Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-21

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BAD, Tells a Story of Partner Who
Had His Bad Luck All in One Big
Series of Disastrous Financial Failures.
''Thesm imam who has it in him to win will
generally wih, said a New Yorker in an
uptown restaurant the other day Some
Times think it's best to get all your bad
luck in heap Pile it on one bit after the
other, and then when the good luck comes
you have a clear way and are in good train
Ing for strong run.
II was out west fifteen years ago when
met young fellow who interested me a
great deal. He couldn't have been over
twenty-eightt then, but he had seen a good
deal of life-that is, life out there heard
that he had been in the sheep raising bust
ness couple OF years before, but had lost
his whole business-bad luck, every one
said. had taken ont a few thousand dol
lars with which wanted and expected to
make fortune in a marvelously short
time. As l knew nothing at all about
sheep and every one said that what he
didn't know about sheep was not worth
knowing, / thought it would be good
idea to strike bargain with him. So
went to him.
; He was working in railroad machine
shop at the time, earning l think it was
E.75a day, for before he came of age he
had learned this trade just to fall back on,
he explained. And, he added, with a
twinkle In his eye; I've fallen back on it
oftener than expected
when explained to him nv idea about
the sheep he told me about his life. His
mother had died and left him about s., 600.
When he came of age he took the money
and put it all in sheep. He lost it. For a
time he fred on a locomotive and then
went back to his trade. He saved money.
and invested it in sawmill scheme with
some others. The mill burned down-it
hadn't made money, anyway-and he went
back to his trade again. Then he worked
his way to Deadwood, made up his mind
there was nothing there for him and got
back into Wyoming. He had in his life
learned how to telegraph.
He had a smart head and a pleasing
manner and got two jobs at once-tele-
graph operator and manager of the drug
store in little town, running the business
end of the drug store while its owner. n
physician, looked after the drug part.
which was a trifle compared with the
fancy goods, paints, oils and various other
things including coal! He established
his telegraph office in the drug store and
all went merrily until he had saved 81 500.
partner with the same amount of capital
They went to Utah. He bought sheep and
went broke againl
Now, 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 / know there is money
In 1T. ! know why j have failed before
and / may fail again. But / have been
saving seventy-fve dollars a month to 90
into the business once more, and if after
what have told you you would like to try
me, am your man. So we tried it, and
In due course of time we went broke or
practically so.
II had come to admire this man i'm
mensely. He was straightforward, bright,
witty and extremely able, and felt more
sorry for him than did for myself.
"a l said, when the game was
over, the trouble with you is sheep. You'd
made fortune at anything else in the
world, because you have the brains and
the pertinacity to do it, but as long as you
stick to sheep you win 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 watt he said, laughing
cheerfully. "I'n hit it yet
"Well, the other day big, full wasted,
OIONh iDdtl, WdlkeQ lDDO my Office,
knew him at glance, and was SO glad
to see him that jumped half way across
the room. .
How are you l cried. How have you
been doings Tell me all about yourself
And then he told me in modest way that
he had built half town, and had come
east to get some ideas on plumbing and
water works.
"Tl get the contract for the water
works, he said, if can get hold of real
live man who will go out with me. I've
already completed the dicker for opening
plumbing shop. l also want you to find
me a smart, wide awake young man who
wants to be bank cashier Have got the
bank, and we've got the president-I'm
that fellow, but we want a cashier.
Well, A. said, L told you that
you could do it, l knew it was in you.
Pm glad you quit the sheep finally.
'SheepF cried A-,with a 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 sheep ranch that beats the world
come out and see nae. Sheepl man, it was
sheep that did all the rest
And then, added the New Yorker,
while i congratulated him with all my
heart felt a little faintness to think what
] might have had if / had stuck it out
with him. "-New York Tribune.
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