| Show EASILY MADE HAPPY now low a rich man lea learned ed some philosophy on a eairy day A rich gentleman of my acquaintance acquaint anca got caught in the rain the other day while out for a walk on upper broadway he is not only rich but eccentric in that he rarely rides and that he watts walks a great deal the rain that for a long time tima fell gently increased in quantity and was caught up by the rising wind and shot into faces and doorways where people hopefully huddled for the time and beat upon the awnings and 81 signs as if in mad desire to crush them and get at the tha hearts of those who had sought temporary shelter there the gentl gentleman emani although protected by a stout umbrella was finally driven to one of these awnings whence he ha peered up and down for any stray cub that might come that way by this process he saw a man comin coming g down the street dodging fr from om awning to awning and doorway to doorway there were hundreds of people go going ing and coming pushing or pulling umbrellas or who enveloped from head to heels in waterproofs went edging along with one ear turned d down to windward as it to split the storm but this particular man commanded his attention because he had no umbrella im brella and no waterproof and although the day was cold not oven an overcoat he ran awhile then paused in some friendly shelter to repeat the run rua to the next finally bringing up under the same saine awning with my friend like most rich men of tha world my friend is suspicious of his kind unless they como come properly introduced but he looked at this specimen of humanity and saw a at a glance that it was a very wet specimen plainly and lightly clad but with a frank manly german c countenance not having been addressed by it ho he felt still more inte interested resteL bad day for you he said pleasantly yes for anybody replied the man folding his arms anna across his water soaked bosom got far to go right good bit said tho the specimen better take a street car here comes one going right down broadway no im going over on the other side ride find and then down the bowery well that is a good bit but you can get a car over there remarked my friend the specimen laughed A street car is too rich for my blood today said eaid he oh ive got tho the money he added seeing the cynical look that came into the tha gent lemans face but I 1 want that for something else the reason im footing it ill get wet but when I 1 get down to the place I 1 can get dried out for a glass of beer the perfect confidence of the specimen in his pro gramme elicited the echo for a glass of beera beer oh yest besl you see I 1 dont stop at an am expensive hotel its the palmer house hous down in chatham square and 1 chatham square why miles milea from herel beret 1 I know that well wall enough but TO ru gt get there thera in an hour or two was the cheerful reply when I 1 do ill buy s glass of beer and they will wili let me dry out before bedora the big stove I 1 cant get much wetter it if I 1 took a street car you see rd id have no beer and ni ap place to dry he ha laughed again bagain 1 you ou dont seem to mind it much mind find itt the use ill HI be fixed nl all right in a day or two and as for a little water faugh tha specimen shook himself like a young spaniel spa uiel well elvell I 1 must bo be running or ill get cold said bald lie be anabo anaho and h started off without more preliminary hold on therel shouted the astonished gentleman come back here a moment 11 the specimen came slowly bade back but he shivered in spite of his air of indifference how much money have you got meen fifteen rents cents if I 1 walk ten cents if I 1 ride the specimen replied rather shama shaine fac edly well here you ride he put a half dollar dohar into the specimens hand the specimen looked at it a moment no like a flash and catching the givers hand before it could be withdrawn mutely pressed it to his lips there had bad b been een nothing cringing or sycophantic or whining there was nothing of the sort now it was a grateful impulsive exhibition of genuine gratitude for just one I 1 f in n stint then with frank and glistening eyes he said ride and ill eat too and sleep in a bedl pin im the happiest man in new york 1 and the specimen dashed down the street through the pelting rain cut cat into thirty fifth street and disappeared toward the east side and the rich gentl gentleman e looked up at the cloud riven sky shook the folds out of his silk umbrella and started buoyantly down broadway saying softly the tha happiest man in new forkl new york herald |
