The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-08-11

~ out the fortune.
Being the younger son of a peer Of
limited means, Hon. Horace had
been brought up with view to the
family living, but when, just as his
university career was drawing to a
close, his aunt died and left him a
couple of thousand pounds, he relin-
guished the idea of taking orders,
and determined to go out to the far
west in search of adventures and
wealth, and he persuaded two OF his
fathers servants-a groom and a
gardener-to accompany him. With
nearly $4,000 in his pocket, an out
fit that would last a lifetilne-most
of it could never be utilized where he
was going-tWo servants and three
dogs, he embarked for the United
States. After a quick passage he ar
rived in New York, and here he met
his first disappointment. The very
next morning, a few minutes before
starting on his journey westward,
his groom notified him that their re-
Iations of master and servant had
ceased.
"How is that?" asked Horace.
"Well, you see, sir, said the servant,
who was an Irishman, ST have an
uncle in this city who is great poll
tician. Invent to see him last night,
and he says if I'll stay here he'll
make me a p'liceman in ten days.
He says as a berth on the p'lice force
is worth salary Of 500 month
and a lot of outside money to
smart chap as amt toopartickler."
So Hon. Horace was compelled to
go on his way without the groom,
although it had cost about $3.50 to
fit him out and pay his passage, He
had already been in negotiation for
a small ranch near Helena, Tex, and
it was thither that he was going.
On arriving at Austin he found that
there was no train for twenty-four
hours, and accordingly he put up at
the Shooters hotel. Here came in
contact for the first time with a
genuine Texan" who greeted him ac-
cording to the modest stereotvped
formula :''Morning, stranger! Hain't
seen you hereabout afore. Glad to
get 'quainted WI you, Come to set
tie? What's your biz? Come and take
something"
Young Greenfield met a mum Der, OF
these gentry during the day, and be-
ing a frank, unsuspecting young fel-
low, he readily opened his heart to
them and told them of his prospects,
his hopes and his intentions. They
treated him kindly, always inviting
him to drink, but generally leaving
him to settle the bill
In the morning his remaining serv-
ant came and begged to be released
from his service, stating that a nurs-
cry garden in the town had been Of
fered to him, and that, as he had
saved sufficient money to enable him
to invest in it, he Thought that his
chances would be better in an indie
pendent vocation than in service.
AAO you p1CpC1l GU w lelllDuiS0
me for my expenses in bringing you
here?" asked Horace.
II can't afford that, sir" was the
reply.
VERY WE'LL" said Greenfield; II
can't prevent you going. The only
creatures that are faithful to me are
my dogs. 1t cost me about $500 to
equip and bring you two men out,
and you desert me at the first op-
portunity. You can co.,
Attended by his three dogs the
young man continued on his journey
to Helena, and the next day went to
view the ranch which he contemplat-
ed purchasing. Things there were
not exactly as he had been led to ex-
pect, but they were not so bad as to
cause him to change his mind. The
handsome two story dwelling a pho
tograph of which had been shown to
him in London, turned out to be q
combination of stable and cattle
shed, with a loft, which had been used
by the last owner as his habitation.
The soil was fairly fertile and the
pasture good, but the broad deep
river which he expected to find flow
ing in front Of the building was in
reality only a gully few feet wide,
down which water did slowly trickle