The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-07-01
About the
Sunny Side
The Experience of a Gentleman Who
Met Sunshine Society
Booster.

= -~'S~~ N''~SS"ONSS~f~N
Several years ago while walking at a
rapid rate along street in one Of our
western towns 1 met man, who up to
then had been complete stranger to
me, but who afterwards became one of
my best friends. l was at that time
soliciting money for an organized COM
pany of wealthy mine owners in the
state of Oregon. The necessary funds
for building and equipping big crush
ing plant at the mines were to be raised
in very limited time and as was the
local representative of the company l
was always busy. Had no time to
spare. Was always walking fast and
nailed my victims to the spot with the
most rapid and smooth language at my
disposition. Often l was disappointed,
but more often was successful. And
many are the valued stories, funny and
otherwise, l could tell from my exper-
fences as solicitor. But that is not
the object of this paper.
The man just mentioned, whose face
l had never seen before, but whose
name and reputation l knew very we'll,
was standing on street corner on the
sunny side of the street. I was walk
ing on the shady side. And little did
l care either for sun or shade. if only
could reach the man had an appoint
ment with in time and be lucky enough
to land him for cool thousand or at
least for several hundreds in good
United States SIN God We Trusts" 1t
was up to me to raise specified sum
of money in a certain length of time; if
did my commission would be increas-
cd by ten per cent. And the man was
going to call on was one of those who
by no merits of their own become lead
ers in society, in church circles and in
politics, from which save all of us.
knew therefore that if could land him
get his name signed to check for
good-sized amount of money, my path
after that would be tolerably smooth
as solicitor.
The an acress the street hailed me
without as l thought any due or just
cause or authority of law at all. HI
wanted me to come across the street
reluctantly went. Then he wanted
to know why did not walk on the sun
ny side of the street instead of in tn
shade. Iwas boiling over and just OF
the point of telling him to go home t.
his mama and MUD his own business
when he asked me, with one of hi
broad sunny smiles, that l afterward
came to know so we'll, if happened t.
know a certain man in town, the nam
of whom he mentioned. l was littl
surprised, because it was my own nam
and as was the only man living in tn
town at that time with that name,
must verify be myself he was askin
for. did not say anything though
wanted to know who he was. ] ha'
been duped so many times by smoot
and oil-tongued gentlemen travellers 0
the road that l had become little war
and suspicious. So l asked who l ha
the honor of speaking to, at the cam
time pulling my watch from my vest
] pocket and getting extremely nervou'
He smiled again and told me and at th
same time grabbed my arm and eaid
: "COme, let US take walk in the su
while you tell me where can 6nd tn
man am looking for" was sti
half furious, very nervous, sadly afrai
that would miss my man, but ha
to laugh, laugh and laugh again.
Ioosened my arm from his friendly gril
told him Who'll was and Informed hiI
further that he in all probability ha
been the means of my losing wealth
client by his interference and tai
about the sunny side Of the street.
q .Friend." he said, "there will alwa!
be wealthy clients to find and to LAM
if you cannot find them today you wi
J find them OF soms kindred of theirs t