The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-12
Hsrrmann,s Bad nnnkau.

familiar figure about the exchanges nova.
days. says the New York Herald, Is that Of Prof.
Hermann, the necromancer. He is not a
spectator, but regular plunger. and bears his
losses ana gains with equal equanimity. For
man who can coax unlimited coin from an
empty hat, the eagerness he displays IN puts
and calls" 10 the subject Of much comment A
Few days ago be was caught short" and over
bottle Of wine shortly after he told the fol-
istence:
times we're up and sometimes down. The
downest time ever had was back in the
7Os in Mexico. The Peruvian war was in
progress and gold was out Of sight, or only seen
at big premium. My mania for speculation
took possession Of me, and with the remnant of
q fortune OF 81, 900 invested in American and
English gold. was in Mexico at the time and
intended reaching South America with my
treasure by the way of Panama. Travel through
mexico 20 the frontier on burros, a distance Of
some hundreds OF miles, with 80, 900, is neither
saIe nor pleasant. Every bush In Mexico con-
talns, not an officer for conscience TO fear. but
q robber. I was intimately acquainted with
PRESIDENT Diaz at the time and on my repre-
sentation 20 him of my enterprise and my fears
Tor the safety Of my cash, he provided me with
an escort OF twenty-one soldiers and an officer.
Ihey supposed the paniers strapped TO one
little donkey contained nothing more than my
wardrobe.
Mime. Hermann was in special charge Of
the donkey with the valuable baggage, and her
INSTRUCTIONS were to watch it as she would her
chances for heaven. We camped each night
and journeyed by day, making one or two
daily rests for refreshments My hopes of I'M
told wealth during the journey were as high as
the Rocky mountains, and could scarcely con-
tain my spirits Everything went well until
we had nearly reached Central America. when
one day the animal with the treasure was
missed. Mime. Hermann forgot HIM during
our al tresco lunch, and he had scampered off
with the treasury. The cold dew sparkes on
my forehead yet when recall that day. My
heart stood still AS for Nine. Hermann she
just fainted-nothing more l had to tell my
secret to tue guard, and every one started out
into the Willis Of Mexico in search Of the lost /
donkey. Hours passed and no tidings came OF
the object sought. How thought of Joshua,
and wished, like him, / could have prolonged
that day. Then came the hArassing doubts
maybe one of the Mexican soldiers would find
the donkey and forget to come back with him
and his burden.
'At last. toward dusk. ten miles away the
donkey was found grazing away with $21 900 on
bis back. Fancy the pictured His return was
Kind or prodigal son homeward-b ound-at-
Iair, and the professor lit q fresh cigarette.
We'll, how did you come out? Did you win
or dropy" querted one of the listeners.
well, multiplied the original figures by
Two In week aftervard," answered Hermann,
with quiet chuckle. ''and brought the donkey
back to the United States and pensioned him
during his life. High life and idleness killed
him"
Tho health to the memory Of the dead dom
key at Herrmanns request was drunk standing.