Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-14
A CHECKERED CAREER.
The Luck of an Immigrant In the Grea
West.

West.
met man several years ago, says the
gossiper of the San Francisco Chronicle
who had perhaps as checkered a career
as falls to the lot of human nature. liz
belonged to one OF the best families in
Europe. In his youth he was wild, an(
| having plenty OF money he spent it will
| great rapidly and saw all of life that wa.
/ going. One night he kept me intere tee
! for three hours with his story. AccustOm
ed TO the best society he had as interest
inga past as could be conceived At
length he tired his parents out and they
insisted he should look after himself
They gave him a large sum of money and
let him understand that was the last
He could not bear to face life in Europe
when his supplies We're withdrawn, so be
made up his mind that he would come to
America with this money. So he arr we'd
in New York. He proposed to see life in
America, and, knowing that his funds
would some day give out, he laid aside
a 500 bill. "NOw," said he, 'when | come
to that l am going somewhere to make a
living"
So he spun along merrily, until one
morning he found himself looking at this
500 note. He had plenty OF courage. lie
went down stairs to the Office of his hotel.
He had enough to pay his bill besides his
nest egg. He met friend.
~ want to go somewhere said he.
"Wnat do you meanW
"Well, l've got to go and work now.
Where's the best place whore / will not
be known to go and start inY
"Well. "said his TREAD vaguely ,"there's
Eureka
'Where is Eureka?" he asked.
"Oh. it's a mining place somewhere IN
the Vest
81 70 TO Eureka"
And be examined the map, settled his
affairs aud started for Eureka.
BY buying ticket cheap and eking out
a passage in various wavs he reached
Eureka. He told me, with a most humor-
Gus elaboration, how he reached there on
the stage, aud stepped OIL before a crowd
Of rough miners, q figure in "a suit of the
most fashionable clothes, with most
fashionable hat, "A pair OF patent-leather
boots, "A cane, and his hands encased IN
Md gloves o; delicate shade. Tee miners
/ formed an admring ring around him aud
guyed him until his good nature over
came them and they made friends with
| him. His FIRST essay was as "a waiter in a
I restaurant. There be handled the plates
! with some independence and good deal
1 OF style. But the second day be did not
! like something the proprietor said. so he
/ jammed plate OF hash down his throat
aud retired from his position. Then be
/ undertook 70 be a fireman but the work
was too much for him, and he gave way
alter a few hours work at tho furnaces,
/ After that he again took TO the restaurant
! bat be found 10 necessary 10 smash a
/ customer over the head with a porter
| house steak, and he had once more 80 ne.
I tire. Through all sorts OF employment
| he went until be became a sexton. That
/ place be kept for awhile, and after that
/ he was engaged as "a shotgun man on a
/ clam that was being Jumped. AT length
1 there was rumor OF an Indian rising.
/ and the government wanted volunteers
al S. day and blanket apiece He was
one OF fourteen who departed to fight the
/ Indians. There were no Indians, there
/ was no war, aud they had a good time,
After be had told me bis story, What do
you suppOseW be asked.
81 don't know"
"oi those fourteen men Nho went 10