The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-21
LIVING BY BRAIN WORK.
Shrewd Trick of Hangers-on of Smart
Set.

New York Letter in Pittsburg Dispatch.
Living on your wits in New York is
daily becoming more and more a profess
sional study. There are many individuals
fine education and excellent manners, who
are unable to earn IN ordinary living.
either because they were not taught how
or because their ancestral supply of in
herited wealth has run dry. Work they
cannot do, and even II they were willing
ii is not likely they could render any en-
ployer services satisfactory enough to pay
them a salary on which they might con-
tinue living as gentlemen. Beginning at
the bottom of the ladder on a s10-per-week
clerkship proposition Is. of course. absurd
milestone on the highway OF life. Hence
there is no other choice for them than
putting their inventiveness to work,
and somehow or another manage TO con-
tinue TO move in the set where they be-
long, or at least give out the impression
that they are still within the sacred por-
tails. Two new ways OF grating on So
ciety have just come to lfght The drst
CRATER is known as the 'tally-ho terror
His method of procedure consists of in
gratiating himself into the confidence Of
some of the wealthy club members and
talking the pleasures of tally-hoing to them
with sufficient repetition 10 make them in
terested. When a coaching trip finally
has been decided upon, with Mr.. Smooth
as the host p~resumptive. he makes all the
preparations. The SWEETEST turnout, the
finest horses and the best-liveried groom
are in front or the CLUB at the hour or
the start. En- tour they stop at every
roadhouse. and the IDENTITY OF the we'll
known members of the party is such that
the landlord offers no objection when he
is told by the high muck-a-muck to send
him the bill" On their return home the
party is ~profuse I'm thanks for a splendid
time to the supposed host About a week
later the 'tally-ho terror calls on every
membe of the party, presenting him with
a bill ranging from $50 TO 800 as his share
of the expense OF the trip. Called upon for
an explanation. he says. smilinglys with an
supposed that they all understood that IL
was a "commonwealth-plan" affair. every
body to share alike, etc. Very sorry, but
well, ne gets the money. and there you are.
The other game is one worked by Inference
and with a camera. IL thrives best In New
port. You are alone. and you stroll about
in the casino Of that resort. and you want
to get into the inner circles. but don't
know anybody. What to do7 Watch for
a grouping of celebrated ladies and gentle
men who are being photographed. and as
the man is about TO press the button quiet
ly saunter up and get in the picture, even
If IL Is on the edge. BY repeating this
process # dozen times or more and showing
pictures OF yourself In ten or twelve diff
ferent groups Of real people, IL will not be
hard TO make ordinary people believe that
you are one OF the select. Will II? And, IL
YOU are, will not your credit Increase
in propcrtion7 One man last summer is
said 10 have made such a success of this
plan that he Is now or the top rung OF a
brilliant social career. with no prospect OF
falling of.