Evening journal., 1893-01-23
EASILY MADE HAPPY.
How Rich Man Learned Some Phiioso-
ply on Rainy Day.

ply on "a hotny Day.
A rich gentleman of my acquaintance
got caught in the rain the other day
while out for walk on upper Broad
way. He is not only rich. but eccentric,
in that he rarely rides and that he walks
great deal. The rain that for long
time fell gently increased in quantity
and was caught up by the rising wind
and shot into faces and doorways. where
people hopefully huddlod for tho time,
and beat upon the awnings and signs as
if in mad desire TO crush them and get
at tho hearts Of those who had sought
temporary shelter there.
The gentleman, although protected by
a stout umbrella, was finally driven TO
one of these awnings, whence he peered
up and down for any stray cab that
might come that way.
By this process he saw man coming
down the street, lodging from awning
to awning and doorway to doorway.
There were hundreds of people going
and coming pushing or pulling umbrel-
las, or who, enveloped from head to heels
in waterproofs, went edging along with
one ear turned down to windward, as if
to split the storm. But this particular
man commanded his attention because
he had no umbrella and no waterproof
and although the day was cold not oven
an overcoat. He ran awhile, then paused
in some friendly shelter TO repeat the run
to the next, finally bringing up under tho
same awning with my friend.
Like most rich men of the world my
/ friend is suspicious of his kind hnless
they come properly introduced. But he
looked at this specimen of humanity and
saw at a glance that it was u very wet
specimen, plainly and lightly clad, but
with a frank, manly, German counte-
nance. Not having been addressed by it,
he felt still more interested.
''Bad day for you" he said pleasantly.
Eyes, for anybody" replied the man,
folding his arms across his water soaked
bosom.
''Got far to gof"
Fright good bit, said the specimen.
you'd better take a street car. Here
comes one going right down Broadway"
''No; I'm going over on the other side
and then down the Bowery."
"Well, that is good bit, but you can
get a car over there" remarked my
friend.
The specimen laughed. "a street car
is too rich for my blood today" said he.
''Oh, I've got the money" he added, SEQ
ing the cynical look that came into the
gentleman's face, "but 1 want that for
something else. That's the reason I'm
footing it. I'll get wet, but when get
down to the place can get dried out 70.
a glass Of beer"
The perfect confidence of the specimen
in his programme elected the echo:
"For glass Of beerT
"Oh, yesi You see, don't stop at al
expensive hotel. It's the Palmer House
down in Chatham square, and"
Chatham square? Why. that's mile
from herer
Il know that wei enou "a. but I'll &c
there in an hour or two," was the cheer
full reply. "When 1 doIll buy a glass o
: beer, and they viii let me dry out befor
= the big stove. can't get much wetter
/, If 1 took a street car, you see, I'd have n
. beer and no place to dry" He laughel
: again.
"You don't seem to mind it much"
! mind it! What's the use? I'll be fixe
: all right in a day or two. And as for
I. little water-faughr The specimen shooi
himself like a young spaniel. "Well,
: must be running or I'll get cold sal
he, and he started off without more pre-
iminary.
Hold ON therer shouted the aston
j. ished gentleman. Come back here me
+ ment." The specimen came slowly bacl
l. but he shivered in spite of his air Of il
d difference.
e "How much money have you goty"
l. Fifteen cents if / walk-ten cents if
e ride, the specimen replied rather sham,
IS facedly.
G. "Well, here; you ride" He put hal
Le dollar into the specimens hand.
% The specimen looked at it a momeI
d like a flash, and catching the giver
,e hand before it could be Withdrawn NUT
10 ly pressed it to his lips. There had bee
it nothing cringing or sycophantic or whil
e. ing. There was nothing of the sort nov
It was a grateful, impulsive exhibitio
ID of genuine gratitude for just one il
s. slant; then with frank and glistenin
G. eyes he said:
10 "Ride? And I'll eat toO-and sleepin
"a bedl I'm the happiest man in New York
or And the specimen dashed down Il
is street through the pelting rain, cut inI
ID Thirty-fifth street and disappeared t
90 ward the east side. And the rich gentl
b. man looked up at the cloud riven SIX.
shook the folds out of his silk umbrel
and started buoyantly down Broadwa.
= saying softly, 1.-THE happiest man
ly New Yorkg-New York Herald.
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T. Letter OF n Suicide.