The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1895-07-08
WAS A PHILOSOPHER.
A BEGeAR STUDENT OF HUMAN Ma
TURE WHO HAD A SYSTEM.

sIendisancy Carried Out Upon PractfcSa
Lines why he Avoided the Rich-stoo0
Outside Restaurant, but Never Begged
From q Hungry Looking Man.
He was wretched looking chap. so
shinly clad that he was really an object
of pity. He had sought secluded cor
ner at the entrance of a cheap restaurants
near Herald square, and for awhile it
seemed as if he had chosen the spot
merely to escape the chilling blasts OF
the cutting wind. Many men passed
into the place, but he spoke to none.
Finally one who had just completed his
meal came forth. The man started for
ward, hesitated moment and then re-
sumed his former position. Soon another
man, apparently in great hurry, came
from the restaurant, buttoning his coat
as he walked. In a moment the poor
fellow stood in the way and barely had
be uttered his request for help when ne
was rewarded with dime
A moment later a group OF young
men in very high spirits passed into the
restaurant. To an ordinary student they
would have been just the right men to
approach for aims, but the beggar saw
them not. 1t was only to certain men
returning to the street that he made
himself known. 1t was but the work OF
a moment to pick an acquaintance with
the fellow, and when he found l was
interested he talked freely of his plan.
ST had to do a good deal of thinking
about it when / first started IN, he
said. 81 can't get work now, and when
l have work 1 can only keep at 1t for
little while on account of rheumatism.
When 1 saw had to beg, thought
might as we'll do it right or not at all
If YOU know anything about mems faces
and clothes, you don't have to do any
guesswork at all. l can tell long before
| get near a man what my chances are
with him, and if don't think that it's
ten to one l will get something l don't
try him, for there's no good in wearing
yourself out and getting common. Some
fellows go along the street and try to
touch every we'll dressed man they meet.
They couldn't do anything worse, for
everybody sees what they're doing and
knows they are professionals and steers
clear of them. The only time to 60 up
against we'll dressed men as straight
thing. without regard to their faces, is
when they are fill and feeling happy
over it.
1.-THE average we'll dressed man or
woman is the haadest kind Of person
to hit. They do lots for charity, but it's
in different way-sooieties, schools
for kids. kindergartens and missions
and they think they are doing enough.
If any one hits them on the street, they
put them down for a professional. You
have got to judge the we'll dressed peo-
ple by their faces and general manner
and let their clothes count for nothing
whenever 1 have to do any street
work, 1 always select the people of the
lower middle classes, who don t put on
any front-women especially. l mean
people who live comfortably, but haven't
got any too much money to spare. Say,
you may think I'm stringing you, but
would rather have one nickel from one
of them than quarter from fellow
who could stand it and had it to burn
Funny, but 1 fee! just as sentimental
about that sometimes as if l was earn
ing it, and would earn it if had the
chance.
CHOW, you take this stand of mine
here today. There's three men who gave
me something-two niokels and dime
have been here half an hour and Tvs
only struck five men. l missed two
Well, three out of five don't look lik'
bad guesswork, if you want to call
so, does it? This is the cheapest res
tsurant in the neighborhood. There
the Imperial, Marlborough and all tn
other big hotel restaurants | coult
have taken, but I'll bet wouldn't hav
got a thing from the people who cam
from any of them. The men who go Il
here don't pay over 20 or 80 cents TO
what they eat, and I'm willing to tax
nv chances with them right along.
~ always wait till man comes out
Some people think it ought to be til
other way, for the reason that a ma
who was hungry would be more apt t
give out of sympathy for the man VIII
was hitting him for money for some
thing to eat. But didn't figure it OF
that way. You see, these are prett
hard times, and there's more people
hard luck than there ever was before
Now, it's bad enough to be in har
luck, but it's worse yet to be hungry
and when man is up against bot
games little things will bother him thu
wouldn't affect him at all If he had n
stomach fnlI. l reason that pretty nea
ly every man who comes in here is eltl
er in hard luck or else he is a mise
who don It want to spend any more tina
is actually necessary. If it wasn't St
you know they would all go to the b
restaurants in the hotels, for you kno
as we'll as do that the right kind OF
9 man likes good things to eat and nj
clean service if he can afford it.
"Well, am onto the misers, and
leave them alone When the decel
man comes out, he feels better for ha
ing had his dinner. He is ready f
business, and life is great deal brigh
er to him than it was half an hour b
fore. l ask him to help me. He says
himself: Well, feel pretty good. Th
fellow is in worse luck than | am.
know what it is to feel hungry. VOL
miss the nickel very much, and then
get it. When he hands it to me, he fee
better for it, and he looks it, too, and
he has been doing things that are n