The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-11-19

must ssways find time for good deeds in
this world. Behold your opportunity.
hesitased. His breath vas vile with
liquor, bat his smooth tongue made ne
undecided. he caught me by a button
and I suffered myself &c be drawn into a
near hallway.
~Honored sir he aid with piaintive
shuttle, Il am a wreck, mentally and
physically. Bat I was wealthy once.
Not many years ago it was my wont %
ride along these streets in my own ear
riage, with a eoachman and a tiger. but
q wheat deal on the Board lost me nv
riches From Nichigin avenue 1 turned
to the environs Of South Clark street
with the remnant Of my fortune-soms
S20-in my pocket The friends Of my
palmy days passed without recognizing
me. and spent one wees in familiari-
King myself with the worlds ingratitudo.
Then, impressei with the fact that
must DO something or sisrve. ] looked
about me for an honest occupation The
proprietor Of a restaurant, Observing my
qualifications % be above my condition.
made me his cashier. worked Tor him
one day, and that day completely wreck
Cd me. was driven TO drink. and you
now see me a sot-a man without char-
acterr
II was impossible 70 leave him with
out parting With a button. 50 remained
while he reoounied the peculiar story Of
his downfall
~YOu are unwilling to accept my sia.e-
mez,H he ventursd, noting my caustic
smile. LET me tell you, that fortunes
have been made and lost by three strokes
Of the ticker; had whole day in which
10 be ruined.
@You see, when ! went 70 Work in the
restaurant the proprietor handed NE
paper. our meal checks are printed in
different eoiors,' said he, and Do not con-
tain the price Of the meal study the
paper and yoa will understand IL
Il looked at the memorandum and
found that q white check meant &C.. q
blue cheek, which stood -, 81. poste,i
myself thoroughly on these colors and
their relative prices, and began taxing in
checks and giving out change with the
sang fr1id Of an Did cashier and a cont
dence in myself that was sublime. We
hsi an unusually heavy day, and az @
o'clock that evening had bushel basz-
e full Of assorted cheeks The proprie-
tor came around TO congratulate me On
my success as a cashier, and while be
was talking, a gentleman presented a red
check and 8 g bill 7 gave him Sls5
and showed the pasteboard into the
basket ?7
Hold up, said the proprietor, haven't
you made mistake -
Guess not, said I. showing my memo
randum under MS nose red, afteen. He
gave me 3 and gave him sis5
Man alive that wasn't 4 red one. i
was green one
Il beg your psrlon, said I. pulling it
ont Of the basket, if that Amt red III eat
it."
You'd better eat It then, said he I
say it's green"
You must be eolor-blind,7 I remark
ed.
You're the one that's color blind be
replied, and he called in q third person,
who positively swore tie check Was
green.
And 30 Il was, I had never before
known that was color-biind, but It was
a fact, and there I had been giving
change on red checks when I should
have taken cash FOR green ones. That
days work put me in debt % the restu-
rant-keeper for q triae over $40. He
discharged me on the spot and took az
nay clothes and personal property be
could get at TO balance accounts. Even
then I owed him something. bit he could
do nothing more, and ! vent straight O
a saloon and bought ny first drink with
my last dime From that time on every
cent L could beg OF borrow has gone for
liquor until 10 am become a wreck
o, kind sir you have Hever been color
blind, you know not what il l. TO strrg-
gle with this great ocular defeat Have
pity, have compassion, cast your pearls
before -
lie released ny buiton and rlised both
hands imploringly-
gave him quarter, not 90 mach for
himself as FOR the pleasure his fabriea-
ton had afforded ne, and passed. medic
tatively on nv way.-D.rr0a Frfr PRES.