The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-31
FORTUNES FREAK.
A Dubuaue wOOd-sawyer Becomes q MIL
lLOnaire.

Wonders never cease; and Fortune, whom all
court so assiduously, has no end to the freaks
abe will play upon mankind. Now we hear
from the Dubuque tIoRa) 7tmes, Of published
on Thursday last, that poor man has suddenly
become rich. Says 'ha5 Journals:
Three years ago there resided in this city a
sun burned, hard listed, industrious man named
Adoph Gull who earned the food required for
the consumption OF himself, vile, and family OF
seven chiluren by saving wood from door to
door. But little was known of his early history
bey ond the fact that be was an exile rom Pc.
land, Europe, an item OF Information which he
impaired to one or two personal friends, with
the further statement that he hal relatives ltV-
ing there who were very wealthy, and might
place him above want, 1t so
disposed during the internal feuds
oppressed that unhappy land. he, with
q number OF others, determined to emigrate
and seek relief on the shores OF free America
After q safe and prosperous voyage the party
landed in New York. from which point Mr..
Gull continued his journey to the West until
he came to Dubuque, where he rented cheap
tenement on Washington street, and settled
down 10 the business we have before stated
How long Mr., Gull would have remained in
this city following his humble employment
and copgregating with others OF his class on
Seventh streeth, we do not know, had II not
been for The liberality manifested By Uncle
Sam. In 1866, Mr.. Cults attention was turned
TO the homesteads offered by the General Gov
eminent to all actual settlers on the western
OF our AIleT IeVOlVluB tue
matter over, he resolved to avail himself of the
benefits OF so humane provision, aud hinging
his buck and cav 10 one side, he packed up his
household goods, bade adieu 10 his fellow CON-
radee, and, with his family, started for the
fields of promise. He was fortunate in pro.
curing good location within twelve miles of
Fort Dodge, and soon had nice little patch of
around under the plough. Here he worked
and toled month after month, aud was gradu-
ally becoming independent In circumstances
through his own exertons, when all at once
the hckle goddess fortune cane 20 his relief, and
made him q millionaire. On the 14th inst
he was called to Fort Dodge on business and
on inquiring at the Post Office fonnd let.
ter directed to his address, from the old coun.
try, which lad evidently been awaiting his order
for some days. Mr.. Gull took 1t out, glanced at
the superscription intently. and remarking that
at last some of the folks had concluded to write
TO HIM, opened the document and commenced
to read. He had not deyoured more than hall a
dozen lines before he uttered Il loud yell, and
commenced to dance around in manner abso-
lutely inexplcabe to the bystanders, who
thought that the man had suddenly become
insane. After the first surprise was
over, Mr.. Gull became more ..ra-
millionaire, by the decease of an uncle in Po-
land, who had wi1ed to him his entire pro-
perty, amounting to FIVE millions of dollars,
which was now awaiting his disposal. All this
and much more the letter contained. To make
a long story short, Mr.. Gull sold his farm the
next week and is now on his way to the old
country to take possession OF his property,
RAISING through Dubuque last Monday evening.
We have only TO add we hope he Will be sue
cess al and 6nd everything all right. But who
would have supposed that Dubuque wood
sawyer could ever have turned out millionaire.