The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-23
To be continued.
PAY CAR FARES WITH JETELRY.
How to Travel Around New York II You
Leave Your Purse ut Home.

How to Travel Around New York You
Leave Your Purse at Home.
Tho Owl Club was in regular 3 A. VI session
in the lobby Of an uptown hotel when the in
formal debate turned to tho possibility Of a
well-drcssed man making his way around New
York without money This would not include.
of course. the men who are in n chronic state
Of imperuniosity. but from the personal expe-
ri"nrc related by the members 1t was made
plain that man who through some accident
or forgctfuncss is temporarily out of funds
need not walk from the Battery to Harlem IL
he has to make the trip.
It's the easiest thing in the world" said the
member who does not live at the hotel. but was
| ordained an owl because Of his conEenial habit
of going 20 bed when the sun comes up. Il
discovered it on au occasion when | was facing
the necessity Of making certain tour Of the
city in hast" and was far away from my board
ing house without cent in my pocket had
started from home with very litt'c small change
In my pocket but surprising that my bill book
was In its usual place. Unfortunately had
changed my waistcoat before leaving home
and the bill book was in the one l had taken
of didn't have time to walk back for it. even
il I'd had the inclination. There wasn't pawn
shop open in the immediate vicinity and was
in too much Of hurry to look around much
Finally | hurried up the steps of the cl"-
waited station. rs did SO pulling the lin ont Of
my scarf and one of my cards out OF my pocket
stuck the pin into the card and showed it
through the window Of the ticket office. am
very sorry. l started to say. have left my
money at home and if You will take this
but before was half through with my auolo-
Gctic speech the scartpin had disappeared in
side the window and IN its place was ticket.
was hurried along Ivy the others in line and had
only time I" mutt"r. Thank YOU, Tn" prompt,
ness with which my Offer had been accepted
SURPRISED me. but it also gave me confidence
across town. This tim" it was my pearl
handled knife that. fastened !" one OF my
GG1 acor WIS ma m pretty Sr h hui n Gn
decided that my story was true and rang UP
n" fare as paid he; OF conrS". putting up the
! redeem the knife next DAY as promised. I.
ct Go mr., ma1m mem9rpmdinm OF MS mpm6er
| the location of the station where had left my
For q ticket uptown left my keys and
! card taking tn" prccaution to retain the house
| key, This brought me home all, right. and
| properly and leaving II good cigar with each
man who had nccommodnted me. Of course
| out money. hut il can bo done if man is sober
and rrsI",rttahle looking" r
| - should imagine. suggested listener.
that if very many people adopted voursystcm
good proportion Of them would get Ia Offering
hs aTe @nd w9 RIT @J 10
selves many nickrl- out Of pocket and with /.
lot OF useless Junk on their hands.
the good things that can T6 Sc kiiI"d Ty ' Over r..
work INT from the qnronrrrn"d way in. which
/ offers | am convinced that the plan is often
employed by men temporarily out Fl funds"
mornin % about dayEreak. vomn' "rar 1 an
| other owl. an actor on his summer rest. !
Of say h rou te or nt '%r m df or AZ g
ing In fact | had been at much-pTo;
lonG"d, after7the show social meeting and
direction. The walk had cleared my brain
| and not finding a cent in my pocket |
| downtown. as had done ali the walking that
was good for me. Their" was saloon nearby
| cleaning the glasses behind the bar when en-
tered. having made W my mind to tell him
nveras told my Woes. and then without word
| pushed out bottle and small glass and said.
refuse Then the BARTENDER Sid clnk ing half
dollar across the bar toward mo. saying that It
vas all right could ,n1 nay him 1%m" time when
whclmcd me. and | insisted on buying the
drinks.Tith, his money, | spcnt all but the
finally resumed my way firmly convinced that
New York was the best city in tho world and
| however. that tn" man who had been SO gem
"rous ana whom mustn't forget to say ! ro-
paid next day-had known m" all the time. I
am rather inclined to believe now that il had
been stranger TO him he would have treated
| me differently
There is no Doubt" broke in another mem
Der. that if a man has any moderately vaIl-
ab" lcwclry, win him b" need not feel the lack
| he needn't go 70 n pawnsh"p either II he
wants only, = or 10 cents the proprietor or a
| clerk in almost any drug store or cigar store
| will advanc" that much TO him on a scarfun
or pemknifc or walking stick; and h" will
harrassment incident to visit to n pawnshnp
OF courS" the expectation of sale when tho
| man comes to redeem his property has some
thing to do with thoir accommodating way"
| 1t surprised me once, SAID IN" business
which I usually tHk"t9 my once knew m" we'll
| enough to pass on Without word one morning
Thil" was IiyrE frs, tn% on" E1EcE"t and
to have been hnt wasn't there | had changed
my clothes that morning. and had forgotten 10
happened he was at the other end Of tho ear ear.
andno one noticed my prcdnament. spoke
10y name; it will he alt right to morrow. which
Well" said the night clerk, who is Secretary
| and Treasurer OF tn" club and general manager
| haven had any such cNrcr"uc" in New York.
running hotei in Ioui-viIo ihad gone ont for
n bicycle ride, and far out IN III" suburbs had
n spill Tn" wheel was NOR" damaged than !.
aud it coull not b" ridden back tot"wn,, There
| men ] had started away without cent
inmy ciothe. | was leaning rnriullv against
shabby negro approached lie, asked me what
was inc lnatt"r, ana WNNh | '''ui Nun. mo
whe" was out Of business he suggested that |
take street ear, y" was 50 ,g,"d- uaturedly
Interested that ] frankly told him had no
money, He churkl"d. and. drawing his hand
out % his pock"t, showed two nirk"ls,
That's all got. boss hut You kin have ono
of en- h" said protested. but he insisted.
md as til" situation WI d"sporat" accepted
It"Id him 10 call AT Tia" hotel next morning
Then boarded the car with tn" broken who"l.
The conductor came along. and | handed HIM
over tn" nickel and settled back in my seat
| with sigh of sat I~fautIru.
| Five cents more snit the conductor We
charg" for wheels on this line
That was tru" and had forgotten IT, But
| ] told the conductor what the situation was
and who was and how tired was and h. let
mo ride The negro called al the hot" next
dav. aud b" worked for me from that time until
] left m" ho,el u" wa- out Of work when he
| gave me half Of his last 10 cents. hnt | hHy"
| nlWnys hrnn gnd that was In q position 70