The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-08-01

nate California bank president, which
AHerds q clae to his character.
Mr.. Ralston in 1S4S was clerk on
n Mississippi steamboat. He was gen.
erous aud poor One day he won't in
ts the bank of Lake q Martin, in st.
Louis, and accOstipg Mr.. Martin ia.
military, said:
II say, Martin, can't you let me have
e5O0Y'
II don't see how we can, Billy" said
Mr.. Martin, sunless you can give us
some security. Who eau you get to
endOrse for ysu ?"
Ralston scratched his head n mo.
ment and admitted that he couldn't
get any security. Said he: Martin,
the fact is I'm broke-lsad broke
but I've got chance to 20 in with G.
X. Garrison down at Panama, and |
must have $500 to get there"
After a while Mr.. Martin decided
that he wsuld lend Ralston $500 on
his own account and run the risk of
payment, and giving it to him, Rails
ston started down the river to join
Commodore Garrison. This was in '48.
"Did RalstOn ever pay Martin 7" l
asked Mr.. Goold.
"Illl tel you how it was" said Mr..
GoOld. "RalstOn forgot all about it,
or else he lost track Of Martin. But
fourteen years afterward l met Martin
in New York. He was broke then
hinself--gone all to rieces-hsdn't
dollar. Ralston at this time was in the
meridian Of his glory, spending money
by the millions. Well, one day Mar
tin. came up to me looking very. aeedy,
and asked me if in my travels in Cali
fornia had never met man by the
name of Billy Ralston !"
"Billy Ralston 7" said /. "B.i.l.l.y
R-a.l-s-t.o-n ! why l know a man by
the name Of William A. Ralston, who
used to be with Commodore Garrison
in Panama. 1t was Fritz, Ralston &
Garrison in San Francisco, but now
Ralston is at the head Of it.N
"Well, Mr.. Goold, that's the same
Billy Ralston that borrowed five hun
dred dollars Of me down in st. Louis
in '48. Do you think he could pay it
back now 7"
"Pay it hack ?" said Mr.. Goold,
why, you're joking. Pay it back !
Why, Martin, Ralston could pay back
Eve million dollars"
"Wsll," said Martin, "when you see
Billy in Frisco you jes tell him bout
me--and if he amt strapped and it
won't break him up, jes wish he'd
pay me that five hundred dollars"
"The fact of it is, said Mr.. Goold !,
as he told the story, 81 thought Martin
was joking. had no idea that Raj.
ston owed him anything. But when l
got back to California l thought I'd
banter Ralston about it. So one day
whom ! was in Ralston's room, said
jOkingly:
You're a nice fellow, Ralston, to be
cheating al old friend out of Eve hun.
drsd dollars, amt you?"
"What do you mean ?" said Ralston.
"Why, when l was in New York the
ether day man by the name of Mar
. tin"
WHAT exclaimed Ralston, jump.
ing to his feet, "V'arwick Martin 7"
Cos w AEWtCA
where's his address? -? Herew he
shouted to the cashier Of the bank,
telegraph ten thousand dollars to the
credit Of Warwick Martin-quick ?'
and Ralston danced around like era
~ man.
"ThS next day." continued Mr.
GoOld, Warwick Martin received a
telegram from Lee & Walters, 81 Pine
street. to call and receive something
deposited to his credit"
by jingol' said Martin to his wife
"I'll bet Billy has sent me Eve hundred
dollars. Ifhe has, Betty, you can pick
out a silk dress at Stewards" and ther
be hurried off to Lee & Walters.
II called TO see about some money,
said Martin, looking through the banl
screen at Mr.. Lee. "You say l have
some to my credit here"
"How much are you expecting, ant
Wh0 from I" asked the banker, careful
ly, as is the custom with people VIII
receive money by telegraph.
"I'm looking for Ave hundred dol
lars from Billy Ralston," said Martin
"NO FIVE hundred to your credi
here" said the banker, "but there j
tan thousand to Warwick Martin"
"Tsn thousand ?" gasped Martin.
ayes, ten thousand dOllars."
"Well, faint me. said Martin sOr
rOwfully, "it's some other Martin an'
'taint from Billy, after all. Just m,
luck I" and Warwick drew his hanc
acrOss his brow, aud sighed with dis
appointment.
''If your name is Warwick Martin
yOu can take this ten thousand dol