The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-04
HOW A DOLLAR TRAVELS.
A DIG SILVER "CARTwHEEL" WENT
WEST AND CAME BACK,
Played Poker and Got Drunk-PaId
Hotel Bills, Bought FIncry. Grocer
les, Drinks and Books for Various


From the New York Press.
a partly worn silver dollar and a new.
shining gold eagle lay side by side on the
top OF a pile OF gold and silver coin in
bag that hotel cashier had placed m -he
safe for the night. Now. Il might be sup
posed that the eagle. being intrinsically a.
valuable as ten coins like the dollar.
would be disinclined to sociability. but it
was not so. ana. before the door had be,n
shut very long. the yellow piece said to
the white one:
You travel a good deal more than 10
my friend. and you must have seen more
of life than I. The night will be long. an,
not yet inclined to sleep. like the other
coins here in the bag. and. il you are
equally wakeful. shall be glad to have
you relate some Of your adventures. This
is my first soiourn here. Have you ever
been here before?'
Yes" said the dollar. 4 was here early
in the year. If 1t were not so dark here IN
the safe you would see that l was mint-d
this year, and so I have not many stories
to tell as yet Soon after ! came into being
was sent 10 a big town where there IS
much smoke and CRIME. where the wealth
ell changes seventeen times a day, where
men run to and fro from early In the
morning until late at night and lift up
their voices necessarily in praise of them
selves and their own town. You may
have heard of that city-it is called Chi
cago. first fell into the hands Of a COM
mercial traveller, who received me in
! change when he paid his bill. from a ho-
tel clerk, and the clerk had received me
| direct from the bank to which l was sent
| from the mint.
For some reason, the commercial trav-
| eler did not take me from his pocket Tor
several days. and during that time he
| worked his way on his east-bound trip
| from Chicago here He made stops at De-
| troit, Buffalo, Rochester and Albany only,
| and as he never took me out of his pocket
| or let me hear him talk, have no idea as
/ to what is his line Of business. When he
| reached this city he put up at this hotel,
and when he came TO pay his bill. he
| took me from his pocket and laid me- To-
| gether with one or two bank notes, before
/ the clerk 1t was late IN the afternoon
| that day when l was paid in, as 1t was
| to-day and so, instead Of being sent to
| the bank. L was put in this same bag
over night.
"'rhe next morning 1 was paid out in
| change to a man who was going west 10
buy oranges He was in great haste ana
| he took a cab from the hotel TO the rail-
/ road depot When he came to pay the
/ cabrnan | was anxious to be selected for
| that duty. for as yet / had hardly seen
| the light and was as curious about the
outside word as any coin that ever lett
the mint But cabby got dollar Dill IN
| stead of me, and so, instead OF remaining
| In New York, l was whisked away again
| to the west II was a rather interesting
! tourney to me. We left at about 10 o'elock
| in the morning, and a little after midday,
| when nv owner ate his dinner in the din
ing car 1 was selected TO be paid for the
meal.
now thought I, I shall see life in
earnest and ] hope that j shal be pal1
ont in change TO some Of the pretty young
women on the train. Then, perhaps, /
shall have the pleasure of buying silks
and satins or some other beautiful femin-
inc frippery,'
.Rut it was to be as I wished / re-
manned in the possession OF the steward
of the dining car for about six hours ~
ing in little till, where l could near al
the talk of the colored walters, which, IN
its way, was very informing, but not per-
haps, improving.
Gust as 1 was getting very tired Of The
chatter of the dishes and the chatter OF
The darkies, the till was opened and l
was taken out.
Now thought again. perhaps I shall
he paid in change TO one of the young Ia
dies But l was given back again to the
orange buyer. who offered a $5-bill when
he paid for his supper. However l was
privileged to become somewhat acquaint-
ed with a pretty girl the next morning
for the orange buyer talked to one VINO
l. hnTh
Of whom were at the same table at break
foet with him While he talked he took
me out of his pocket and juggled me In
his hand as the manner OF some men IS.
Il understand that in the politest circle'
such display of money is not conslderei
good FORM but / felt very grateful 10 the
orange buyer, and would have been glad
-. teu him so If I had a voice audible
TO human ears did not wonder that ne
had talked to the girl or that he had adj
ntired her as he evidently did, for she was
good-looking and sensible.
sWhen the train came into Chicago the
buver damned me down in his pocket and
babe the girl and her mother goodDy' ten
ing them that he was going as fast as ne
| could to the Pacific coast and was very
cory he could not remain in Chicago and
call upon them.
"Retween the time OF leaving the train
that took us to Chicago and boarding The
! one TO take US TO the west rum lidt dW
ful city l shvered with apprehension lest
7 should be taken from the orange buy
er's rocket and spent for cigars or drinks.
and / felt very thankful that there were
a number of quarters and dimes with me
in the pocket which could be used for
those purposes, for did not want to re-
main in the city of wind.
AT last we were off on our journey 10
the coast and for a whole day and hall
7 Law undisturbed in the orange buyer :
nocket Somewhere In Nebraska, or, per-
hans in Colorado, he paid me out to a
train boy for a magazine, but before we
had crossed the mountains / was in his
nocket once more. The afternoon / re-
turned to him he juggled me in his hand
AGAIN but he was not talking 10 a young
ladv then Instead, his conversation was
with a tall, thin man, who did not seem
"a very well and said he was going 10
los Angeles to get better If he could.
while the orange buyer held me in his
hand that day he took out his watch
and opened it 10 find the time, and l no
iced the inner side of the case was
adorned with a beautiful miniature of the
voung lady he had been talking with the
dav we reached Chicago. Then l knew
She was his sweetheart, and l wished
more than ever to congratulate the Or
! ange buyer.