San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-12-04
MADE HER MONEY IN STOCKS.
The Travels of AN Uniettered Tonng
Woman with Plenty of Cash.

The Travels of AN Uniettered Tonng
Woman with Plenty of Cash.
About eight months ago newspaper
in large Canadian town told a story of
"a young woman of the neighbOrhood
who, a few months before, had lost her
last remaining relative and had come
iute legacy of few thousand dollars.
The newspaper said this young woman
was painfully illiterate and had no prac-
teal knowledge of the world. 1t was
added that she took her money, and
without consulting anybody as to the
best method of investment, put the en-
tire amount into the purchase OF GER
tain stock, which, in the course Of few
months. advanced so much in value that
this inexperienced young person was able
TO sell out and establish bank account
of $4,000. At this point the newspaper
story ended.
A traveller on the Canadian Pacific two
menths ago met this young woman who,
having become comparatively wealthy,
had set out to see the world. She had
been on the train only a short time when
everybodys attention was attracted to
her She was rather prepoSsesslng, had
a saucy, piquant mien, was neatly but
plainly dressed, and had with her half
breed Indian girl as maid. She had
been travelling by easy stages 10 the
Rosky mountains, and was doing the
principal attractions, stopping Il day or
two at each place, and then pursuing her
way to the Pacific.
The curious part of it was that she did
not seem to have the TemoteSt idea what
she should do two days in advance. Suf-
ficient unto the day were the plans there
of. She had no guide book, bad read
nothing whatever about the trip, and
did not know the names of the towns
ahead of her When she stopped at one
place she would ask the name of the
next place frequentel by tourists, and it
was time TO make further plans when
she reached that place.
While travelling for pleasure. the Seen
cry and various novelties along the
route did not seem TO entertain her at
all. Passing through the grandest seen
cry of the mountains this remarkable
yoRng woman was usually TO be found
in the sleeping car playing cards with
her maid, while verybOdy else was TAX
ing in the magnificent views from the
vantage ground of the observation car.
Whenever she had occasion TO use money
she woold pull from her handbag roll
Of bills so large that she could hardly
clasp it in one hand. She had not the
slightest hesitation to show all her
money. and one of the lady passengers
felt called upon 10 advise her 30 make
less lavish display of her wealth. Itwa
difficult 10 talk with her, because she
was continually asking the meaning of
words. Her vocabulary was short one,
and her intercourse with educated people
had been ~ extremely limited that their
language was III part an unknown
tongue.
Arriving at the coast towns she was
likely TO meet cabman al the depot or
landing who could easily coax her to
hosiery other than that she had been
advised to patrOnize. At last accounts
she was doing the sights of Victoria.
after which she intended to sample the
attractions of Tacoma and Seattle. 1t is
to be hoped that this Unsophisticated
yOnng person left most of her $50 in
bank, and that she returned home in
safety, though not few of her fellow
travellers regarded her as too little versed
in worldly wisdom 20 be safely trusted
alone on such an extensive tour. She did
not know exactly what she should do
after she had seen the big towns on Pu-
get sound, but thought possibly that she
might go to the far off country called
Japan, which she had heard somebody
mcntiOn.-Ncw York Sun.