Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-12-10
HERMANN,s DONKEY.
He Strayed Away in Mexico with seI 200
ON Ills Back.


y. y. Hprald:--A familiar inquire about
the New YORK exchange nowadays is
that OF Prof. hermann, the necromulan-
Ger. lie Is not spectator, but reg
ular plunger and bears his losses and
gains with equal equaninity. For man
yno can COAX unlimited coin from an
empty hat, the eagerneSs he displayes
LII puts and calls" is the subject of
much comment a few days ago he was
caught short and over a Dotue OF
VINE shortly after, he told the following
story OF one black bIiday in his exist
ence
Its a cold world, after all, he said;
sometimes were up ana sometimes
down. The downeSt time l ever had
was back in the IOs in Mexico. The
Peruvian was was in progress and gold
was out of sight or only seen at "A big
| premium. My mania cor speculation
I took possession of me, and with the
remnant Of a fortune of S2l,U OO l invest
Ell in English and American gold. was
/ IN Mexico at the time, and intended
reaching South America with my treas
ure by the way OF Panama. Travel
/ through Mexico TO the frontier on burros
I a distance of some hundreds OF miles
/ with 81, UOOis neither safe nor pleasant
! Every bush in Mexico contains not an
officer for conscience 10 fear, but Il rob
( Der l was intimately acquainted with
! President DiaZ at that time, and on n
/ representation to him OF my enterprise
| and my fears for the salty of my cash,
/ he provided me with an escort OF twenty
one soldiers and IN officer. They sup
/ posed the panniers strapped to one lit
I tie donkey contained nothing . ore than
/ wardrobe.
! Nina. Hermann was in special charge
of the donkey with the valuable bag
gage, and her instructions We're to watch
/ it as she would her chances Tor heaven.
We camped each night and journeyed
| by day, making one or two daily rests
for refreshments. My hopes of untold
wealth during the journey were as high
as the Rocky mountains, and l could
scarcely contain my spirits. Everything
went on well until we had nearly reach
ed Central America, when one day the
animal with the treasury was missed.
Nine. Hermann forgot him during our
all fresco lunch, and he had scampered
off with the treasury The cold dew
sparlles on my forehead yet when l
recall that day. My heart stood still.
AS for Nine Hermann, she just tainted
nothing more | had to tell my secret
70 the guard, and everyone started out
into the WildS of Mexico in search Of
the lost donkey. Hours passed and no
tidings came Of the object sought. How
/ thought Of Joshua and wished, Ike
him, | could have prolonged the day.
Then came the harasSing doubts-may
be one of the Mexican soldiers would
find the donkey and forget to come back
with him and his burden. AT last
toward dark, ten miles away, the don
key was found grazing away with sd,
900 on his back Fancy the picture.
His return was a kind of a prodigal-
son-homeward-bou affair, and the
professor lit a fresh cigarette.
well, how did you come out? Dio
you win or drop?' queried a Herald
reporter,
"Weu, / multiplied the original figures
by two in a week afterward, answered
Hermann, with a quiet chucklc, and
brought The donkey back 20 the United
States and pensioncd him during his
life. High living and idleness killed him.
The health to the memory Of the dead
donkey al Hermann's request was
drunk standing.