Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-10-20

PAID UP LIKE A MAN.
One Man From Lexington, ILL.,. Wink Keer
His Word In Chicago

ono Man From, Lexington, ILL.,. Wink Keeps
His Word In Chicago.
He was short, had stnbby red chin
whiskers wore one OF these little turn
down collars which the Beau Brum-
mells of back counties affect, and was
evidently tiller of the soil. He was
in such hurry that he forgot to knock
when he entered the Tribune office Mt
the Worlds fair grounds, and all he
blurted out when he got we'll inside the
1ocr was:
''Sayw
1t to- him two minutes to get his
breath and then he continued:
Say, I've got five dollars in the Office
downtown. It's in an envelope and
my names on it. When got in town
tins morning seed a couple of fellows
follering me and one of 'em tried to
put his hand in my pocket. so | walked
right up to your office and left the five
dollars there, for ] wanted something
to get back to Lexington, ILL.,, on"
"Well? What do you want?"
what do want? want dime to
get out of this place. When put that
Five up in the Office kept dollar and
,ixty-five cents, and have done gone
and spent it all, every cent Of it, /
thought had a dime in my pocket and
kept feelin' and ieelin' Of it and
holding on it, but jest now, when
started to go back to town, / pulled it
out and it was nothing but dogoned
measly cent, and here it is"
| And from the iEnermost recesses OF
his trousers pocket the wanderer from
Lexington, ILL.,, produced little cop
per coin.
"And say" he went on, let the have
that dime. I'll see that you get it from
that Five I've got down town"
Before extending the financial as
sistance requested the man in the Office
said
"What did you do with your one dol
lar and sixty-five cents. How did you
spend it?"
A smile of joy broke over the counte.
nance of the agriculturist, and he be-
gan:
Had four beers, 'en / seed woman
playin' an organ and gave her dime
and bought her beer. And went
down the 'Pleasawnce' and" here hi;
voice fell to whisper, "and went into
KeirO, and to tell you the truth, mis-
ter, went in there twict."
| Then the old man stopped minute
looked out of the window at the state
ly white home of electricity, and in q
changed tone Of voice. continued:
"rll tell you, mister, my little, meas
ly mind can't comprehend this thing
It's too great. It's too darned big fol
me to understand. just about yeai
ago | come up to Chicago with some
hogs, and come down here and lookec
over the grounds, and there didn'
seem to be nothin, and now | come
down here to-day and-and-well, dog
on it, it's too big, it's too big for me.
"Down hum I've got forty dollars
saved up-forty dollars An I've go
a woman and gal who's just grown
up and when get back there Pm goin
to say to EN-: Take just as much o
that forty dollars as you want, take i
all, if you calkerlate you'll need it, ant
go an see that fair.
But say" and here he came back t.
the question before the house. Say
mister, you will let me have that dim,
to get back to town, won't you? II
leave it for you out of that FIVE"
He left the Office with silver ten
cent piece firmly grasped between thu
thumb and forcfinger Of his right hant
and, to the honor of the horny-hande'
tiller of the soil from Lexington, Ill.
be it said, that he left that dime" TO
the man who had relieved his fnancia
distress with the business Office EN-
ploye who was acting as his safety de
post vault. -Chicago Tribune.