Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 November 1884 — A Round Sum Lost in Wall Street. [ARTICLE]

A Round Sum Lost in Wall Street.

“You may not believe me, gentlemen,” said a weather-beaten tramp, approaching a crowd of brokers near the Stock Exchange, “but I lost a round Bum of money on Wall street not so many years ago.” The hat was passed around, and the tramp put away $1.75 in quarters. “How much was this ronnd sum of money that you lost ?” was asked. “It was a penny. I droppedin down a coal-hole. —Hew York Sun. Life’s harmony must have its discords ; but, as in music, pathos is tempered into pleasure by the prevading spirit of beauty, so, are all life’s sounds tempered by love.— George Henry Lewes. " V* -\ When a man has no desire kak to speak plain truth, he may say a great deal in a very narrow space.— Steele. *