The rustler. (Cerrillos, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1891-10-30
MAKING BOTH ENDS MEET.



Standing upon the sidewalk opposite
the treasury. replying b . compliment
e~oncerning his personal appearance. one
u the ablczt newspaper men In this
country said;
"No compliment pleascs me better
than N concerning my neatness in
dress I'm alnost feminine enough 20
be called a Miss Nancy ON that score.
Ever since my early boyhood ! have
taken n pride In having my face clean,
my shoes polished. my finger nails
trimmed and my hair well brushed. I
believe that no little Of my success In
life Is due 70 my habits Of neatness and
eleanncSS. Itmay be called a fad. but
I'm proud Of IL anyway"
"What reason have you for nscrihing
success % such an accomplishments"
well. III tell you, I" he said. Some
years ago started out from Cincinnati
with n s-tcreopticon and a lot Of views,
for the purpose Of giving exhibitions In
country towns. OF course, like all san
guine young men. / expected 10 coin
money ans grow rapidly rich. You can
imagine, better than ! can describe,
how humiliating and shocking Il was 10
me 10 find the people so una%ppreciative.
] gave about n dozen performances to
slim audiences, and finally left my en-
tire outfit with a hotel keeper who took
Il in lieu of n board bill which | was
unable 10 pay. was about n hundred
miles from home, but, being a telegraph
operator. II was not difficult for me 20
travel on a frst-class passenger train
with n Of the conductors whom /
knew. When / reached Cincinnati |
was absolutely penniless; but | had a
dozen handsome suits Of clothes, two
dozen shirts, as many collars and pairs
Of cuffs, enough neckties to last for a
year and a couple Of pairs Of patent
leather shoes. Fortunately ! had not
taken all of my goods and chattels with
me, or the landlord might have taken
them and given them 20 his son with
which to appear in good country So
ciety."
You readily found employment
presumed"
ION the contrary l did not look for
employment. Everybody knew me, and
] should have been laughed and guyed
out of town II | had indicated that
was hard up and needed work, after
leaving town with such n splurge. Re.
sides, | had no desire 10 sit down at a
telegraph key in midsummer and work
for fifteen dollars per week. My land
lady rented me a room for five dollars
per month, and was willing to wait un-
Ill | took a long rest before going 70
work. She knew me, and believed that
] would pay her in good time. Well, ]
had a good room, and ate my meals al
free lunch counters. Occasionally | nc
cepted invitations to dine with my
friends, always indicating that ! had
other engagements aud that my time
was pretty well taken up. In short, ]
went around Cincinnati all summer,
dressed like a prince and looked like
n of the most successful business
men in town. OF course such n life can.
not last long, and the young man who
expects to live forever on his wits ulti,
mately reaches the end of his string. ]
had no such intention; but determined
10 take my own time about seeking EN-
ployment. | realized that whenever q
man commences TO whine about bad
luck, OF allows his trousers to get
fringed in such a manner us TO provoke
the insinuation that they are getting
run down at the heel;' that every mans