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Street Oneo Upon o Time.

The vanderbilts are In truth tout Of
Wall street," says the New York
Graphic.
They have oil had a little experience
there, however, and perhaps Corneliu0
and William HI, Who are now It tho
head Of the family, paid rather dearly
tor the last lesson they learned III thb
street. It was 4 number Of years be-
fQre the death of their father, William
a.. Vanderbilt. He had been 80 much
engrossed by his business matters that
his health failed him and he was COM
PEELED to run of for . rest Of . few
months In Eurupes.
During his absence the two Young
men went deep into themarket In Wall
street, and a syndicate Of spectators
started to squeeze a big pile of money
out OF the two rich fellows. They sue
ceeded beyond their most sangnins
anticipations, and IN the coufse Of the
month The two vanderbilts found
Probable ruin staring them in the face.
Their father heard Of it on the other
side Of the ocean, and he hurried back
to their relief. When he arrived he
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that could notbe unloaded and in losing
engagements that could not be cancelled.
1t cost the old gentleman, IL street ru-
mors are anyway near correct, q cou-
pie OF millions to get the two brothers
out OF their entanglements and then he
promptly banished the present William
K. to q farm on Long Island and put
Cornelius on so small an allowance
that he could speculate no iiote:
When William II. had fixed up thu
Affairs OF his two hopeful sons he was
told that Fred another of the boyS, was
also In financial straits. Mr.. Wander
bilt had been annoyed by the action.
Of Cornelius and William K, for they
had been considered the steady and
staid members Of the family, but the
announcement that Fred had been
swept into the whirlpool of improbable
speculation did not surprise the old
gentlemen. Fred, who is now a good.
deal given to business and quiet ways,
was then just q little inclined to be q
successful taan-aboutstuwn; and the
father knew 1t. Still, as the oldgcntle-
man was in the settlement business,
he decided to get through with it; and
90 he sent for Fred.
He was very stern, was William d.,
when his young son came in and babe
him good morning ina rollicking, care
less, and aff~ectionate tone. But he
could not keep angry with Fred, for
the young fellow was his mothers
image, and had inherited her lovable,
amiable ways, and was not a bit like
the other boys, who took their traits
from tho sturdy old commodore.
~ hear you've bee dabbling in
Wall-strect speculations since / went
away. just as your two elder brothers
have" said tile father.
EYES," answered Fred, az have
been doing q little in that line"
"Wcll, I suppose I might as we'll
settle your losses now, as / have done
those Of your equally smart brothers.
I will have to do it, 1 am sure, sooner
or later, and I want to do il now"
Don't worry about me-" replied tho
young man. II don't need any help"
Don't need any help!" cried Will
lam II. "Why, who will pay your
losses if 1 don't? Eh?"
81 haven't any losses" murmured
Willie and Cornell were on one side Of
tho market in the spcculations l just
climbed in on the other side, and / tell
you ! gathered them in at Il great rate,
Some of the money you checked out
this morning to their losses will
20 to increase my own bank account.
I am much obliged to you for your of
fer, but you see l got the bulge on your
two sons whom you esteemed para ons
of business
And then Fred laughed glecfully; Sc
did William H., himself, and then Fred
went away, notwithstanding his win
nings, with added gains from his ia
Tiers chcck-book. The Vanderbilts
have not been in u Wall-street opera
ton since.