC this dayF' he
oIisd. Here, my friend, here is half
dollar for the oaly really honest man In
New York" 'r ,.ts
Lawrence refused II, and tried 10 give
back the Amo, but Che stranger wouldn't
take IL. He appeared TO be an excep-
tionally humane cid fellow. Lawrence
walked aaong by his side for fow steps,
and the idea struck him that here was
chance 10 tell his story 10 believing ears.
he began 1t with considerable hope in
his heart, but he had got NO further than
q brief outline et his rosi financial solid
ity and apparent poverty whom he heard
the stranger muttori New game; new
gamo. Never saw II before, but I'm snto
IL just the same" i
Then he hurried away, and Lawrence
was left alone with tho dime still In his
hand. The encounter had not been
wholly uRprontable, at all events.
He debated long with himself upon
bhe question how he should expend his
ten cents. That he should buy food
with 1t was Of course foregono oonclu-
sion, but how coSM he get tho most for
his money! He tried TO recall all
The stories he had heard Of men who
had been In similar depths OF poverty
stories told by Bohemian acquaintances |
who prided themselves upon such ex-
periences. In all Of those that he could |
the salvation Of the narrator |
lad ultimately depended upon that |
yreat modern institution, the free
unch. He had never had any personal
experience with such faro, because no
vas total abstainer, and never visited
,laces whore free lunches are found,
,ut he thought he knew the machinery
,retty we'll from the experience OF
'thers. 1t was necessary TO buy drink
It the bar, after which one could go to
convenient counter and gorge himself
With all the delicacies Of the season.
He looked about him for saloon.
There was one behind him, another in
ront OF him and several moro in sight.
lew York is that kind OF q town. Law
enoe hesitated. He reflected that his
circumstances did not justify him In
electing q gilded den Of vico where
rinks might be fifteen cents apiece.
Ie must choose mething better suited
o gentleman In adversity. He select
d den without any gliding and en-
cred. Approaching the bar he put
own his ten cents and tried TO think OF
ome mild decootion which he could
afely take. II was one of Mr.. Drane's
that he could not drink
looholic liquors, or even wines,
Without almost instantaneous inebria-
Ion. He never dared drink even O
lass OF wine with his dinner because IL
rent to his head. Beer he detested.
10 was in quandary.
"Well, young feller2" said the bar
enaer, interrogatively. Atthat moment
awrences eyes rested upon this in
cription:
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oEauIHE NEW JERSEY APPLEJAcK,
T: TEN CENTS.