The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1872-05-08
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"Somo men arc born to good
luck, and others have it thrust
upon them" -Four years ago, q
citizen Of New York went South,
with nothing in the world but a
shirt and bottle Of whiskcy. lie
turned politician, played tho car
Pct-baggcr to perfection, secured
a fat otllee, and has mado two
hundred thousand dollars. The
other day he drove up the new
Boulevard near Central Pa,k, and
bought thrco building lots prico
thirteen thousand dollars. Before
the transfer deeds were executed,
he sold tho two for twcnty-onc
thousand dollars, and then in.
vesling III "Erio," made thirty
thousand moro.
Another young New Yorker, Il
year ago, pledged tho only bond
he had made in tho world rs "Mar
GIN 1t amounted to loss than
five hundred dollars. lilo went
into 4 stock speculation, was lucky.
and in six months had to his
credit nincty-throc thousand dol
lars. Ills friends persuaded him
to abandon the "Stract" and be
content. lie did so and went TO
Europe, but on his return could
not resist the temptation to 90
into what ho thought "a sure
thing" Yesterday, | saw him,
perambulating Wall Street, seed.
lest among the sccdy, and | rock
on without money enough in his
pocket TO buy u square meal of
cold victuals. Such arc tho ups
and downs Of life in Now York.
Other men create circumstances,
and have ~ bold, brave grit and
grip about them that will win
success in any station. l have in
my minds eye a young man, who
ten years ago was poorer than tho
most Of us, but with u sharp eye
to business, and keen knowledge
OF human nature, he devoted him
self to the one single, and sccm-
ingly purposcless, idea Of popu-
larising Bath brick. lie borrow
ed a hundred dollars, bought his
material, pulvcrised it finely, and
sent it forth TO the trade in sift-
ing boxes. 1t was anew thought :;
it "took )" people who used il
oncc wanted moro, and the consc-
qucnce is that tho young man
aforcsaid-his name is G. G. Sabin
lis to-day tho President Of the
New York Bath Brick Company,
employs no less than twcnty-scven
travelling agents, at salaries rang
ing from fifteen hundred to four
thousand dollars n year, and is
himself worth nearly a quarter of
million Of dollars. Industry and
pcrtinacity have been his sole lc-
vers, but he has used thom with
will.
[ have just heard from an cyo
witness, n good story connected
with one OF tho city prisons. A
man had boon sued by his inna-
morata for breach Of promise, and
being nonresident and unable to
give bail, he was incarcerated in
tho usual place. Time and again
the woman offered hlm release
on condition Of marriage, but he
obstinatcl y refused, and for three
years has lived in the firm convic-
ton that prison cell is infinitely
superior with all its disadvantages
to- matrimonial "scll." At last
however he consented to the ty.
ing Of the Gordian knot, and the
woman, all triumph, sont for
magistrate and tho twain were
duly made one. The necessary
papers to effect his release being
signod, he turned to tho Warden
and obsorved-"Now, this is all
right, ain't it--no going back on
this thing, oh ?" "No," replied
tho Warden, "you arc FREQ to do
rs you please" "Well then, good
bye, old lady; you've kept mo in
hero three years, now I'm off for
an airing. Take my old clothes
take my namo, take anything but
mysolf and you'ro welcome"
"But ain't you going home, my
dear ?" asked his wife,
'Home IIomcw exclaimed the
man. "No, I thank you--I've
had n foretaste Of purgatory al
ready, and you can savo tho rest
Of your birthstone and fireworks
for some other fcllor." 1t is said
that at this juncturo tho woman
went for her husbands scalp, but
ho escaped, and is now n rcspccta-
bio noun-vocativo in somo remote
corner Of our mundane sphere.
Havo you seen tho last Atdine.
Its grand pictures and general
dress mako it tho belle Of all
the periodicals. Tho publish.
ors, James Sutton & Co., 23 Libcr-
ty Street, arc becoming as we'll
known as Bonner and Bccchor,
and aro coming money.
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