New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-02

OF the treasurer to be patient. but the most or the
people In the line do feel actuaed by any such
duty. The them tuning and it adds
TO his nervous strain. Besides, duty Is one
thing and capacity Is another 1t may be mans
duty to the country and he may have only
one vote to do 1t with. And just 1t may be the
treasurers duty 10 keep his temper yet with long
caging 1t may become too violent for him II
should be said that there men who can
buy tickets for theatre in just as obnoxious Il
way as any woman. but taking the life OF the
treasurer straight through, IL is the women who
make nine-tenths of the trouble. And 40 is II
the tor Of " sucb day oi 9
should so far forget himself to answer about
the fifth question in manner calculated TO dis
courage the asking of any more?
one day last win.er there was line Of people
buying tickets for one OF the great special per-
fGrm ian woman CT me to the window; What
circle for Tuesday night? she asked :e III ''
These SAID the ticket-seller. pointing to the
Il will take those two" said the woman. and
she put down the exa I price OF them. The ticket
seller turned pale and there gurgng sound
in his throat; he clutched at his neckte; then he
controlled himself and handed out the tickets. The
woman took them and went her way and the
man behind her, who had not expected to be able
TO do any business for several minutes.
taken off his guard that he had TO stop to think
what night It was that ne wanted seats for. The
writer fully believes this story, though II told
10 him not by the ticket seller. but by the woman
who took great credit herself for 1t and said
she could not see what was the matter with the
other women.
But the treasurer knows other wrongs. He has
10 SIT all day In little pen of office and work
at noon by artificial light That Is not a thing
10 improve anybOdy's temper. When business Is
not so brisk. and there is line in front Of the
window people come to get bills changed. That is
only minor annoyance. OF course Then they
come to get checks cashed That is worse. for If
he refuses TO cash them his acquain tances who
bring them feel nsulted and think that he doubts
their business integrity. The only efectual method
and the usual is 10 make an iron-cad rule
never TO cash any checks. and to stick to it.
Most actors are hard up just now. and the most
OF those who are hard up think that they have
right to call on anybody connected with n theatre
Tor loans, az they call them. though gifts would be
Il better name. Now, manager or an agent
send out word that he is not in that he is busy
and cannot see anybody. and fellow actor try
TO keep out Of sight, and II he IL caught In the
street he turn and walk away that he
has to catch train. But the treasurer is helpless
The whole public cnn get at him just easily AS If
he were in the stocks. His heart is Of stone.
and II Is not pleasant to refuse aid to he knows
well really needs IT, for the stories he hears
not all lies Yet he knows, too that II he gave
even quarter OF a dollar to everybody who asked
him for a loan, he would not have enough left to
dress and feed his own wife and children. There is
nothing for II but the rule that applies the
cashing of checks: Nothing TO nobody"
III II Is the treasurers duty TO exercise unlimited
forbearance, II Is possible also that some limited
forbearance Is due TO him also Among the treas
urers who resting now there may be some bad
ones who do not deserve the rest but they all
need 1t.