Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 October 1901 — When a Man Feels Cheap. [ARTICLE]

When a Man Feels Cheap.

“1 know of no meaner experience than to get caught in a lie that thereia no necessity of telling,” said a man. “The other morning a man with whom I have only a slight acquaintance came in and asked me to lend him $2. There was no reason why I should not have refused him outright, but instead I explained that I had come away from home with only some small change in my pocket. He accepted my explanation and we chatted awhile about local politics. It is a habit of mine, whenever I get into an argument, to polish my eyeglasses. The best eyeglass polisher in the world is a bank note. fL always keep a bank note in my weistcoat pocket for this purpose. I noticed my acquaintance looking at me peculiarly, and there I was polishing my eyeglasses with a $2 bill. No, he didn’t ask for it, but he made me feel like 30 cents.”—-Phila-delphia Timet.