The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-10-09

i multiply, until now have one Of the
largest and most successful cattle
ranches in thatsection of the country.
have seen I'LL kinds Of 'roughing it.
out there, and may say that have
had many5adventures ofyaried ma.
ture. ] am now 81 years old and
Ibid fair to see 81 as far as fnr= as my
general bodily vigor is concerned.
Such is, briefly, my life. and what.
lit has done, and you don'tknoW how
anxious. | am to learn Of those other.
two Young men--,lnd to know the re :
suit Of their 40 years struggle.
This was in IN interesting and
pleasant tone, and had just been fin
ished when the young man who had
been listening intently stepped for
ward, and addressing himself to the
little old gentleman SAID politely:
~, Excuse Gus me, sir; but may | ask
your Manner st
Certainly, certainly was
replied, and the old gentleman gave
his full name.
s'Fhen, sir, : said the young man.
II want to grasp your hand, for you
are my fathers old friend, and Il am
now on my way to Rochester to find
q gentleman OF your name and bear
ing your history"
What!O exclaimed the old timer,
exhibiting greatsurprise; you don t
mean to say that you are the son Of
one oil those two lost ones one Of
the two associated with me in that
freak OF forty years ago."
Yes, SIR said the tall young fel-
low. THAT is just what mean"
swell! well! just step here where
the light will show better. Yes, l see
a distant resemblance. You certain
/ ~ look very much like that hearty
/ young companion of mine forty years
ago; very much, in fact, as / have al
most expected to see him though 1
know that over hall lifetime has
/ passed by. But your father-tell me
OF him at once,' and the little old
man began to get fidgety.
They relaxed their grasp of each
4 others hands and sat down together
while the others gave every atten-
ton.
"My father is dead,' began the
young man.
"What!'' said the sire at his side.
''les, my father, and the compan-
ion ofyour younger days, is no more.
4 He passed away tour years ago, and
on his dying bed he gave me the in
/ structions | am now carrying out.
1t was the one wish of my fathers
latter life to be able to take the east
ern trip to Rochester to meet the
other two members of that party
you have told of. 1t was on his
mind a great deal.
"When my father died he was one
of the most prominent men on the
Pacific slope. He had figured in. all
the great political events since 1860
! and occupied many positions of pub
1 lie worth. He was attracted toward
4 California by the great gold panic,
4 and had a very enturesome, yet not
(, unpleasant, trip overland, for it was
before the railroad came. II
"He became early interested in the
fisheries Of the northern coast, and
during a visit to those grounds was
taken captive by a rowing band of
Indians and held for over year.,
He finally succeeded in making his
escape, but was in the mountains for
months: at last, and by the merest
chance, getting to the coast again,
and SO on back to San Francisco.
He became cashier in bank, and
while in this position married the
daughter Of the banks president.
1t was not long after this before my
father found himself president Of the
bank, which was the largest institu-
ton Of it's kind on the Pacific coast.
1T was then that my father be-
gan his public career, and lie contin-
ued to rise in worldly station until
his death came. am now one of
the officers Of the bank of which my
father was for years president, and
have large and pressing interests to
oversee, yet have LETT all for time
for the sole purpose of following out
the Wishes-I may almost say last
wishes of my father relative to this
trip to Rochester and the hunting
up of the other two Of that original
little party Of forty years ago. /
have some mementoes with me that
father put aside for those he expect
! ed TO meet this year at Rochester,,
and now | am afraid that we will
have to unite ourpowers in All effort
to find No. 3 Of the original parity
just then q violent stamping was
heard in one of the little staterooms
on one side OF where the. narrato:s
and their small body Of listeners
were seated. Then two or three
sharp kicks came against the door,
followed by:
'sConsarni It'll eff / hadn't got sech
Internal tight boots, JEST go down
t. Rochester in.I wouldn't hev e.
kick TIL Internal legs off n me when
4 / wanted t put them on
| Then there came n great bang,
with a Thar, by gol! ''I#5s
Immediately thereafter tall, thin,
straighthaird old fellow opened door.
the Of theroom from which the noise
had come and, minus collar and with
one troWser Leg caught on the top Of
i his boot, he stood in the dim glare Of
4 the OScillatiny LIGHT and looked with