The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-07-30
III.-TU IAFFl'
Hail, Taffy, new born goddess! Thou art
THE upsAND DOWNS Of REAL LIFE

Some wears ago Hal Rivers and my
self we're in the habit OF making a pill.
grimase together, every summer, to
some place Of interest. We took our
own time, and journeyed leisurely
enough, avoiding night-traveling, I'M
comfortable routes, ETC., and greatly
preferring fortnight Of slow, easy voy- |
ACE to three days of rush and hurry. |
Nowadays people travel mostly Just as
fiercely for pleasure as for business; but
we we're. wiser. tiBfTS ~ 's'f
| shall never forget the trip to the
Mammoth Cave, of Kentucky, that we
undertook, but never completed. wy
left New York on q delicious September
morning, and proceeded, more or less
directly, to Cincinnati, arriving there on
the afternoon Of the fifth day after our
departure. ..,,.,..., ,:,.a
upon to resume our journey, We break
tasted early, and began to pack up. my
preparations were soon finished; Dut
;. Hal was great fellow for luggage, ana
Il generally took an hour or two FOR MN
to yet all his traps slowed. Iremember
that he had difficulty, on the morning
in question, with an elaborate dressing
case which he always carried, land nearly
exhausted his patience in trying to get
Il into / trunk already more than nan
mil Just as he succeeded, there was q
Knock At the door. / opened it, and
3ound one of the hotel porters.
Well, John, what is itp" 80 .....
ssvvNUtte, slr, fuf one " you gen1S'
man!Y /! # isflaifht ~ i3tt'i dii
"How did it come?'
"ValsSvapbNf6ee, sir.illi,i.
took the note. It was telegram
for Hal. He opened it, and read:
relter, Haskins / Go: have smashed; -! Fo gu,
s sss5' s$ |s ssss:sG df dsas 20
CWiAlasss! i.Asd'iS l,Bodi.h
NSthtsp; only those fellows hay
failed. and I am done for! though
Observation-Disclosures day; but l'm,hange'
III expected it quite 80 soon"
!, IN mast be . mistake. y MI, .,,>,,X4 Z; !
"No. Scammon knows al aooul =
y ,.l ,s!ss0A4 ae''' II y '' '''' "''
"And Fslter, Haskins & Co. ha7
fa;ledpn III III u A,
eyes. for four hundred thousand DO
hhMtlkItk thossd1H Of which car
cut II nv pocket So much tor inve 3
Ing al your money IN one concern concern, :
m1dR lot d6hbling b fortune IN ~
wears! So much for trusting any co
bonded commercial swindle whatever
s s.:;,Igiit IT H1's'fi;' T6!'Tf9 7 ser
I knew nothing 70 say that, could :
liz unfortunate comp anioh any good,
~! aEs siss' Continued asdiI he, after u
Ri s%nsoth Il tsE ave. fs 81 poorer than :
are now old fellow" tL. u
"That's the worst OF being rlcn.
never know whether it is yours or SON
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fnr'-eh? But what is fellow to 90
,elTake.it easy. 'hsssI ,>$gs,s '.ia
"Dont II Twas worth nearly elgt
.thouband dollars this narning' ana ~
I'm not worth . red cent It n y, !,
sfilleaMe vet, Though, and 1donv
I;eve Il viii. / wonder i they wan;
other waiter herel I'm ready to TAX
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70 the possibility, Of being compelled,
81 hS.Sa 1sri 10 eStn his. 6wnik living.
. had received . fair education. Y mo 4
the usual UoilSgiats branches, but uta
had been left quite out OF sight; !
now. whom he found himself thrown
tirdv itpsA 1 hisl sosn tssoueos ne
not know which way TO turn; ne
6 5 pblbstj his4 - IN e! s. 81
tire TO % overwhelmed With griei
~ bao1s Id I cosld iat deny 70 ]
q seN that his future was anything
smilina. ,ssMAi .isto " ~ -,
A iew DAYS brought I'll the particul
Nessrs. Feltef, H a. q = q ~, -; Ivy
srs and commission merchants =, !.
5 ESs snn1ashal hoourG e01llaa1a .! r. 4
several years. Has father was, 90
his Nia. : pstttSlo s. the honse;
satar III death. bis heir had allowed
s,S,,1v 80 q remnin II the firm, thong
u carsleaslys. bsg lsceed % kssp fn n
Il up0n tho disposition @sGc =. - ],