Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-08-12
TRUE FRIENDSHIP.
a California story That sccias Ainsss Tee
Good to Ibe Tres.

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A double house was recently moved
from Powell street. San Ftancisco, con-
cerning which an old settler tells an
interesting story. Ho ssys that two
young men from New York State who
had been to school together. arrived in
San Francisco early in the. ''fifties"
Black went to the mines, and Gray TO
manned in the city. and, with a small
sum, fitted out littlo store. He pros
pered. married, had children. Then
came a big reverse. He found himself
in tight place, from which nothing
but fifteen thousand dollars would ex-
tricate him. He went among his friends
to raise the money. btS ihcy had none
to give him. And then. as he turned q
street corner sharply. he ran into
Blacks arms. He told him his trouble,
and gave him all his history during the
ten years they had been separated.
al have the money" said Black;
"but fifteen thousand dollars just sizes
my pile. am tired of mining. and
hoped to settle down here and get into
some business. but you can have II, my
dear fellow. and I'll take o whack at
pick and rocker again"
Gray took the money, and Black re-
turned to the mountain. In tho course
OF that year tho merchant made a
lucky turn and sent tho miner his
money with ample interest Then they
ceased TO correspond, and tho last the
merchant heard OF his friend was that
he was about to marry and move into
new mining district
Five years aftcrward the miner and
his family returned to San Francisco.
Black was dead broke. Every thing
had gone wrong with him. His mining
speculations had failed, the mines he
had discovered petercd out, the men
he had trusted deceived him, and he
had about fifty dollars remaining Of n
once ample fortune. He hunted up his
friend Gray, who was, Of course, de-
lighted toscc him. "And / don see any
thing for me to 10. old man," said the
Respondent miner, except TO get u
job shovclling sand. II you can help
me to onc."
"a have just moved into handsome
house on Powell street." said Black,
"and want you TO como down and
dine with me tomorrow evening. II
is q double house, finished about u
week ago."
The miner was on time, with his
shabbily dressed wife and little ones.
"You did well sticking to the town."
he remarked to his old scboo,-follow.
"Here you arc way up az merchant,
living in q fine house, all your own,
and having bank account as long as
my arm, I suppose"
Before dinner they visited tho adjoin-
ing house, which was furnished in pro-
cisely the same style a. tho merchants
dwelling. Then they sat down. chat
ted over old times until tho lsteness Of
the hour warned the miner and his
wife that II was time to return to thcir
lodging-house.
"All right, my boy" said Gray, "but
Just step next door; there is something
wish to show you which | neglected
on our first visit" When they entered
the hall Black halted. "Here," he
said, "that looks like my trunk"
"Nonsensc," nid Gray; ''come up
stairs to this bedroom"
"Why," said the miner, looking
about him. ''confound you, you have
moved oil my traps up here from that
lodging-house."
"Ayo, have !, my frienda" shouted
the other, slapping him on the shoulder.
"Wherc should man keep his things
but in his own house. and in what part
of tho house better than his own bed-
roomP" Black was bcwildcred, and
began to have doubts Of his friend S
sanity. but when his friend thrust a
deed OF this very house into his hand.
and followed with deed Of copartncr-
ship 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 gratitude and friendship, "but l
would not take a hundred thousand
dollars for it." II was Black himself
who told the story. now q most sue
.essful merchant. Bee.