The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-25

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Money taiks But you may think
that tho conversation Of little old
~ dollar bill In New York would be
nothing more than . whisper. on.
very we'll Pass up this sotto voce
autobiography Of an X II you like
II you are one Of the kind that pre-
fers to listen 10 John D.'s ehcckbock
roar At you thru a mcgaphcne as Il
passes by. all right hut don't for.
set that small change can say n
word TO the point now and then The
next time you tip your Erccer's clerk
. silver quarter 20 give you an extra
weight OF his bosses goods read the
four words above the lady's head.
How are they for rcpartec,
I am = tcn.doliAr treasury np,c.
series Of 1901. rou may have seen
one in . frieneo hand On rny fAe<.
IN the center. is a picture Of tho
bison Americanus. mtscai,ed u buff
faio by 50 or 50 Americans The
heads OF Captain Lewis and Captain
Clark adorn the ends. On my back
Is the graceful figure OF Liberty or
Ceres or Maxine Elliott standing In
the center of the stage on con
servatory plahs- My references is--
or are-section ASS, Revised stat:
utes- Ten cold. hard dolIars--I don't
say whether silver. gold. lead or iron
a-Uncie Sam will hand you over the
punter II you want to cash me in.
~ For a s-year-oid. have had .
t4ively and gorgeous circulation /
guess I've paid AZ many debts as the
man who dies I've been owned By
. good many kinds OF people. But a
little ragged damp. ding, siy~-doIlar
silver certificate gave me a jar one
day. was next TO II In the fat and
bad smelling purse Of a butcher.
Hey. you sitting Buii." says +.
~don't scrougc so. Anyhow. don't you
think it's about time you went In on
. customs payment and got rels@ueds ?
For q series OF 1922 you're a sight
''Oh. don't get crackly just becaC "a
you're Buffalo biIi." says the H.
you'd be limp. too. II you'd - -
stuffed down in a thick cott0& MA.
liale- thread under an eiasslm dey.
and the Thermometer re- deswee
under IS In the store"
II never heard of . pockettcok
IKE that" says l. "who carried
your"
"A shopgiri." says the fIve1h1st.
swhars that7" I had to ash.
you'll never know TIL their mil.
lennium comes" says tee FLYER.
Just then a two dollar bill behind
me with George Washington head.
spoke up TO the FLYER:
"Aw. cut out yer kicks. Amt lisle
thread good enough for ycrg II you
was under all cotton like I've been
today. and choked up with factory
dust till the lady with the eornu-
copia on me sneezed half dozen
Umea you'd have some reason 10
\complain."
- That was the next day after ]
Xrriyed in New York. came In a
/ $500 package Of tens to Brooklyn
bank from one OF It's Pennsylvania
orreapondents--and 1 haven't made
the acquaintance OF any Of the five
and two spots friends pocketbooksi
vet. Silk for mine. every time
I was lucky money. kept on the
move. Sometimes I changed hands
4 u
every business: I fought for my own
er's every pleasure. II seemed that
on Saturday nights I never missed
being slapped down on bar. Tens
were always slapped down. while
ones and twos were slid over to the
bartenders folded. ! got In the habit
Of looking for mine, and | managed
IN soak In a little straight or same
spsfIed Martini or Manhattan wren.
ever could. Once got tied up in
= great greasy roll Of bills In a push
cart peddler's jeans. thought j
never would get In circulation again.
for tho future department store
n<xnsr lived on cents worth OF dog
neat and onions day. But TINS
r,xldler got into trouble one day on
account Of having his cart too near
4 crosslng. and I was rescued ! a.
Ways feel grateful 10 the cop tna'
rot me. He changed me az cigar
s,ore near the Bowery that was run
As.na crap game In the back room
u II vss the captain Of the precinct
t,er all. that did me the best turn
fsuhen he got his. He blew me for
-sue The next evening in Broadway
reatsurant. and really felt az glad
u. get back again az AN Astor docs
when ne sees the lights OF charins
Cros@.
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