The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-05-14
F'ISHERMAN'S LUCK.
A Fortune Discovered By a Young
Man in a Shark.

Man In SHARK.
A young Southerner, who for some
months has been enjoying himself in
Paris, is the hero of an odd freak OF
fortune, and perhaps ''fisherman's
luck" has never been more happily ex-
emplified than in his case. This is the
story:
The young man-his name is STAN
hope Randolph-is a native of South
Carolina, where his father had large
possessions in C0lleton. He served in
the Confederate army during the last
two years of the war, though still two
young. and when the war was over set
tied at Pocotaligo, poor as a church
mouse. His fathers estate was nearly
all gone, and what still remained he
resolved should be religiously devoted
to the needs of his mother and sister S,
who were now living in Barnwell in
very poor way. Young Stanhope RAN
dolph had capacity and industry, but
these were not sufficient to get him
work in State where all things were
PROSTATE. He procured some odd jobs
on the railroad, but these soon failed
him, and at last, in despair, he shipped
before the mast in trading schooner
that belonged to Machias, Me-, and
made irregular voyages between Bos-
ton, Beaufort, S. c., Havana and a
market. In three or four years he got
to be mate of the trader, and finally the
owners began to promise him vessel
of his own, one now building. if he
would purchase an interest in her to the
extent of fifteen hundred dollars. His
own savings amounted to nearly half
that sum already, and he took fur
Tough from the schooner for the pur-
pose of seeing his mother and some
other friends, in order to try to get a
temporary loan of the balance needed.
Money, however, was hard to get.
No one doubted the security, but they
did not have the money to spare. After
several futile efforts young Stanhope
Randolph was about to give up the pur-
suit in despair when his mother be-
thought her of Colonel Jacob Euler, her
cousin, still living near Port Royal, and
thought to be rather better of than the
rest Of the connection. Stanhope Ran.
dolph was only very slightly acquainted
with Colonel Euler, but his mother in
sisted that he should take letter from
her to her relative, and thus leave moth
ing untried in a matter which so in
timately concerned the pushing of his
own fortunes
When Stanhope Randolph arrived a,
his cousins place on Port Royal sound
he found that the family were not well
prepared to have visitors. In fact, only
two nights before, the house-an old
brick mansion-had been burned down
to the ground. and the family were now
living in couple Of tents pitched on
! the lawn in front of the ruins. Colonel
Euler had lost everything the house
contained and was now down with an
ague, his daughter was i'll with mysteries,
and everything was in confusion and
disorder. In fact, Is Mrs. Euler, piti-
fully told Stanhope Randolph, s.there's
actually nothing to eat in the house-in
the tent, / mean, she said, with feeble
smile, land the Colonel is too i'll to 9c
fishing to-day"
Stanhope Randolph did not show hi
letter nor mention its subject. On thu
contrary, he tried to make him useful
gave Mr.. Euler his dose of uuinine
taught Mrs. Euler how to rig her teni
sails in. safer and more comfortable
fashion. and then, taking small Negro
boy with him, launched the boat, hoistei
sail and went fishing for the replenish'