| Show thriftiest MAN IN NEW YORK A ticket chopper who I 1 brae money la there ere some men with whom thrift and miserliness are synonymous but the humble hero f this tale can scarcely be called even penurious despite the fact that in 16 years out af a salary 0 1050 a week he has accumulated over all ot which is drawing at least 4 per cent interest when the L roads were completed and the ticket chopping machines placed in position he of whom this la written received charge of one at an up town elation during tho night hours since the day he went on hie post he has never taken or asked for as much as an hours leave of absence seven days each week and 63 weeks each year has he continuously worked the handle of ills machine up and down receiving tho munificent eum of alco day out of this he has by rigid economy laid by 1 every 24 hours the remaining CO cents has fed clothed and lodged him while waiting for a train the other night I 1 asked him how hafl had dona it thinking ol 01 my modost dinner that bad cost me more than his days earnings this way he said as he ground my ticket into a mass in the first place I 1 never tobacco or lianor I 1 biro a hall room for 1 a week leaving roe for board and clothing I 1 am not a hearty cater and a breakfast consisting of a bowl of oatmeal and a cup of coffee both of which I 1 prepare myself on a small oil stove costs mo about cents for lunch two good sized rolls boet only as many cents and I 1 find that they aro sufficient for dinner I 1 bavo rice como boup a coupie of pota booe bread and bosee the cost averaging about 80 cents a week this loaves me a week for clothing but an occasional piece of moat on sunday and other incidentals reduce that fund to 00 cents that allows me 50 a year for clothing shoes etc which is ample as I 1 have lees wear and tear on my uniform than a guard when I 1 secured my position I 1 knew that unless I 1 saved while I 1 was earning something I 1 would dio a pauper so I 1 lichan to lay something by at once I 1 cannot expect to hold my present position much loneer as the company will root out the old stock to make room for new but tf I 1 am allowed to continue chopping tickets for a coupie of years more I 1 will have 10 and on the interest of that in some quiet country town I 1 can pass my last days in perfect rest how have you got your money in rested I 1 asked Soia erf it ia in savings banks and the rest in goad queer it but in the road that employs me city hall that cut short the conversation ant often wonder as I 1 pasa his station if any of abo officials of the road are aware that a despised ticket chopper helps to elect them positions of trust new york recorder |
