New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-27
INGRATITCDE CIT HIM TO THE HEART
WESTERN MAN WHO GAVE INFORMATION TO
a RAILROAD KING.

A WESTERN MAN WHO GAVE INTOKMAIION ~
RAILROAD KING.
ale cut me dead" said the man with the broad
sombrero TO The youth with the red nccktle and the
yellow overeaiters.
Yes. sir he continued al have been cow
hided by an Indian squaw been nearly strung up by
the neck horse thief; been caught with two aces
and a king mp my sleeve. and been sued three times
for breach Of promise, but never felt low down
mean 1 did yesterday when that man wouldn't
recognize me. Why, he even let couple Of over
grown cow-punchers in white brecchcs throw me
down the front steps Of his house
"PeOple forget faces sometimes" suggested Il
owner OF the flaming ncckwear
THAT don't 60 here, partner. They don't forget
mine. Why. held the silver cup rs the uglcst man
in the county until a broncho kicked in the face
and changed my expression No. sir. he know me
all right enough You Just walt until 60 back West
and III brand him as an migrate from end of the
Missouri Pacific 10 the other. IF course. he rcmcin
bcred me. IT must have been three year, ago when
met him. vet II seems TO me Ike yesterday. was
sitting I'm front % Indian .Ocs store ont I'm Jucnrck,
when ! man walking mp and down In front &
the railroad station a few yards away. He WAS n
little man with a big head and Il dark beard He saw
me about the same time that my eye lighted upon
him. and he walked over 10 the store.
Why don't you ship hogs over this road y he
asked, looking straigh, Now n he had wanted
to know why didn't drink more whisky why !
didn't ny to The moon, ! cohld have told him. lie
seemed 10 mean all right though, and felt he
was not euying me- 'Not IN the bu~ncss' said !.
An. indeed he drawled. then why don't the
people in the business ship hogs This line -
Give It up, said /, i CUES the frcslt's too
high
Think so.' he asked.
"Then he sat down a NAH key sat on n soap
box and smoked my pipe lie asked mo all sorts ~
questions. and told him all ! knew and good deal
more. He wanted TO know about the cattle and hogs
the mines and the crops. and h. kept talking f,r
nearly an hour. When he got mp 10 90 he shook
hands with me and told that he I'm tho rail
road business and that he lived In N"w York. lie
asked me to let him know If he could be Of any service
TO me- The last ] Of him until Yesterday was
when he was standing the platform ~ Bis
special car waving his hand at me. came 10 New
York a couple Of days ago, and Yesterday evening !
went up 10 call on my friend, the railroad boss.
rot TO the door just be drOy" up I'm i carriage.
.IS,w are you, Could. said /. holding out my
hand He looked at me as If be had never seen nor
heard OF me and then scamprr"d up the ~trp-. VIII"
was irving 10 refresh his memory couple Of nun"ys
came up behind me and yaukcd N" down thr STEPS.
They told mo that II didn't get ont that they would
have me arrested. | that there was nothing for
mo ia d. hut TO get and got. have been wfongcd
and iusncd Ms proud spirit T. crushed cin
fell YOU this though and that Is that Jay Gould NAV
hunger and thirst for Information ahout lugncck Tor
hc rest OF MS fr and the proud ~ that flourish
ing town viii let his hunger go nn-aNshcd ana ms
tltfrct uuclaIc1.D