Morning journal and courier., 1883-12-10
The Other Side ofJay Gould.

"Reminiscences of a Schoolmste in New York sur.l
 On reading your paper of August 12, my eye rested upon the title "Jay Gould's Early Life, the article purporting to have been written by person from Roxbnry, N. Y.- Mir. Gould's former home. It Is un iust in it's review of the life and character of MT. Gould The author claims to be Mr. Gould's friend; and, in the spirit of friendship, accuses him of cowardice, rascality, want of menliness and revenReful disposition. From the stand point of justice and truth permit me to give you few points to MT. Goulds early life, which rnsy be verified by investigation.
 John B. Gould, the father of Jay, was 6 farmer residing in Ro1bury, N. Y., when Jay was born. He was 8 man superior in intelli- gence to his neighbors; a man of integrity, and great reader. He had the best library in town. He wss a lover of history, an au- thority for data and sort of encyclopaedia for his neighbors. In short he WAS man of usually right opinions, and fearless in the enunciation of them. The mother of Jay was Mary More, whose grandfather, John More, came from Strathspey, Scotland. He was . lineal descendant of the MacCallum More, styled Campbell the Great" This gives dash of blosd to our subject superior to either an Astor or Vanderbilt It ema- mates from the Scotch and English peerage. It is, therefore, safe, as far good blood Is concerned, for the blue -blooded aristocracy of New York to acknowledge MT. Gould ss their equal, although his fortune may not have been made by cheating unSophisticsted Indians, or having inherited immense sums of money and lesser amount of brains. The sisters of Mir. Gould were and are women of superior culture and intelligence. The fam1- ly, as whole and in part, were conspicuous in enterprise, society, and for charity in the community in which they lived.
 AS to the assertion that MT. Gould WAS not e manly boy, quite the contrary is true. If to be Sullivan or Maori be manliness, our subject WAS not manly. But he was thought ful beyond his years. He was ambitious, and he possessed brain for searching after knowledge that manly boys, like the arraigner of Jay Gould, could not, if they would, under stand As to the charge that he was regard ed as dunce in all branches but mathemat- ics, it is manifestly untrue. The writer can remember him as he stood before the school pointer in hand, demonstrating problems in geometry, and outrivaling even his prsceptor in his knowledge of history, astronomy and geography Who understands the geography of the world to day better than Jay Gould :? While bis assailant may be taking his dozen of eggs to market, he is projecting schemes for linking governments together by rail and electricity.
 I do not say that Jay was a Greek scholar; but, as remember, he was expert in Latin and an acknowledged scholar in all the differ ent branches taught in 8 school wherein pu- pils were prepared for college. He was 8 de- batter of no mean ability. Many an adversary withered under his denunciGtory and unan- swerable thrusts. Fortune was the side that had him to expouRd it's merits
 As to his being coward, the contrary is true as every one knows who knows anything of his history. When MT. Gould was about 21 years old he caused notorious drinking place in his village to be closed by enforcing the law, and, from his then scanty means, contributed to the support of the rumseller's family. know that he sent baskets, laden with provislons to his family.
 Jay Gould has made and lost fabulous sums of money. If it is legitimate for ministers, bankers, lawyers and people of every grade and profession to buy and sell stocks in Wall street, why not for Jay Gould :? And if he possesses, by God given powers, brain which for power and fertility has not been equalIed, why should he not be acknowledged as peerless in the art of money making? The Vanderbilts and Astors were millionaires when Jay Gould was poor boy; and while they, by legacies, now enjoy huge fortunes, this modern Hercules, by industry, applica- tion, and far sightsdness, by his own brain, is now their rival and more than peer.
 As to his likes and dislikes, his arraigner is at fault. His charities are by no means small or limited. The writer knows where Mir. Gould has bestowed thousands in charity; and his knowledge is extremely limited. AS to contributions to suffering humanity, the record will show; also as providing an indi- gent and poor minister with home
 The writerfcan hardly say that MT. Gould Is his friend. He has no claim on him, OF vice versa; and this article was suggested to his mind by reading the communication of "A. F. s." The writer has Mir. Gould's ''his- tory, ]" dedicated to Amasa J. Parker, gen. tleman. scholar and jurist, formerly from Delaware county, N. r., and the map that was made by Gould before he attained his majority For genius, concise and accurate detail, will anyone show it's equal when the age of the author and compiler is taken into account? A historian at the age of 20; mil