Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-09-13

II Stafus
\ no knows anything about the rcno-ta.
S c..e ol ~; julien 10 Joe Harker ana charlie
| 1Ietng said one OF party OF horsanoen yrho
day. >'"' iVOiA lne other
-, Sohody seemed 10 possess any informa,otn q,
u iv suo!eN., ana one person doubted whether
own money into a trotter. aIi6oush no :, ov us
SaIIai lor which be paid nom $40 600 10 an Ca1
ne ouknt 10 oe willing 10 do n 4" said ypn
owning trotter." " 'NV iOSuA' Vi
man proceeded as follows: wv e0N04e-
Way back IN the tine Whom Pacific Man ,-oa
III Is kloIy Joe Harker was clerk In n brokers
S , on NeW street, New York Even then he
6 ,0seu lrotter. and while on an excursion TO
orange county picked up for a small price a a.
yeaf-old colt that had wonderful speed. Not
loLg after bringing him TO New York Uarker
IIoNe ouI 10 The road house where Commodore
Nanoefollt always stopped when out for a ride
ana soon after his arrival the old man drove M,
sEo sat down for his afternoon smoke When
c Se na1 HihiShed and was ready 10 start for the
cI,y again, harker had his coli Brought oUt and
psseu along down the road behind The Cnmmo-
, 11ie: ahd when the Old mans team was going a
oiaalS socu cllp pulled out and went hy him
was seolTTont be pulled up. ana the Commodore
road kings even terms with him. The rail-
which the youngh2d detected the ease with
sSSner was he near had I2SSssa him and no
Its nine, said HaTker
"'Nhat Is it?' nom the Commtaora
:" Only a a-year-old that l bought up In
|
lis be for sale?'
Now, young man. want that horse ana IL
you Will send him around TO my stable IN buy
him. d" 'u'
"'Canr SEN
"'W ell. said the Commodore. getting rather
interested, isn't there any price you viii put on
the horSe?
ono
"'No way can get him?'
- \ eS: II you v III give me pointer on Pacific
Mali III send the horse around
1.-THE Commodore looked at the young man
In acmlration OF his intense cheek. He was
gettlng arery as well as Interested and said
rather grufly that he would pay good price
for the horse.
That won't buy him. was Harker's re-
jolrder.
$50 they togged along In silence all the way
down town, the Commodore noting the easy
gait OF the colt: and feeling more and more that
send him around, ana the horse reached the
stable that evening. The Commodore drove
him single and double for a couple OF weeks,
and finally sent for Harker. The young man
was promptly on hand at the appointed time
want TO pay you for that horse said
Vanderbilt, taking up check-boo6.
as lie can't be paid for that way was Har-
kers reply: You know what sald.'
Vanderbilt looked at him steadily for a mo-
ment. and then said: When want you Will
send for you;' and Harker left and went about
his business.
1T as hearly three months before he heard
frem vanderbilt, but one day word came for
the old man there.
NOW said the Commodore, L suppose that
II told you anything forty men on Wall street
would know Ii inside OF an hour
''No they wouldn't, replied Harker That
isn't my way OF doing business
"'Well, you buy .VC3 shares OF Pacific Mall
and the Commodore resumed his writing
Looking up in a few minutes he found Har-
ker still sitting there.
"'Why don't you go and attend TO that? L
told you 10 buy l,0OO shares, didn't To-
Yes, said Harker, but you might as well
have told me TO buy the New York Central
Haven't you got any money!
"'No, SIR
Then what were you driving such a fast
horse for?'
~ got him cheap
your 'O
Ives. suppose could get forty OF them III
could prove that you told me TO buy the stock;
but that isn't my style
This reply struck the Commodore forcibly
and, when telling the story afterwards he
would allude TO II with great JUNCTION. The re-
| suit OF the talk was that he sent an order to
one or his brokers TO buy 900 shares of Pacific
| Mail for Harker. and he Nanderbilt) would be
| responsible for II. When there was clean
profit or SiCo,0O0 In the deal Vanderbilt told
Hafker TO sell, which he lost no time ia doing
The young man SecTetiyeneSs had so IMPRESSED
| the Commodore that he took Harker into his
| employ, gave him a desk In his private Office
and IL is doubtful IL any man enjoyed Wander
bits confidence 10 the extent that Joe Harker
| did fIom that time Until the old man died.
Chicago T5tt,t1te.