The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-16
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Discourses Learnsdly on ]. PierpOnt
Morgan and philanthropy.

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Chicago Times-Herald: ut was a
Lncky Thing fer Columbus that He
Come over Here and discovered this
country when He did" paw sed when
we was gethered around the family
surcle mite before last
"Why?" nav asst Him.
"Becos,' paw Told her. IL Ennybud
dy Come over here looken for place to
land now do you no what Would Hap
pen? ]. Peerpont Morgan would BE
Thare when the great Discuverer pulled
up to the Dock and say: I halt to be
Harsh with you. Christ. But this Be-
longs to sin dycate what / have fist
formed, and II you want to tie rope
10 the Western hemasfeer you got To
pay the skedyool price"
''Who is j. Peerpont Morgan?" NAV
asst. 81 think / herd that name Some
WHARF before"
''He Is the man what lets God press
the button" paw told her, and he Does
4he rest. He blows the Whlssel fur
the peepul OF this country in the mornen
and shuts the Gates at mite. He owns
mIllyun dollar yot and Has a Prtvut
car and Cant eat SWEET Things becoz
they make him too fat, that's who he
IS" Every mite when He goes TO Bed
he neels Down and prays:
Now Lay me Down to sleep
Il formed Anuther trust to-day
/ pray the Lord my Sole to keep
Dive Got anuther under Wayl;
II should Die Before wake
(Ill Git It thru without DoubO
pray the Lord my Sole % T2Ks
land bar all other people Out.
my sakes." nav Says, "lt's Just tur-
rible. amt It? ] Wunder what makes
him do il? / should Think He would
ruther take a Vacoshun for q while
and Let Sumbuddy else try to Run the
erth fer a few weeks list to see II they
could Do It."
"Well," paw says. Il tell you How It
Is, He don't think 1t Would be rite.
You See, He Is q fllantherpist Every
Few days He gives q Horsepittle or a
norfen a sylum 10, Sumbuddy what
neads one in their business. II He
wouldn't keep maxim millyun or two
every week or two how could he do slch
kind deeds for the Poor?"
well, nav says, shat mite be so,
after all. So we often to Blame him
too Harsh"
pie what would Git sum OF the mummy
IL He wasent Taken 1t all mite Look af-
ter the asylums and Bid the Horsepit-
ties II they had the chanel, and maybe
Sum Of them need 1t Themselfs. But
how does he no? He can't take no
chances by lettln people Run Things on
thare own hook Even II He Does
KEEP gitten richer and richer takin In
I'VE Dollars what other foxes can hard
ly spare, and givin away thirty cents
Of It to help the sick and orfuns. When
a man is FilantheTpist he can't list sit
around Lettln other people give away
what thay kin afford. He hast to Take
It away from Them and Divide 1t Up
among the Poor, and Keep about ninety
pur sent fer his trubble.
t'WelI.' nav told him, II Don't see
Flow slch q man gifts any rest out OF
Life. l should Think he would be wor-
rIed all the Time fer fere the Bank mite
fale and He Would Loose his mummy"
Before paw got Chanel to tell us
eny More about 1t little Albert come in
and sed the pup was havin fife with
MoFtn's dawg In the Alley,
Paw beat me 70 the Dore by Neck,
and CESS he'd Of got to the fife furst
too only the man who was putten in
Coal fer the Henderson, turned Around
the Corner with his Wheal barra 1ist
as paw got thare, goln the other Way. .
When I Reached the place the Man
had one Arm loose and paw Was tryin
to Git the Handle Of the Wheal barra
often his neck. Both Of Them was spit
ten Coal out in the alley, and Lettin II
Go to waste. GEORGE.