The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-02-06
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Suggestive Conversation Of Cheap Young
b.en at the Chopto,se Table.

Suggestive Conversation Of Cheap Young
ssen at the Chophouse Table.
It is surprising that hundreds OF
Chicasoans who are daily forced to
take luncheon at the down town rcs-
taurants 90 not become candidates
for kankakce The average stranger
sitting opposite you becomes bore
Of tho worst type, although he says
nothing to you He sometimes ea*s
as hog roots his nose into fresh
bucket OF swill, he sips his coffee
and Sup 40 that the noise can al
most be heard above tho din of ca-
bic ours.
But worse than all else Is WHOM
two gentlemen from another town
como III, sit opposite you and by
their conversation with each other
proc,xad to impress you with the idea
that they arc leading financiers OF
their rural bailiwick.
Two gentlemen from Dubuque
Ia, entered Il down town restaurant
one dizzy last wook and sat down OPP
posltc another gentleman who lived
in the same town few years agd,
Sat did not recognize him. They
took him Tor stranger and started
in.
II WAS up to SEQ B. in the
Roo:zcry this morning, and We clos
cd that dcsl, ~ said one. 1T will not
mo cool $50, 0CO cash, with $50, 00G
worth of bankrupt paper to boot.
Good boyr' responded the part
nor But | have some good news
too You remember that $40 600 I
invested in the Leadville mining
deal six years ago? Well, supposed
it as good rs lost, but several Chies-
90 capitalists are hot after the prop
esty. and today we signed the docu-
monts making the transfer Do got
anything out Of it? Only the money
/ put in at first and Is per cont adj
ditionaL
One Of the fellows Is cheap bar
tender in Dubuque, and the other
lives on his father, who is broken
down merchant. They wore always
lucky if they had spending money
and consider themselves 80 now
when they can raise barely enough
wealth to visit Chicago for q day
and two nights
But tho country cousin" Is not
tho only bore at the chophouse tn
bic. Tho OK -countryman, now met
ropolitan, can assume Vanderbilt
air TINT will freeze Fourth of July
atmosphere At tho same restau-
rant three days later another pair
of gentlemen entered.
"Weli, George, how arc you pros
pering?" said No. L 1.-THE people OF
Warren speak of you often and Won
der if you arc getting rich since you
moved to Chicago"
"Rich?" sail the ex-Warrenite,
now of Chicago. mo, not rich, but
In pretty fair circumstances. ] have
been dealing in securities quite lit
tie CT late and always struck the
right side of the market. ! am neil
thcr a bull nor bear ! play them
both ways Six months ago ! cleaned
up S., 600 in ono deal, and since that
time have added to tho account
until now my balance in tho First
National is something like $4,000
My private secretary has the exact
figures Besides my brokor has $l0,-'
600, which he is going to place for
mo when change opens in the morn
ing. 1t was a boss thing for mo
: financially when left Warren last
,, winter. "
Ard tho unassuming gentleman
who still lives Ill Warren innocently
drank in that Aladdinlike tale, nov
er thinking for a moment that6 bits
would represent his Chicago friend s
; pile after paying the midday check
for lunch and mover knowing that
!. his friend tailor WIS at tho Office
waiting for his return. that he NIGH
ascertain when that long unpaie
u bill would be iiquidated
1t can truly be said that fickle wo
man does not practice all tho decep
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