The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-01-27
EASILY MADE HAPPY.
How Rich Man Learned Some Philosophy
on Rainy DaY.

| 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 a great deal The rain that for
a long time fell gently increased in
quantity and was caught up by the ris-
ing wind and shot into faces and door
ways, where people hopefully huddled
| for the time, and beat upon the avn
ings and signs as if in mad desire to
crush them and get at the hearts of
those who had sought their temporary
shelter.
The gentleman. although protected
by 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 a man coming
down the street, dodging from awning
to awning and doorway to doorway.
There were hundreds of people going
and coming, pushing or pulling um-
brellas, or who, enveloped from head 10
heels in waterproofs, wentedging along
with one ear turned down to windward,
as if to split the storm. But this par
ticular man commanded his attention
because he had no umbrella and no
waterproof. and, although the day was
cold, not even an OyercOat lie ran
awhile, then paused in some friendly
shelter, to repeat the run to the next,
finally bringing up under the same
awning with my friend.
Like most of rich men of the world,
my friend is suspicious of his kind, un-
less they come properly introduced.
But he looked at this specimen of hu-
manity and saw at glance that it was
a very wet specimen, plainly and light
ly clad, but with frank, manly, Ger
man countenance. Not having been
addressed by it, he felt still more inter
ested.
bad day for you," he said, pleas
antly.
"Yes, for anybody" repliedtb man.
folding his arms across his water-soaled
bosom.
Got far to go?'
Fright good bit" said the specimen.
You'd better take street car-here
comes one, going right down Bro d.
way"
mo; I'm going over on the east side
and then down the Bowery."
well, that is a 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 to-day" said he.
''Oh, I've got the money" he added,
! seeing the cynical look that came into
the gentleman's face, but | 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 for glass of beer"
| The perfect confidence of the speci-
men in his programme ELECTED the echo:
For a glass of beer?'
"Oh. yes! You see, | don't stop at an
expensive hotel It's the Palmer house,
down in Chatham square, and
Chatham square! Why, that's miles
| from here!'
II know that well enough. but I'll
! get there in an hour or two" was the
cheerful reply. "When l do. I'll buy a
glass of beer and they will let me dry
out before the big stove. | can't get
much wetter. If took Il street car,
you see, I'd have no beer and no place
to dry" lie laughed again.
you don't seem 10 mind it much"
"Mind it, What's the use? I'll be
fixed all right in day or two And as
for little water-faugh.' The speci-
men shook himself like young spaniel
"Well, | must be running or I'll get
cold.'' said he. and he started Off with
out more preliminary.
Hold on there shouted the as
tonished gentleman. Come back here
a moment The specimen came slowly
| back, but he shivercd in spite of his air
of Indifference.
"How much money have you got?'
Fifteen cents if wall,-ten cents il
I ride" the specimen replied, rather
sbamefacedly.
We'll. here; you ride" He put a
half dollar into the specimens hand.
The specimen looked at it moment
like fiash-and catching the giver's
hand before it could be withdrawn
mutely pressed it to his lips. There
hdd occh HOVhlHS CIlhSihS VI y Co-
phantic. or whining There was moth
ing of the sort now. 1t was a graceful,
impulsive exhibition of genuine graft
tude. For just one instant, then, with
frank and glistening eyes:
''Ride? And I'll eat, tOo-and sleep
in bed! I'm the hspp;est man in New
York;
And the specimen dashed down the
street through the pelting rain, cut in
to Thirtv-ffth street and disappeared
toward the east side. And the rich
gentleman looked up at the cloud riven
sky, shook the folds out'of his sill, UNI
brella and started buoyant!y down
broadway, saying softly: The hap
piest man in New Yorkr'-N. Y. Herald