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Show Ona Way to Get Rich. A story bas lately been told that illustrates illus-trates A. T. Stewart's noted economio spirit. He had given a dinner and theatre party, and instead of taking his guests to tho theatre the-atre in carriages, as they had expected, he bailed a stage and democratically bustled tbem all into it. Judge and Mrs. Hilton were of the party. While paying the fares Mr. Stewart dropped a piece of money, and during dur-ing almost the entire trip kept turning up tbe straw in the bottom of tbe stage in search of It Judge Hilton, who was sitting near him, took from his pocket a nickel, and, passing it to the millionaire, said: "For heaven's sake, Mr. SLewurt, put this in your pocket, and don't kick up any more dust with that straw." New York Sun. |