Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-02

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pursuit of money. To tell the truth.
did not feel bad at the prospec. of Roin.
over the same experience again. Their
is an enjoyment IN making money IA
greater than spending 1t. l had solo
ont nv old business, and 50 was forces
to look for new way OF getting rich
When / landed the gold fever was at it.
hight. Men were leaving for the dig
gings by hundreds. / took it into IN,
head TO JOIN company, anu started fol
the Stanislaus river. The rough Jour
new overland somewhat danpened nv
ardor, but | pressed on till reached ths
camp. | found q good claim worked
by two men. The third man had JUS,
gone back sick. 'What'll you take 70,
bis share Of the claim and let lie in !.
| asked.
Three thousand dollars was thei,
reply
- But have no money now-am dead
broke ! reioined.
80 No matter. We like your looks and
| You can soon make enough to pay US.
Pitch i'm
| Il took pick in r-y hand and went
| 70 work At night the insides of nv
| hands we're covered with blisters, and
| 50 sore | could not move my fingers,
| but had Al unusually good day. had
| made 800 IN dust. /. it had been 5000
| it would have made no difference
| could not sleep. my hands hurt me so
baiIy. Next morning / said to my
partners: IN give YOU the dust and
| the claim if You'll call it a square deal
"'You're welcome 10 the dust; but
why no, stay and make a fortune?'
"'Because can't dug. Never could
II fortune can't be made in any other
way. shall be poor till die. Look at
my hands. / would not work another
day with pick and spade for ten times
as much. You're good fellows, and
hope to see you again. I'm greatly OBJ
liged for the dust. and will leave you
the claim t. divide between you-'
so we parted. found crowd 60
| ing back to Sacramento and joined it.
| Half way there provisions ran out and
We we're in bad fix. Some one said a
| few miles further We would find sort
| of tavern where we could rest, fill up
and take new start. OF all vile cook
| ing, that we found there was the worst
| Hungry as we were, We could scarcely
| swallow the food that cost Us it, weight
! in gold. A happy thought struck me.
would not 90 on. but would buy out
this man and set mp tavern where man
and beast could get good food. He was
glad to sell. took my ticket and went on
with the crowd. | Was a good cook
thanks to nv experience in New York.
and caravans soon made it rule to
stop both ways and lay in provisions. /
was OBLIGED to bui q larger, and At the
| end OF five wears sold out to man.
p,cketing half a million, and sailed for
| home. | often think of those times and
smile at by life, but it was full of enjoy
tnent, and one Of the most peculiar
| features WAS my difficulty in hiding my
money. There wore no banks and men
were rough. used my SIN al mustard
| boxes for packing away all twenty dol
| lar gold pieces. Az fast IA ! had one
| filed | would dig place un Ter some
| tree and bury il. Ny braias were con
| SANITY kept busy trying to remember
where and how many there we're. when
was paid in dust filled small buckskin
bags and did the s1mo.
AGAIN lost all. Again started for
thu old place. where money had come so
freely at my bidding. | could not hope
To begin new industry, for The city
had made giant strides towards perfec-
ton. NV old laundry WAS sending its
my name upon them: bnt the business
WAS now 30 great that it was held by a
corporation. knew | should not try a
hotel again. though why could never
have told. and | wondered to myself
what next | would turn my hand to. A
usual! landed in Frisco, and looked
about me. Banks were insecure. was
we'll known and hOnored. and / WAS
urged 10 go into banking. This brought
mo third and xreater fortune than
ever. You will sac in every case the
same law followed. leading to the same
result. IL ia now r.auy years since |
came back. sought ont my friends, went
to the old farm. fond father and
mother gone where those who lived be
fore them were laid. had fine mona
ment placed above them. and then set
INV two brothers up in business. They
failed. and | los. pile. They feel
bitter because | will no: repeat the kind
ness, and never come near me. | am
poor comparatively, compelled to go
down town daily. do not dare 90 back
to old California again, for the spirit OF
| luxury has 81 taken Possession of her
that can better live here than there.
Every one calls mo n lucky dog. Snip
pose | am. But am free to own that
tho happ;es: day of my life WAS when
| | had built tent for my laundry
bought my donkey and cart, and in the
light of the setting sun se tied myself ~
the door tn mediate on the name
should paint on tire carr. That was the
prnuaest moment of nv life, for it was
the first assurance of future success. l,
was not that | was prond OF my estsb-
lish 'nent. but ! saw ia the difficulties
overcome certaintv of MASTERING
others. and the pleasure this gave me
words cannot describe"
How MANY failed where you sgc-
ceedei ?" | asked.
Hundreds urpb ,hly."
And why 7"
" Because they did not know the Law
that governs riches"
What is il y
TO meet want. and meet il we'll
To make money and save IT,"
Explain"
Welt. whan I Wen. To San Francisco
the frat time | saw ut glance thai
every one was crazy over gold. AZ 4
,nsequence they did not take time tC
he clearly. There WAS no one wise
enough. ar sharp enough. to see that
money could he made just Ns rapidly
washigg clothes ~ III any other way
While INV old friend was rejoicing il
being able To earn SIG day driving
nails, SAW m opportunity IL do better,
aud increasingly better. filling : great
need, and giving work to others. Wher
| started the hotel IL WAS on the same
principle and with like results. With
banking the same. II has never failet
will never fail. or course, in an old
, or country the possibilities are NOT 81
great. because fewer needs exist, bu
always there ar. nic.es to ill by thos,
, fitted for the place. Another elemen
OF success IL to know how to work. Yo,
smile. 1t is wears since l have beef
called on to labor. bu. my hands coult
do At one time of my life ANYTHING
wished. have grown Indifferent :,
ambition. and Am content 70 live as
! do"
WHAT An EGG WILL DO.
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