Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-07-23
PoVERrY'S BLESSING.
Philosopher Finds Reasons Enough to
BE Quite We'll.
! am busy because | am poor.

am ousE because | am poor
Sometimes have thought was poor
because was busy and hadn't time to
get rich, but the thought seems to lack
coherence or something.
anyway, am too busy TO analy1e 1t
now.
some one asked me the other day il
worked on an empty stomach.
promptly replied that | did, because
when my stomach was full | did not
have to work.
II Is a great blessing To be philoso-
teer II is also a great blessing to be
poor.
man | went To school with when
We were boys, but who is not acquainted
with me now, was driving along the
street the day before yesterday in
$1,000 tournout. when an alarm of fire
was turned IN from that part OF the
city where he owns about seven acros
OF property. lie ordersl his eoaehman
To fly thither and the eoaehman few
accordingly until the carriage co,.aeo
with cart; one Of the horses was crip-
pied for life, the carriage was wrecked
ana my former schoclmate was rolled
ever IN the street with broken arm
ana bruises enough 10 paint Il black
and green poster with, When he re-
gained his consciousness he was In.
formed that the fire had burned the Ell
tire insides ont of a 100000 business
block he had Just completed.
| heard the same alarm of fire, but
walked calmly on to my clearinghouse
and was not troubled by my transport
tation facilities colliding with cart.
The ether morning, ms | sat at tn
breakfast table, | read story OF thA
dreadful suffering of an epiourean mil
iionaire with gout, and locked at my
breakfast MS the landlady put it care
fully down by my plate. and felt sorry
that that suffering millionaire could not
change places with me for nineteen or
twenty years.
4 In matters 0f heart, too poverty is u
remarkable blessing, | am yet bach
elor II | had been rich | would have
been a married man, for rich man is
practically defenselass under the cir
cumstances Many time and oft
have | known the uncomfortable bliss
Of loving some fair creature. Many the
moonlight night that / have floated on
4 the ineXpressible sweetness of sum-
mer see Of mutual condolences often
and often | have reveled In the ecstasy
of what | fondly hoped was reciprocal
affection. and | am still left to continue
in the enjoyment of those delights.
WHAT married man is?
All. If they had only been as poor as
| ann
Yesterday my dearest friend wanted
TO borrow $40 from me. II had been
rich he would have got it and been my
debtor for life ana cur sweet aud
strengthening friendship would have
persisted forever.
Five years age ! wrote brilliant and
able article on the political situation.
and The day after sts appearance in
\ Print 4 prominent politician. who had
never before heard Of me came ID talk
t. ne about running for congress.
When he had been Informed Of my pc
cniary condition he went away II it
lad been otherwise might have be.
come a member of congress, possibly
a United States senator.
Verify, verify, poverty Is a blessing.
A footpa stopped me at midnigh
Let loLg ago and requested me to hold
up my hands, wnich did. When he
had finished his examination of my ef-
feets, he sighed pathetically and
rendered me half dollar which ac-
cepted in the kindly spirit il was in
tended What different tale ! would
have to tell had been wealthy!
hear knock on my door. and
must stop and see my visitor, 1t s the
tax assessor and shall be glad to meet
MIN. II Is not the rich who are gi2
\ &c see tile assessor Life