Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-16
wnAr nArrENEp IN TEN YEARs.


Anyone who believes in luck ought to
come TO Buffalo to live. Let me tell you
true story about a Buffalo boy. 1t
equals If 1t does not surpass that OF Mr..
Cleveland. Shortly after the close OF the
war some business n en- of the city or.
ganzed a stock company and took hold
Of the Courier establishment, then, like
the average Buffalo newspaper, fighting
in Il bad field for support They
built up the paper, making it the
leading Democratic journal OF the city
and one of the leading newspapers in the
state, and added 10 II great show-print-
ing department. To manage the latter,
they sought for man outside OF
the city, and finally found one in
New York, in the person of one
Charles W. M'Cune. He came TO Buffalo,
proved good man almost too good, IL
turned out, for IL was not more than ten
years before M'Cune had the entire es-
tablishment and the former projectors
Of the concern had the experience.
M'Cune fiourished wonderfully, became a
great social leader in the city, was made
q member Of the New York state Demo-
cratic committee, and during the cam
paign of 1884 his newspaper, the Courier,
gained national prominence by being
the home organ and supposed mouth
piece Of the Democratic presidential can.
didate. M'Cune had for years been
widower, with one daughter, Il highly ac-
compllshed lady OF thirty years, whose
death Mr.. M'Cune was called on to
mourn while the campaign Of 1884 wss IN
progress. There was Miss Wells, u
leading society lady OF Buffalo, who had
been great personal friend OF the dead
girl, aud who had been one OF the trio on
a European trip the year previous.
Shortly after the close OF the campaign,
and wnen his daughter had been dead a
very little while, M'Cune surprised his
friends by marrying Miss Wells, the cere-
mony taking place In the Contiuen-
tai hotel, In Philadelphia. Now
comes the strange part Of
the story. just ten years ago this
sprng there came into Mr.. M'Cune's
oillce one day a lad about fourteen years
old, dressed In knee pants and waist, d
ragged straw hat, and from his appear
ance sadly IN need Of bath. He tlmidiy
asked Tor position as Grand boy. After
the lapse I few weeks vacancy oc-
Cured aud M'Cune sent for the lad, but
inclosed the request that he come In a
somewhat cleaner condition than be did
on The nrst day II he expected to be en-
gagged.
The lad came neatly attired aud gave
the name Of George Bleistein; parents
German; age fourteen. He proved hon
est aud industrious, and II was not long
before he was promoted. AT the end 81
five years he had become Mr.. MCune's
private accreiary, and az the end 81
another year was looked upon as rising
man 10 the establishment, although he
was but twenty years old, He continued
ID grow In hi. employers esiimationi and
during Mr.. MiCune's absence, on &C
count OF the death Of his daughter, end
later on bis wedding tour, the onerons
work of plotting the newspaper through
the campaign fell chiefly upon the shout
aers Of the young secretary. Last June,
after a very brief Illness, Mr.. MCune
died. When his Will came TO be read II
was found that young Bleisteia had been
made the chief executor Of the estate,
had been named as manager Of the great
printing establishment, the edltor-ln-
chief OF tho newspaper, and had been
given outright legacy Of S2O,O9Qi Whiie
10 his young wife was wllled the resi-
due OF the estate. The latter, when an
INVENTOR came 10 be made, proved 70 De
worth 5000, 900. 50 the youth % twenty
three found himself 81 the head OF con-
Germ employing 700 hands, and himseii
worth a comfortable fortune.
Bat this is BY no means the enc OF .n'h
remarkable story. II has been less tnan
1 year slrce Mr.. Mccune died. Last