The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-18

agreed with him. But what do you intend |
to do hcrc?' asked.
Well. I've got cash capital OF nigh on $500
Igucss until get into reg lar business I'll Skin
mish round Wall street. and sortcr lay low l
WIS about to give him few words Of warming,
but remembered his watch. and dcsistsd. We
shook hands and parted.
A few DAYS after | mot him on broadway. lie
WIS aitircd in another now suit. but think
saw slight improvement in his general appear
ancc. Only Ave distinct colors wore visible in
his attire. But this. l had reason " believe
afterwards. waa accidental.
asked him if hc had been TO the ball He
said he had. " That ga-and mighty pcart
gal she was too. WINS thsre. hut she sort"r fought
| shy Of me. got this new suite 10 in. but those
walters sortor run me into a private box. and !
didn't get much chance to continnew our talk
about them Checks But that young fcllcr. Dash
| board was mighty pcrlitc. lie brought lots of
folders and young women round to the box To SEQ
me. and he made up a party that night to take
! M" round Wall street and in them Stock Boards
And the next day he called for me and took me
And invested about 5000 in them stocks-mny
he more. You scc. We sortrr swoppcd stocks.
| You know had ten shares in the Peacock Cop
| per mine. that you was once secretary Of"
" But those shares are not worth cent Tho
whole thing exploded ten years ago."
didn't know anything more about Communi
pnw Central. or the Naprha Gasight Co.. AMI 50
| thought il was a square game. Only realized
ON tho stocks | bought. and | KEN up outer
Wlll street about 500 better. You see it was
sortrr risk after all. for them Peacock to,ks
mig m como up"
/ looked into his fa'c; It WAS mmcasurahly
serene AMI commonplace. began to be- a little
afraid ofthe man; or. rather. OF my want of
Judgment Of the man. and. after few words. W.
shook hands and parted.
1t was some months before I again saw tho
Man from Solano when did. | found thit he
had actually become member OF the Stock
Board. and had a little OH 'e on Broad streot,
whore he transactcda fair business My re-
membrane going back - the first night mot
him. l inquired if he had renewed he a~luaint-
anre with Miss y. 1 hoerd that she was in
y wport this summer. and | ran down there
fur a week.
And you talked with her about the baggage
chccksi'
NO" he said. scrously she gave mo a
commission to buy some stocks for her. You
see. guess them fashn' BE fcllcrs sorter got 10
runnin her about me. and 50 she put our az
quaintance ON square business footing. tell
you. she's q right peart girl. Did - hear Of the
accident that happened Ia her!"
had not.
well Won soc she was out Yachting. and |
managed through one Of those fcllers tn get an
invite, too The whole thing was got up by "a
!, man that they say il going Ia marry her. Well
ono afternoon the boom swings round in a
little squat and knocks her overheard. There
, was nm awful excitement-you'v heard about
p il may b. 2"
, MOI But saw II all with aRoman'e r's instn 4
. in flash of poetry This poor fellow, debarred
, / through uu'outhncss from expressing his AT
r fiction for her. had at last found his lifting op
= portunity. H. had
| Thar was an awful row. he went on. - I rai
a ont on the tafrrail and there dozen yards awal
Il was that purity creature. that peart gal and
/"
q You jumped for her" / said. hastily.
- MOI he said gravely. " let tn" other MAJ
. do the jumping. sort"r looked on"
>, ! stared at him in establishment.
mo" he went on seriously. He was N,
man who jumpel-that WAS Just then his put
. his line OF business. You see. II had waltz,
oyer the side # that ship. and cavoorted in, an
nummuxed round and finally Topped to th'
bottom that other man would have jumped
. nAt.rll-like and saved her. and ~ he was goin.
- to marry her any wav. don't exactly scc wher
III hey heeu represented in the TRANSACTION Bu
l. don't you see. Il. alter he'd jumped and hadn
il Got her. he'd gone down himself. Id hey ha
IN n.vt best nance. and the advantage Of hey
:. ins him outer the way. Yol see, you don't mn
. d"r-iand mel don't think you did in Cali
, horny."
Then he did save herr
a "Of course. Don't YOU see she was all rgh
~ Ifhc'd missed her I'd have Clipped in. Tha
- warnt no sense in my doing his duty onless h
|. failed"
n Somehow tho story got out The Man fror
n S,lanO ns butt became more popular tina
4 &c. tt.t-t =. lam
h-lue receptions. aud naturally met "A groa
! many people whom otherwise no would n,
> hay. seen. Il was observed also that his a.,
=. Wa steadily growing, and that he seemed 10 b
~ getting on in hs hlsines-. Certain CalifOrni
- stocks which | had seen quietly int rre
in tho old days In the tomhs Of tho
, fathers. were magically revived, an
- | remember. as ono who has seen ghos
= 10 have h"on shocked as | looked on,
the quotations one morning TO have seen ia
- ghos,y fac" Of the " Dead Beat Beach Minin
Co" rouged and plastered looking out from IN
;, columns ofthc morning paper At last few poe
., pie began 10 respect. or suspect, the Man froI
- Solano At last suspicion eliminated with TIL
incident:
=, Ie had long expressed a wish to belong to
>" certain fash n bic" club. and with view
=, burleslue he was invited TO visit the club whei
50 q series Of ridiculous enterta inmen's were give
. him, winding up with card party. As pas
40 ed the steps Of the club house early next mprI
ing l overheard two or three members talkin
4, IN 'itedy
~, " lie cleaned everybody out Why, he nu
have raked in nigh on sioovJ.'
~ Whot' | asked.
- IN" Man from Solano'
. A. turned away, one OF tn" gentlemen, a vi
ni tim,ultel for his sporting propcnritr-. follow,
me-. and laying his hand ON nay shouldera,ke
"Tell me- fairly now. What business did yol
m friend follow in California"
ne " H. was a shepherd
er "A what"
AZ - shepherd. Tended his npeks IN the hone
70 soontn,, hills ol S,lano'
well. all can say Is d-n your Cnliforn
ne pastorals,"
er iJOR tORLIsS DEFENDS HIHsELF
,at Aud Say. that "a Rival Is u, the Bottom Of b
49,, Troubles.
Major Corliss Yesterday made the follow
In atut.u,npt throtrl, bf- eouneel.