NO TIME TO FOOL AWAY.
The other week, when everything took a tumble and it seemed aa if the bottom had dropped out of Wall street, and left a hole big enough to take in the whole country, a holder who was being pinched, and scraping his soul for more margins, was informed that a visitor desired to see him. "Can't see anybody,"was his reply. In five minutes the messenger came back with the announcement that it was very important business. " Can't help it—l'm in no condition.to see my own father." A third time the messenger disappeared, buta third time returned to say : " He says it's a case of life and death, sir." This decided the operator to admit the unknown. He entered with an easy step and a pleasant smile, and after mature deliberation, softl? inquired : •■• My friend, how is it with thy soul?' "My soul P Halifax and Texas! Do you think a man who has 60,000dol«. worth of stocks shrivelling up on him like a cabbage leaf on a hot stove has any time to fool away on his benighted soul ? You git!" *
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Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4777, 1 May 1884, Page 2
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186NO TIME TO FOOL AWAY. Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4777, 1 May 1884, Page 2
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