Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-11

A. Epistie from Jay Gould written
Nearly Forty Yesrs Ago.

nearly Forty Yesfs Ago.
About forty years ago tho stald inhab.
i.ants Of central New York took n ~ 10
liking to an active young surveyor who
lived In Roxbury, a small town Ia Della
ware county. 10 arose early IN the
morning and trampod over tho hills and
wales adjacent 10 whore he lived. With
his surveying instruments he took meas.
urcments, made maps and found ready
sale for the product Of his activity and
brain.
Although no was q small youth he had
vigorous way about him that pleased
tho slow going farmers AMI delegated
even tho loungou abont the postoillce
aud grocery combined, 10 whom he gavo
talks" on Saturday evenings
When no LEFT tho township and novel
away for good the local prophet. saw
great things In store for him. aud pre-.
dictod that some day he might have
been a selectman Of tho village n he hal
remained, but they forgot him Tor years
and only recalled his presence when his
identity with Jay Gould. tho famous
hnancior. was proved to their nstonish.
mont.
Robert Fullerton keeps IN "old curl.
odty shop" on Third avenue near Eight.
zenith street. whcro almost any qurar
old sort u thing can DO discovered.
Among the treasures shown a reporter
was o letter written In 1854 by this same
young surveyor. who could now doubt
les cash IN hi8 assets for round 500.
100000, " be- felt 90 dispo.od. In spite
Of The fact that Mr.. Gould spelled "trcl-
pns, 'baromeiricnl7 and damage" Ia
q unique way aud scattered capital let.
tiers 10 suit himself, tho letter looks thor.
oughly buainosslike. aud Il may DO pre-
sumcd that Judge sherman loaned tho
"loyol' no possessed. and that ID was 10.
turned to him In proper condition.
Tho fact that even "a u young man no
was connected" with tho Ncwburg and
Syracuse railroad showed his carly long.
Ing for tho business ga which he hia
made himlolf known all over the world
'lta curlous.7 said Mr.. Fullerton,
"hut you will notice that ho was not
only connected with ono road, but ho
could not rest until no had oxnmlnc,l
AANAtANN ANMNH NWANNNM hNHH E|NNNN IlAN NJ
aud puscs Brook. That he ala thinn
thoroughly sovidont Tho handwriting
isnouo Of your oIhand affair. but ono
eau see tho c2acinua with which every
go Is crossed and tho care with which,
after tho letter - written, words wcro
inserted TO allow Of no mistake. Tho
pdlitcncss md anxicty Ia tho Last para
graph Of tho letter proper nro also appar-
ont, such "a an enthusiastic boy could
not fail 10 put In, knowing that a pouon
OF Judgo Shcrmau'a pds.tion would b.
accustomed 90 ~ poet az judge.
"llo was also careful 10 add Judge az
the beginning, lona 10 give tho recipient
tho thrill OF pleasure popularity supposed
TO mildly shock every person with q
handle 10 his name. ApostscTipt always
adds b the effect Of letter, FOR u man
whonight throw away a begging opistlo
cannot rc,ist glHncing at p1stlcrip,.
and tho offer Of pay for tho uao Of tho Ia.
a,rumcnt finished the note.
"Ilo had evidently not intended 10
oflor any money % first, but the thought
OF possible refusal aud tho need OF an.
other appeal probably settled tho matter.
II could do no harm, anyway. New
York World.