Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-10-27

as to business, his desk was in the of
flee of private banking house near
Wall street, and he was supposed to be
silent partner of the bankers them
selves. He belonged to two or three
clubs and spent much time in each of
them, which is not the way of city
men of brisk business manner, such as
Mr.. Bruno possessed; and scores of
strangers, brought into one or other
of the clubs by city acquaintances who
did not know what else to do with
them, gratefully remembered Mr..
Bruno as one of the evenings chief
sources of enjoyment. He had way
of becoming acquainted quickly and
of making new acquaintances feel en-
tirely at ease with him, and he also
had way of remembering n call or
two he had TO make, and in which he
would invite new acquaintance-of
the proper sort-to join, which was so
unlike the custom of New Workers in
general that men from other cities
End without New York connections
were likely to feel under obligations
to him and also to believe that they
had made the entree of metropolitan
society.
As time went ON, it was remarked ut
the clubs that Brune himself intro
duced many men from out of town,
but as all of these were anxious to re-
pay all courtesies they received, and
were fairly able to do it, the members
who took most notice of Brune's hos
pitality made no objection, for they
were the professional club lounSers-a
class of men who never fail to enjoy
entertainments for which other men
pay. There pours into the great city
n steady stream OF men and families
who have made money elsewhere and
want to spend il where the most pleasure
can be bought. To all these who fell
in his way Bruno was rs hearty as il
they had been old friends. He did
not introduce them 10 members of the
''Four Hundred, " but he explained to
them, confidentally, TINT his own
friends were not OF that particular set
because they did not earo 10 be in it.,
and that they were quite as good and
refined as most of the people whose
names appeared oftenest in the fash,
ionable news Of the daily papers-a
statement which nobody could deny.
He would take unwoaried pains, too,
with families who desired to make the
city their home he would take them
10 real estate agents who could be
trusted 10 deal fairly with them, aud
he knew the best decorators aud up
holstorers, aud dealers in furniture
aud pictures aud hric-a hrae, and he
would introduce newcomers IN man
ner which would make them truly
grateful llo would also introduce
them - Holden a Trust. The bankers
with whom, he hal his oiliee, taking
care first to assure them that there was
q great difference between hanks IA h
great city The bigger Institutions wer,
mere machines, while Hol,lem a Trust
was d concern modelled alter the Eng
hsh banks, where the accounts were
iew bat large, and Where any customer
was made "a t0el AS much At hame a.
T II he were ia friends paFlot Witch,
indeed the business office II the hru
greatly resemhled ln i.s appointments
and quiet
{ M Que ever seemed Ca iini reason
b. oomplain II liTuue h never took
I his male a'lnaintaaees & gambling
houses or got tham drunk. anA hs
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