The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-25
TURNING THE TABLES.
A Tale Of a clerk, a Millionaire and 3
SealslCin Sack.

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SealsIxin Sack.
The president Of o Chicago corporation
capitalized for several millions has a
daughter of 90 who is to him as the apple
Of his eye He also has a span Of bays
which he considers about at the head Of
their class as roadsters. Last winter,
whenever the weather man gave Us snow,
the millionaire 8 turnout was sure to be
one Of the chief attractions of the boule-
ward sleighing carnival One afternoon
lust before Christmas the span OF bays
was slowly jogging along the boulevard,
having passed and distanced everything
in the line of competition, when a single
cutter drawn by colt owned by South
Side clerk overlook the turnout and quiet
" attempted to pass. This was done 50
quickly that the capitalist hardly realized
his danger before the colt had slipped by
and was skimming along as gracefully as
a swallow.
The millionaire had hard ght to place
his span again in the lead, for the colt
took fright, became practically unmanage-
able and ran like a scared deer. When a5
last the millionaire secured the lead, how
ever. he attempted to hold it in an IN
sportsmanlke way by refining directly in
front of the colt. A collision was inevita-
BILE In the smash up no one was hurt,
but one of the cutters shafts had caught
the large sleeve Of a sealskin sack worn by
the capitalists daughter and torn a small
hole in it.
The latter was scared and the man of
money was furious White with rage, he
order to teach him lesson, - as he ex-
pressed it, demanded that the clerk pay
for the $500 garment on pain of arrest and
prosecution. In vain did the unhappy
youngster apologize and explain and plead.
He suggested that he would gladly pay to
have the sealskin repaired SO that the rent
would not show. WhereupOn the mil
lionaire nearly had fit. "Whatr' he
r0ared. My daughter wear patched gar
menti Neverp And the best terms the
clerk could secure was an extension of
time until the next day to settle for the
sack.
1t nearly wiped out his little bank &c
count, the savings Of a couple Of years, to
meet that claim. But he drew the money,
and with two friends went down to the
great mans Office. Tho trio begged and
pleaded and expostulated to no purpose.
The old man was memorable. He said
that lesson was needed, and he intended
to give it then and there. At last the
money was paid over and the torn garment
was handed to the clerk with a gruf adj
monition to % he more careful in future,
young man"
''Say," remarked the owner Of the sack
as he halted at She office door, g how would
you feel about helping me out by taking
a chance or two on this thing?"
Taking WHAT"
"a ticket or two. -
81 don't understand you, sir"
"On the sack, you know. I'm going
TO rattle it Of 81 a chance 500 chances
I've made all arrangements to display it
in the show window of o Rafferty, s saloon
on the corner. III put tag on it, saying:
Take a chance on Miss Blanks sealskin,
Grand boulevard. Cost $500 and
worn only a week. Tickets, 81 each. -
The millionaire gasped, ''Why, my dear
sir, you couldn't do such thing as that,
you know, - he said, choking.
ooh, yes, can. I've quite a circle OF
friends, and they all know about this and
will help me out. I'll bet can place 100
tickets in the Calumet rolling mill alone.
and I know all the stockyard boys, and
But, my dear boy" interrupted the
capitalist, you muslin { do that you see?''
why shouldn't p Do you think I can
afford to pay $500 for sealskin 1 can't
dispose Of again? III get my money out
of it all right.
But, don't you see, I can't afford to
have you do that? Really you know,
can't" expostulated the moneyed- man.
Here's your money back. OF course,
you know, merely intended
Il know what you intended, . replied
the clerk, "and I don't want the money
I'll make more out of the rattle. -
- You certainly cannot be in earnest. "
81 certainly am. -
The capitalist studied a moment. Then
he said softly, How many tickets are
thereP''
Five hundred. "
LET me have 'em. "-Chicago Times
Herald.