The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1892-12-07
GOULD PAYS THE DEBT.
Nature Demands Her Own of the
Great Railroad Magnate.
HIS PASSING AWAY WAS PEACE
FUL.


dead He breathed his last at his
home on Fifth avenue at 9:15 clock
this morning, surrounded by his
children. He died as one going to
sleep. There We're no signs of pain
and he was conscious until a few
moments defore he died. A short
time before he passed away he called
his children one after another to his
side and bade them a long farewell
This done, he closed his eyes and
was gone almost before his loved
ones realized it was death.
AS TOLD BY HIMSELF.
MR. GOULD RELATES THE STORY OF HIS
LIFE TO AN INVESTIGATING
| COMMITTEE.
New York. Dec. 2.-Jay Gould
never had time, nor inclination eth
er, to write an autobiography, though
if he had it would probably have
had a great sale There is extant,
however, the story of his life told
by himself, and very interesting
story it is, too.
He told it once about ten years
ago to a congressional investigating
committee At that time Mr.. Gould
was gathering up railways SO fast
and in such peculiar fashion that
it was thought best to have a con
gressional committee look into the
situation Mr.. Gould me. with the
committee and was more than usual
ly affable and communicative. He
was asked to tell something of his
history and he complied readily. He
said
Il was born III this state, at Rox
bury. Delaware county, about 200
miles from New York on the 9th
day of May, 1886. Ny father own
ed a small farm and kept dairy Of
twenty cows. l was the only boy
in the family. so had to attend to
the COWS in the morning and assist
my sisters i'll milking them. used
to take them out in the morning ard
go for them at night. 1 did not like
farming in that way, so l went to
my father aud told him l wanted to
go to school, He said | was too
young, but finally gave me permis
sion, aud | started off and showed
myself at school. I learned to write
and, as l wrote pretty good hand,
storekeeper in the village gave me
the job to write up his books at
night and in that way I supported
myself through schoul"
"What was your age at that timer
"About IA when I left home, and
spent about a year at this school,
then / got into a country store and
made myself useful sweeping it out
in the morning and learning the
business during the day. My duties
employed me from 6 IN the morning
until 10 o'clock at night. In the
meantime I had acquired taste TO,
mathematics and especially for sur
veying and engineering. I took then
up after lef. school. used to ge
up at 3 o'clock and study from 3 un
til 6, when I had to open the store
and I finally got pretty good ide'
of that branch and, concluded tt
start out as surveyor. l do no
know that this is at all interesting
with bow to Senator Blair.)
THAT is just what I want" re
piled the senator, ''and we are mucl
oOllSed to you.
Il heard of man in Ulster coun
tty," continued Mr. Gould, THAT wa
looking for an assistant. He wa
making a map Of that county and
wrote to him. He engaged me a
$40 mouth. When I left fathe
offered me money, but I conclude
to burn NY ships behind Inc and
took only enough for uay fare. Thi
man started ne out 10 make th
surveys, to see where the roads wer
and the residences The map wa
to be useful record and when
started he said to ne:
Now, while you go along you g
trusted for your bills, what you es