Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-08-04
NO LUCK FOR HIM.
The Goodness Of Fortune Always
Hid Under The Bed When He Was

The Goodness Of Fortune Always
Hid Under The Bed When He Was
Around.
'a1rA tramp stood at the corner OF
Rhrk row and Ann street gazing for.
setfully." as the novelist say, into the
gutter ahead OF him, but looking at
nothing in particular, says the New
York Advertiser. Presently boy
came along and picked up dollar
bill almost under Ragsby's nose. A
smile broke over the boys f'ce as he
smoothed the wrinkles out OF his find
and made off in the direction OF a
shootins-cracker store.
The tramp saw the boy stumble up
on this piece OF good fortune at his
very feet and his jaw tell. Looking
after the urchin a moment he exclaim.
ed, with much Evolutionary effect: 81
call upon all the gods who roost on
high Olympus to bear witness that
am the unluckiest cuss in all the whole
wide world!
What's the NATTER" asked the re-
porter.
Matter? Here I've been standing
for an hour and a half looking right
ahead OF me into the street, and along
comes boy whistling Come Down,
Mrs. Flynn and picks up q dollar
under my very eyes. Now, can you
tell me why Ididn't find that Wealth."
II can't.
"Well, l can. It's because the God.
dess OF Mischance ever attends me. l
am child of misfortune. Ii ever
there is a grief lying around l find it,
but couldn't find a nickle if they
were as thick in the streets. as
the leaves that strew the
brooks in Valombrosa. I wouldn't
mind it if this was the only
time the mailed hand OF fate had
belted me on the jaw, but tbs going on
all the time. I started out in life on
an equal footing with Jay Gould, and
now look at us! Where is Jay today?"
"Mr. Gould certainly is a fortunate
man."
"That's it; he's lucky. He's no bet
ter equipped by nature to tackle the
great financial and economic prob
lens OF the day than am. can ar
que the hindsights often him on any
question he may elect; but he is lucki-
er than am. Good luck waits
upon Jay at every turn. while if I hap
pen along the jade hides under the
bed"
"Things don't seem to have been
coming your way lately, that's q
fact" said the reporter as he took q
better look at Ragsby's garb.
'"They haven't. But look at Gould.
Did you ever see such luck? Here n
report comes along that he has been
stricken with O. fatal illness and tile
next thing you know he is down in
Wall street as clipper as fight ing
cock"
"a mere stock iobbing scheme"
"No; it's Gould's confounded luck, !"
persisted the tramp. "Now, if there
was rumor in financial circles that
had as much as the toothache an
investigation would show that had
the yellow fever or the cholera. and
couldn't live minute. That's the
way of the world. It's worse for ne
than it looks. and it's better for tine
Goulds and Vanderbilts and Rookie
tellers. Unlucky? It's no name for
it. Why, my dear boy, have visited
a country and my presence has start
ed a cattle plague and killed the crop.
can start d financial panic in Wall
street any day by simply walking
through it. declined an invitation
from Brother Bowen to 60 to Wood
stock today and deliver Fourth OF
July Grafton for I knew very we'll if 1
went either the ice-cream would be
poisoned or the whole party of us
would be struck by lightning. Give
mt 10 cents to help ME get out to
White Plains to the Kelley cure"