The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-06-15
CAB coMpANY's CANARY BIRDS. 81

In the darkness Mr.. Vanderbilt did not
notice the yellow hue of the box nor the
crown and three feathers. 1t was only on
reaching his Fifth avenue palace, when
the driver asked one dollar fare instead
OF the Eve dollars, which would
be the usual charge, that Mr..
Vanderbilt discovered the ma
ture Of the vehicle. 1t was added that
the modern Crusus paid the dollar with
an inward chuckle and credited himself
with 81 saved, Espying Broker Stephen
\. Caldwell among the crowd which sur
rounded him, Mr.. Vanderbilt linked arms
with him and took him into the ladies'
parlor, where the two had an earnestCOn-
versatlon which lasted until 1910. 1t
was evident that daring this long inter-
view, Mr.. Caldwell! was acting as a sort Of
animated fortuightly Gazette Of the last
two weeks news.
When Vanderbilt returned to the lobby
Broker Caldwell still bad his arm linked
in his, as if he was afraid some of the
bulls and bears would bodily carry him
off. The railroad man was in a hurry to
return to his family, etWhcn questioned
by a correspondent he cordially replied:
''Oh, have had very pleasant trip
abroad feel that l have returned in
splendid health, l am happy tonight at
being home again. | can't give you the
details OF my trip tonight. III tell you
all about them some other time"
"Iou know, Mr.. Vanderbilt, that we
had little panic here while you were
gomez
"lndecd," exclaimed the millionaire
with a lamb-like expression of counte-
nance, as if he had heard of it for the
first time.
'What, in your opinion, was its cause,
and what viii be its effect?n
son, don't know, 1t would take one
too long to begin to answer YOU now.
I've Just come from the ship, YOU know.
| want to find ont something about the
panic myself before | can express nv
opinion about it,"
GLOW about Blaines nomination."
al didn't know he was nominated until
you Just now told me-"
"And TIden'S letter."
"There you have me again. said Mr..
Vanderbilt, with a laugh How could |
find out the news while on the occan2n
"Will you be in Wall street tomorrow
morning."
ono. shall devote the day to resting
at home.
IMAY TAKE A DRIVE
behind some of my trotters in the after
noon"
"Wil your return have any effect on
the price of StockS?'
81 can't tell whether they will 90 up or
down." replied Mr.. Vanderbilt, with
short laugh. "My opinion anyhow isn't
worth a continental"
Broker Caldwell broke him off Shorthand
hurried him up the avenue in the direc-
ton of Mr. Vandcrbilt's residence. Opin-
ion as to the effect of Mr. Yanderbilt's
return on Wall street was divided among
the brokers present at the hotel, "The
effect will be this" said one of them,
holding up his thumb and finger and Join
inc them to indicate cipher,
"I don't agree with YOU" said another.
"If Vanderbilt will throw money on the
street and buy stocks they will go up
with boom"
''lle buy stocks in the present condi-
ton Of the Market" exclaimed third.
'I'll tell you what he'll do by the way of
a littlc parable. Once upon q time man
was cast upon an lnhospitable shore. A
band Of boodthlrsty natives fell upon
him, beat him black and blue, and
then robbed him of all he possessed,
leaving nothing to cover him, but his
bare shirt. While the poor man was ly.
ing on the sand bomoanlng his fate man
passed by whom he took to be good
Samaritan. He told him OF his pititul
plight. WHAT cried the new conner,
they left you nothing but a shlrt2 Too
bad, but II You having nothing else IN
take that That's, the kind of q good
Samaritan William II, Vanderbilt is."