Arizona state miner., 1927-04-09
NOT HANKERING TO
LEAVE MUCH MONEY
But Philosopher Admits
He's Never Had Any.

Il read somewhere the other day."
said the Inquiring Reporter to the
Irvington Philosopher, about man
who died and left an estate valued at
$4O,OOOOOO. How would you like to
be able to do that? %
Il don't allow as how q Teller that
dies an leaves forty millions is any
deader than one tn county has to
bury" replied the Philosopher 81
suppose what you're drivin at is how
I'd like t. have forty millions t. spend.
Mebbee they'd be real kick in bein'
able t. hand out thousand dollar bills
an not botherin' about gettin any
change back, but mostly them as has
one million, or forty, didn't make their
pile that way, an they don't spend 1t
like castin' bread before swine.
Seems t. me like I know a good
many things that folks gets as much
fun out OF as money, an things I'd
like t. be able t. do. I know a fell
Ter that I'll bet can whistle louder
through his teeth than any millionaire
In this here country. l bet a good
many rich men would be glad t. whis-
tie like this Teller; he amt got cent
by tn middle o. the week.
II know a man that can raise one
eyebrow without movin' tn other one.
I've practiced that time an agin, but
| can't do it. I seen a man not long
ago that was introduced t. 60 men all
at once an q hour later he told each
ones name in full, what his business
was an all that sort o. thing. He
can look at long freight train goin'
past an then tell you tn numbers that
was on each car. If a rich man wants
that many figures he hires one o. them
certificate accountants t. figure for
him.
me an another man was takin' q
walk not more'n a month back an
this Teller knowed ever tree we seen,
he knowed ever flower that was in
bloom an he even knowed tn names
O. weeds. / bet they amt five men
in thu country that's got $10,0O0,OO0
each, that knows as much as that man
knows.
Il can name at least ten boys that
can turn better f1ip-fops than prac-
tically any % tn millionaires we got
in this entire land
"They's Teller O. my acquaintance,
that If he parks overtime, or goes
mite too fast, or does some other little
thing that causes tn police T. tell him
t. pull up t. tn curb-well, he just
sort o. grins at whatever policeman Is
after him an tn cop, he acts like he'd
made a mistake an arrested Presi-
dent Coolidge for talkin' too much. I'd
rather have that there fellers innu-
ence than be round shouldered from
carryin' money.
II could name you one-armed fed
Ter that can catch more bass In day
than any six millionaires you could
pick out o. tn income tax reports.
They's another man see once In Q
while that can take radio apart an
put 1t back so it works. He can listen
at automobeel engine an tell you
what's tn matter without ever havin'
t. go t. garage. I'd rather have his
knowledge o. them things than worry
about who was goin' t. try an break
my will.
"They's heaps an heaps o. trivial
things, son, like be!n' good whittier,
bein' able an make friends with dogs
an children, not havin' no enemies an
such like that's liable t. loom up as
big on tn Judgment day as pile o.
money big enough t. hide behind"
$50 you don't care anything about
money" ventured the Reporter.
"WelI," the Philosopher replied, "a
Teller can't get very affectionate with
somethin' he's never had."-T. s. E.,
In Indianapolis News.