Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-02-12

FISKIAN A.

ELI Perkins" in the New York Com
mercial Advertiser, adds the following
chapter to the anecdotes of the late James
Fisk, Jr.:
Yesterday | called at the Erie office. |
Col. Fisk's old chair was vacant, and his |
desk was draped in mourning. His old
associates were silent, or gathered in
groups to tell over "reminiscences of the
dead colonel, whose memory is beloved
and revered. Mr.. Gould never tires tell
ing Mr.. Fisk's good qualities.
FIsK's FIRST MISTAKE.
Fisk used to often tell about his first
mistake in life.
Said the colonel: "When l was lit
tie boy on the Vermont farm, my father
took me up to the stable one day, where
a row of COWS stood in the stable
Said he, flames, the stable window
is pretty high for a boy, but do you think
you could take this shovel and clean out
the stable q
81 don't know, Pap" said James, 81
never have done it. )"
'Well, my boy, if you will do it this
morning I'll give you this bright silver
dollar" said his father, patting him on
the head, while he held this silver dollar
before his eyes.
Good" says James, "I'll try" and
away he went to work He tugged, and
pulled, and lifted, and pulled, an7, f.
nally, it was done, and his father gave
him the bright, silver dollar, saying:
That's right, James, you did it splen-
didly; and now find you can do it so
nicely, I shall have you do it every
morning all winter %
MISTAKE NO. 2.
Fisk said his second mistake occurred
in maturer years-when he first became
associated with Gould in the Erie office.
''How was it % asked Colonel Rucker.
"Well,' said Fisk, could had some
woman litigation on hand, and he came
to me and said he wanted to use my
name"
"What for % said I.
"Well," said Gould, "you know my
wife is very sensitive, and you know this
woman business is full of scandal. Now,
you know you don't care, so just let me
e use your name for week in this case. y
Y "What was the result, Colonel ?" ask
E ed Rucker
i Result? why, by thunder, Gould
: used my name one week and there wasn't
e anything left of it. 1t was used up
He got it so mixed up and scandalizec
V that | never could retain it, and / fell
Y as if | didn't care damn about it after
" wards p
q LITTLE PETER.
q Fisk's little Peter was about ten year
old, and small at that. frequently larg
men would come into the Erie office ant
. ''bore' the Colonel, then he would say
II Here. Peter, take this man in custo
dy, and hold him under arrest until W
Il send for him.
as CHARITY.
e One day a poor, plain, blunt ma
I'd stumbled into Fisk's room. Said he:
+ Colonel, I've heard you are gene1
y Gus man, and I've come to ask a grea
n favor
of "Well, what is it, my good man :?
S asked Fisk.
I'd Il want to go to Lowell, sir, to m
wife, and havn't a cent of money /
the world" said the man, in firm mar
y ly voice.
u. where have you been ?'' asked tn
g colonel, dropping his pen.
40 Il don't want to tell you," reptile
"a a the man dropping his head.
- = ''Out with it, my man, where hay
~ you been ?"
I'd ao "Well, sir, I've been to Sing Sir
~ State Prison
~ "What for 2"
L. ''Grand larceny, sir. | was put
~ for five years, but was pardoned out We
-, ao terday, after staying four years and
- half. | am here hungry, and witho1
n no money"
W '.All right, my man, F" said Fisk, kin
ly. "you shall have pass, and here
full here is So. Go and get meal of vic
TO- uals. and then ride down in an Ell
ow coach, like gentleman. Commence Ii
she again, and if you are honest and want
ect lift, come to me. -
est Perfectly bewildered, the poor convi
or took the money, and six months afte
wards Fisk got letter from him. /
d. was doing a thriving mercantile bushes
out and said Fisk's kindness and cheeri
it words gave him the first hope-his fiji
ion strong resolve to become man.
ur- BLACK AND WHITE.
lo Ten minutes after the poor cow
= !" left, poor young colored preacher ca
ed
. "What do you want? Are you FRI
Sing-Sing, too % asked Fisk.
red mo, sir; I'm Baptist preacher FRI
Hoboken want to 90 to Howard Sc
ttr mary, in Washington" said the preae
ak er.
ave "All right, brother Johnson" So
ose Fisk. "Here, Conner" he said, addre
ing his secretary. "give brother Johns
the $40 and charge it to charity and
ave colonel went on writing, without listt
anv ing to the stream of thanks from the {
lighted preacher.
REPARTEE.
aoo One day Fisk was travelling to Nj;
49, ars with his brother-in-law, Hooker.
ado The directors car passed car full
no calves.
con- There, colonel, there are some
nd your relations, - said Hooker, laughin:
md Eyes, relations By marriage" $;
and FISH
ROT CHARITY AND FUN.
lor- One day the colonel was walking
at Twenty-third street to dine with one
( of the Erie directors. when a, moor bep,
his came along. The beggar followed at
the inc him, saying in plaintive tone, "Ple
With give me dime, gentleman 2"
The gentleman accompanying T