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Show SYMPATHY OCT OF PLACE The Only Way tt Offer Help In Some Instances Is to Duy a Pie. "Out West, a few years ago, while journeying around with n friend of mine, I overheard a conversation which goes to show that sympathy Is often misplaced," said tho roving man, ''and tho moral Is not by any means a bad one. Tho quick way In which tho man turned on his friend, who had offered him an abundanco of sympathy, so far as sympathy can bo extended by moro words, was very amusing and showed that tho follow was quick-witted and unusually bright, dcsplto tho fact that ho had fallen Into a rathor rough road. "Tho young man had boon out West for some time. Ho had gono out thoro with tho idea that ho could win a fortune, for-tune, but Instead of finding tho way to success a smooth one, it was rather rough and rocky, mnrro by thorns tn prick tho feet, pitfalls and all that kind of thing. Put In plain, unpoctlc language ho was run down at tho hcol and bagging at tho knee. In order to make a living he had been forcod to liccomo a plo merchant on a small scnlo. Ho was in this business when wo found him, and had a small mov-nblo mov-nblo stand on tho cornor of two streets in a well known mining town. My friend recognized him at a glance, nnd rushed up to greet him. Tho fellow fel-low seemed to bo Just n llttlo embarrassed embar-rassed and my frlond thought It would bo tho proper thing to do to offer a little sympathy. " 'Sorry to seo you sltuntcd as you are, old follow, and In this business,' said my friend fcollngly. " 'D your sympathy. Duy a plo,' was tho quick rojolnder of tho vendor, nud In a fow moments we had left him shrieking out his wares to men who passed that wny. "At least ho convinced my friend that there aro moments In a man's Ufa when tho mcro sympathy of tho mouth, no matter how earnest or how fervent tho words, can not meet tho requirements of tho case, and that tho real and only way to offer help In such Instances Is to buy a plo." |