New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-24
THE NAN VINO VAS BOUND TO WIN.
FAILURES DID NOT DISTURB HIM AND AH'u
MENTs WERE ~ VAIN.

FAILURES DID NOT DISTURB HIM AND Ai''0
MENTs WERE ~ VAIN.
"The man who has it in him TO win Will SeneralN
win" said a New Yorker in an uptown restaurant the
other day Sometimes | think It's best to get all your
bad luck In a heap. Pile 1t one bit after the o'ner'
and then when the good luck comes you have n oiea
way and are In good training for a strong run
Il was out West fifteen years ago when met n
young fellow who Interested me great deal lie
coudnt have been twenty eight then, bu' lie n'
seen a good deal of nfe-tlat IS, life out there !
heard that he had been in the sheep raising business
couple OF years before. but had lost his whoe business
bad luck. every one said. ! had taken ont a II"
thousand dollars with which | wanted ana expected
to make fortune I'm n marycllouSN snort uihe' ~
know nothing at all about sheep and every one salu
that what he didn't know about sheep was not worth
knowing thought IT would De- good idea to s'rAc
bargain with him. so | went To him.
He was working I'm a railroad machine shOp al Inc
time earning | think It - - day, for before
he came Of age he had learned this trade just TO fall
back on he explained. And he added. with twinkle
in his eye, I've fallen back on it oftcncr than eA
pected.'
when I explained to him my idea about the sheep
he told me about his life. His mother had died and
left him abont $1,000 When he came of age he tpoN
the morey and put it all in sheep lie lost H. Ioi
a time he fired on a locomotive and then went back
TO his trade. lie saved money, and Invested IL III
| sawmfll 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 u
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 heau
aud pleasing manner and got two Jobs at oncc-t'e
graph operator and manager of the drugstore IN h''
town running the business end OF the drug store Wt
rs owner n physician. looked after the drug part
which was trifc compared with the fancy-eoods
,tItep
He established his telegraph Office IN the drug 'tor'
and all went mcrrly until he had saved Sl,oo
with that he went ont and hunted up a partner VIII
the same amount of capital. They went u IIh' l'
bought sheep and went broke again!
Now he said to me with pleasant laugh, you
see that | haven't made Just what yon might call
startling success ont Of sheep. But know there /
money In II. | know why have failed before ana
| may fail again. But have been saving SO monti
IA 90 into the business once more and II after what
| have told YOU YOU would like to try me, | am YOU
man. 50 we tried 1t and in due course OF time w
went broke practically so.
81 had come 10 admire this man Immensely. IL
was Straightforward bright. witty and extremely abi'
and felt more sorry for him than did for myself.
A. said. when the game was over IN
trouble with You is sheep. You'd made a forum
nj anything else in the world be
cause Won have tho bruins and the pertlnacit
to do 1t. but rs long you stick TO sheep you WI
bc a poor man. It's your fate. Come. now, swei
of on sheep with me. am going back East al
make my money slowly.
".Just you walt he said. laughing cheeriuly
"'I'n bit it yet
well, the other day big full wasted brown
bearlcd man, walked into my Office. knew hi
At a glance. and / glad TO see MN 'ha'
Jumped half way across tho room.
~.IIow are your l cried How have you bee
DOING Tell me all about Yourself And the
he told me in "A modest way that he had bun
half a town. and had East to get some ide'
on plumbing and watorwOrl,s.
IN get the contract for the watcrworkS'
! said If can fcct hold of real live man mere WI
: will 90 out with me. I've already completed II
decker for opening plumbing shop. also wal
Won TO find me smart wide awake young ina
who wants 10 be a bank cashier. Have got u
bank, and we've got the presMcnt-i'm that ielio'
but want cashier 49,. - -
WELL A. said. i told you that you con
J do il. | know It was In You. Im glad You qu
the sheep. finally A u.n
" sheep cried A. with great laugh. Mh
4 man hnve Of the finest hcTu~ Tn tn" West, al
, the finest plant without an exception ANYWHERE"
Won want ID sheep ranch That beats the Wor
come ont and me. sleep! man. 1t was sht'
And then added the New Yorker, while
congratulated him with all my heart. felt III
famine, to think what ] might have had
had stuck 1t out with him.