The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-07-01
A TAEE OF Friendship.

"A double house was recently moved
from Powell ST. Get, San Francisco, con-
cerning which an old settler tells an inter
esting story in the Sacramento Bee lie
says that two young lien from New York
State, who lad been to school together.
arrived in San Francisco early in the
fifties." Black went 20 the mines, and
Gray remained in the city, and, with a
small sun, fitted out little store. lie
prospered, married, had children. Then
came big reverse. He found himself in
tight place, from which nothing but
| $4,000 would extricate him. lie went
among his friends to raise the money, but
they had none to give him. And then, as
he turned a'stre. corner sharply, he ran
into Blacks arms. He told him his
trouble, and gave him his history dur
ing the ten years they had been sepa-
rated.
81 have the money!" said Black, "but
$4,000 just sizes my pile. | am tired of
mining, and hoped to settle down here
and get into some business, but you can
have it my dear fellow, and I'll take
whack at pick and rocker again.
Gray took the money and Black re-
turned to the mountain. In the course of
the year the merchant made lucky turn
and sent the miner his money with ample
interest. Then they ceased to correspond,
and the last the merchant heard of his
f"'n"' "-". 'h"' '.- r'ae ehnnt. tn marry
and move into new mining district.
Five years afterward the miner and his
family returned 20 San Francisco Black
was dead broke. Everything had gone
wrong with him. His mining specula-
tions had fai'c. the mines he had dis
covered petcred out, the men he had
trusted deceived him, and he had about
SO remaining of once ample fortune.
He hunted up his friend Gray, who was,
Of course, delig; led to see him. "And |
don't see anything for me to do, old
man." said the despoDdeut miner, eek
cept to get job sho, cling sand, if you
can help me to one"
81 have inst moved into handsome
house on Powell street," said Gray, and
want you to come and dine with me to-
morrow evening. 1t is a double house
finished about week ago"
The miner was on time with his shah
billy dressed wife and little ones.
you did we'll sticking to the town."
he remarked 70 his old school-fellow.
"Here you arc way up as merchant, liv-
in in fine house all your own, and hav-
ing bank account as long as my arm,
suppose"
Before dinner they visited the adjoining
house, which was furnished in precisely
the same style as the merchants dwelling
Tten they sat down, chatted over old
tin cs until the lateness of the hour
armed tie miner and his wife that it was
time return to their lodging house.
CAV right, my boy" said Gray, but
jus. 81 p Ie It foor; there is something |
wish to sho you which l neglected on
nv first visit" When he entered the
hill b ok bal ID. " Here," he said,
"that looks like my trunk"
"Nome ,se," said Gray, "come up
stairs to tbs bedroom"
"Why," i'd the miner, looking about
him, confound you, you have moved all
my traps up here fro that lodging
house."
"Aye, have l, my friend ?" shouted
the other, slspping him on the shoulder.
"Whece shoulu a man keep his things but
in his own house, and in what part of the
house better than his own bedroom 2"
Black was bewildered, and began to have
doubts of his friends sanity, but when his
friend thrust a DE- of this very house into
his hand, and 70 lowed with deed of CO.
partnership in his business, he broke down
| and cried like child.
"And now we are moving away this old
house, sir, to another quarter" said the
narrator of this remarkable tale of graft
tude and friendship, "but l would not
take hundred thousand dollars for it,"
1t was Black himself who told the story,
now q most successful merchant.