The San Francisco call., 1904-08-14

n EAR UNCLE SILAS: have been here in New York
several days without writing you feel repoached
~ write until l had enjoyed adventures worth re-
porting and that you whnlscaly offered to wager
thousand shares of sugar stock that would many
while Its comforts are all that you pictured them from your
experience, its exPensvenes surprise
would be embarrassing that my holdings the beet
sugar refinery afford me justification for liberal living.
The hotel is conducted quite unlike the inn Beeve and
gentlemen gather after discuss the price OF beets the
tariff sugar the greatest surprise that my breakfast
for half dollar But with differences
and here you of course, familiar
known the hotel liked by hired men,
times refer to "a dead sport whatever that
ndisposed to make acquaintance without the
fomay of introduction, spoke rudey
and passed their ways without rpying-except
who threatened call police if any game
him. | wonder what he
In this lonely state pleased to have gentleman ap
proach i'll the burying ground of Trinity Church. where
enjoying the melancholy pleasure of finding the tombstones
Alexander Hamilton say me he gentleman who ap
preached not Hamilton aid that he made his patriotic duty al
ways on visiting New York TO do dongpay his debt of
respect to the countrys But he added pay any
kind of debt amounts to passion with me
pleased gentleman honorable principles
and pleased at the opportunity of entering conversation for
equal since arrival had sooner told him that from
Beevle and large in the refinery and that you were
president OF the Beet Sugar Refinery and Bank than he expressed
the greatest astonsnen and interest for happened he is
quite well acquainted with having you the Beet Sugar
Growers Convention which told him you had attended
While he turned out most afable acquaintance, he
somewhat eccentric for he abruptly remarked charm of
fond OF cloudy skies unreasonable cold and drzz and en
after laughing pleasantly bright sally he conded that
he had just had bit OF good luck which made him careless of the
weather Naturally asked him explain he 10th
do At last he admitted that while dapproved of
Of gambling he had in spirit Of sport greed
taken a chance in lottery and large prize.
He explained that of morals here person
Jerome opposed to lotteries they conducted with
great secrecy that to collect his prize he waiting there for
the agent OF the lottery who take him cashiers
Office Truly as he spoke businesslke up
amable friend showed his ticket which agent
and pronounced to be the winner of the prize
proposed that they should the office and
cashed but friend said with evident disappointment
could go that tme for he had important
uptown, for which he hurry
He asked would be kind enough go with the agent
and collect the prize for him. naturally
displayed by had just and readily agreed to do
he asked He ndorsed the ticket in business FORM
and then suggested that further should
advance him $3.50 until n evening l would
willingly have advanced the he asked for
than that he liked you much but had only me-
My friend seemed disappointed for second then said
cheerfuy that he would accept the form
show that the transaction business basis Strictly and
he took the SIoo willingly that touched realize how
much confidence inspire short acquaintance
He hurried off to catch elevated train, after appointing
meeting at my hotel in the evening The agent of the lottery po-
tey asked me to have bottle of pop nearby place of re-