The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-13
THE MAN WAS BOUND TO WIN.
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gum, nts Were IN Y in.
From the Ne,0 York Tribune.

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FROM the Ne,0 York Tribune.
"The man who has il In him TO win will
generally win" said New Yorker in an
uptown restaurant the other day. "Some-
times l think it's lest to get all your bad
luck 10 heap. Pile it on one bit after the
other and then when the good luck comes
you have q clear way and are in good train
ing for a strong run.
Twas out west fifteen years ago when
met a young fellow who interested me
great deal. He couldn't have been over %
then, but be had seen good deal Of life
that is, life out there. I heard that he bad
been In the sheep-raising business a couple
OF years before, but had lost his whole BUSH
neSs-bad luck, every one said. l had taken
out few thousand dollars with which
wanted and expected to make q fortune in
marvsllously short time. AS knew moth
ing at all about sheep and everyone said
that what he didn't know about sheep was
not worth knowing, l thought it would be
good idea to strike bargain with him.
So went to him.
He was working in a railroad machine
shop at the time, earning, | think it was
So IS day, for before he became 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 my idea about
the sheep he told me about his life. His
mother had died and left him about
$4,000. When he came of age he took the
money and put it all in sheep He lost it.
For a time he fred on locomotive and
then went back to his trade. He saved
money, and invested in a sawmiH scheme
with some others. The mill burned down
it hadn't made money, anywey-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 smart head and a pleasing manner
and got two jobs at once-teleg raph opera
tor and manager of the drug store in little
town, running the business end OF tho drug
store while its owner, physician, looked
after the drug part, which was a trifie COM
pared with the fancy goods, paints, oils,
aud various other things, including coal
He established his telegraph Office in the
drug store, and all went merrily until he
had saved 81 800. With that he went out
and hunted up 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 l haven't made just
what you might call a startling success out
Of sheep. But know there is money In it,
fail again. But have saw ed S75 month
to 20 into business once more. and il 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 immense
ly He was straightforward, bright, witty
and extremely able, ana felt more sorry
for him than did for myself
"a / said, when the game was
over, the trouble with you is sheep. You'd
made a 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 will 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 wait he said laughing cheer
fully. 'rll hit it yet
"Well, the other day a big, full wasted,
brown-bearded man, walked into my office.
knew him at glance, and I was 80 glad
to see him that jumped half way across
the room.
"How are your 1 cried. How have you
been doings Tell me all about yourself )
And then he told me In a modest way that
he had built half a town, and had come
east 10 get some ideas on plumbing and
water works
"'IlI get the contract for the water
WORKS, no 5aiu II can Ret Hol0 OF a real
live man here who will go out with me.
I've already completed he dicker for open
ing plumbing shop. also want you to
find me u smart. wide-awake young man
who wants to be bank cashier. Have got
the bank. aud we've got the president-I'm
that fellow, but we want CASHIER
"'Well A. l said, 4 told you that
you could do it. | knew it was in you. I'm
glad you quit the sheep, finally
"fSheeDf' cried A. with a oraat 1au1b
Why. man, have one Of the finest herds
In the west. and the finest plant without an
exception anywhere. If you want to see a
sheep ranch that beats the world como out
and see me- Sheep! man, 1t was sheep that
did all the rest'
"'And them added the New Yorker,
while | congratulated him with all my
heart. l felt little faintness to think
what l might have had IL had stuck it out
with him."