, 1880-11-05
Joe Harker's Start.

Tk.E
and While on an excursion to Orange
county, picked up for a small price, q
four-year-old colt that had wonderful
speed. Not long after bringing him to
New York, Harker drove out to the Red
House. where Commodore Vanderbilt
always stopped when out for ride, and
soon after his arrival the old man drove
up and sat down for his afternoon smoke.
When he had finished and was ready to
start for the city again, Harker had his
colt brought out, and logged along down
the road behind the Commodore, and
when the old mans team was going at
Ivey clip pulled out and went by him.
Once in front, he pulled up, and the
Commodore was on even terms with
him. The railroad kings eye had de-
tected the ease with, which the young
man had passed him, and no sooner was
he near him again than he a sked whose.
horse it was.
otis NINE" said Harker. h.', r
"What is p from the Commodore
"Only four-year old that ] bought
up in Orange county" - ~ .s- ts5 +
"Is he for sal,i |"
snow, young man, want thashorse,, !,
andifyoun send him around to my sta
bic I'll buy him"
Cant sell. %. - .,. ,..---....-.--..
well" said the Commodore, getting
interested, "isn't there any price YOU
will put on the horse l"a' T" 'll A'' ''-' q ~
"No." s.,.,,,,,-.,-.,,...
'"No way i can get him g'
HYes;ifryop viii give me pointer
on Pacific Mail Pm send the horse
around" '.2.A.-sia. VII.
The Commodore lookedatthe gyoung
man in admiration of his intsnseA cheek.
He was getting angry as well as inter
ested, and said rather gruffy that be
would pay goodfprice for the horse. 3
"That wont buy him.. was Harker's
rejoinder
So they logged along insilence all the
way down town, the Commodore MOTTO
ing the easy gait Of the colt, aud feeling
more and more that he must hayeeshim.
Finally he told Hhrker to- send him
around, and the horse reached the stable
that evening. NThe Commodore drove
him single andi double for couple Of
weeks, and finally sent for Harker The
young man waslpronptly on hand at
the appointed tiIhe 4a
ia"I wpnss to pay you for that horse"
said yanderbiA takiHgsR up check
book VIZ p MN .
che can't be paid forithat way,T
was Harkers reply; ''s9u hnow what 3
said. mo, %, ~ ~ vsaaSs =,
Vanderbilt looked at. .hiIn steadily for
a,momept- and, then said: y,,yg.,y,,-y,
,V'WhenIIi want you Ijyiu send for
you," and Harker left and went about
his business. y ,siorIiI .oQBoiiD
1t was nearly three months before he
heard from Vanderbilt, but one day
word came for him to call at the Office
He went =, and he found the old man
there ,' JH 5t-E #.7
"Now," SAID the Commodore, 81 sup
pose if l told you anything, forty men
on Wall streetrwould know it inside of
an hour"
"No they wouldn't" replied Harker
"Tbat isn't my way of doing business" "
"Well, you buy 1000 shares of Pacific
Mail" and the Commodore resumed his
writing
Looking in few minutes he found
Harker still sitting there.
"Why don't you so and attend to
that l told you to buy 1000. shares
didn't IP 81,
eyes," said Harker, but you might
as well have told ME to buy the New
York Central" = Ia,
Haven't you got any moneyg'
mo, sir"
"Then what are you driving such a
fast horse forP ID .
81 got him cheap"
"Can't you get friead to buy the
stock for you = ..
"Yes, | suppose could get forty of
them if could prove that you told me
to buy the stock, but that isn't my
style" .r
This reply struck the Commodore
forcibly, and when telling the story
afterward, he would alludo to it with
great JUNCTION. The result of the talk
was that he sent an order to one OF his
brokers to buy 1000 shares of Pacific
Mail for Harker and he would be re-
sponsible for it. When there WAS a
clean profit Of 100000 in the deal,
Nannnrhilh told Hnrknr tn soil whinh hn