New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-15
lBOTr HIS FIGURE.
'llicago Tribune

From The Chicago Tribune.
This IS the story that was told by ne man IN an
mackintosh at the last meeting OF the iafu
If had all the money | have been confidence i
ant -. nv acGhat fanccs-and strangers too In ll"Ti
~ +, ton plrary loan he said. lighting a hr'n
Gvcc cent cigar. could sla tart, mv', I'd
use the money In paying a part oil my coal Dill i'
the coming winter. ~, ,,., ro,,,
Is that Of "A certain Col. Iunkum, Of op"on'aS.
Ills name. by the way, was not hnmhun, a,"
and that's enough for you TO know. lie may ie
dead by this time. and l make IT rule never to
lie came into once one morning ana M"n s"d on mG
"d as s, IN left Sa ' Of @ o pay n bill that
had lust come In. Would ACCOMMODATE nm .N w,r
The money He would bring It back The HIST '''"s
'"' III lad only known him nbont week. and d,, It
occurred 10 me this would be- good opportunity
Colonel | am sorry to say haven't 80 a., a9'n,
me, but if You will wait here few minutes III 20
ont and see II | borrow IT,
He sat down to walt, ana went l" the ONCE VI
friend next door and said woD,. 70 harrow 60,
from me and wish You would Just take opD pen
and write % no ns that aE Won S"I rcus s't to let me
Il" NV friend did So and went back To the Colonel
and i9d him I was sorry but l Couldn't raise tho
money lie thahfcd me and wen, away e.
In about "A week he dropped In again. In
casual way. and we talked about politics and ne
Kccley for awhile. and then he suddenly Sald
by the way, It's after , O'Clock, ISN'T ~ a.
In forget lie had intended 10 draw $40 out Of the
hank Int II was too late. Would ! let him have
goo He would pay II soon as the bank opened
In the morning. nan ,., 49, ,, :, h
would walt n few minutes ! would go out and see u
| conld borrow II. I went to the same friend hau
called on before and said
George, Col. Bunlmm hns come again lie
wants $50 this time | wish yon would write
another little note saying that don't think he's
Worth 1t. and that you Won't lend II to me-
saw interrupted the man with his feet on the
table how long Is this story going to last'' How
many times did this Col. Bunk---'
Then | went back and told MN was sorry
couldn't get the money" resumed the man In tho
macintosh unhccding the interruption, land that
disposed Of him for that time.
I" About week later he came again lie was
I'm need ~ 8I5. would ! kindly. etc, etc. went
through the form again. and he went away
and didn't bother me for about month. Ihen ne
turned up more Wanted 80. same formula.
Same result.
had nearly forgotten him, he came In hurrcdly ma
said he was I'm urgent need of -. II would "t
lin have 1t he would reimburse me next day without
fail | told him would see II ! could ct IL. !
went to my friend George. as usual, and this time
| said:
So. | wish You wonf write LITTLE note TO the
effect that think - Is about his price ana you
advise me to give II 10 him.
George did so. and ! went back and told col.
Innkum ! had succeeded In raising the mopey and
had much pleasure IN lending II To him. IT, ok
II and went away. proiscly thankful and promising.
on the honor Of a man to repay II in twenty four
hours
Wrllir said the with the green goggles on.
seeing that the speaker had Stopped.
"That's ALL never saw him again. | had got
his price about right