Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-02-02
TURNING THE TABLES.
A Tale of Clerk, Millionaire and =
Sealskin Sack,

Sealskin Sack.
The president of q Chicago corporation
capitalized for several millions has a
daughter of 20 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's turnout was sure to be
one Of the chief attractions of the boule-
ward sleighing carnival. One afternoon
just before Christmas the span Of bays
was slowly jogging along the boulevard,
having passed and distanced everything
IN the line Of competition, when single
cutter drawn by colt owned by q South
Side clerk overlook the turnout and quiet,
ly attempted to pass This was done so
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 fight to place
his span again in the lead for the colt
took fright, became practically unmanage-
able and ran like scared deer. When at
last the millionaire secured the lead, how
ever he attempted to hold it in an I'M
sportsmanlike way by refining directly in
front of the colt. A collision was inevita-
bic. 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
ponnced upon the luclless clerk, and in
order to teach him Il 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 50 that the rent
would not show Whereupon the mil
lionaire nearly had u fit. "Whatn' he
roared. "My daughter weara patched gar
ment Never" 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 ac-
meet that claim. But he drew tho money,
and with two friends went down to the
great mans office. The 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 gruff adj
monition to she more careful in future,
young man."
"Say, remarked the owner Of the sack
rs he halted at the office door, chow would
you feel about helping me out by taking
chance or two on this thing"
Taking what"
IA ticket or two"
II don't understand you, sir"
"On tho sack, you know. I'm going
to rattle it off, 81 chance, 500 chances.
I've made all arrangements to display it
in the show window of o Raffertys saloon
on the corner I'll put tag on it, saying:
: Take chance on Miss Blanks sealskin,
- Grand boulevard. Cost $500 and
worn only 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 1 can place 100
tickets in the Calumet rolling mill alone,
and know all the stockyard boys, and"-
"But, my dear boy" interrupted the
capitalist, you muslin t do that, you seer"
'Why shouldn't I? Do you think can
afford to pay $500 for sealskin l can't
dispose of again? I'll get my money out
Of it all right
"But, don't you see, can't afford to
have YOU do that? Really. Won know. I |
can't" expostulated the moneyed man.
Here's your money back. OF course,
you know, merely intended
II know what you intended, /" replied
the clerk, "and don't want the money.
I'll make more out of the rattle"
"You certainly cannot be in earnest"
~ certainly am
The capitalist studied moment. Then
he said softly, "How many tickets are
thereG'
give hundred"
Let me have 'em. "--Chicago Times