St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-08-25

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and that Wust b. our excuse toEc4slalz
. zoe about it. j. first took " 1hen,th
financial Panics were. oh, in AmeriS
, lsssly5 it. swas then thae Ne Fad 3
many Pars sboat.the fearful 'losses an,
the absolute ruin rsaaaredlv the, .Ri1d
est Man in America; and we rad shsa
these things until we had grown quit.
absoraedSy che ah9cct.:' 9 80 7li %
/ We tAt . .cravingl yArAlhgss,
snaEipgsste, snaEipsste sec snd. tsnsb ,isasspal
With the Nfhsst Men in AWfxicaHtt
stare 1T HIS silver statues and his car
peno intervsSen' Win threads of gold
nndswc ,teskspMaae eenht'Newf YORK. Il
the Brixtpaia.Irv 81 .ud .hs,sDsh
: AS we landed on tbe g}av an.s8riisl
l1Gstander took us by the button bOle
|iapd drew us feveiYshH aside. TSsses
that honely slbolfinee shxk Aay Ealing
there. RssA' sVsdsr - sGlskasoss
sapnger?" he Whispered hYrsisdlv and
F~tfh nf-suppressed emotion; wall.
then. tou'see the richest Nan IN !lmer.
-. Came sssr ~seaSe yeAfsshhce eft6f6
.doVn, ,Kapsas.wsv. shxphscoair1iD&IF
hadn't 2 nickel; struck iAs pRisa 1fsr
- ,cofner In baked beans, and r2ked il
~. 100000 in nine weeks. and eats
.tetrapinHajss AisaM lA1iniafnse 0ife'
TAT toeyery .nsal:Rs .Svot asc;d sss
M@had found bin. thssi 8.sasalSA
Twhh excitement we followed him alpug
the qa.ay ana streets. Observing him nj.
tendyalw He hs1 a.x6bAenf 1 leg and
one button Otr, the haels ~ lAis soas. jSf
large mole on ths BACK edge n his Eight
ear. and a gtny felt hat with 4 green
lining. lie entered q dining saloon.
'aa( we eagerly took . ssaa opposite
Mn; he had one wall eye and one blood
shot one. seven front teeth ont .an9. 2
Mack and yellow fiecktie.
: Prssntly he Caaseed OFF attenti6h
By excissdly kicking am AusersShetA'1
BILE. ~ .,....,a =. L,~ s.-a 4
'See that stout man coaet9g, agoun3
the ice bucket:" he asked, breathlessly. /
''Nhaatei Wen. you take Il from me
that's, Gohese Man Ia GAnufsiker. Ndi
nsne.. Started nine iyaaFes ago Ia -.
pi4ant odd job hspd, to p. ,{aothpiek !
sertce tbwn rive Points. .apd struck
tvettyI tAoasAnd'iSinH6n dbllars 'fnn1
sevdn weeks ana eais guid dist sadcs
with his trppledl ostrich sssry bsssas
Ne mad fouha him. ten! v We , burst
pway from thedining saloon. and rushed
after the party iRdicate1.s He.had lost |
both ears from fr0st-bite. and had enc
shoulder four inches higher than the
'ther. and . green cut-away coat patched
vith saclring. He had not gone three
'lOcks whan he turned suddenly in the
Utmost excitement and grippcsil MS by
he arm. IN ...,t. i
See that fence rail Of a crittur with
he respirator. stannin' BY the Ire
larm?" he asked s-You bet thlsk's the \
he richest man in AmMrvciC. seAs ist
oss! When down FriseQ ,YaS yitAr|
n . !, ag on hfs back SIX years co4e
sxt Independence. and banktd 81. 900. 7
%. .oO in five weeks Aeeps ine bod
|e6d eat out of single diamond and
ssds his bouts - be- heeiea sv<apprA INF
'ilAien dollar. .hills2'v . ros ssf
We thought we couldn't tolapwstha }!
IN; be had a hage-lip, and pants Rade
ut Of Uad carpet: but xe abandoned | J
i'm. and inqsirta a. . Rosel eilrk, MO I!
as the bsst authority in Nsw,Y or .son4d
le subject Of the richest w4R N .Amar- |:
n The Clerk told us 10 go to the edi,l
r, ef ase cSpresM 'EdyIe. in 979th
rest: over the NAFhsAS ds4nfiAg AI
o.. ,o- rsr...a % II y:.o 1's'fi
Ne hear" We said, that. Ssb. as;k
e an authority in the, matter qfkheI !
chest Man III AhiericA?'' '
,.I'p tell pjn sssus him fight a1ay,~
il the editse = .I'NOinA yba ~ Ssfe- .
- Of HIM aud tbsn yOs pn bay,sf I
. Of the special editions OF the ISuseedL
,gls.. which nave stkree columns de. 4
I'd %, hinp daily: Ihee fitheA man .
American. siss.b 6sUalt6p'Q. va& -
op. tho set 9fo fsul ditshsqInsb1 ..
y, Kan. with five centa sexp isto, y
> heel of Ms boots. and cofiered forty e
ousand ssnlllioAs; sd6Axfy NJ stkree
eks. He was the man sailu7trasseff q
ehs 81 Vennerheseet SUerthe White
ylight Cherub's Blus|a SILVER 4yndi- o
e Boom. down Groggs Country. Cal, n
~ El1ha E3h pso1bavsy,d1 .
- and Elisha is psw tbe6ishses d,
n in America. twas he who. came el
mean thing: upon cnaid!ea y
,Qbder. ahous. ishe 0ot0Sik or stsAae "a q
I've heard tell Of Chaldea VI Rhshs1'-'
:. he'dchest pan in A3pVieaa MMtT
yas about that man that Silas j. u
,ker,. thes riSRssss ihau'0f america. y
d to say--a.ASai.o Sr'-'cas . -
hen We, JET. spd slowly enssed
'n toward the richsst mea RA0ssi- 90
Then we to6S on tracking doxp "a
Tallsst Thing in Railway Swir6esI NV
the Quisksb sGsrswT DatY test dll
?. and we ara on the track Of oil
D q each of them.-LOn1on Fun. no
= wicked s; ii; ai;ss sssspso:s.r ssr' !. 80 ,ss,iH
.,4ar
Kn don't seem as ~ell pleased g ,e'
me s.you once were. Irene Paid H. ,
sleodsr young man, hoafsely. -.