The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-26
when he meant to make a charge.
a1Iy Friend Mr.. POTTERY

my ETtSnu, t~Ottcr.
There is a very amusing. and per-
socially about q certain Philadelphian
who is very rich and prosperous and
called by his acauaintances the Swell
had i'll health and hard luck and who
IS hampered Gin a way) by q wife and
several children, and for whom he
been asked to do anything. either:
for the brother is fine type OF the
perfectly independent. sturdy. upright
american. B'or twenty years he had
| seen his rich brother rolling in money.
| going abroad. served by an expensive
, set OF foreign hunkies. dressed by the
best talors: while he sometimes lack
ed 90 cents TO fill prescription. wore
patched boots and was worried by the
rent of small house: sometimes out
OF work for months at a time and
a hospital; At this stage OF their
mutual relations and conditions the
two men met one day in the rotunda
of fashionable hotel and Were talk
ing OF family matters when q very
My friend. Mr. Potter" said the rich
man. after moments embarrassed
in a perfect fury Well. this happened
| some years ago. Since then the wheel
of fortune has gone down and down
and down with the rich brother until
he is now as poor as ever his poor
| brother was. minus his fine character:
and UP and up and up with the long
and sorcly tried ono. who first made q
where he made some money and in
vested it successful and so 1t hap
pens that from being manager only
OF q big rubber interest out there. he
| has 100000. several banks. moro
| mines and a small line of railroad.
Into one OF these banks one. day lately
he saw seedy, disreputable looking
a check It was for S. The cashiers
stony, commercial eye took In the
stranger from head to foot-hts shah
coat buttoned suspiciously high. his
battered old hat. shading from black
into brown and green, He began to
ask or or ra s,da fire, questions at the
from his employer. the millionaire.
who was talking to the Episconal
bishop OF the diocese, IT know him:
. doubtful cashier The check was in
stantly paid, with an apology,
You say you know me?" said the
seedy stranger. turnin~ to tho banker
; in surprise.
20! YES; 7 p know YOU YOU. Bishop. my
with what Catholics call intention"
the, banker said to his astonished
cashier. "Mr, Aylett. this is my
brother.
Give him $4,000 and charge 1t to my
\
!! has been to me, but. hang 1t. We had
tho same mother"
with this. he clapped his hat down
on his head. damned it down and bolt
, ed all his big, generous American
heart in a turmoil.
J "You have only to look at some
J people who have got it to know what
; the Lord thinks OF money. save as
; the~slave Of love-" said gifted Ncw
Englander., who makes part of the
= lln,f t,t1.
country. though beyond his golden
J tongue and pen he lived and died a
man Of moderate means. rich only In
aeaS consSsro of tha as an
: shrouds have no pockets and mighty
narrow sleeves, It is wonderful to '"e
Ghsdsnf aaa shs t PURSUIT ss tbs IS
, money, It is so tragically Inadequate
that not even that other fact Of its
/. being SO hideously necessary blinds
} one to the truth. that small. indeed, is
greatest things of life. Yet people
: sacrifice life and honor and freedom
and conscience and their very souls
! the earth, and always have done SO
and always will. Isn't it incredible2
r The universal eXperienca of, all flesh
! has taught us all mighty little in spir-
! itual. mental and moral things: SO lit
: 5le that enc can only account for it as
! Carlyle did In his savage fashion in
< speaking of the population of The
!. British isles. Fifty millions and more
u mostly fools" The old. old traps
t snares and decisions end illusions seem
to work as we'll now as they did in
ms, days, of Adam. In matters mate
Il rial we have done far better, and II
life consisted in such things We should
have nothing TO wish for. In Queen
Eli2apeths day the castles OF England
had PUSHES stgewn on the floor 70,
carpets, two-prongcd iron fork anc
a china plate were almost ,unheard OF
Windows were as scarce as hens teetf
in most English homes. tho teas. cot.
fees. vines. spices. fruits vegetables