Life — May 24, 1900 — page 16: what you’re looking at

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Tis wee sonnet to spring appears in “The Lost Creek Lyre” over the signature of the poetess-laureate of the camp, Miss Popste Du- zenberry: “The merry ¢ King Lear b And sunshine in a silvery flame Heats up the firm-a-ment. The birds, in plumage glad and bright, For crumbs at back doors begs, And happy hens are getting quite Prolific with thelr egss, And bees, new mated, softly croon Upon thetr annual honeymoon, —Den' 8 of spring bh r Fost. A nun on a bank fs a funny thing,” sald the old banker who was in a reminiscent mood. “They will start without the slightest cause, and you never know when to expect them. It may be only a rumor, It may be tn the alr, and the deed is done. Many a good bank has gone to the wall simply because there was no way to know that a run was in prospect, and there are times when the soundest k in the world could not stand an unexpected run. number of years ago when I was a young man, I was cashler of a bank tn the Interlor of the state. The bank was in good condition, and perfectly sound, and we did not dream that our credit would be questioned. But one day a run started without warning, and Inside of two hours there was howling mob around the bank, and we realized that we had a serious situation to fac It was simply impossible for us to meet all the demands, but T paid out the funds that we had on hand, knowing full well that it question of only a few minutes when we would be obliged to close. Finally the president of the bank came to me and sald in a low volce: “How much longer can we hold out?’ “Not over ten minutes,’ I answered, wip- ing the beads of perspiration from my brow. “Calmly and deliberately he reached over to the money case, picked up a $10 bill, rolled tt lengthwise, stepped to the stove and lit tt. Then, without a quiver of an eyelid, he produced a cigar, bit off the end and proceeded to light tt from the burning bill, “That move saved the bank. The fan to whom at that moment I was handing his bal- ance gasped, and then, shoving the money back, said he would leave it. It was the turn of the tide, and the run ceased. We didn’t even lose the $10 bill, as the president was careful enough to see that there was enough left to be re- deemed.""—Detroit Free Press, Moos.ey—What would you do if you had a million dollars a year? Mupar—The sor, of course, From the foregoing, the casual reader may learn that in America, where even the lowest has a chance to rise, the great middle class is fully allve to and able to assume the plain dutles Inherent in the possession of wealth.— Indianapolis Press. Here {s a pleasant story which has never appeared In print, but is known to be true. The poet Walt Whitman was, as ts well known, dependent during most of his life upon the kindness of his friends and admirers for a sup. port. A few years before his death, one of these friends called upon him in his lttle house in Camden, a suburban town of Philadelphia “Well, Walt,” he said, “how goes tt this winter? Any subscription needed for Chris. mas?" No," sald Whitman; I'm at work now, I'm in the employ of George Childs. He pays me $50 a month.” “You at work! cupation?” “Why, I ride in the street cars. I fal into talk with the drivers and conductors, and find out which of them have no overcoats, and guess at their size and notify Childs, and thes he sends the overcoats. It's not hard work” sald the poet, thoughtfully. “And ther, you know, it helps Childs along."—Youth's Cou. panion, May I ask what Is your oc. I advertised for a clerk,” sald the lawyer, taking his cigar from his mouth and throwing out his chest; “what qualificatios have yor “can He a Mttle, sir, replied the boy, tix. idly.—Yonkers Statesman. 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