Show BEECHER NOT FOND OF MONEY major pond pon d tells good story on famous divine the late major james D pond who had many stories to tell ot of the famous lecturers whom he managed P was especially fond of 0 indulging in reminiscences of henry ward beecher tor for whom he had a great admiration i one of his favorite beecher anecdotes was this one one day while I 1 was making a long railway journey with mr beecher he happened to put bis his hand irto the little watch pocket ot of bis his trousers he drew from it a sealed envelope gave the envelope a puzzled look and then tore it open A little while later he passed it to me say ing major see what Is inside some weeks ago I 1 officiated at the marriage of a great railway manager and after the ceremony he handed me that envelope I 1 hurriedly slipped it into my pocket and then forgot all about it just now I 1 happened to run my fingers into the pocket and discovered it I 1 opened the envelope and thero there lay flye five one ore thousand dollar billal new york times |