Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-18

a new day I would discover the secret Of
| the chalk process. The amount of chalk.
dust that stirred up that night couldn't
have been laid by the deluge. ] delved and
delved, and the dust few high and higher.
All the time I could see the wolf over my
shoulder. I have drawn him into little
sketch of that scene. 1t would be migrate
iul not to give him show, Tor he stuck to
me like the patch on my pantaloons during
a season when my society hal little charm
for the insincere and mercenary.
"And 80, with his inspiration, toiled
on, and at last 1 caught on. wrenched
the secret from the reluctant heart of nature.
had the chalk process down to very hne
thing. Before 1 sought my coucn wrote
to an editor with whom I had had some con-
versation on the subject and asked him
about how many frst-class chalk plates OF
so much apiece he thought would be neces.
sary to guard his establishment from dis
| aster.
"when I awoke about noon, I took long
walk, and on my return to my room I found
two letters which filled my soul with joy.
| One was from the editor ordering $50 worth
of plates; and the other was from my land
lady saying that if 1 would take that chalk
dust out of her room, 1 needn't mind paying
the bill. was much elated by the editors
letter, but didn't feel so good about the
other because 1 couldn't get the dust out OF
the room, and I had already come to the
same opinion as she had about the bill.
FIFTY DOLLARS IN GOLD.
IT sat up that night and baked plates
over the gas jet-baked the whole $50
worth in one highland also engraved on
one OF them the portrait of Major G. G.
Rainwater, we'll known in ST. Louis. l
knew that his picture would come in handy
almost any time, and 1 laid myself out on
1t. put him on horseback with victori-
Gus CLEAN in his eve. His countenance ex-
pressed such feeling Of triumph as had my
own soul when I got that order for 500
worth Of plates.
"The next day took the plates down to
the newspaper Office before the cashier had
fairly got his eyes open on his days work.
showed him my order, counted out the
plates and got $50 In gold. I never saw
such yellow gold as that in my life.
actually distrusted It because 1t was 80
shiny. But after my suspicious were al
layed, went forth into the balmy June
air. and found it balmier than anything I
had ever struck before in q long expert
ence. II anything can make day In June
rarer than the poet talks about, II is getting
80 jingling American dollars on 1t.
Fright here 1 desire to contradict the
story started by my enemies to the effect that
came away from st. Louis in a mule train.
came in q parlor car, and occupied as
much OF 1t as could without getting into
trouble.
THE MAJOR GOT woRsTED.
1.-THE portrait OF Major Rainwater which I
executed on that memorable night was print
ed some weeks afterward in q way that
panied me deeply, and must have produced
o similar effect upon Major Rainwater. For
tunately was, by that time, out Of shotgun
range Of the Major or 1 might have been
panied much deeper. The truth is that it is
necessary to keep these chalk plates in dry
place. cautioned the cashier about this
after had absorbed his $50. Instead OF
minding what said he put the plates under
the caves OF the building, where they got
damp, and the result, SO far as Major Rain
water was concerned, was what you see in
the sketch accompanying this article, to
which 1 append the editorial apology"
OFFERED BIG MONEY ONCE.
"And now," continued Verbeck, "I will
give you the formula and directions for the
chalk process. They will make really good
cuts if they are properly used. I should
tell you that am giving away a valuable
commercial secret. Why, a man offered me
81, 800 for it once. told him 1 wanted
$4,000, and so did, but if had had any
idea that the 81. 800 was going to get away,
1 would have chased the man 40 miles
straight up into the air rather than lose it.
HE said that he would take my PROPOSE
tion home and sleep on it. He did so, and
he hasn't walked up yet. In short. he died.
When heard of it wished that was four
times as dead as he was. Well, never mind.
1 am done with the chalk process now. The