Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-03
A Minister In Wall street.

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 It is my 'pinion dat minister understands de Bible best after he has had lots of 'speri- ence wid de cole worl'. Now, I nebber knowed 'zactly wat dat story bout de pore feller dat went from 'Rusalem and Jericho, an had ebberyting he had on his pussou ta- ken away, an was Jeff nigh onto half dead. an couldn't tink wat excuse he'd make to his wife wen he got home for his ,lapidated pear ance-1 say, nebber knoved wat dat story meant til I went down to Wall street in de city ob York. I don't mean to say dat fel 'mong thieves, COS some one told me dat nose all de big operators was church mem bers, so s'pose ebberthing is homes an 'bove board but do mean ter say, wid tears in my ole eyes, dat my 'spectations ob untold riches was all nipped by the frost ob sdyer- sity, an dat de only ting I brought away vid me was some very sad experience. knows so much now dat, if I 8 young man ta- kin de omnibus for Wall street would say to him: My dear brudder, de gulf is a yawnin' at yer feet. De pore innercent cod fish dat fools roun' de bait on 8 hook, 'spect- in to get free lunch has a millium more chances dan you has of gettin' out dat street wid cent in yer poeketbook. It's cheaper to go on journey roun' de globe wid first class ticket an to borry the money to do it wid, dan it is to spen' week maxim fortin' in Wall street. Dereis lots ob good advice down dere; but mitey little money. Ebbery one is anxious to gib you a pint; but you fin, after little while, dat you're pinted straight for destruction" I felt for bout fifteen minutes like I was a rich man but ebber since Pse bin shore dat I'll speu' de ebening of my days in de work house. Don't speak to me bout Wall street cos it excites me wuss dan de rheamsaih@-I tell you I'd rather take my chances in a wiidSSs-rn in de middle of de 'Lantic ocean, vid a shingIe to hole up my chin an fousan' sharks guaw- in at my vitals. dan go froo wat Fse been froo. You see dat wallet? We'll it looks though it had cotched de Asiatic plague, an been gibben ober by de doctor, don't it {? Now, den, feel jist like dat wallet looks. Dat wallet an has boff been to Wall street, an we boff feel ez though-we had been run over by freight train. We'll vent straight to Jay Cool, an sot down, kinder con6den- tial like, side ob him, an I sez: ''Now, Brud- der Cool, I has got in my pocket one fousan' dollars, partly mine an mossly borrowed 1 would feel bleiged eff you would gib me pint Sez he to me: ''Ar. Johnson, muss warn you dat speckerlatiop is morally wrong, an dat B man ain't ne right to resk his money on uncertainty. Oats gamblin' and gam in is wrong.n Den sez to him, kinder startled ''Alr. Cool. wat you mean by dose words, please?'' T mean, says he vid e frown on bis face dat nebber speckeIate, cos it ain't right" He looked kinder sad arter dat an sed: My brudder, you is very misappreciAted man. "Well. |" sez he, ''I will splain ter yer, MT. Johnson, wat I nebber tole afore- Wen & man speaker lates, dat man takes chances. Don't he gn .'Sartin shore he does Mir. Cool" sez I. t'Now, den,m sez he, sI nebber takes no chances, an so I don speckerlate. buy stock, lots ob it, an ef dat stock don have no inclination ter rise right up, I uses means ter make it. Don yer see I'' Not 'zactly,n sez l. sI don't know precisely wat yer means by de word you makes it. Will yer state it agln, Mir. Cool, an use de common lsngidge ob North America g'' Now, listen" sez he. ''Wen has lot ob stock on han, an it don feel 'clined to advance, well. it's so werry simple, Mir. Jondson, dat can only say dat, arter I had de stock longs want it, it alters does go up, sumhow- neb- Der could tell how. I sumtimes tink it's cos Ise orful lucky man" ifDat's all wants to know" sez L T has jess dis fousan' dollars, an 'spose leab it wid you = "Wid de greates' ob pleasure" sez he. "You couldn't leab it wid 6 better man I put it whar it do de mos good" Wid dz. he i, a youn' feller, an say: s'5ess drop dat inter Manhattan" Sez I, "WeE shall I call agin, MT. Cool ?" "Any time arter forty-eieht hours," sez he; ''an' hope you will hab fortin' by dat time. Lots ob dem has ben made in dat stock It's de luckiest stock on de street an' cheap at any price. I shouldn't wonder eff dat stock went to 900" open
 
 Lords sake, tell me how much I make at dat rate' Sez he: sT was allers slow at figgers, but should say dat you'd have 'nuH to keep kerridge an mule Well, sar, felt de throbbin's ob wealth in my bussum. I thought one time I'd call on Vanderbilt an fin out de boss vestment fer big pile Den I thought I'd take handsome turnout an view de beauties ob de city. picked out two or free houses w'ch meant to gib to my pore relations Oh! it was beautiful vile it lasted; but it didn't lass long We'll, de mex day but one went down to see Jay Cool an git my money, nebber saw mans counts- nance so sad as his WAS on dat 'casion. I felt sorry fer him an sed: MT. Cool. is yer family all ded p He look up at me an sed MT. Johnson, fer de fuss time in all my business career. rse had streak ob bad luck" "W'y, Mir. Cool, w'at's de matter ?'' sez I, werry startled. ''Oh dat Manhat- tanl'' sez he ; an he fell back in his chair bout it ?'' sez I. "Oh oh .'' sez he, an his voice tremble wid rage sdat mis'ble Russell Sage he jess sot down on dat stock, an Ee'se all ruined togedder" Den he took me by de han, an sez My frien', Tse sorry fer yer, from de bottom ob my heart; but dat Sage, he aIlers interferes wen tries to do a man @ good turn. He spoil de market, an your fousan' dollars is gone, an you's jess anodder fousan' in det; but, am here he jumps up, an standin' in front of me, Bez; ''Mr. Johnson, nebber lets a fren' who has confidence in me suffer. You loses de fous- an dollars, sure huff. Russell Sage got dat, an he won't efb it to nobody; but dat cdder fousan' dat you owes newell, don't speak ob it agin, forgib de det." We'll, brudder, I didn't see froo it 'zactly, an 1 don't now cider; but one ting I'se sartin, dat fousan' dollars done sunk whar de glitter ob de gold nebber meet my eyes agin. My pore relA tions won't hab no house on the avenue. An as fer me, we'll, dat wallet tells de story. Still tink Jay Cool muss be a good man, fer he sez, jess as I cum away ''Mr. Johnson, eff I ever make a extra fousan' dollars, Twill send it down to you by de post. I,se sorry to be the innocent cause ob your ruin, but specks alters to bea pore man w'llsRusseH Sage hbs-"
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