Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-07-20

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chine shop at the time, earning, think
1T was, three dollars and seventy-five
cents day, for before he became of age
he had learned this trade just to fall
back on, he explained. And, he added.
with twinkle in his eve, I've fallen
back on it oftener than l expected,
When I explained to him my idea
about the sheep he told me about his
life. His mother had died and left him
about three thousand dollars. When he
came OF age he took the money and put
it all in sheep. He lost it. For a time
he fired on locomotive, and then went
back to his trade.
He saved money, and invested it in
a saw-min 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-telegraph operator and manager
OF the drug store in little town. run
ling the business end of the drug store.
while its owner, a physician, looked
over the drug part, which was triAe
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 merrilv nm
I'll he had saved fifteen hundred dol
lars With that he went out and hunt
ed up partner with the same amount
OF capital They went to Utah. He
bought sheep and event broke" again.
Now he said to me with pleas
ant laugh, you see that haven't made
just what you might call a startling
success out of sheep. But know there
is money in it. l know why l have
failed before, and 1 may fail again.
But have been saving seventy-ive
dollars month to go into business once
more, and If, after what have told you,
you would like to try me, 1 am your
man. So we tried it, and in due
course OF time we went broke or prac-
tically SO.
Il had come to admire this man i'm
mensely. He was straightforward.
bright, witty and extremely able. and
felt more sorry for him than l did for
myself
60 said when the game was
over, the trouble with you is sheep.
You'd make fortune at anything else
in the world, because you have the
brains and the pertinaclty to do it; but
as long as you stick to sheep you will be
a poor man. It's your fate. Come,
now, swear off on sheep with me. lam
going back east and make my money
slowly
just you wait he said, laughing
cheerfully. "I'll hit it yet
well, the other day big, full
wasted, brown bearded man walked
into my office. knew him at glance,
and was so glad to see him that
jumped half way across the room
How are you? cried. How have
you been doing? Tell me all about
yourself And then he told me in a
modest way that he had built half
town, and had come east to get some
ideas on plumbing and water-works.
"'Fl get the contract for the water
works, he said, If can get hold off real |
live man here who will go out with me.
I've already complied with the dicker |
for opening plumbing shop. / also |
want You to find me smart, wide |
awake young man who wants to be a |
bank cashier. Have got the bank, and |
we've got the president-Im that fell |
low-but we want cashier"
We'll, A. l said, 4 told you that |
you could do it. knew it was in you.
I'm glad you quit the sheep, finally
Sheep" cried A, with great |
laugh. Why, man, 1 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 me-
Sheep! Man, it was sheep that did all
the rest
"And then,'' added the New Yorker,
while I congratulated him with all nv
heart, felt little faintness to think
what might have had if had stuck it
out with him. N. Y. Tribune