When Paderewski was on his last visit to America he was in a Boston
suburb, when he was approached by a bootblack who called:
"Shine?"
The great pianist looked down at the youth whose face was streaked with
grime and said:
"No, my lad, but if you will wash your face I will give you a quarter."
"All right!" exclaimed the youth, who forthwith ran to a neighboring
trough and made his ablutions.
When he returned Paderewski held out the quarter, which the boy took but
immediately handed back, saying:
"Here, Mister, you take it yourself and get your hair cut."