The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1880-05-07
The Hero From pcadmood.

The hero from Deadwood does not
have half show in Detroit, and he can"
not be blamed for feeling that we are an
unappreciative people. These heroes
arrive here about once in four weeks
on the average, and the latest put IN an
appearance yesterday morning, preceded
by the rumor that he had struck 1t rich
and made clean hundred thousand
dollars. When he entered drug store
on Michigan avenue lie was followed by
a dozen OF more persons, who wanted to
admire him and hear The story Of his
adventures. He modestly hesitated to
begin, as all these Deadwood heroes do,
but he finally started of with:
cit is, perhaps, useless 70 remark that
Detroit offered no chance for an ambi-
tious young man to get along"
"That's so, 2 replied one Of his hearers.
81 know you did not get along here AZ
all, and we had to make up shake
purse when your old father diedl"
The hero swallowed something, bent
his eyes modestly on the floor and con-
tinued
"I left this city with only $40 in my
pocket, but with heart"
"Only $40, and know it, for lent
you five of that and never expected to
see it again." interrupted second
admirer with good deal Of heartiness.
A shadow of pain fitted across the
face Of the hero, but he braced up and
went on
"When / reached Deadwood / was
penniless, hungry, ragged and friendless,
but was stout-hearted. was de-"
a saloon-keeper here entered and beg.
ged pardon for the intrusion, but he had
made out the Eero's liquor bill and
thought it best to hand it to him before
he had banked his money. 1t was only
$1S, but some Of the items were over
three years old, and business was busi-
ness. The hero put the bill in his
pocket passed through a fit of coughing,
and began:
II provided myself with mining tools
and -
"Did you get trusted or pay cash for
themT interrupted the man on the
other side Of the store.
Tie hero did not deign to reply, but
spit into the stove, wiped off his mouth
and said:
al knew that energy and pluck would
bring luck. Here at home everybody
seemed to keep me down, but there
-n
"Say, didn't try to keep you down.,
suddenly observed shoemaker. "Didn't
l trust you for pair Of boots when no
one else would, and didn't / raise the
money to pay your fine and saved you
from trip to the House of Correction"
The hero partially admitted the cor
rection, and had just opened his mouth
to go on when the druggist asked him 70
wait until he could put up ten cents
worth of castor oil for customer. The
hero waited, and when the oil had been
put up he continued:
II knew | had only myself to depend
on, and that fact nerved me up. Ipushed
for the mines p
els that a dog fghtT interrupted
one of his hearers as a furious growing
was heard out doors.
All rushed to the door, but it was a
false alarm, and after they had returned
to the stove the hero settled himself
back and remarked:
Here in Detroit energy, pluck and
ambition counted for nothing. II
tried to climb "
"And while think Of it," put in the
grocer two doors below, "Pll hand you
the account run up by your mother IN
your absence. never expected il
would be paid, but couldn't see the
old lady 60 TO the poor-house?'
It took some little time for the hero
TO get another start, and lie had not yet
reached the mines when in came con
stable, who asked him to step out doors
and after an earnest conversation b,
walked off in his company.