The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-02-03

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these lines would be Of immense value.
He'd the business been pursued honestly no
one could question the right TO the money
accumulated by the promoters. But, hon
esty was a quality Bottles knew little of,
and cared less. He took the prominent
southeners in with him, as guard against
investigation Of his bond business, and to
give color and popularity to his ventures.
1t was not long, however, before these asso-
ciates discovered that Bottles was making
an unfair divide, and war broke out These
associates were not the sort Of men to tribe
With, but Bottles was their equal in that re-
spect and would have fought it out, prob
ably TO a success, but for little transacS
ton that had occurred when Bottles was
senator and yet dealing in.fraudulent bonds
Once upon time there existed in Wall
street a couple of female brokers. They
were lovely to look upon, and while wise as
serpents were innocent as doves-soiled
doves. Bottles, like all of us, has his weak
uesses, and the elder Of the lovely brokers
proved one Of them. To his eyes she was Gas
pretty as painted wagon or Missouri
mule" to use his own comparisons, and he
was fool enough, while in New York seeking
TO conceal his bonds, to employ these women.
It was during an entertainment at their
gorgeously furnished house, after my hero
had probably imbibed too much champagne.
Be that as it may, some time after, when
sick of his Brokers, he had settlement. One
item in their account was $4,000. He swore,
with great oath, that he would allow no
such swindle, and quarrel followed that
cost him twenty times the $4,000 charged.
These gifted and gentle brokers were
cats, that could sit at a hole quietly a long
time, for an opportunity to steal out.
The opportunity appeared, when Bottles
quarreled with his southern associates.
The gentle brokers were quick to sell their
information, and his wronged brother rail-
readers were able to fetch the penitentiary
again to the gaze of Bottles, and so force
him out of the enterprise.
Life is a campaign, not battle, and has
its defeats as well ag its Victories Bar
dolph was defeated, but not destroyed,
and She next turned his attention, as great
financial operator, to railroads being built,
at the West, on appropriations Of money
and land grants from government.
Entering this great national enterprise, the
Ingenious mind of Bottles suggested q plan
through which the great national thorough
fare could be built by the government, aIia
owned by the company. Organizing this
last named, he Immediately proceeded to
create construction company out Of the
RAILROAD company itself, and then contracted
for the construction. As the two COM
panies consisted of the same men, the con-
tracts were extremely liberal, so that the
great national thoroughfare was made to
costewice the amount necessary TO build it,
and after an expenditure of appropriations
In making the road, those ingenious gentle
men, who had not expended cent issued to
themselves evidences of indebtedness, some
of which were distributed through congre So,
where it was supposed ''they would do the
most good"
The members caught holding this stock
were investigated and severely censured,
but the men who succeeded in stealing some
eighty millions are yet UNPUBLISHED, my
hero, Bottles, among the rest.
twas travelling west some years since, when
the Honorable Bottles invaded the sleeper
helped fill Time, like justice, had dealt
gently with the sutler, soldier, statesman
and railroad king. The snow Of years was
sprinkling the little hair and profuse beard
left him. His waist had become tr addition.
ary, and his legs more slender than of old
but his form was yet erect, his movements
active, his voice strong and hearty. and his
eyes bright as ever. He greeted me with q
hearty shake and merry laugh, as he die
rected and aided in distributing his luggage.
He had, amcng other things, huge lunch
basket and a case of champagne. As the
day promised to be exceedingly hot, for it
was in midsummer, he directed the conduc-
e IL l.
the basket quietly and drop them in the ice
cooler OF the car.
'TWhy, General said, ''you surely are
not going to put those dirty bottles in the
water the passengers have to drink?'
'Oh, Tom can wipe them off. Wipe 'en
of, Tom. That's all right"
Tom left to execute this extraordinary or.
der, and soon the General and were deep in
"reminiscences of the past, for I had known
him for fourteen years, in and about the ma.
tional capital, and always found him ex-
ceedingly entertaining.
AS time wore on that morning I observed
that the passengers Of our sleeper were e3.
ceedingly thirsty and resorted continually
to the cooler for water. I further observed,
after time, that the women and children
had flushed faces and frightened eyes, and
Etthat, after a time, they grew noisy. An old
lady, weighing some two hundred, after, a
vain attempt to look at the end of her nose,
settled back into sleep, with her head
thrown back, that opened her mouth, and
not only started heavy article of snore but
dropped very fair article of ''store teeth"
in her lap. Four young men, evidently CONF
mercial travellers, engaged in a game Of
poker, grew loudly hilarious at first, then got
0uarrelsome, and at last drew revolvers and
were disarmed by the conductor and brake
men, amid shrieks of the women that were
unusually loud.
''Well,n said Bottles, ''this is the crankiest
car ever boarded. What, the blank. is the
matter with them anyhow
The mystery was solved about noon.
Bottles opened his lunch basket, and made a
spread of cold quails, pickles and pate de 5oie
graS, and other costly delicacies, and then
| sent the porter for d bottle of champagne.
The man returned, looking as if he had seen
the ghost of Giteau.
General" he said, in a stage whisper,
''dere amt no champagne, sah."
''Why, what's gone with itF'
.SWeI, you see, sab, de motion oh de cab,
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