Weekly Trinity journal., 1877-08-04
RALSTON'S START.

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generous and poor. One day he went in
to the banking house OF Lake x Martin
in St. Louis, and occosting Mr.. Martin
! fumitiarly said
Il say, Martin, can't let me have
$500 ?9sxt ss
Il don't-see how we can, Billy said
Mr. Martin, unless you can give some
security. Who can you get to endorse
| for YOU ?"
Ralston scratched his head moment
and admitted that he couldn't give any
security. Said he: Martin, the fact is
I'm broke -dcad brolle-hut | have got
Il chance to go in with G. X. Garrison
down at Panama, sand | must have $500
to get there"
After while Mr.. Martin decided that
he would lend R,lston $500 on his own
account and run the risk of payment, and
giving it to him, Ral,ton started down
the myerto join Commodore Garrison. -
/ This 'wi,Sin '4S.
did Rol,ton ever pay Martin ?"
! asked ht. NOolu.
I'm tell you how it was" said Mr..
4 Goold. "Ralston forgot all about it, or
Ecl,e he lostnjl track OF Martin. But four.
teen year, ailrrwad ] met Marlin in
/ New York H. was broke then himself
all gone to pircc>-hudnt Il dollar
| Rnlston at this Time Wa- at the meridian
OF his glory, spending mopeY by tho mil
lions Well, one dn\ Martin came up to
me docking very secdv, o1d asked me il
in my travels in California l had ever
met a man by the name OF Billy Rails
ton"
"Billy Rnl,tou ?" said l. "B i-lly y
Ral~ton Why, know "a man by the
nnme OF William G. Ralston--u-ed TO be
with Commodore Gnrrisuu in Panama. =
Ii wa. Free, Ra>ton Il Garrison in San
Franciscp, but now Raston-is Mt the head
Of it,
" Wei, Mr.. Good that's the same
Bnly Ralston Ihat borrowed 5000 of me
ia st. Louis in As. Do you think he
could pay it back now?'
"Pny it bncll ?" said Mr.. Goold, "why
You're joking Fay it back Rul~ton
pay $500 Why Mauin, Rulston can
pay bnck S5,ooo,0 eco"
/ "Wco," ,njd Mr.. Martin, "Vhcn
you -ce Billy IN Frisco, YOU jes- ten him
bout me-aud ir he ain't strorpod and ii
'twopt break him up, jess wish he'd pay
me tltat $500. - l!3l
The fact is" snid NJ. Goold, as he
told the story, Il thought Martin was
Joking. | had no idea that Rulston owed
him anything, bat wbenl got back To
California thought IA banter RnIston
about it. So one day when | Wa in Raj
ston's room, snid jokingy :"
"Y9u're nice follow, Ralston, to be
cheating IN old friend out Of $500 amt
you 2" ...
What do you mean ?" said Ralstor,
Why. when was in New York the
other day, man BY the name Of Mar
TIM
"What r@.exehimed Ralston, Jumping
10 hi- feet, " Warwick Martini"
"les, Warwick Mariip7-"
A Where'- his address Here - he
shouted to the casbic," Of The bank "tol
cgtapN $40 O00.to the credit Of Warwick
Martin-quick T. and EqI-top danced
around lik, crazy man.
9 Fbe next dny, continued Mr.. Goold
" Warwick lAInItn ree4lv,d II Telegram
from Lees y Waiter, 81 Pine street, t.
ca.I and receive something deposited ID
lii credit
"By jing1!" said Martin to bis vile,
"Tll bet Billy In, sent me lhat $500. If
he has, Botty5 you can pick out six
dies, ut Stewa't's, ,"aud then be hurried
of'to Lees y Walel's.
called TO see about some money"
said Martin, looking through the banl,
screen mt Mr.. Lees. " You say | have
some to my credit here"
How much are you expecting and
who from ?" asked the banker, catetuliy,
as is the custom with people who receive
money BY telegraph
"I'm looking tor $500 from Billy Raj
ston," said Martin.
"No $500 to your credithere," said the
banker &" but there is $4,000 to War
wick Martin"
"Ten Thousand dollars !"
Yes. $lO,G00."
" Wial, faint ne, 3" said Martin, sor-
rowiuIly. "lt's some other Martin, and
'u,nt from Billy ntcr nll. just my
luck - and Warwirk drew his hand
across his brow, and ighed with disap-
poiEtmeIlt. fto
"If your name is Warwick Martin,
you can take this SlO,OOO," said Dir.
Lees.
"By Jupiter !" said Warwick, a- he
narrated tho incident to Mr.. Gooid,
didn't think twas mine 4; bat | thought
Of Betty thought orthc dress promised
her, and then took the money and
sneakcd home Ike culprit. handed
it to Betty, but ! never smiled for two
days, ] was 50 afraid the mistake would
be detected. But when got a letter
from Raston himself" said Martin,
tell you there was a high old celebration
in our house ~
"pid Ralston have a great funeral
when be died % ] asked Mr.. Goold.
Funeral. sir should .ay he did
Why ~a- IN dat rHera procession lol
-four hours, and never moved out Of ms
]
tracks -
How was lhst?p
Why the head came to Il halt before
the tail started 1t was the first process