The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-18
AN UMBRELLA SCHEME.
A New York Institution for the Con.
venience CT Borrowers.

A New York Institution for the Con
venience CT Borrowers.
Metz York Letter in Washington Star.
"Old chappie, it's going to rainI"
"Yumps."
wen get wet"
mot much" I'll take you under my UNI
brella."
But you haven't any umbrella. dear
boy"
"Pawdon me. You are mistaken
"Where is itl'
"In my waistcoet pocket"
NOW, old Chappie, you are guying me-"
mot at all, said the other drawing from
bis pocket round brass check This is
the wav | always carry my umbrella. Do
you see that umbrella stand on the oornerI
This check entities me to my pick Of all
those umbrellas. Come across the street and
we'n get one Of them"
That's a new dodge, isn't it, dear boyY'
asked Chappie No. l, as his friend raised the
umbrella over them both to escape the
commencing sprinkle.
"Yaas, rather So" assented Chappie
No. 3.
"You see, pay So a year as a subscriber
to a concern that makes business Of lend
ing umbrellas. 1t has stands all over the
city. You must have seen them often, but
didn't know what they were for. The brass
check entities me to an umbrella whenever
l choose to present it at any one of the
stands. In exchange for the umbrella
give up my check.
20, see. But to get your check back
you have to return the umbrella"
"You eaten the idea exactly, dear bow
but it must be a beastly bother, don't
you know, to have to fetch the umbrella oil
the way back to the stand you got it from.
Do you send your man with it,"
mot at all, dear boy. 1 am not Obliged
to take this umbrella back to the stand
where / received it. All l have to do is to
leave it at any one of the stands that hap
pels TO be convenient. 1t seems to be clear
ing off now aud, If it does SO, I'll simply
drop this downtown"
but how about your check"
30, when | leave the umbrella at what
ever stand | choose the person in charge
gives me another check. put that in my
pocket and when next | want an um brella
go aud get one from the nearest stand. 1t is
the same process over again. The checks
for this year are all marked 1892, and on
Jan. next shall have to buy new one
for 1898. can get it at any Of the stands
by paying 49,"
$50 that provides you with umbrellas for
a year"
Exactly, dear boy"
Its a great scheme. But what strikes
me particularly is that the umbrellas are
such handsome ones
The company couldn't afford to have
poor ones, because a great many men are
very particular about the umbrellas they
carry. Now, Ethink that no article of APP
parei should distinguish gentleman more
than his umbrella. Why, you can almost
read peoples characters by their umbrellas.
Certainly you can Judge of their class in
life by them You may remember that in
the famous picture Of Daniel in the Lions
Dem the prophet was to be distinguished
from the lions by his blue cotton umbrella, !"
ITS a bore TO carry an umbrella"
That is ore reason why this method of
doing things is desirable. One doesn't have
to bother with Juggling an umbrella about
as precsution against possible rain. Be-
sides, it is a safeguard against losing um-
brellas. | used to lose about four umbrellas
year on an average, which signihed an
expense of $50 or $25 per annum. Now
pay only So year and always have a hand
some umbrella when | want one. | never
get caught in the rain for lack of one, and
don't have to bother with carrying an UNI
brella all day when it is cloudy
81 should think hat good many Of the
umbrellas would never be returned to the
company"
20, some of them do get lost in that
way. of course, but i am told the loss is not
a very serious item