The Tipster
The Tipster:
As he walked, a great sense of loneliness came over him.
He was back in Wall Street. At the head of the Street was old Trinity; to the right the subTreasury; to the left the Stock Exchange.
From Maiden Lane to the Lane of the Ticker — such had been his life.
"If I could only buy some Cosmopolitan Traction!" he said. Then he walked forlornly northward, to the great Bridge, on his way to Brooklyn to eat with Griggs, the ruined grocery-man.
from Wall Street Stories by Lefevre circa 1895 and similar to many who i've known and similar to many get-rich ads of today.