Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-08-05
Holding Vanderbilt's Horse.

\ Young man from an adjoining State.
who ha- recently been rescued from a
score Of hungry creditors. and who still
has Il credit at his bankers of 100000.
tNt who. not long ago, was in reduced
Circuin stances. ana uuIl.ru ~ riv~
III retirement Oh Staten Island
make, the following solution of his sud
den acquisition of "a competency. The
gcntlcman-IIoltb by nAmc-wa. resid-
ing in one OF the fashionable hotels on
Staten Island. This wa, the reason of
His low spirits: About two wears ago
hr had married very handsome woin-
AN. on whom hc tairly dotted At that
time hr had 50. .pirp in cash Soon after
tile nuptial ceremony, Holt removed
to New York. and became broker on
Wall street He was too honest to sue
crci there
The bull, aud bears gored and tore
financially in les than
twclvemonth h" had not a dollar left
Disguised. he retired with as good
grace L. possible. leaving his cash ~
tulilll it, mission. With wife and child
he went To- the country, aud finally, a.
before stated, settled down in hotel on
staten Island His wife had some
means, and She gave il freely for the
support ot the family.
About two week, ago, late in one hot
afternoon, a gentleman drove up to the
hotel where Holt was living. and grufiiy
asked whether there was a bov there
who would hold hi horse
II will do it, sir, said Mr.. Holt, and
/ he did hold the animal during the time
| consumed by the elderly gentleman in
obtaining his dinner.
\ few days LATER the came gentleman.
+ driving the same horse, stopped at the
/ same hotel. and hunted for boy again
/ 10 hold his horse. No boy being pres
I cut, Holt again yolunteered He held
/ the horse until the hostlcr came to take
+ the animal To the stable, and then retir
| "a within the hotel Ia dress for dinner.
/ Mrs. Holt had a way of making her hu--
band get himself up very respectfully at
I least once il day. and that was for the
! dinner hour. l,ually he had been rath-
er negligent of his costume, and since
his financial F0sco had really become
/ >eedv.
When Mr.. and Mrs. Holt entered the
hotel dining-room that evening, Mrs,
Holt wa resplendent. Her husband
was at least dressed in gcntlemanly
stvle. At an adjoining table sat the
I tiltTiN Iiiiti w ilb~s iiDi et WI IiDlt Hbtl
on tw o different occasions had the pleas
ure of holding. The eyes OF the elder
II individual were observed to dilate
considerably In fact. he stared at Mr..
and Mrs. Holt Bat he said nothing at
that time. After dinner, however, ne
sought out Mr.. Holt and bluntly asked
his name.
"IlOlt. sir, at Your service
4 a a.. "A ,L, 4
You are old Vanderbilt. | know
you and the horse | have held is Noun
tain Bov, an animal any man might bc
proud to draw a rein over
Instead of taking offence at the epithet
old" Mr.. Vanderbilt-for it was Tho
ommodorc-scemed to like it, and he
made some inquiries about Hollis an
tecedents, took fancy TO him, anc
percmptorily ordered the young man tt
make his appearance at his uptown
Office on the ensuing forenoon at precise
, " IL O'Clock. Holt promised to obey
| did so. and had an interview of over an
hours duration with the millionaire
: What was done or said on that occasion
, no one has ever been able to learn. Bu
a few days later Holt made his appear
ance in Wall street and speculatec
/, strongly and successfully in certain
, line of stocks known to be mostly con
!, trolled by Commodore Vanderbilt =
, well did he work his cards with the in
structions undoubtedly obtained fron
| the Commodore. that in few weeks b.
|, cleared over 800, 900 in cash, which h
|, | deposited with a prominent banking
I house whose vaults are protected b.
burglar proof locks, and who keep da,
!. | and ni0ht watchmen expressly paid /,
!. see that no unauthorized person tamper
i with those safeguards. A few days ag'
. Vanderbilt sent for Holt again, and salt
4 to him.
"Young man, hear you have mad