The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-10


hospital. I have money enough to Keep
myself out of your hospital and money
enough to keep my friends out If choose
to do so. No. sir, you are mistaken
when you think that 1 am going TO give
you that piece of property"
The deacon. instead of permitting Mr..
Rogers to continue and then modifying
him became exasperated, as most good
deacons would have done under the cir
cumstances. Arising from his chair, he
cried out:
Mr.. Rogers, do you know that you are
on the direct road to perdition?"
Mr. Rogers sprang from his chair, up
set chair and a table in his attempt
to reach the good deacon, at the same
marks as the reader may we'll supply.
You come here and because don't SHOW
ell out deeds to real estate to you, you
time crying out with such illuminary re-
tell me 1 am going to hell? Get out of
here?"
But the good deacon had got out before
Mr.. Rogers had finished his remarks on
the subject
A newspaper man went to him to get
subscription for a book devoted to the
interests of the city. The old gentleman
jumped on him vigorously. The news
paper man kept perfectly quiet and let
the object of his angling talk himself out
Before he left. however, he had a check
In his pocket for S625, whereas he had
only asked for $125.
Here is a story which it is said Mr.
Rogers related in his own home but
few weeks prior to his death. 1t shows
Just how blunt he was and how little
he cared for the opinions of others, for
he enjoyed relating 1t greatly:
went to answer the doorbell one aft
ernon few days ago when a rather
comely nliddle-aged woman presented
herself and said she wanted TO see Mr.
Rogers l tod her that 1 was the in
dividual and she said:
"Oh, YOU are Mr.. Rogers? Well, / came
here to have some business with you
presume you want to know my name?"
Il have not the least curiosity to know
your name" l replied, 80 you can go
right ahead and tell me your business. -
Il presumed" answered the woman.
that before you had any dealings with
me you would like to know sonnet hing
about me. 1 am married woman
interrupted her, assuring her her
family affairs were not of the slightest
interest to me and asked her to go on
and ten her business To this she replied
that she had come for 5000.
"Oh, you want $4,000" I inquired
That is what. l am after" replied the
woman
And what makes you think that will
give you $4,000" 1 asked.
THE good God" was the answer. HE
| appeared TO me and told me to come here
and ask you for 5000 and to tell you
that he had said you were to give
it to me-"
Where did you see the good God?" I
asked.
Il just left Him short distance down
| the street here fraouantlv Him -
the woman assured me.
by the good God you mean God AL
mighty, 1 presume?" 1 inquired.
Yes. sir" was the response.
well, sissy" said, you just go
back and tell God Almighty that for
once He made mistake Mr.. Rogers is
not going to give you 5000 on any such
| collateral. Now get along out of here"
citizen of New York. who also has
a home in Paterson, went to see Mr..
Rogers not long ago, on a begging mis-
sion for New York charity.
I'm going down to Mr.. Rogers Office
to get hell and a thousand dollars" he
said before starting. Half an hour later
he came back.
How did you come out?" asked the
friend to when he had made the remark
"Oh. got both" was the reply. and he
showed the evidence as to the s., 900 by
| displaying a check.
A friend once asked Mr.. Rogers if he
received many begging letters.
''If l were to answer all the begging
letters that come to me-" was the reply
II should be compelled to keep at least
two private secretaries. AS l attend to
all my own business. simply leave such
| letters unanswered, and the people who
write can guess what l mean.
| Mr.. Rogers was proud of his family
especially so of his father and the repu-
tation of his family for locomotive build
irg. He was even sentimental on this
point and it was with some difficulty that
he was persuaded to permit the continu-
alton of his name in connection with the
locomotive works after the sale.
He cared little about what was said
about either him or his father as far as
religion and the practice Of certain virtues
were concerned, but he would not brook
reflection on either when such reflection
reputed anything wrong with either the
principle OF honesty or the building oil
good engines. AS to his view of ordinary
conduct a remark he once made concern
ing his father serves as an illustration
Thomas Rogers was the father of only
four children" remarked a friend to Mr.
J. S. ROBBERS one day, when family mat.
! tiers were under discussion.
According to the best information
have on the subject" was Mr.. Rogers
response, there were about seventy-five
but only four of us got the money"
The old man enjoyed this remark ex
ceedingly, and he did not seem to consid.
er II a reflection on his parent
| Persons who believe that fresh air Is
necessary for longevity will be interested
to know that Mr.. Rogers. who lived long.
er than ninety-nine men out of a hun
dred, had a great objection TO having
windows open in either his living OIL
sleeping rooms. He insisted on having
all crevices practically Theoretically seal
ed all the year around. You read every
day about people dying in consequence oi
draughts of air; the mind brings pneu
monia and oil sorts of troubles Yot
hear frequently of men dying because
they lived or slept in rooms where Their,
was a draught, but you never heard o.
any one dying for want of a draught o,
wind" was the logic he used in explana
ton of his action.
Mr. Rogers did not have much use fo
lawyers. He was a man with remarkabl,
quick perceptions and he was disposed tC
trust TO his own acuteness I'm drawing ur
legal papers rather than the technica
knowledge of lawyers. 1t is said that La
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