New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-25

two weeks. most Of which time pcnt in the city park
where the benches were packed ten hours day a.a
parchmcnt-skinncd sufferers.
One day Jimmy Green sauntered along looking Ike
the last end Of nowhere but wearing the button % tle
travelling fraternity In all my rambcs bad never
seen him before; but we shook hands as ierHdly our
weakened biccps would permit and he sat down no The
bench beside me-
4,rer me about it. Brother he said.
unrolled the yarn Of my folly and he GRIM Ike
an ape
4Tbe story Of my downfall, he remarked -fa-
from that only in the price marks, and that Is n.
question Of code. Let's 60 and get drink
~There is a hvdrant over there on the corner. '.-
him without getting up but the water is pretty dry
81 don't want a bath says Green. 81 want -la.-
bing-qyer never mind I'm more hungry than thirsty,
anyway
IF YOU are so anxious to invest replied testify.
will 90 with vou % a bcanery II you wil aii my '
ing steps
lie went into his pocket with thumb and fore
and brought up a dollar and thirty cents.
We met again several days later, little poorer
little more desperate Green had spent day .r
shovel handle, and his hands were about as ia"
feelings.
1T is fine day is it not," he inquired, spreala lbs
hands for me % examine.
~Itis q fine day. told him, ~and II IS fine country,
and the atmosphere is ever present in large q-r
and healing properties. | would be as healthy 40
onion if could keep myself fed and watere and !
could have those accessories If / could ind work. md
could find vorl, if it was TO be found and WASH bed
ND faster than it comes % the surface oy an army %
,cnilungers that will work for nothing just ~ -tIe
they can absorb this healing oxygen. am ierF..F IN
love with the climate enjoy the people almo 20 dis
traction | thinl; well Of the prospects, and
"N should spread my cOattas interrup-e Green
that output Of hot vituperaon would wait me- across
the street to that saloon and there would be enough
energy left TO induce the barkeep 20 give me drink
But [ am not thirsty, and | am going % na,e you
ashamed Of yourself Now listenl am going '' take
Won into partnership that will be mutually agreeable
ana profitable could pull it of alone; but mE hands
are too sore. don't need so much money and besides
think your ability along the line Of gentle an. r.
-uasive profanity might be useful.
He took out Of his pocket a couple Of saee.- o..
writing paper that he had extracted from hotel. Tie
folded them across the middle placed one inside te
other and pinned them so as 10 form an elgat-.--e
booklet
"Now YOU are supposed TO be examining restaurant
nlenu These center spaces across the four inside pages
will be devoted TO the bill of fare The rest % the INSIDE
will be divided into four spaces page and sold o. local
merchants at ten dollars adj The outside o. IRE
cover will be sold for forty dollars, and the tWoin-e
pages at twenty-five each The total will be TWO -un
dred and fifty dollars and shall have 70 pay t0r 'e
printing Now come on with that German silver tongue
and get busy"
grabbed that stunt like drowning man grabs D..
straw We went TO four Chinese restaurants. and te.
all agreed to use the menus 20 furnish them sra.-
We got copies Of their bills Of fare and went 20 the
printer He wanted eighty-fve dollars for furnisan-
the stock and printing the four set-ups two hunt-
and fifty Of each, and finally agreed to give n
sixtv-fve dollars.
We got q dummy which spaced of carefully SO as
to show the exact size OF the ads and fixed up n.
line Of talk. 1t took Us three days 20 close oar