The Van Buren press., 1872-02-06
Jim Fisk's Jokes.

Jim Fisk'a Jokes,
Some .An,psing Iacideats in ttc LJs q
tas Eiie Prince.
lei perkins in tbe Commercial Adverti.er.l
Yesterday called at the E,is office
Coz F,sks old chair was vacant, an1 hi'
desk Was drsrel in meuming His Old
s.soeiales were silent, orgashe's,l in grours
10 tell over "reminiscences Of the dead Col.
onel, whose memory is beloved ani rever-
81. Mr.. Gould never tires telling Shout
Fi.h's so-d qualities.
FssKs FIRST MlsrAKr.
FIX used to siten tell about his first
mistake IN life
Said the Colonel, "When WAS lit.le
boy on the Vermont farm, my father took
,ue up TO the stable one day. vhsre a !os
OF COWS stsod in the stable. "
Said he. .'JaaIes, tho stable window i
prel,y high ior boy, but de- ydu talaS
yon could take this shovel aud clean cut
the ,al le ?"
II ion't know, Pep" said lanes, ]
never have done i. Z"
'.Wsll. my boy, II you viii do II this
morning I'll give yop this bright silver
,,ollar," said hs iaihof, pa,tns him on
lis heat. while he held the silver dollar
tsfore Ii, eyes.
Coed, ;" said James 81 u Try -
nnd away ho went to his work, He
tagged and bulled and lifted and puhed,
snd, finally, it wss done. and his father
yav. him the bright silver deller. sayisx--
That's night, James you dill il splen-
didly, md now find you can do it SO nice
", shall have you dc it every mosaisg all
vin.er =
MireAKG NUMBER ..
Fisk sad bis second mistake o'emuel in
maiu,er years-whcn he frat became as>o-
eia.ed with Gould iu ihc Erie Off q.
How wes it 2 asked Col, Rucker.
.Vell, said Fisk. "Gould had some
woman litigation on hand, an ha came 0
he and said lie wanted to use my name. y
= " What for ~ said l.
"Well, Fisk, " said Goull, "you kn ory
my wife Is very sensitive. and you know
ihis woman business is uIl Of scandal.
Now, you know you don't care, SO just let
me u,c yo,u namo for week in thja case.
"What was the result, colonel +? asked
Ruoker
/" Resal why. bv thun Ter, Goall used
my name one week and tho,o want any
thing Ielt of it. 1t was used sp. He got
it so mixed np and soandalzed that | new
.reould elan it, and fel! as if | dilnt
L Z. II, 81
LITTLE PErzR.
Fish's litdA Peior was about ten years
old. aud suiall 4, that. Frequently large
men would come into the Eric ollisa and
"b,rs .ihe Colonel. Then no would say
"Herc, Peter take this man into eusto-
dy, and hold him under arrest uatil we
seal Ter him!
CHARITY.
Onedsy poor, plain, blunt man 'tum-
bcd into Fisk's room. Saia he:
.Cvlenel, I've heard you are $ generous
man. and I've come to ask great favor. "
"Well, vha. is it my good man 2 ask
ea Fisk.
II wan. to 20 10 Lowell sir, TO my
wife, AMI haven, cent OF money in the
wcri.' said the man in a firm, manly
voice
"W here have you been = asked the
colonel dropping his pom.
Il don't want to tell you. replied shs
man. dropping his head.
"a On, with it, my man, where have you
been ?" said Fisk
Well. sir, I've been TO Sing Sing State
ptiyon."
"What fcr -
"Gmna larceny, sir. was put in 70,
five years. Lut was psrdoned ont yesterday
alter staying four years and ono.half
sm here, hungry and without money
"Ali right, my man, said Fisk Kind
". you shall have a pass, and here--hers
is five dollars. Go aud got meal Of VIC
tuaIs, end ben ride down TO tho bsa, in an
Erie coach, like gentleman. Commence
life rgain, snd il you are homes, aad wan,
lift. come to ne.
Perfectly tewildered, the pnor canvioi
tosh tao money, and six menths aiterwarl
Fisk got latter from hiin 10 v as dong
thriving mercantile business, and said
Fisk'. Kindness and cheering words CAV,
lin the fire. hopc--hs frst strong ready,
to become a man.
BLACK AND wnITs.
Ten inmates alter tho poor sonv.ei left,
apoor young negro preacher called
What do you want! Are you from
Sing Sing too 7" asked Fisk.
mo, sir; I'm Baptist preacher, frem
Hoboken, ! want to 30 to tha Howard
Seminary. in Washington, SAID the ne
grs.
All right, Brother Johnson" said
Fisk. Here. Conner" he said, address.
ing his secretary" give Brother johnson
twenty dollars, aad charge i, to chanty. >
aai the colonel went on writing, without
listening to the stream OF thanks from th,
delighted negro.
REPARTEr.
One day Fisk was travelling to Niagsi,
with his brother-in.law Hooker The d.
I.cfor's car passed a car full OF calves.
'il.ie, colonel there are some Of yen
rsla,ives, said Hooker, lauyhiugly.
~ yss--relations sy marriage. sai'
F..k.
CHARITY AND fug.
One day the colonel was walking NJ
Twenty th.rd street to dine with one of I'll,