New-York tribune., 1900-12-02
4 THOUSAND ONE D0LLAR BILLS.
THEY CONQUERED THE OLD NAN WHEN ONE BIG
BANKNOTE FAILED.


From The Nsw-orIeaas Timss-Democrat-
a professional compronniser who understands his
business is a most valuable the star OF any
big railroad said New-OEieans lawyer, apropos
cIi2 o. r1Is .an6 3! T Sd The tscT ilSrssssd S on n
by something rather unusual that hapDened cary
0 So I remember, when was engaged oy
certain raroaG company 70 Fs2IsssnI y = a e4a-
hurt a crossing I got the job because the reg
out CT Town On bigger affairs and 7 threw myself
into It With ur;imise5 er5nGsasIn A Ettle IN
Pany didn't have leg 70 stand on and neither,
having been broken above the knee. So advised
compromise. and was tod 70 settle IT, i could.
knew the Opposition lawyers had been hIling their
client with rosy hopes: but thought uU a scheme
that seemed promising The claimant was an lg-
years. and took il for granted that ne had never
had had as much As 400 az any one time in MS hfs.
going 70 a bank got brand new 1900 bin Thea
dirty little back room. and made ny proDosirlon
8 Ior ss.IIe7el & US 15 anIcipated ne declined
pill with a studied careiessness in that case III
added. did you ever happen 70 see a thousand
70 Be- ea6id Gss vas ra-sa h2os9ns 2ts q pePer
myself. and expected him 70 finger IL like a pIece
ssT ana ha3ss5 h bsej< So ] 10 12gareIT inter-
stolidly, and went smoking his pipe
a few days after this discouraging experience
OF the line happened 70 be in town ana i-o1rs, i,
inquire about the case ne was q TsfS-a- - -
man totally destitute OF tact ana nsSA~ ..cs cS
understand how he held his Job He chIcEied " 1e1
simply 0verplayed yourself You ex5e~re5 bs- ~
Old man 70 drcp dead at the sight OF a thousand-
what it meant, II was beyond She oucoosts % his
hear an astronomer ta s5ou5 se 595 Saen M y9S %
The figure conveys no idea 20 your mind u is 100
YOU an object lesson + v9s s1-5-s $500 Aaa - y gtys
but went along and the hrsr thing Andrews did
IA he han IA
cut the slips fha- held them t5ssrSsr -Ss s5 - ,. -
up In a loose heap and wrapped them In a news
found the cid man sitting in his iirrIs sscE roorS
sun smoking his pipe. He didn't seem 70 have
said the claim agent, after few general remarks
I've oroHgEt around that thousand dollars. and
got angry Immediately. TN not do {ry' BE- yelled.
TN take what I sued for and not a cent Isss,'
You're foolish said Andrews calmly: no fsrv
vii give you over thousand. and your lawyers
with me He rad been holdfag re -eeis-s al
bills on his knee while he was taIking and tust
t1sn ~ t as ma5s - an awkward Gesture and n0cksd i
one swoo2 scattered the money an over the squaid
little room II covered everyJhing-focr chars.
table. bed. and some or ft even went into rS wash
DOW ,bossone the luck. he shouted Here. Con-
naily. lend hand VIII you. and help me gather up
iris stun The old man made no reply bur SAT-
slid out q MS mouth and fell into his lap Mean
while ANDREWS seized broom and began sweep
usr whispered ConnaIly at last. stiH sla-ins stu
pidly az the litter how much is there The thou
kept sWeepinE. IN ten minutes ha had collected
the money IN a big heap on the newspaper. Well
bundled IL IN. Hold on a BIZ said ghs od nan
s1ei las osIoFs @ Iniy realSed what had happeasd
whole thing had been dOne so rapidly and passed
play taat I was simply dumfoundeS and lacked
language 20 EXPRESS my admiration Andrews was
was nothing remarkabie In what he hSd done
When You undertake to speilhind . man win
he can comprehend -