Evening star., 1898-11-19

Smoking. as usual and wasting your
time after luncheon, instead of hurrylng
to Your Offices and coming time into money
like old Sam DodSon. who can give the
cash value of every five minutes, anu
We!~by sat down beside three other young
Liverpool merchants in the club-all men
who had one eye on business and the other
on the good of the city. Something's hap
pencd since | saw you fellows last on
change. Guess
Cotton up three points? y corn corner
at Chicago? A big bear in sugar? Any
thing to do with fruit?'
Nothing whatever 10 do with such pro-
sale subjects. and L am ashamed to notice
your mercenary tempers- This is a public
affair and is TO be profound secret for
exactly seventy minutes. after which 1t
will appear in the fourth edition of the
Evening Trumpet.
Its a pity that the early news could
not be used for an operation in cotton, but
I'll take il along TO the Flags and tell it
under pledge of absolute silence to half a
dozen brokers. If you are really interested
In the matter this will give it a wider and
more certain circulation than any Trumpet
could
We're all ears, Welsby.''
We'll. to begin al the beginning, you
know how our people in Liverpool are
crowded together in courts and rookeries
without room or air. Its hard on the men
and women but it's hardest on the chill
dren. who have no place to play in but the
gutter.
SO a man wrote a letter to the papers
about a month ago pleading for fund 10
put down small Fairgrounds in the crowd
ed districts. where the little folk could
come of evening and the mothers could
sit and the men might smoke a pipe
Il remember the Ietter.' broke in Cot
ton 1t was signed 'PhilanthrOpist, and
was generally supposed TO have been COM
posed III d moment Of Inspiration by some
proprietor of iHsanitary property. 1t was an
eloquent letter and affected me very much
to tears. in fact"
1t was signed Charles Welsby' and you
never read a word of il, because it had no
reference to polo. nor the Macfarlane in
st:tute for working lads. the only subjects
10 which you give any attention. Four
people read it. however. and wrote to me
at once. one man denounced the scheme
as another instance of the patronage of
th" rich. He added that il was d sop. and
that the toilers would soon find open places
for themselves
He would mean your garden. Welsby."
suggested Produce. The socialist has two
main principles of actiou-firsr, to give
ruthing to any good cause himself and
second. 10 appropriate his neighbors' prop
erty on the first opportunity. And your
other correspondents?
/ had letter from the inventor of an
uG.ntoNicatiHg beer offering 10 on condi-
ton that We advertised his beverage which
be discovered by supernatural guidance and
sold for philanthrOpic ends"
All queer beverages and patent medi-
ciEes are owned by high-cIass religious peo-
PIE. tS far as can understand remarked
Corn. Go on
a third letter warned me that such
spaces would he abused by bad characters
and sap the morals of The people; the
fer rod hot, +nfv-
would BE- closed on sabbath"
\ publican evidently" remarked Cotton;
no man Is 50 concerned about Sabbath OBJ
servance- And so you got sick of the whole
affair
Rather. till I goathis letter. III read it.
and then You can make your guesses at the
iEcIosure:
LIVERPOOL. June Q. 1S9-.
My Dear Sir-YOur letter of Ith ultimo,
in the issue of the Morning Trumpet of
May :. caught my eye and received my
most careful attention. As you appeared
I" have established prima facie case for
" nat you designate peoples Fairgrounds
l have occupied my leisure time in exam
ining the sanitary and social condition of
certain parts of our city which We're more
oF less distinctly indicated in your letter.
As the result Of my Investigations, | am
thoroughly convinced in the first place
that you have proved your case as regards
th- unfortunate circumstances Of the chill
drvn in such parts and. in the second place
and wisely considered.
1t then became my duty as a citizen Of
Liverpool 10 consider what / could DO to
further the ends Of your scheme and il
seemed 70 me- on the whole most advisable
10 place a sum of money at your disposal
on condition that it be spent with such
9IheF sums as may be sent YOU in pur-
chasing deCaying property and creating
play grouudS-said play grounds to he vest
ed in the parks and gardens committee of
the city Cpunci-aHd / would suggest that
people Interested in each district he al
lowed and tnctSIraged To contribute to the
furnishing and adornment of the play
grounds.
4 beg therefore to inclose a draft in
your favor on Messrs. Cioldbeater & Co.
Lombard street, London and | have only
10 add my sincere approval of the good
work You are doing among the poor of
Liverpool. and my wish. which as man
or honor, YOU will doubtless carefully re
spect- that yuu will take no steps to dis
cover my name. / have the honor to be
your obedient servant.
.zACCHEUs.
satisfactory, very. although a triae
pejantic and long -wnded. And the sum.
WeISHyf | say $3.50
Five hundred pounds" said Cotton
one thousand pounds" cried Produce
What DO You say 10 fIONo?" and the
draft was handed round.
Congratulate you. old man" Fruit shook
hands with Welshy. and so did they all.
Tor he had worked hard in many a good
''iH't- ] pu ItS~INt your luck. think I'll
take 10 writing letters for my pet hos
pitaL Who can he be? Do you suspect any
Uue?''
Half dozen. but I'm bound not to in
quire. and l rather think that the trail is
covered at Goldbeater's beyond finding
But l know who did not give it-Sam Dod-
son
NO. ~ course did not ask him for help.
one does not court refusals. but you know
his meddltng. ferreting ways. II he didn't
stop ne on the street and ask fifty ques-
uons ill hinted at subscription, when he
was of in minute"
Nothing frightens him ike a suggestion
OF that kind He has raised meanness to
the height of genius. They say that he is
worth t@n.U1. hu- l wouldn't change with
him said Produce, FOR a million when
he dies bJdson VII not leave a soul to re-
Eret him and therein not be six people at
his funeral"
You can't be sure. gentlc!ncn," said a
qIit' voice behind: I've overheard YOU on
Dr''son. ana l hope what y0u say is not
true
The speaker was one OF those rare souls
tTnu sends forth at time To establish our
faith III goodness. who are believed in by
Al parties. and respected by all creeds and
lpNsi by all classes. who sit on all the
Charitable boards and help on every good
cause. and make peace In ruarrrIs; whom
old men consult in their Uerolexitins and
young men turn Jc in trouble and renr,la