Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-29
Il Freak of Fortune.

Chicago i)urrs!ist is an n,ims;e f,icSd Of
Cbicieo millionaire. Ia receot conf !en-
tiel conversation occurred tie folloHios nnra.
tive. as rsprod C ID 10 the Chisago Iatsr Oo.ap:
Alter 'itirg il r,f Give sileaoe for . few
moments, Mr. B!a1k said suddeL;y:-"lv ve
potion 10 tell You my story. IL is so sirgulsr
ha! i, usy bs incredible. ard it il certainly cot
40 exDorlsnco one would think / had gone
ttrtugh."
The reporter expressed desirs to Lsae the
story. -
Il will tell you. upon condition ha. sou will
never nention my name II connection With IT,"
Tho pEomis, Of sccr1oy was rsadi y givsp.
u do Dot propose" said Mr. Black, as be
pulled leisnrsIy fragrant cigs,. 20 DO so spe
OFF, that Will worry ydu. All you Want to
kuoT j. the general circumstances, of ooufse.
Well. l osmo from Devoushire nearly thirty
yaarisg,. lsuding in New York, at aoou. tho
sEo OF twonty. fvs. with ny wife, few pounds
10 lDy pocket aud stout bsart. bad G mslo
SEX ny toruae like mary young mon before
mo who touod their native laud uakis d in care
OF them. Almost upon ny arrival Was taken
slcS, and before had secured aoy empIoyuso
lever seized ne, and when weeks afterSaId
c me book 20 lt, my noney was eoue and VIC
Wcro 10 dsb 70. rent. Ny poor vile hsd made
lev dimes here and ln9re d.iag Cheap s,widp,
bu. the litls she could do was not enough,
sud mu,h before | was abls | ares, from
my bed to seek fGr work. Tboeo were
sorry days for US. can tell you. UO and
dowo tho sruets wandered, asking every place
for work; bu was wesk and cminssed. and 20
one cared 20 give mo employment. | was not
worth Il. really. and 80 went on for two weeks,
my hestb scarcely improving. my ccss btc)n-
ing pore and ntrs desperate. O,e day, utterly
exhausted and disc tagged. fseog ms.tsbi
aud sick, ready to die but for my wife, 50,
doEn up 10 bax that stood against lampposs
90 Broad gay. took mp hat IF that tie
bfo u misnt c,ol my butoilg head, AID |
guess that 81 fell aseer. Anywsy, when |
became cousci u' IF where was and telt s,m.
Toat res ed, arose to Iut 90 my hss. when
some small los rolled on: upoo the sid walk.
Ny heart thTobbed as though mir,c'e had
bueu pelfurned. picked lhsse 10, aud found
hers 10 my ha'. Altogether l had uearl, 81,
There w'sa coed supper Tor my wife AID me,
end l had besides got au idea. [ said to n.y.
sell, | VAS perfto,ly wi!lug to VOL k for a littu
noney aud q, ooc would ewplty NE; now @
ps'p'e are wiling to give me money without
| Wink l will no.ept il that way, AID did.
Every day after that | slcu,aed down a.. CIR.
Ger On SOMA public thorouQhfare and held ou,
my hst. a.ksd 10 orc for an, tu; lust sst
| there With ny hat ou.. As fast a, apy moa,v
was dropped 10 | transferred il to ny pick.
| ets Ths frs, day took 10 S. so. and from Ii at
time my earnings were never lers and they hava
run as high So S25 in day took to all sorts
| OF tricks 10 ook miserable and o aged upon tie
public, though l was soon as we'll snd vigorous
1 So the pest who cims along We'll sir. [ kept
.ns business up Elk years, and at tho end of th At
| time had actually tsksn in little over $50 :.
! LOO of which had S2lOCO in bank little in
| many banks thon hsd two chiIdrsn, aud Wa
| lived comfortably Whom found / had $40 :
lOO conc:u led to Invest il. did. l bough.
. stocks ana etier quietly speculsting two ,esra
| had made 1921 90 and concluded TO give up
| ny OLD HE and become 9 eeatlemau sSaia.
care West. l bought LAID in this viciLi.v In
! q short time tho! land moro than ever m:ds me
| rich mar, and today am worth no. penny
| less than sS)O 0C0. That, sir. sill came from q
bagger's hat 10 lhs atree!s OF New York. Strange
story l think so myself. keally, it now seems
10 ms thst ell this was dreln. 1t does not
seem resi-"
Mr.. Blank religbted his cigs-, leaned comf,r.
tsbly back in his chair and Remarked Never
despiae bsggar You cah't tell how rich he
my be"
1hejou'nalis! went his way lha. afternoon
wondering much, enviojs OF the mendic.nt at
the corner, and inclined to turn beggar himself.
lts hoped that this story will not lnducs many
10 turn street begssrs.