The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-03
subtract $50 from this. and render me the

change =,
The man with the siders had reached into hi.
frock coat pocket and PRODUCED a large lut
black wallet. He reached into one OF the com.
partments, ran his finger over a number ol
bills, and the one that he Jerked out een
his thumb and foreflnger had $500 stamped
on 1t; IL was not a new, bill, but looked IKE
IL had had quite some handling.
The hotel mans face when he gingerly topa
hold Of that bill was funny. He looked the
huge man over rs If he were some welrd sorl
Of a two-legced pach, derm. He was almost
speechless. but he contrived 70 ar'iculate;
Smallest yo' ais got, subj
The smallest replied the man with the
siders. briefly, sticking his fingers INTO ms vest
pocket and pulling out n wad OF ones ana twos
and nves and running over them, Here 4.
but a matter Of $50. and ! desire the bill broken.
The hotel man, walking ike a man IN q dnhe;
went over to the old-fashioned safe behind
the Office desk, fumbled with the combination,
n while and pulled out a dirty canvas bag stuffed
with notes Of all denomina tiOns up 10 nity
Meanwhile the huge man addressed the sln'ling
manHgar. ,,o honor ,o ,,sssrt
me 10 the ladies' and gentlemen Of your organi-
%zationI' he said. with n sweep OF the arm los
ward us' and u minute or 80 lhier v Il Ibuna
ourselves shaking hands with Johns ,. PinckneA,
of Philadelphia. wandering around tins wretcheu
region seeking investments, certainty No., IN
search OF comfort or Hospitality as Mr. f,hch.
ney put the matter. shaking " al cordially
by the hand and placing his silk hat against
his bosom when he came 10 the ladies' ne
simply waved the manager on he earth wren
the latte tried to tell him that his generosity
would never be forgotten, and that me
financial end of il would be liquldated on me
morrow.
deprecatingly The pleasure Is mine. ] assur"
you. or what possible use were, the possession
Of n competency II portions OF the same be not
applied on occasions such rs this 70 relieve the
temporary embarrassments of fellow-beings?
Delivering himself of which noble sentiment,
the philanthropist demanded TO know OF tne
count out his change. 4 there were any cham
payne in the house. The hotel mar proudly
produced the four bottles that he'd had on
s tSa pinGs, al in he the sul R"I eyer ro SlHss DE- and a GR in iSa
upstairs parlor the bunch of W. did things to
that quartette of quarts that made Us ieel as
If the whole blooming earth wasn't q o,lagmlre
any how. The philanthroplst slipped the man.
ager a $50 in the presence OF the motel man. say
ing
will therefore ret BE- On hand. To my regret. ~
case your expectations of success are net realized
Tomorrow night. This basatelle may come in
conveniently. Tut, tut, tut. my dear slr
however. IL You find Yourself in o%pulence NJ the
termination Of your tour. you may forward me
the amount TO the | Mon League club. in Phlln-
delphia. But do not worry yourself as TO mat
my dear man
Then the philanthroplst made his adieus;
looked really shameiaced when he was thanked
by all hands for his timely open hancedness.
and was shown to his room by the obseqnlons
hotel man.
He was gone the next morning. We had a
tip-top house that night and at midnight We SET
sail for New Orleans al 10 the good, and bust
ness in sight Ia the town by Lake Ponchaitrain,
We'll I've been watching the papers pretty
closely ever since. but | haven't noticed that
they've got the philanthrOpic PlnCkney yet. al
though the Secret Service peoyle were put wise
TO him the day alter We LEFT Brewton. The
hotel man had sent up his -urplusaRe To his
Montgomery bank. and PhilaLthropist rinck-
ney's $500 note made the cashier laugh real loud
and long. We read about II all IN the NaN
Orleans papers. After we'd got all thrg'l2h
reading Pinckney's list of aliases. and tlbulated
statements Of the different kinds Of papers he'd
engraved in his time. and a lot Of general inform
a. on about his mastery ability both as a
maker and a shower Of the queer the manager
expressed our thoughts about right.
" I'm a law-abiding citizen and as much on
the level as I can be IN my business, said he.
but I'm DANCED If ! don't hope they never do
get Plnckney!'"