The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-12-19
New York sun.

1luVoA VI 'AN ASAa HpNAh Ooui vi lue nlgnWAV
about half ay to the Falls. Geo. Il. Gator.
81 Geo. Gator, WAS jays .choolmsts,
The two shook hands when Jay Gould visit.
"a The home of his boyhoos last aummsr
There were seventy scholars in Jay Gould,s
dime; row there are only seventeen. It was
and is, school of the PRIMITIVE
sort Citizens supply so much wood
each, and board the schoolmistrss,, tuTn
about. The boys pile the wood and make
the fire. Young Gould subsequently, went
10 An academy in neighboring town. an
"academy" corresponding to grammar
achool in the cities. In these two places the
boy got his education.
Az the age Of 16 Jay Gould started in busi.
nese life. He became n clerk in 'Souira BIr-
hans store in Roxbury, village Two uiIas
fron the falls. The squire lives slll, com.
f0rtAble man, and he stills runs his store
which contains specimens of almost
everything under the sun. Soon after young
Gould went to clerk for the Squire the state
oomptroller up at Albany had q piece Of
public land to dispose OF. The SQUIRE, who
Vas % shrewd man, was allowed THROUGH in.
duonce, to hear Of it first and decided 10 buv
II " being rare bargain. He told of his
good fortune to his neighbors in the storo
lopng Gould overheard him, made the nee.
esaary application, and when the 'souira
czme around later with bis money for tbe
land, he found that it had been sold to his
clerk. Young Gould aud the squire parted
compsny very soon after that. The youth
no ono knows exactly how, became a civil
onglneer. He made a survey of Della
Nnlo county, and his map was rub.
lished by Collins G. Keeney, Of II
endl9 Union stree, Philadelphia, in 1856.
taY Gould was twelty years old when he
Pupllshed this map. There is stamped on il
4 blhck letters, From actual survey by
Jey Gould"
Then young Gould left the scene of bis
2oyhood and went to Pennsylvania With
Qoienol Paddock Pratt. The two started a
hnHery. The place where the tsunOry was
1otup was named Gouldsboro. Soon Mr.,
4oud alone had the tannery. Colonel
futf, according to the traditions of Della.
nm county, had retired greatly enriched in
6xreriepce.
~ MAdNIFICENT PLACE AT IRvINGToN.
o'dsy the visitor who steps from the
~ at lrvington on the Hudson, and who
ga TO DO directed to the residence Of Mr.:
az Gould, will be told to ascend the hill as
[os the road goes, then turn to tho left,
pursue the avenue for mile until he
nes TO pair Of gate posts Of white stone,
Zen mark the entrance to the grounds Of
4millioaAirs. Endless gate posts that are
111fly white, and that arc all of stone, meet
Ia on either hand as he passes along the
gpifcent thoroughfare. Handsome resi-
nces do not crowd, but follow one upon
Q{hor without Interruption. The
1|acopal church, that. is not third
lofty Us the modest Broadway
1lfce will mako anybody stop for five min
QI1z 10 look at it. The crest of the hill,
4eeplng up from the roadway and further
inland, is crowned with stone mansions,
Shole windows overlook the foliage, the vii
!, 14 IND the churches below, and command
uninterrupted view Of tho river. AT the
J mIHs end the gate posts which mark the
I 1Qance to Mr.. Gould's estate are reached.
y 1hoy are taller than those which have pre-.
!. 10e1 them, but they are not exactly white.
n 111Y are of the handsome granite. Just be-.
!. lo1d them is porter's lodge built of stone.
" a 1roAd roadway, smooth and shining as
pavement of Partisan boulevard,
n M1>ps into what seems 70 DO q vast park.
" Mtround is undalating and covered with
:" kuon sward. Clumps Of ancient trees break
moSlnnesS oftho surfaces here and there.
all herd Of cattle Of rare breed is permitted
Qan without hindrAAcs. AT ono distant
n Of gossaner-like tower, surmounted by
10 Tone and gilded ball, rises above low
~ structure an eighth Of q mile in length
~ Hoh hot house id which in midwintel
'5@ iorced flowers and vegetables of every
100 AT another disstnt point gray tower
w Ateriei Of mlnarets lift above knoll il
,'%% op,uing among the trees. The road
lcS 1cps in great curves, and finally descend
gsntly leads through dense grove o.
~ fesns, and thonce suddenly into OF
~ Htpace in which stands the wSndsrfu
y Fflon that is inhabited by Jay Gould il
40 pmer season. 1t is built ola dark gray
3dat (which is shot with blush tints. The
, gR part, which go, to make it up are
sT psquely grouped together. and afford 9
arby {nds of Q. aceful angles. Rich tracerie!
u, and the whole is, like lacework Gu
Win Pc. The Gothic double doors ar
, the eyen to the sashes in the upper par!
irca. are set with diamonds Of glass, aS stt
S, "a, hdows. On one side lawn sweep
4 b h.. y ending in narrow vista be
the trees. On the other side
sae parts heavily wooded, and in part
s sis. with grass only, stretches far down.
i~ the river. The view takes in th
- which at this point is bread a,
>r,b miles to the north and to the south
jlV alisades ARE set forth in their fVl
nnd Nyack glimmers like the toy cit,
,S8 Further shore. Here Mr.. GoulS live
lay until December. His stables ar
erty tn fine horses. He has o library tia
o. ghtss il stood from gentleman VIII
)Uls- iacted it in all the literary markets O
lt ,aUs ID, and his house is fllea with object
f The ihat have been obtained ia the sam
s APP way, and at the cost Of unteld do
I i"r. his PERSONAL RELATIONS.
Whit od Of Mr.. Gould that, when til
+, late hlch brought him back from his on
9 city. 9rope stopped at quarantine, ne wa
,li by reporter OF ono of the Me-
vspapers. Mr.. Gould knew him t
.u,. amiliar with Wall street matters, an
et was just then greatly excited. Bu
$1,000 as first oager question was: "Hav
i5,UO anything about my family!
lo,@O he roof OF the Madison Squav
400 fell i, last winter Mr. Gn,1d
Ss'SSS resent at the fair in progress Their
500 who saw tho great Spectator tbs
5,O@ that his agitation, until the DO
lq 9%S . to be safe, was such as TO arous
SO 81 sympathy of the gentlemen I
40 communicated his fears. M
l4,i@eS thus described by the writer
k.S 90 whose article, printed in 1877, hi