The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-10-18
Not Exactly Bedrock.

In California, in the days of the Com
stock excitement, when all kinds of wild.
cats were being floated on the market
and rapidly bought by an indiscriminat
ing public, a Mr.. Davis bought claim
This claim did not cost Mr.. Davis much,
whatever it cost the public, and it was
known by the name of the ''Bob Tail
Consolidated" The speculative Mr. d.
lost no time in doing what many man
under like circumstances had done be-
fore, and has done since-he organized
company and sold some of the stock.
To very popular friend of his he sold
large block of ten thousand shares at
one dollar per share.
For some time the mine amounted to
nothing, and after q few twenty-five
cent assessments had been levied, the
stock would really not have been cheap
as gilt.
For this reason Mr.. Davis and the
friend to whom he sold the ten thousand
shares as good thing were not on
speaking terms. One day, however, the
friend, to his utter and complete aston
ishment, received note, asking him to
call at once at the residen of MIR.
Davis. He went, and found Mr.. Davis
in bed. The table was covered with
medicine bottles, and Mr.. Davis looked
as if his head had been reposing in a
sack OF flour.
"Jim," said Davis, in hoarse and
feeble voice, 81 did you a dirty trick a
few months ago in selling you them ere
Bob Tails, for / krowed you couldn't
afford the money, and, Heaven knows,
hox of
''Well," said Jim, "what has been
done, can not be undone now at the
same time gazing compaSsionately upon
the sickly form OF the PROSTATE Davis
mo, no, urged Davis. II done you
a wrong. The doctor says l haven't
many hours to live, and before | die !
want to undo as far as can the in ury
l done you; where are them shares?"
SCOT 'em down at my Office" was
the reply.
"You bring EN- up here as soon as
you can,' said Davis, land l will
give you the money that you paid for
'em.''
Muttering expressions of grief, and
with eyes rapidly becoming moist with
tears, Jim rushed off to the Office and
brought up "them ere shares" The
shares were handed to Davis, who,
with an expression as if it were his last
earthly tran action, handed his friend
ten thousand dollars in currency.
Il never thought you meant to do
me wrong" said jim speaking as il
he was about to choke, land l do
hope you will soon be better, old man."
Jim then retired with his hands full OF
greenbacks and his eyes full Of tears.
No sooner had he left the room than
Davis, suddenly recovering, jumped
out of bed and did a war dance on the
floor. Wiping the flour from his face,
and taking the rag off his throat, he
remarked to contidant: "Well,
guess l had him that timep''
~ guess you did," replied the con-
fidant.
The following morning the news was
blazoned forth in all directions that the
"Bob Tail Con-" had struck the
greatest body of ore ever seen on the
Pacific coast, and the shares bounded
up from seventy-five cents, the last as
sessment unpaid. to seven dollars. The
last time MIR. Davis was seen, he was
living at the Hoffman House in New
York, feasting on the fat of the land
He was then the largest individual
holder of bob Tail Cons" and draw
ing princely revenue in the form of
monthly dividends from the property.
But once again Davis and his friend
are not on speaking terms.-Financsa.
NeWS.