Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-08-23
RUSSELL SAGE ARRIVES AT HIS
DESTINATION SAFELY
IS SAID TO BE ALL IN
His Record Here On Earth Failed to
Secure for Him Permanent Home
Behind the Golden Gates.


from his favorite paper black
home" as being worthy of repro
duction. 1t is printed as Especial
from the crystal gate.
Among the early arrivals this
morning was an old man whose hair
was somewhat thin and most of his
teeth, both front and back, were
missing He was wearing a suit OF
clothes from which the price tag had
not been removed and as the record
ing angel glanced at it he noticed
that il read 1925. The original cost
mark erased the figures not entirely
obliterated, and a closer examination
showed that the suit had been marked
down from $ll.
The old man was wearing straw
hat of last summers vintage which !
he had purchased late in the fall
from left over stock for Is cents.
When the old man approached Peter3
looked at him sharply and asked his1
name. 81 Supposed" said the old9
man in somewhat squeaky voice,9
N'.that you know me. My name ISL
Russell Sage, just from New York. q
eyes said Peter dryly, 81 think
Il have heard your name before, there
have been two or three or maybe a
. half dozen men from Wall street
{, up here within the past year or sqi
! trying to work their way in here andi
{. some of them gave you as references
They all failed ON examination how
ever and had to 90 to hell. hardly
think you will find any of your per-
sonal friends inside, but if You make
a try at getting in yourself | will
fire a few questions at You and the
recorder can take down the answers.
How much had you saved up when
death pried you loose?' "About
100 million dollars your honor" re-
marked the old man with sort of
intake to his breath. "Are there
any men inside worth hundred
millionl :" asked Peter turning to his
secretary. Not so far AS nay records
show replied the secretary, Sand
| am prepared to bank on the cor
rectness of my records. No one but
myself has been permitted to monkey
with them for several thousand
years, 81 fear, Russell, that You
are booked for location below
said Peter as he very thoughtfully'
stroked his chin "But it may be
that you can make better showing
than the rest of the multi-million-
aires who have tried to get in here.
There are lot of people in New
York who haven't enough to eat nor
beds to sleep in. They never know
the luxury of wholesome food or Of
pure air. When they are sick they
never know what il is to have cool
drink of ice water Have you ever
dug up any money, Russ. to help
make these people more comfort
ablef" "Sure," answered Russell.
"Why several times st. Peter. |
have contributed as high as 10 cents
to fund to help the poor" "And
what has been the total amount Of
your donationsi" asked Peter. 81
have it right here in my inside vest
pocket" answered Russell as he
fumbled in his coat. ~ was always
a methodical man and kept record.
This book only goes back Is years
but it shows that even in that shrort
time l have given an aggregate of
$3.50 to helping the unfortunate
and only two Of these people who |
gave money to ever paid cent Of it
back" 81 am truly surprised at
your generosity" remarked St
Peter, 81 am surprised that You did
not die from enlargement of the
heart instead of old age. Is tina,
slli"
"That is all the record ] have
with me. have some other &C.
counts that were not pit in the
pockets Of the suit | was buried in
which know would show other gifts
have been very liberal man in m,
time, Peter | haven't the docu
ments here to prove il but know tina,
first and last | must have given ava,
more than a hundred dollars"
swell, we have record here.
said st. Peter. "Mr. Secretary
look up this mans record and Sc,
what he has contributed to swee,
charity" "Your reverence" said
the secretary, 'my books seem tc
show that during the course of his
life he has contributed some over
sl00 but that in each case he fixed
il up so that he figured on getting
no, less than IS back for each one
contributed. II shows that before
he let 10 Of a dollar the coin was
wet with the tears Of pain shed by
the goddess Of liberty whose image
is engraved thereon. The goddess
could stand a moderate amount Of
squeering but not as much a. Russell
gave her. There Is no record that he
ever paid the way Of a ear load Of
poor children to the country where
they might breathe the pure air and
omp in the sunshine. He never en-
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