The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-07-21
WHOLE NO. 1927.
Too Good to be True.


4 double h0,-se was Recently moved
from Powell STREET. San Francisco. CON
+ eeruiug which an Old settler tells an in
tereStine story IN the >-i.rHnento BIZ.
lie says that two youns men from New
New YoIk State. no i.ai t,'en to school
Together. arrivin, AZ ~lu Frauci-,7, early
in the ffties7 Black seur to the mines
and GRAY remainel IN the city. and with
a small sum fitted out little store tie
I Pr1>pere,i, married, had children. Then
came a reverse. lie found himself in a
tight place, .rUm which nothias bur SIS
GO would extricate him lie went
among his friends o. Eli~. the money.
but they had none 60 give him. And
then. as be- turned stree; corner sharp
Is. he rin into Blacks arms. He told
him biz trouble. arr gave him al hi
history during the ten yea- they had
been sefarated
have the money.- -Iii Black. bu,
Sl5Q0o just siz'- nay pile ana tired Of
mining. and hoped 70 -etti, down here
and ri ints some bu-ins-~ but You can
have IL my dear fellow AMI III AXE
iEhack az pack AMI ro,ker her again.
lifay took thernlney Back return
c,I to the mouutsu. Iu tlc c1ur~. If
tha; year tine merchant naie a lucky
turn and sent the miner his ranEey with
ample interest Then thcy re.,~,i o.
correspond. anil the la-r tile merchant
hcs.ul % bis friend Dee vas about o. mar
~ ann move into new mining district
Five years aftc-ward ihe miner and
hi Gtmiiy returned o. >au Frfnris',
Biark WAS de.ul broke Errry ythiu- hail
gone Hr,ug with hi.9. FIis mining Sp,,u-
iauons had failed. the mines be- bad dir
covered pe-eu-I pur. the men hc had
trusted deceived linn. ami ie had about
$50 remaining IT % once an pie fortune.
He hnte,l up his friend Gray, who WAS
afo5ur>e delighted o. -er him. ~And
don't ser anything flrne % do obi man,
sid the ie~pondeut miner. except 20
ger a job ~E1yr'iu- -suI ii you can help
me @. one
i have jusr moved int. handsome
house on Powell street said t.r,ty and
want you 90 come aud dine with ue To-
morrow evening. II l. dauaIe hou~e,
finished about week ago
The miner was oa tins. With his shah
bily dressed wif,. auI itt.. ous.
e. You did well sticking To- the town"
he remarked to his oiI -chuulf-.Iov.
Here you are aaay up as merchant,
Twin. In a fine house. ali y5ur own. and
haviu. a bank arcalut us luu- a. my
arm, suPpo~e.-
Before dinner they visited the aljliu-
in4 house. which va- furnished in pre-
ci-e.y the same style a. the merchants
dwelling They sat down chIrted over
old times until the Iaten,ss IF the hour
warned the miner snd his wife that it
was time 20 r-tuu 10 their lod.ing
hou-e
All right. ms hoy.- said Gray. - but
iu~t step next door; there + something I
wish 70 show you which neglected. on
our first visit When they entered the
hall Black hslte,I Here he said thar
looks like mv trunk
Nune,eu~e s-.I Gray. Come ap
stairs TO this be,lrrom
Why said tine miner. lo.,k-nz about
him. ~coH:ound YOU. You Eayr moved an
nay traps up here rom that lodging
house.
Ave. have I, my friend shouted the
ether siapping him GA tine shoulder
Where should d man Eeep hi, things
bu, in hi- own house better than his oun
bedroom ~ Black wa- bevi-dered. anil
began - havr5.uhrs If his fiend'- ,lui-
~. bur when his frieud thnr- q deed Of
this very heH-.- into his h1nd. and f,l-
loyved with a I-ei of co-rlrtner-hip IN
his business. he b-uzr down aad cried
ike a child
And now We are moving away this
oh house. SIT. To- smother quarter said
the narrator cf this remarkable tale "
gratitude and friendship. bur wogli
not take hundred thousand doiIar, for
it, It was Black himself Wiu told ia,
story. now % most -ucce~StuI merchant.