The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-07-07
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!. The man who has it in him TOWN
WELL generally win. said a New Y orls-
or TO Tribune reporter. Some
glmes ! think it's best to get all pour
bad luck in heap. Pile il on, ona.
DIT after the other and then when, tl,,a
good luck comes you have =. claar
way and are in good training.for ..
STRONG run.
~ was out west fifteen years ago.
when ! met young fellow who inter.
ested me great deal He couldn't,
have been over % then, but he had
seen good deal of life-that is, life
out there ! heard that he had been
In the sheep raising business couple
OF years before. but had lost his whole
euslness--bad luck every one said.
II had taken out a few thousand
Collars with which I wanted and ex.
pscted to- make fortune in a mar.
Weiousiy short time. As l knew moth
ing at all about sheep and every one
said that what he didn't know about
sheep was not worth knowing. I
thought 1t would be good idea to
strike a bargain with him. SO I went
to- him.
'He. was working in a railroad
machine shop at the time, earning r
think it was 1915 a day for before
he came Of age he had learned his
trade just to fall back on he ex-
planned. And he added, with a
twinkle in his eye. I've fallen back
on it oftenen than expected.
When explained to him nv idea
about the sheep he told me about his
lie: has- mother had died and left
him about So. 900. When he came Of
age he took the money and put it all
In sheep He lost it. For time he
| 'fired'' on locomotive and then
went back to his trade.
He saved money and invested it.
in a. saw mill scheme with some
others. The mill burned down-it
hadn't made money, anyway. Then
he worked his way. to Deadwood
made up his mind there was nothing
! there for HIM, and got back into
Wyoming: s,.--'..
He: had in his life learned to tele-
graph. He had smart head and a
pleasant manner and got two Jobs at
, once telegraph operator and man
ager of All drug store in a little town,
nunning, the. business end of the drug
store. while Its owner a physician,
; looked over the drug part which was
a trlt1e: compared with the fancy goods
paints oils and various other things.
including coal.
die, established his telegraph Of
tice"in the drug store and all went
merrlly until he had saved up 81, 500.
With bhat he went out and hunted up
apartner with the same amount Of
capital They went TO Utah. He
bought sheep and went broke again.
New he said to me with a
pleasant laugh, you see that haven't
made just what you might call
startling success out of sheep. But I
know there is money in it. I know
why have failed before, and I NAV
fail again. .a,,s.s.f -s5 .ss--@
= But have been saving ---zsszza
month to go into the business once
more; and if. after what l have told
you. you would like to try me- I'm
your, man So we tried it, and in due
course OF time we went broke, Or
practically so. -
4 had come to admire this man
immensely He was straightforward.
bright witty and extremely able, and
felt more sorry for him than I did
for myself.
Al said. when the game
was over the trouble with YOU is
sheep You'd make a fortune at any,
thing else in the world, because YOU
have the brains and the pertinacity to
do it. but as long as you stick to sheep
you will be poor man. It's your
fate. Come now: swear off on sheep
with me. am going back East and
make my money slowly
Just you wait he said. laughing:
cheerfully. ''Tll hit it yet"
We'll, the other day a big, full
wasted brown bearded man walked,
into my office knew him at a glance.
and was so glad 10 see him, that, |.
jumped half way across the rooms.
How are your [ cried. How.
have you been dong? Tell, me. all
about yourself" And then. he; told
me in modest way that hehad built
half town, and had come East to-
get some ideas in plumbing and water
works.
''.Ill get the contract for the water
works, he said if | can get hold of
Il real live man here who. will go out
with me. I've already complied with
the dicker for opening a plumbing
shop I also want you to find me a
smart wide awake young man who
wants to be a bank cashier Have,
got the bank. and we've got the presi-
dent-Tm that fellow-hut we want u
cashier
well A I said, i told yoa
that you could do it. l knew it was
in you I'm glad you quit the sheep
finally @
,Sheep" cried A, with q great
laugh. Why, man, / have one OF the
finest herds in the West, and the finest
plant without an exception anywhere.
If you want to see a sheep ranch that
beats the world. come out and see me-
Sheep! Man. it was sheep that did
all the rest.
.And then, added the New York
er. while congratulated him with
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