The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-07-15
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ssThank you. I shall certainly call. "
The two men separated, young How
ard wondering why Mr.. Clarkson should
have manifested any special concern for
him. What had been said about the
danger of confusing the mind by drink
in business hours fingered in his
thoughts, and the more he pondered it
the more its significance grew upon him.
In the evening he called upon Mr.. Clark
son as he had promised.
"Glad to see you, my young friend,
was the kind greeting he received. ST
knew your father years ago, and there
are many things in my memory of him
that / recall with pleasure. He was a
true man, Mr.. Howard, and the world is
better off for his having lived in it. It
was the thought of him that led me to
speak as did this morning. I might
almost say it was voice of warning
from your father through me"
81 cannot but feel a little surprised at
this, SAID Howard, frankly. "My ia
Their used wine. I have often seen him
take a glass at his own table when he
had company. He. set it before his
guests, and partook of it on such occa-
sions. At my sisters wedding recep-
ton, which occurred during his lifetime,
wine was served as at the reception this
morning."
A shadow passed over Mr.. Clarkson's
face. After little silence he replied:
CT know all this. And your father
never used wine to excess-did not care
much for twas only in accord with a
social habit. And yet, temperate as he
was, you are poorer to-day by many
have been If he had not taken few
glasses of wine at your sisters wedding
reception"
"You cannot mean what you say, Mr..
Clarkson!" the young man exclaimed,
his face flushing and paling by turns.
1t is true, my young friend, he an
swered. ''And I, too, was hurt beyond
recovery by the wine drank in health
to the bride on that occasion. 1t was in
business hours, and it robbed my mind
of the clear sight needed at time when
to blunder was next to ruin"
ST am more surprised than can ex-
press" was the young mans remark.
.: My father hurt by wine !! It seems
impossible. Are you very sure about
this thing, Mr.. Clarkson 2"
GO cannot be mistaken. The recep-
tons of disaster are cut very deep.
CIVIL you tell me the whole story ?"
Tt is still fresh in my memory. It
seems an event Of yesterday. I had an
engagement to meet your father after
the reception. The Lake Superior cop
per mining fever was then at its height.
Your father was cool, clear-headed
man, and generally kept aloof from
schemes of money making not connected
with legitimate trade. It so happened
that one Of your restless, over sangr1ine
men, who are always on the lookout for
some scheme by which money can be
made more rapidly than In competitive
mercantile or manufacturing operations,
lad made visit to the Ontonagon re-
gion, and, In company with a county
surveyor prospected for NINE Ac-
cording to his representation they had
discovered one Of the richest deposits in
the whole Lake Superior region, and
held the secret of it's location. He had
come out East to organize a company,
and had yet only talked to few capt
talists, who had arranged to meet him at
/ o'clock on the day have referred to,
In order to get full development of his
plans.
"Neither your father nor I felt much
interest IN the matter. We had little
faith in mining speculations, having seen
more money lost in them than gained, by
thousand per cent. But we had been
SO strongly pressed to attend this meet
ing that we We're constrained to be pres
ent.
From the wedding reception, flushed
with wine-we had each taken three or
four glasses, and our heads were not
very strong-wes went to this meeting to
hear about the marvellously rich deposit
of almost virgin copper discovered some
where. on the range of the great Mime
sofa conglomerate belt. Maps and
plans were spread before us; specimens
of copper were exhibited cost of land,
and the particulars of working mines,
and the money needed for development
set forth in eloquent detail.
IS saw that your father, in whose face
was an unwonted glow, and In whose
eyes shone an unusual brightness, was
becoming much interested, and foremost
in making inquiries and getting at facts
and figures. His ordinary GOODNESS and
reserve were gone, He had permitted
himself to come under the magnetism
of the plausible individual who wished
to draw us into his scheme of fortune
making, and was completely carried away
by his representations.
81, too, saw golden visions, and when
your father said, Gentlemen, I mean to
go into this thing, I was the first to re-
spond, so do T. Our example was in
fectious. We had the reputation of be-
ing prudent, far-seeing men; and the
fact that we saw money in an undevel-
oped copper mine had strong influence
upon those present, none Of whom had
the remotest suspicion that our judg-
ment was obscured and our vision dis
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