The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-21
WON SMILES AND MONEY.
How students Discovered How 10 Secure
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Wealth From LounErr..
Chicago News: He was n ragged I'M
kcmpl looking fellow. and when he came
Into the crowded clrc end bcgnil to play
on n miserable looking violin every ono
sccntdo something Interesting and look
ing around began 10 listen,
liut the mans playing was dishp-
p0intmCnt The Instrument WIS
Yuucnky, he was n poor player, ana moth
Ing but an HbOmimblc whcc2y BOun,i
came from the greasy strings,
Here" lluEhlngly said a large, well
fed looking man, who sat near by, take
thlP and get ont OF here" and he tossed
the fellow u nickel
"Un, no." put In another man wearing
n derby hal. and he wlnkCl at the fat
man, here. fellow, take this and Keep on
playing" and he gave the man 70 cents.
The bCgEar put the money IN his phck-
ct aud with renewed energy began TO
sCrlpc his bow rcrOs4 the apparatus,
And when waiter came to throw tho
fellow out they slipped him some money
accompanied with an expressive WINK.
and the wAl.er went away and soon the
remainder OF the patrun6 were ready 10
commit assault and battery or almost
any old thing TO get rid Of the musician.
"Hey," finally sai1 The Joker, having
enough Of his own medicine, hold an.
FOR goodness sake. you are u daisy, and
no mistake. but that will do now"
well, say bose" said thc beggar, II
mint dom nolhin but tryIn' to make Il
Twin" and he looked lnJuredly ct the
two men.
"Eh?" qucrIcd the joker remorscfully,
well, say, Just give me that concern. |
can do better than that myself" and he
took the instrument from the fellows
hands and began to twang the strings.
The bcggar desp0ndently watched she
man ~ he began n preliminary trlll. but
in moment GcE5c tones vlbrated
through the room and the attention OF
the company wns fixed upon the man
who played for the begGar
Say. you're pretty good" said the
stout man. enthusiastically. and he
dropped some money into the hcggnr'S
hat and after several more had followed
his example, the beggar had o1nsldera-
bic money.
Good! Good yelled the crowd. and
with flushed cheek and flashing eye the
man played on.
Money ratified Into the bcGgnrs hat.
ana with one last symphony played on
the &c" string alone the stranger ended
with strain thai fingered In the ears
Of the cnraptured listeners until he had
thrust the Instrument Into the hands Of
the astonished beggar and bowed him
self out.
Five minutes af;erward an unkcmpt-
looking fellow and nn ted-lOoklnE
man In derby hat lodged into n near
by alley to the tune OF 4 hatful OF ChinB-
ing money.
How much do you suppose we got?"
Iucr!ch the man IN the derby hat. de-
l!Ehtedly.
Il don't know. You crazy idiot, until I
coun: H." returned the other, rs he
threw away IN old dlsmantled hat and
drew soft crush fedora from his pock-
CT, and they began to count the coins.
Say" said the first. us he nerv0usly
stroked his ho;, moist forehead, III we
do that = few times more We can get
back to Boston. eh?"
well, should say" was the answer.
as the man bus!ly counted the money.
Say, but You did play fine. though" and
they fervently shook hands. And whilc.
two imprCunlOus college students were
on their way back east dlsbanded
crowd that had listened to some third
rate violin playing Is wondering whether
Il was YsAye or a second Ole Bull who
entertained them.