The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-12-06
Bob Morrow's Lack.

The atmosphere of good luck that
hangs around some men is past under
standing. Take the case of Bob Morrow.
the San Francisco manipulation, who
owns st. Julian, the fastest horse IN the
world, to illustrate by, for instance The
reporter met forty-niner who used to
know him In the days when q sbiled
shirt worn among the mountain miners
indicated that the possessor was either
blackleg or gospel expounder, the
chances being ninety mine to one that he
was the former, for parsons were then as
scarce as copper pennies, almost. He
arrived in Nevada City when the camp
was mere infant, 50 to speak. The first
thing he did after getting here was to
slirmish around and hunt up shovel.
pick and rocker. With these he began
scratching along Deer creek for gold.
By dint Of perseverance and hard work
his knowledge of mining did dot exceed
his intimacy with Bible passages and an
exercise of cheek he got enough to ale
viate the pangs Of hunger to bearable
extent. He stayed around here till 1859,
and by that time his clothes were SO tat
tered and torn that he had to pnt his old
hat under him to keep his bare body
from coming in contact with the chair
whenever he sat down and then decided
to emigrate. George Hearst, Joe Clark,
A. E. Head, and number of other boys
whose lines were too hard for comfort,
wanted to 90 with him. But the
whole caboodle of them were dead broke,
and figure as they would no alternate
presented whereby they could scare up
enough coin to get out Of the camp with.
Finally, Arthur Ha2adorn came to the
rescue. He fitted some of them ont with
mule apiece, provisions and coin.
They made bee line for the Coznstock.
The next time his old tovnias heard from
Morrow, he was on top Of d wave Of pros
perity; that ia, had got into the Savage
and some other big mines at Virginia
City. For several years be reyeled IN
wealth. After enjoying the rapidly &C.
quired shekels for lew years, they Slip
ped away from him. and he was busted
once more. His will and energy didn't
peter out when his money did. and
making q little raise he sprang boldly
into the arena of the stock market. Sinea
then he hasn't drawn blank in the lot
terry Of life, 30 far as heard Of. As 9
Director Of the Bank OF California alone.
to say nothing of all the other soft things
ttc Ol9BEr4 k4At0 tt4taA{3L t4lT As41lAt14l1 u
the deceased Ralston, he has glory
enough to satisfy any common man A
to the three individuals named above
who took sail on the mules with Morrow.
they are ell IN San Francisco doing more
or less in stocks. One OF two Of them
have become pretty well fixed in respect
to this worlds goods. None IT them ever
have come back here 10 live. Nerado
Tsanscsil,s, Norem1er 1z5x
DoEs HER OwS Wonz Docs sles
What of it? Is it any dieerace3 Is she
any less true woman, less worthy Of
respect than she who sits IN silk and
satin, and is vain Of ;ineers than never
labsr2 We listened to fhis sneer few
days ago, and the tone IN which Il vas
uttered betokensd 4 narrow, selfish,
ignoble mind better fitted for country
whose institutions do not rest on 1onor-
able labor Is one Of the chief corner
stones. II evinced false idea of The
true basis Of society, Of true WomeIl-
hood, Of genuine nobility It showed
| the detestabie spirit Of caste, Of rank.
which certain class are trying 70 estabz
Iisll-s caste whose sole foundation y
money, and 90 the meanest kind Of ralsk
down to civilization. Mind, nannerF.
morals. ali that enter into good charse-
ter, are Of no account with these secis1
sno bs: position IN their sfilted ranks 3
bought with gold, and each additional
dol lar IS another dollar III the ladder hy
which elevation Is boughs.