The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-12

Would you believe II? His income was
from 81 10 $40 day, and To prove IL he
showed us a bank roll
Now, gentlemen says he, wen
have another drink and III quit New
ark"
HIM" exclaimed b, when p fin-
ished his recital "They run that way
sometimes and sometimes they don't. I
had little experience myself the other
night at just about the same place YOU
met your friend from Brooklyn. AsH
was going along late at night, with my
coat buttoned up TO my ears a man who
had been standing on the curbstone spoke
10 me.
He was respectable looking, and
thought at first he wanted some informa-
tion. L stopped, but soon saw Il was a
case OF touch, and walked on. There was
something in the mans manner that was
different from the usual run in such
cases, and when l had walked few
steps I said TO myself that hadn't done
right by him and so l went back /
found him standing In shadow, weeping
He didn't hear me coming. and gave
frightened start when I spoke to him
l guess he thought I might be coming
back 10 make trouble for him. ! asked him
what was the matter. and he told me
just about the same kind OF a story as
your cigar friend. only my man was a
leather worker from New Haven
You are the first man 1 ever asked
10 help me- he said, and you don't know
how II made me feel when you turned
away from me-
"He was shivering from cold and said
he had had nothing to eat all day IL he
could only get back TO New Haven, he
said, he could get money from his friends
Il haven't got any money to give YOU
] said, but come along with me. I'll get
you some thing 10 eat and bed L took
him to n hotel up in Broad street. near
Washington Park and told the propri-
etor, who was a friend of mine to feed
and house him and ia stand good The
proprietor wouldn't have it that way,
though.
II you think he's q. k said the
hotel man. he can stay here tonight and
have breakfast i'm the morning. and
there'll be no freight for anybody to pay
''In the morning after breakfast my
man went TO the proprietor and asked
him IL there wasn't something ne could
do to pay for the food and lodging ne
had had. There had been a kick-up with
the dish washer, and the hotel man said:
1T amt exactly i'm your line but you
can turn I'm and wash dishes. II you
want
He took right hold md worked hard
and faithfully for three days My friend
took a shine TO him and lent him enough
money to get TO New Haven The next
week this money came back and SC along
with Il. 81 "A day for his board while he
was at the hotel. although dropping In
at such a timely moment as he did. the
work was worth more than the price OF
his board and lodging. But the best part
OF it all was the letter he sent. 1 guess
the hotel man wouldn't part with that
for six times Sc. and I guess IL you read
Il you'd retract that statement that all
men are liars when they're broke. tell
YOU one case like this warns up ~ mans
heart and makes up for all the money he
may have thrown away on buns and
fakes"
Right" exclaimed the group OF listen
ers
Right" reiterated W. "a person
who has never taken = chance. when he
hears story of hard luck, for fear he
may get his leg pulled for a good thing.
amt the kind ~ person We want In this
world. hut, speaking OF bread on the
waters, 1 had a little experience myself
that isn't just like either of you told.
"One morning. not long ago. was going