Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-10-28
An Eycnlml Career.

~ If Gnthamites to canvas, but at
'..,.os Hu,, nj. best efforts gave promise OF
,'n,bino hut failure. One morning
I.ir"a,arti,t stopped ut the fruit stand,
Ihr I, In,r,,l;lnstcd upon II few pennies
anu ~ ~ ,nfnnplcs. This was repeated
Nolu ,,. morning for two weeks, and
gNy'E , tEruit merchant became satisfied
J,lv ai'n, his his .unllen checks, and wildly
IIoiii II,,ii;nm, inf owes that this morning meal
nIl''ti ''. t,r onlv one of the day and that
WaS w Wil,,yinp,, ~, Was nearly finished. The
M''',I, 'l,yt ,,,y he protlcrcd assistance to
,hn ,igH, ,noi6tcr, and it was accepted. An
ul' ',lnintanrc sprang up that soon be-
Ni"" ," trirDd.hip. The fruit dealer
c',r, c'..,,,o,J 10 obtain work for his artist
i,''''I il,,'''I h,l there were times when
'Ira .,,.' nrthp profits Of the fruit stand
s.'rr So,,,, rrw,irdd to provide food for the
p'i'" !" ly$9 the merchant was induced
~. the Golden promises that eXerteda
ny ,,."rfnl influence throughout the
,,ntry 10 sail for the land of gold.
Ills I% litilc wealth was nearly all in-
III, ,oJ ,,I in real estate in New York,
,uJ .r,i nIocing this in the hands of an
,,,n III" for management during his
" oL," 'onrc he transferred the lease of
w. ~ f,uit stand to the artist, with the
,iyirr III, to throw his easel out of the
,"yindow "% aud give his mind to Il bust
,'nlD a''y which, though humble, had
''rn, ',i'rroycj rcmunerative, and sailed, with |
Invndrcd, Of other 'l0crS, in a sailing |
,r.,rI. ,'" via Cape Horn, for California.
Thc wealth that came to Others in a
,.ij"n shower fitted from before his
i,c,.n, rv II fever laid him for weeks be-
,nrc he very jaws ofdeath, and when
'o'L !, last I've had recovered his health
Efficiently to work, heWos penniless.
l%r two years he wandered about the
',inina regions, working as a labOrer
',ntn he had earned sufficient
'mornt when hc would start out
,ro.nccting for gold on his own hook,
Invariably to he disappointed. These
Irm, through the mountainous regi-
DnI orthr State had caused him to
It "a, !,n lnI nG ihn riNnry |
|eIlelc lllat ~ '''u r,'i n,u +airy ~ noe ~
b tine ool oi LilC 'lo''I Ivy 'tI Lan Wv, ,n.InI '
Iod Wral'n '''u, I.;,I, i'," any lad l'' thnrn
rrn prcImulating for ages. a few
mail creeks had been turned from
hcr c'aiilc!7i "''' in tl'a ,'''n ,'ronio"s dnst
End 10 DC IIv'' III lIIo ,l,I lI,'V,m ''mst t"1. w.
pow l'lU'Il l,'"l' i ln"t in thn Ioro.a,
Pc ac''''IIu'"''" ''''' " way " o.
IGmS;, H. ,-,..4n,ato. o.r,,t ,,.,o,n,
lin' IN ''lG @ rg,,c' n,an ,''r WI, ho co,,ld
lYolcu 'lo ua.I!lE '',"a a,,,, w. 10 'I".u ,,ru
'ommahu 'ulI'r'e'lt .;,n n,,'', to w. I,bornh orl
pom Us 'IiAllit', ~, ,,i -, i"""i" n,,n
hliNG uIl'iI Nv l'',t n", "t" ~ NJ NJ.
'clt i"r ms 'aSS'Ec l'lI'toS ~ ~" ';.
oTk WIlei' ne lc,ul''g,' ' =. ~ ,,'"' o,2, IVY,
lSposcl ol ms properly W. W. ,i!i oIlil
pat to most men @ Wo'''u oo ,,,, M'Iio,. iio,.
Ddreo, hu' 10 mn NoH 'uc ''ii NY
Imt was 10 open Il ii''i,' n v, EU'"i itoi po tf,
pre- sllllnE however, ne NiSi'e" ,,r;,,, I ti,e
''Nr"' h'r Ia y S.',''V, ~, i,a TN ~
.,H hui Il hIocN ol HlT''H ,o,'lJ'' ~,
lIc, ana Wllrn at laSl ne T''r'''te, r,,li ~
pacing ms .oFlhtt ItiPu", . ne ~! l4uiiu .,I
III IN 4 mlN'fa,Ie l.'''s d1oti, "' n,J 'niG
b ol Il business pl9CN' i'I!,l'lnS ii!s'.ll anu
lmHlng as usual ne ",i'o,it,'I' ,,i,nI ~ ~
pee engaged a room pe',Gl ,,,, SGi,vu ,,,rn w.
requirements oil "l' aIl's,' iul ii,nil- .,S
| u neatly, ana PAYING u e'i > 'titt r.
advance, u'pafleu VIII, Ni,n '''' Wv
lpgoI'd DRESSINGS " @ lI,o't'iU,u t,,,,,. At;
l@rry one KNOWS no" .'I,'''N I' N,i, uiS,
lpolnled were !hose "l? NooEl''
leaIih m VahlVrliia ny '"'lunS iaiE' i
|-raloS from lhe'f ncu7, al" !Et l"!Ef
fNpan!eSI rcpIeSeililG It v'l'l'"c s
hri OF hundreds 5 oi ,, lllo''IaIInS 5II,S, ., ~
gIlara, VINO !oa' 'ncI' 'aNI "oi''l az ~
Ych enterprises, a''u H','' ,,I,oat m"I w.
'G ol lhr in'FGPii IIn'a i '''Iv''',,', wv I,,,,,
Ilpp'd oI ms laS' ooI'S, g I'' jioo",n ioo",n
alNeiltuIcI' EN'l it','t n',on,r "r'rV tho
oI ""'4 W3u'd see ,i NM ,iit%nr7 "ti"7 AZ A.
poV-','u' VINO llo,N,,' ..,' '''',,'J' I,nJ doai
y lI'Jolicu Il l".n,l W" ''"'' ,. +Lo
d 10 return 10 ,lc ,.,,I ,,l''rn rn,tn ~ az az
yen P'IlIouS IN[''.i,,' 9.I .in,oIt rnochnd
ST. Nllln lh'S l,'u ,;a,5 "''', "f Nissomri
r.y'',]co m i3, iI,oI ,,,I''I ~, ~ - "n,ycrfni
Iey "l'Ttc ,, al.'ohva ~ r thdo pT'v.pr Hraro
E'a oi lluIaI.a' 'i,'at ;i,1;r,, III ''h him.cif
pI,o Ou' Il le"' ,,;'auors ,i,vlu,r"7 Thi,tnan
IHy U'NVn @ ~ ti'ao'I,,7' H,a,,c. Jnrin"
n PpItl'S o'llHnS ;',.,G ti'u iri,n.clf cyn5
IlltI' llli'' ne v.iloS W. ", 'r,,', rrnn C,Iifor
p 'llall III ul"i'I,nE .''i, 'nn,,od "' ~ o..
S'tcalsiS' "IlH ~ ii'''' :" M o,In,ns
T., ln,o,i'S ,,, no :, w." ,;,;tI, not a cent Of
ne oN presses ~, wv, ,imoi ,iIo " - mock,
lohcE III my poehe.1I' H., '''U ,rn,'lI ''" holJ
o, lit NY Thm TI"'',TS ,,,st ',T on,pIoymrnt OBJ
1ny{i no ,o,o ,,.o NJ nls' as . I"borcr on the
n y' ,t ,vtJ h. T"7 oxtsuaiy" Is u acouoiptance
"ynT' ~, , W., it,S trl,n eM'' WIZ Sopn paincd
sm Wy gi,nat Mann lam in n frn, engaged in
1.,,,, ,"",'", n,,j u Sothwcstorn sun
X. troda ,,,'' : r%ottnrc I'a' v.as located in n
n a law; ~ t,,. ',v ,,,, r,oiV nriIIin"s and one
Lo',o,,. T. W. ,""' - C,m;ilior Gairr nossinu
~ 'o stoir,ro,, gt,G q inaJinr 70 thc uppcr
Wv. NV 9,",' ,h r,Iion.i"tnftcr ~Ih discovered
JT i.t,' si ,I',I" tbn i,, mointcr located in
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