The state herald., 1892-03-25
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think nnd am fairly content. III
could barichertnnd younger should
no doubt chooso-it but am not OF the
opinion that should choose to bo
richer thnnI nm and older or poorer
and younger
Revolving thodgtfs OF this pl,ilo-
sophie and. comforting kind In my
mind one morning q month or SO pgo
as sat in my Office down town. mis-
cradle specimcu OF II man came in.
He was about my own age, should
say but further than that am scarce
ly willing to carry tho comparison.
Dirty. ragged, palsied in mind and
body, unsteady OF limb md eye alb
ject, malodorous he stood there n
fitting picture TO paint in tho bottom
OF vino glass
Next day he came again. at about
tho same hour and tho next and the
next for week. Each timc he re-
ccivcd my money and | received his
thanks and MS far rs / could discover
each was satisfied with tho exchange.
] had money to spare and he had
thanks TO spare; We spared them TO
each other. and feel that mut.a
benefit was tho result LIZ.
F. On Saturday incoming when c,.To
in, ihe, jnnitor told ne n dead man
had hcep.Ioud in the building. evi-
dently.a a suicide aad with u few nat
ural and reasonable inquiries, tpasscd
on, and opening my door found under
IL n soiled envelope directid 10 me in
n nervous, jerSy chirography, which
was entirely unfamiliar
II was comparatively bulky com
munication but with IL was shorter
note OF explanation. from which /
lcarnc that my needy acquaintance
OF the week past was on the point OF
suicide but that he was anxious for
mo to know his story aud had Mt con-
siderable pains prepared IL and had
delivered II In person. rs - last re-
membranco 10 one who had befriond-
ed" him.
The letter rcad as follows;
FmDAr. CRY, 6 p IN.
Mr., Brodknire Il get your namc from
your office signl;
My DEAR SiR-You have boon kind
TO mo and want 10 tell you my story
and will you have 1t printed in tho
newspapers so that from II some, as
weak rs | am may be protected. and
anna '-..sh s,ronaar- NAV hs warned?
am iS years old and n, % / had n
wife and one child und was quito well
fixed In business In the country town
where the parents OF both Of us lived.
But | was ambitious and thlrstcd for
wealth MS many young mon do. All
tho money on earth could not have
brought mo moro happiness than that
which surrounded me ms was. but |
did not look nj II that way. aud no.
glccting what was about me. thought
only OF money. money. money. was
not avariclous, though. and was much
moro given TO dreaming and wishing
for money than was to plnching and.
boarding and driving hard bargains
for it wanted money, not for what
II was In itself. but what 1t might be
converted Into with reference 10 my
own pleasure Things ran along thus
for year or so when ono day In an
old scrap OF New York paper read
n notice In the personals To this
oiIoct:
II Y. Y. r., wherever he may be, will
address his full name TO II. A, T.. q. box
1899 or call on him at his office, No. 4,
Mall street he will henr OF something
greatly TO h'i disadvantage.
Tho notice struck mo rs n most po-
culiar one In several respects II was
scarcely possible that ney man would
sock To hear OF something TO his dis
advantage and II was mot unusual
that X. Y. y. could DO tho initials OF
nny mans real name But ihoy wero
mlno (Xorxc, Young Zimmcrman) and
that far fclt that the notice In somo
wny applied to mo- cut 1, out md
showed II 10 my wife and niter good
doal OF chatting on her part put I, IN
my pocket md suid no more about Il.
But kept straight on thinking nbout
II, and within n week had addressed
n letter 10 II. A.. and In two days |
received nn answer In IL ho ro.
quostod mo TO CONF 10 tho city. with
proof OF my identity. and tho disad.
vnn,agoous Information would DO
Forthcoming ns soon ns | Ind ostnb.
lishcd my claim.
Securing tho necessary credentials,
but keeping tho object OF my visit
from tho knowledge Of my wlfs loft
home ono morning. md ut noon was
standing before tho Office OF my mys-
terious correspondent ] wont In
without ceremony and found mn old
man In dingy littlo room. clean. but
poorly lighted. aud with him, ns HIS
secretary, apparently. boy Of ID
Tho old man wns no doubt u lawyer
with limited prae,lco for the dus,
showed on his books and tho carpet
ON tho floor was llt,lo worn by tho
trend OF clients llc was mn odd old
genius, whoever hc was. but kindly
Ia voice md manner nnd ! hnd no
,fonr that ! was 10 bo bunrocd" or
otherwise mnitrcnted. 20 ! an, down
md VIZ began our conference.
Tho details nro scarcely necessary
now. |, In sufficient 20 shy thu, II. A.
was n confirmed crank n millionaire
and n money bator. md that In pursu.
nneo OF theory OF his ho bad con.
cludod 10 solcct nj random some one 10
whom no nigh, give. In ready money
tho sum OF $500 900. simply 10 500
wbnt tho recipient wonld do with IL
lIe had wordcd hls ndyortsqment po-
culiarly In order not 10 .bo.. QsutruD
wiili applicants. Yet 'horo hAl been
many yct none, Until ! came who
seemed 10 him 10 bc tho proper pcr.
son for his experiment When I
finally loft his o1lco | took with mo
bi. check for tho amqynt PANIED nnd
ptill thinking II VIVA only n Joke or n
freak, called on some ulerchant
friends Of. mino and told ihom tho
story, putting tho chcck In ~ owl.
denco Thoy wore asioplshcd beyond
measure. and my pstonishment oven
exceeded theirs when | learned that
the bamo on tho check wna good fot