The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-14

to the unique expense of printing tickets,
win the admission price. 81 or 81, promi-
nent, In heavy type. The scheme is then
to send them broadcast to the wealthy
colonists with the significant word com
pIimentary" written across their face.
"Confound him. exclaims the wealthy
colonlst II cannot accept his 'compll-
mentary, for fear of giving color TO a
social obligation, To throw the tickets
back in the struggling artists face would
be cruel So it ends with the mailing OF
postal order for the marked price OF
two tickets aud a success for the struS-
Cling artist. He manages TO nave the
Paris papers call IL AN artistic success.
Should the wealthy member of the col
ony accept the compliment instead
of paying, a social obligation is incurred.
He must have the artist to dinner. We'll
as he is there he may as well be MADE 10
work and so II comes about there Is
soiree musicale, small and select, to fol-
low the dinner the colony acknowledges
a new patron OF music. and the last state
of the man Is worse than the first, Tor
he is now she acknowledged Macaenas
of the struggling artist with the oblisa-
ton TO help him out OF financial sCrlpes,
and in particular, to buy him steamer
tickets home. II is always tickets
never ticket Our young friend the pianist
mnde use of the device so often that a
c,na,ittee Of ladies' at last formed syn
dictate against him. So much was given
him TO go to London. There, when he
was ready TO embark for New York his
ticket would be given-to the purser! he
begged pltifully to be allowed TO buy the
ticket himself. "on a freight or cattie
boat. and save the difference" hut me
syndicate was obdurate. At last when, as
A clincher they threw in $50 pocket
money''-"to play poker on the boat as
one cynical grande dame put 1.-THE sue
cumbed, and Paris breathed freer for
year thereafter.
His Nerve work.
II IL pretended that the Americans who
wakes IN dead broke In Paris may hope TO
have roast quails drop into his mouth ior
the mere opening of II. The quahs are
here and roasted, but they must be taken
possession Of. l know no better example
than that of the young American who, by
impudently pushing, built up. in year,
an international law practice. He went
10 Paris on a weeks notice. to live on
his brother who, as chance would nave
H. was Just giving up Partisan lie 10 re-
turn to honest work at home. Inc Two
crossed each other on the high seas ana
the tenderfoot was ignorant that the
other doing the best for him possible, mad
arranged for a friend to meet him at the
wharf When the friend introduced MIN
self he was turned down rs contihehtai
bunco steerer, and the young American
landed friendless in Paris. with two dol
lars in his pocket he took a room al tne
Grand Hotel. Then, after wash-up ana
hearty breakfast, he went to the consul
once The consul being out, he sent the
once bow TO buy him cigarettes, hung up
his hat. set back in an easy chair with
his feet on a table and began to make
study OF Galgnanfs Messenger.
Come in" he cried cheerily, in answer
,f..4ts RI
looking New Yorker.
us this the consul's office?"
ut Is"
.I have a rather delicate matter of tn
ternational law" began the other and
would like TO get some Information"
THAT is what l am here for" replied
the tenderfoot, promptly. He had studied
law at home. and in five minutes held the
threads of the New Workers. difficulty.
Without knowing the first thing of inter-
national procedure or the French code, he
gave the inquirer an imaginative on
hand ''opinion." But l would prefer to
write IT out for you" he added. with an
air Of practical good sense. we mlSh'
take lunch together"
The New Yorker was delighted to find
a legal opinion that agreed perfectly with
his own Here Is my card he said
And | am staying at the Hotel Bis.
toll" II was the card of an Ameri an
millionaire. whose name was household
word. In high spirits the nervy youth
hastened to the office Of a real int rn-
a ional lawyer. whose address he iishei
out Of the Bottin. Il acknowledge the
thing is too big for me-" he explained
"and propose that we go halves 1t was
a big thing, and the other saw 1t Instant
ly. Having to do with delicate negoia-
lions over customs duties at n critical
period, they lived on the case two m orths
and So well pieaSed the rich New Yorker
| that crumbs fell to them from his table
| for years after. II was. moreover, the be-
| ginning OF a meteroic career for TIE i'm
promptu International lawyer wtose
| strong point. apart from his nerve was
to conceal miraculously frcm his client
and from colleagues his complete and
| perfect ignorance OF international law.
The tale would lose instructiveness with
out it's ending. Unfortunately for rim.
our young friend had a slight yellow