The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-06-24

Regular Csae of ssgssl. OF ths srrees
Rxoaz3icaneA


Regular csae of ssEssi. OF the srress
RxeadieansA
To give away $50 dollars an how -
Zines upen the street. bcxtowin.s only
one as AIMS upon each rnendscans, was
the endeavor OF young attorney. He
and his partner were coming ont OF the
.ity hall when they were inporrunsd
BY typical street beggar for quar-,
ter for which TO get something 70 eat.
and discussion arose as 70 The numSer
of beggars and how much money o man
could give away in an hours saunter
tsazouSh the crowded fhoroHchfares.
I'll bet $50 could give away so n
dinss IN ore hour without giving any
ono beTrzr more than one dime" raSh-
~ exclaimed the ,young~ man. Tho
,ldor laughed loodly and challengccfhiTo
90 make good hts bet. After some dis.
ousSion 81 was agreed q bet $50 than be
could give awey ten dollars in dimes IN
3 eo-minutes' walk. a goldpiece was
quickly exchanged fcr dimes ard tha
pair started foEth on their mission %
Glrns-givins.
Tho result convinced both Of theirs
that while professional bessgars are not
as numerous es one w ould suppoSs from
peated solicitations yet It was such al
90 convince both thst the professional
beEgar is a numerous guild apparently
well organized and with an Efficient sys,
tom whereby the easy giyer, tha
stranger and the uacbe ritsbis bccorns
i. n -
eye.
The first beryar came In the ru'se %
q shabby genteel. with polite words and
soft speech. u beg your pardon" Ia
said. hut 1 believe have some claim
upon your consideration Observe you
wear the badge o. s." What more be
would have said. what tale Of woe ha
would have poprssi cut, is,hryond spec
uiot5cn. The young fnaa drew forth .
dino hurriecly. as ,hougn remembering
that the time was short in which tssdis-
posi- of his coin. As be received ths
money the beggsr Tasassd his hat polite
". which was 50 evident a siga oi ca.
coura,gemcDt 90 \ STOPPING figure a few
feet on that the lawyer 7r,marAed IL.
Tho stoop4ne fellow h0bblrd forward
and began 90 humble s0rnssplsa. but a
dime cut his petition shor.. again ths
lifted hat
A fszy feet further andithere cane 4
tap upon The shoulder. 1t WA boy
His time. a boy u - o. younger. VIA
began ePolo2esioaEy. Th-.d'ne s,oppei
the apology. This ore dklnt raise hls
hot. He stretched forth his hasd and
graspcd the hand OF The giTerin sVpAr.
snt gratitude
An old WOMAN, comfortably though
poorly clad. was TIE next petlttnaar.
Che vs1psd her evr-ssyVi "a the back Of hea
hand when b. had bestowed upon he's
the usual Ryatuity. Then4E rapid Eoc-
cexsion came the man with theaore arm,
which he coslsideransly revealed; IA
ops-leggy-d man. tho tafnd man and Al
that numsrogs gcntry- that&ccspt n b..
stoval Of aims, and Invariably eeeh ona
TnAds sozne oSrtxaud manifestation ct
gratitude The 0t1scrslawysr was szisi
sRvorA tiusss to give. but In every 10.
stsuoo be refvsed. snd-prS=-utly he vac
bOther-d no morn. but The yoaBrer fel.
low was solicited r'-possslny.
Whca tho ha<f hourvas ups1 account
81 stock Nas takeuand twas found thst
u diHses reEza4Dsd Forty-rsine bad been
given away IN 70 ratuutr~. Tho PONG
1G~yer had lest his bet but be bad
ies-Eed tisatprofesSio1al beggzry Il az
"or7raniz-i charity fhst its dsyUtess
have code whereby tbcy eofs4rr u1ieAss
With oos srothsr on crowded sso-0ugb-
sArpa That onps q nan gives be rrlAy -
sxpsc+ to BE- ooaftzu.ly iraportuDed. buf
Get him rvfEss. a f~~ times a.d he 10
thereafter unr10iezted San F<aaossca
ChrouScie.