The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-14

& ternity that the brokers are crying out
II for relief from the nuisance. The sudden
& increase of business in Wall street and
& the daily reports of immense sales of
81 stocks and the stories, real and fanciful,
Il of the making of vast fortunes by a turn
q of the wheel, have convinced outsiders
II that the streets of the financial section
g are bestrewn with gold and brokers are
4 waiting only to be asked to hand out
generous donations to any possible char
ity.
4 So long as the begging was done with
some degree of finesse, Wall street en-
dured it cheerfully, and gave freely. Lis
Il some young women with soft voices and
i appealing eyes who wished to sell tickets
TO performances that were never intend
ed to take place found a ready market;
suaye gentlemen in silk hats, who po-
ltely suggested subscriptions to organ
ization which existed chiefly within
those hats, collected an occasional bonus,
while the hard-luck story, buoyantly and
II genially presented, was almost sure to be
rewarded with the price of a drink. But
the plain, unvarnished bum" with a five
days underground of whiskers and too
well ventilated clothing is not popular on
Wall street and this kind has become
very prevalent of hate Along with him
il have come a horde of subscription agents,
who invade buildings like a swarm of
reaches, and are as little welcome. That
Is why Wall street is now in revolt
The publication of illustrated volumes
on Wall street and it's prominent men
mas made it possible for the charity flend
10 recognize a Stock Exchange man in.
me street, and it is quite a common
thing Tor one of the board members to
De approached by a seedy stranger and
addressed by name.
Mr.. Clews," begins the stranger. 81
used to speculate in your office and had
run oil luck, but l got on the wrong side
vi tne market and now / am up against
IL 1 want TO ask you for a small loan
uhth sell house l own in the country.
"hen l get the cash for this place I shall
De pack in your office rolling up the
money again.
Like many other cases, the broker
thlhKs ne recognizes a casual customer in
ue apparent stranger and the loan Is
,Ultncoming. The ups and downs of
val street life make ID necessary for
e'ery one to be kindly disposed to the
w. m'A who Is temporarily out at elbows.
lie borrower may be the lender in a few
weeks time. But when the same broker
% approached a second time with the
, rllne tale OF hard luck 1t begins to look
.L queer Street" and of all people in
NV "orld, the Wall street broker is the
".st Iesentful when victimized.
a., tue same time the broker must be
sau'lous In his dealings with the stran-
o.. VINO accosts and claims acquaintance
r ~, MN on the street. There are many
0a''eues Of SPECTATORS, and some of those
nv ~uo ufltt IN from the country districts
.he'llhs clothes that would make a hit on
~ variety stage are too good customers
s,,ao certain member of big Wall
~ ,s nrm had an unpleasant experience
a. 's Inc recently. As he was going to
clo.te Nchange an elderly man in shabby
0, addressed him timidly:
amt you Mr.. So-and-so?"
.I ies' l am. but I'm In a great hurry"
COULDN'T" "SA ~" you
,r, 70 sir, I con not" said the broker
apua'ieally seeming a touch"
NJ ne stalked away he was dimiy aware
a. s'me messenger boys laughing at the
sfs,, nis interlocutor cut as he stood,
ats-s ana discounted. Half an hour
eroi. 'He broker came out upon the street
MAJ O'"y 10 run into the seedy little
90 our So-and-so." began the little man.
eo8l1, wanted 90 ask you ef you
bros,. see here" cried the outraged
Vsy won't stand being held up this
srr,.,. y you do 1t again III have you
sasa 5., give me back my twenty thou
ly said the little man patient
Watt"
lou- No.. twenty thousand dollars with
Nar,l4 10 20 Combined Wheat, ana lust
ms pt..t..",h YOU n YOU couldn't tell
rto ...',If ia better hang on or sell F"
os-., ...ay little man was country mil
hat U~ Considerable Spectator. II
h m..,'-N,r ton minutes 20 apologize
A1a,.,.' behtiinn the occssion.
hfotf. zee Of beRgar that the stock
ran e., ~. Ifllef from b. me insistent
iHan r., ,. l.'ecls foF charitable insil.
letter u. imaginary, principally the |
pisy "A ~. Invariably 6sscends on hls
'-'is'i sine ~ lhs day, burst. |