The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-03-22
Jay CiOuld's First Visit to New York.

The story of Mr.. Jay Gould's first visit to
New York, as told by himself to a reporter,
is decidedly interesting. Mr.. Gould SAL !:
My first visit to New York was during the
Crystal Palace Exhibition. | was a mere boy.
| was full of ambition, and | brought a little
thing with me from my country home that l
thought would make my fortune and revo-
lulionize the world. What do you suppose it
was ~
cit was Laughing heartily a mouse trap.
That mouse trap was to me the greatest thing
in New York. 1t was not very big. but | took
so much pride in tit was SO precious to me
that | had a very handsome mahogany box
made in which to carry it. [ remember very
well getting onto one Of the street cars-I
think 1t was the Sixth Avenue line. l was a
little more unsOphistiCated in the ways of
New York then than l am now. l was ALI
Xious to see the city. II was a wonder to
Inc, aud l stepped out upon the platform to
look at its blocks of houses.
"In my innocence | left my mouse tran on
| the seat. When | got to the street where l
wished to get off | stepped inside to get it,
and to my horror foun that my mouse trap
had disappeared. Turning to the conductor,
l said What has become of my box p THAT
box that was on the seat p Yes Was it
yours p Yes why, a man who got out and
tn! ned down the street above carried it off.
If you run you will probably catch him befole
he gets far.
- ran and caught him. He was a great
and strong fellow, but | collared him. | re-
ally regretted that had done so and tried to
get away, but the fact is one of my fingers
got accidently caught in one Of the button
holes of his coat, and before | could get off
there was a crowd around us and a policeman
who took both of us off to an adjoining sta
tlnn houSa The statements, Of the Doljrp.
the thief, and myself were all heard. The
magistrate drew some nice legal and technical
distinctions which came very near costing me
my liberty. While the thief who stole my
mouse trap was committed for trial, l was
gwen to understand that owing to my mabll-
ity to furnish ball-for l knew no one in the
city then-I should be detained as a witness
until the trial came of.
"It was not a pleasant introduction to New
York; but | have never forgotten it, and its
recollection has often afforded me a great deal
of amusement. Fortunately for me, there
was a detective in the place who had been
hunting my mouse trap thief for years, and
who had a requisition from, | think, the then
G vernon of Pennsylvania or New Jersey.
He saved me.
81. forgot to say that when in the course oil
the examination the box was opened to verify
my statement and the purloiner of my great
invention found it was only a mouse trap, his
face assumed such an expression of disgust
that l could not help but laugh at him, altho
| was at the time in one of the most uncOm
Portable positions l had certainly up to tina
time been placed in. That mouse trap Incl
dent, of course, got into the Herald. l re
member the title of the article very well
How a mouse trap caught a thief"
Three million dollars have yainly beel
offered tor the n. Y. Herald.
Eggs ale so high that ROSTERS are said to b.
looking at tortoise shell combs.
Good looks are a snare, especially to then
that haven't got 'em.-Mrs. Whitney.
A disagreeable man is one whose idea G
fun differs from yours.-Boston Post.
Prof. Proctor believes that with a good tel
escope one may see 10O,OOO,0OO starts.
Lawrence Barrett says that "Genius, &
first, is little more than a great capacity tc
receiving discipline" Cad, we were a gres
genius in our school days.-BOston Post.
Lord Beaconsfeld is reported to be engas
ed upon a continuation of "~Endymion," bu
he is buster with an autobiography an
, journal which are to have posthumous publ
cation.
She had sued for breach of promise and I'll
7 verdict Of tie jury was against her. 'Do 20
: want to poll the jury? ?" she was aske,
!. eyes, 1 do. Jes' gimme the pole for tw
minutes"
Nothing was left in her will by George E
lot to her husband, Mr.. Cross, but all Il
money went to the family of her first hu
band. This was an arrangement entered I'M
previous to her second marriage, by the e.
press desire of Mr.. Cross, who is well of.
The world is filling up with educated foo
: mankind real too much and learn too littl
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