Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-01-23

calling Stokes to visit Europe several
times within the next few seasons. About
this timo tho senior Stokes was induced
to remove to New York, where lie mace
his office with his son, through not origi,
nally intending to become ehtangled in
business. Such was the result, however,
and not only was the father, but other
and prominent relatives gradually but
heavily Involved in tho extended ven
lures of Stokes q Budlong. The failure
of tho firm followed, and father and son
were thrown into bankruptcy.
With the wreck of his fortunes young
Stokes embarked next in the enterprise
of establishing an oil refinery at Hun
tiers Poiqt. Three hundred thousand
dollars were expended i'll the works,
which were to be of the best cla,s, when
the company fell into difficulties, and Mt
this juncturc the balcful light of jim
Fieks countenancc comes into the story.
jim was in full tide of his operations
with Eric. He held the advantage (we
wisl, il were less employed by even more
serupu!cus railway managers than hc,)
supplied by his corporation, in transpor-
tation and control of market, as the Erie
vas the great tlnoroughfarc to the oil re-
gions. a compact was struck. Fisk cn;
tered the refinery company, reinforced
tsc apital, and with n change of name
and Heavy Drawbacks" oil the Eric
freight bills the Hunters Point refinery
sailed strongly into successful oompeti-
ticn. Stokes was secretary rs we'll as
partner. AT one time his profits from
the refinery gave him one thousand
dollars per week.
In 1864 Stokes married the daughter
of j. w. Southwick, IL prominent furni-.
turc dealer i'll New York, one of the
Oldest in his line in that city. A shals
time since oac OF our Oldest rcsiilants
showed rs set of furniture, wedding
outfit brought TO Chicago i'll 1886, bought
of Mr. Sorthwick, who is now man Of
immense rcalth, and still in active busi-
ness in Is great Broadway establishment
The wedding OF Stokes with Miss South
wick seemed to lack nothin. that wealth,
position and socai surroundings could
bring to insure happiness. They made
.heir sumptuou, home i'll the llonanH'
Ilousc, and moved among the mcst bril-
liant life of the metropolis.
The next scene in the drama brings
the infamous woman Mansfield into the
plot. Solomon described her many cen
turics ago, and we fear Soioman knew
what he MIS- writing about. But his
painting has never been surpassed, and
if somebody could have slipped into
s;tokcss this little pen-portrait, made two
thousand years ago, Of Joshcpl;nc Mans
field and her infamous sisters, it might
have spared the community the fruits of
the new acquaintance. Here are some of
the wise mans cclorings of his subject:
She licth in wait as for prey, and
increaseth tile transressons among men.
Her feet 60 down to death: her steps
take hold on hell.
Her house inclincth into death, and
her paths into the dead Mono that 60
unto her return again.
He goeth after her straightway. as an
OK goeth to the slaughter.
Sho hath cast down many wounded,
yea many strong men have been slain by
her.
Her house is the way to hell, going
down to the chambers of death.
The dead are there. Her guests are
in the depths of hell"
And just precisely TINT happened
which the son of David predicted from
the house Of the harlot the path turned
downward. A quarrel between Fisk and
Stokes followed. 1t was carried into
affairs of business. Fisk refused to allow
the Hunters Point concern to make n
dividend, and thus cut OFF Stokes's sup
plies. The disgracefull relations with
Mansfield became more shameless, and
the father-in-law, Sonthwick, sent his
daughter and her child to Europe early