The times., 1891-08-21
TRUTH HAD NO EFFECT.
The Man or Many Misrortunes Concludes
to Go to Lying,

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There was a perfect flood of June
sunshine in Madison square the other
morning says M. Quad in the N. Y.
World when solid-looking citizen sat
down on one of the benches and light
ed cigar and unfolded newspaper.
The sparrows fitted about him and
chirped in a good-narured way, boot
black sang couple OF verses of
"Nellie Gray" and overhead the
young leaves were cracking and snap
ping as they sought to spread them
selves.
''What wish to relate can be told
in few brief words" said voice
which was pitched to key between
breaking pane of glass with boot
jack and sitting down on a poodle dog
in Fifth avenue stage.
The solid man looked up. Before
him stood a reduced millionaire,
with left arm in sling, face unshaven,
and his general appearance denoting
hard times.
Your times valuable--so's mine."
continued the reduced. ''At an early
age was left an orphan. l have the
exact date with me somewhere, but
you won't be as particular as that. Be-
ing subjected to indignities which no
proud and ambitious orphan could put
up with. set out alone in this cold
world-with a great deal of emphasis
on the cold"
The solid man was reading the crop
prospects and was too interested to
raise his eyes. -
"By strict integrity. undaunted am
bition. and perseverance which moth
ing could discourage l made place
for myself-that is to say. was in the
swim. had the rhino. l run the
convention and bossed the job. Do !
arouse your INTEREST,""
Tne other was re aiding about the
Mount Carmel flying and he
hardly puffed at his cigar.
But human life is kaleidoscope,
continued the reduced. Human wis
dom can not always provide for the
changes which occur. / was the
proud and happy owner of a large and
elegant reservoir holding 100000 gal
Ions of water. She busted. A mighty
torrent rushed through the village and
tore away fifty houses. Loss counted
up tens of thousands-no insurance.
Was to blame? Have l enlisted your
sympathies?"
1t didn't look that way. The solid
man was reading an article about
spring house-cleauing, and he grinned
and he chuckled.
II was, further, the proud possessor
of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. planta-
ton on the Mississippi river. Took
two steamboats, to carry my corn and
cotton. Did / dream that my proud
head would be humbledp Did l have
the slightest warning that the big river
would cut new channel in one night
and scoop in my 1900 acres? Are
you feeling for quarterp"
No! His cigar had gone out and he
was feeling for match.
And added to these calamities 1
may mention conhagation-defective
fue-no insurance-faiiure of crops
bank failures-pertidy of friends and
other things-which have made me
temporarily hard up. 1t hurts me of
course to lay bare my heart to a
stranger, but feel that must do it..
A SMALL loan at this time will enable
me to meet some paper save my al
most ruined credit, and incite me with
new hopes and ambitions. am quite
willing to leave the amount to your
own generosity.
The solid man now rose up. slowly
and deliberately folded up the paper
and put it in his pocket, Knocked off
the ashes of his cigar, looked at his
watch, and then sauntered off without
look or word. The reduced man
stood and looked after him until he had
reached Twenty-third street and dis
appeared in the passing throng, and
then turned away with:
at doesn't dot doesn't touch their
hearts! | must throw honor and truth
aside and fabricate some story which
will arouse sympathy and produce the
sugar!"