Democratic Sentinel, Volume 21, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 January 1897 — His Clothes Were Decaiving. [ARTICLE]

His Clothes Were Decaiving.

A queer incident took place yesterday In the office of one of the natural gas companies. A seed, y-looking-and poorly dressed - ftn entered the office and asked for the president. The clerk whom he addressed had been annoyed more than usual of late by beggars and tramps nnd replied brusquely: “Well, he don't want to see you, so clear out unless you have some business here, aud if you have you can transact it with me.” "All right, I can deal with you. I did want to refer the president to fi customer who is desirous of taklug some stock In a new enterprise he is about to embark in. But I can see him at another time when he is not so carefullyguarded by such zealous subordinates I will pay the gas bill for my North Meridian street house, however, and 1 •uppose y-ou will be good enough tu take my r money.” The clerk’s eyes bulged until they were In danger of dropping from theii position when he was handed from a well-filled wallet a hundred-dollar bill to change In payment of a good-steed monthly account. lie had been dealing with one of the city’s most prominen* and prosperous workingmen who din not see it necessary to cease his man ual labor because lie had accumulated a fair proportion of wealth.—ludlanap oils Sentinel.