The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-19
Looking for the Treasury.

AS a Washington Star reporter crossed
Twelfth street the other morning on his
way up Pennsylvania avenue. a man, like
a hundred men one can see in Washing
ton any day in the week, and who cam
not always be detected until they name
their play, stopped him.
Excuse me" he said with half ia
miliar air, as il he had been used to ask
ing people to excuse him." but can you
tell me where the treasury building is?''
1t was such relief to the reporter that
he was not to be held up that he softened
at once.
You're going the wrong way" he said;
'ft is back up the street"
well, I'll be dinged" laughed the mar,
and turned around. Il reckon" he add
ed that you wouldn't mind letting me
walk on the same side of the street with
you and kind of pipe me off when we sc,
TO the joint? I wouldn't know it if l saw
it,"
This was a style not Agreeable to the re-
porter, but he couldn't well refuse a civil
request like that.
Certainly, you may walk on the same
side with me-" he said and started walk
ing faster, the man half trotting after
him.
I reckon" he said there amt any
places along down here where a hungry
man could get a bit of victuals is therer
l haven't had nibble since last night at
supper"
The reporter knew it was coming. and
he wasn't surprised, but he thought to be
struck for whole meal was asking rath-
er much of a stranger, so he hedged
Iheres a place up street here two or
theee docks where YOU can get a cup OF
conee and sandwich for a dime he
said tentatively
i've wondered a good MANY times ,vb,
it was man had to go hungry in this
world" said the man, when he coula
get hlllng for dime or even less. Or
go dry when beer was only five cents a
glass"
This was also to be expected. but the re-
porter couldn't exactly reconcile the phil
osophy and the beer.
May be- ventured the reporter sit is
because they haven't the price"
Ihere may be something in that" he
admitted with apparent reluctance, and
then carefully ran his fingers through his
vest pockets as if feeling for last week S
| salary.
Don't you think that most of those who
have such hard luck deserve it?" inquired
| the reporter, who felt that if he was going
to pay the bill he might as well get some
thing for it.
Il suppose they do, and still it amt
! every poor devil that starves because he
ought to-" and he hitched his trousers at
| the belt and made as If he would get a
! little closer to the reporter. Have you
ever been hungry?" he asked, with a
wolfish suddenness
The reporter sighted lunch place ahead
| and got his dime ready.
We'll no." he said, ST can't say that 1
have been that hungry exactly"
We'll I am right now laughed the
man, land I'm going straight up here to
this hotel and get a 81 breakfast Come
! and go along with me. guess I've got the
price," and he took a roll of bills out of
his inside pocket three inches in diameter,
and the outside one had a capital c on it,
which made the reporters eyes pop out
so that he forgot all about the dime he
| had ready.
The reporter thanked him and declined.
TIA, ia, then" he said as he disappeared
toward the breakfast. at reckon that
treasury building will stay where it is till
1 come back but just the same I'm not
| going to hurry on that account"