The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-29

p 70 this tirne Felton's attire in Cali
tornia had been the costume OF the country.
he wore SLOUGH hat, a pair OF rough panta-
looms. a thick red flannel shirt AID red
sash about the waist. which ans Nered in the
place OF suspenders. In coming back 70
Sacramento hegot at his trunk and put on
q suit OF broadcloth and q white shirt. In
this dress, looking like swell among the
rough men aronRd him, he sat down for
dinner one night in the little canvas tent
which formed the first restaurant at Sacra-
menro. As he eat there eating his dinner a
man OF about so. in business clothes, came
IN and took a seat opposite him. After the
two were thFaagh with their meal this man,
who had reclaimed silent up 20 this time,
suddenly turned 20 the future senator and
asked IL he knew where be could get a man
60 work for him. The young man replied:
I don't know. What's the pay and
what's the jobe
1.-THE job ishpt hard one returned the
business man. I've got slack Of hay
about mile up tae river above the town
aud L want it watched. 10 has corral
around 1t, but there are great many cat
tie in the neighborhood and Pm afraid
they'll get into it. want to bring il down
on boat to Sacramento for sale as soon as
l can. The work is not hard aud it oughtn't
to be worth more than $40 day. B1tifI
can find the right man I'll pay an ounce, or
SIC day..
""Well. I'll see.' replied FELTON,. you
come around bore tomorrow for breakfast
and If / can find you man / will bring
him with me-
THE next morning young FELTON, dressed
himself in his red shirt, rough trousers and
the toggery of his mining camp, aud was
sitting at the table when the man came in.
He did not recognize him at FIRST. but when
FELTON, said Good morning. he said: We'll,
I hlanka1 nd vbaN
do with that OUTFIT
90 replied FELTON,, I've decided to
start out on tramp
And where are you goinRp asked the
man.
That depends somewhat upon you
was the reply. You want O man to watch
that hay up the river, and IL you are Of the
same opinion and want a good man, I'll
take the job
"'But it will be only for a few days.
said the man. Il AM going 10 get away as
soon as | can
=" Il don't care whether 1t is for five days
or five months, said FELTON,. I'll take the
job
FELTON, ON GUARD.
1.-THE man then asked him IL he could
shoot, and upon his replying that he could
he went to the store aud bought him shot
gun and told him he could spend his SPARE
Aa
then gave him tent and FELTON, watched
the hay. He watched it for nearly month
and in the meanwhile quite a friendship
grew PIP between him aud the business man,
who was merchant Of Sacramento. Fell
ton sent him down some OF the game he
shot and the merchant sent him up things
to eat from the store. At last when the
month was about up and FELTON, had re-
ceived about 1900 for watching the hay
stack. he came into Sacramento and told
his employer that he had concluded to stop
working for him.
"'What are you going to do? was the
reply.
"'Well, answered the young man, i've
noticed that the emigrarts who land here
at Sacramento always have a lot of pro
visions with them which they can't afford
to freight up into the mountains. They
have kegs Of pickles, sugar and other
groceries which they sell here TO whoever
will buy them. Now you merchants can
not waste time In looking no these things,
and I've concluded to 60 in and buy up this
stuff and sell it to you. What do you think
of the ideaP
"'It seems TO me to be a good oDe,' was
the reply, and ii you want partner I'll go
in with you
"'I'd rather do big business than a little
one said FELTON,, and he took the man
into partnership. he found the business
paid we'll. He bought pickles for 81 a gal
Ion and sold them for $40, and as most of
them were brought in in 10-gallon kegs, be
made 800 keg. Pickles brought this high
price from the miners because they were
thought to be remedy for the scurvy,
which was almost an epidemic among
them, and In few months the deacon had
cleared 5000, $4,000 Of which went to his
partner.
ANOTHER DISASTER
Fiction next conceived the idea of taking
a big stock of goods up into the mountains"
continued the congressman, with a laugh,
land he bought two whale boats, paying
$500 apiece for them, and he bought all the
goods he could with the extra 81, 900 he had
left and borrowed $4,000 more from his
merchant friend and put that into goods.
He now had his boats and $4,000 worth of
goods, and he moved with these up the
river to Marysyille. Here he left the boats
in charge of his assistant and rode across
the country, intending to 60 to the mining
camps and see just how much demand there
was for the goods before he took them fur
Their inland. He could get good price for
them at Marysville, but he expected to get
q good deal more for them at the mines. He
made twelve miles the first day and stopped
over night at ranch. That night terri
BILE storm came up and the rain poured in
sheets for two days
when FELTON, got back to Marysville he
found the country about 1t covered with
water and that bis man who was watching
his boats had barely escaped with his life.
He had been sleeping on the banks of the
river and when the food came had only
been able to save himself by climbing a
tree, and the boats had been swamped and
carried away by the food. Here was Fell
tons fortune gone again, and he was 81, 900
worse of than nothing. He went back to
his merchant friend at Sacramento, and
the man generously told him that he had
made 81, 00J out of him anyhow and that he
could pay him when he got ready.
TRICK LOST.
ut was not long however, before he was
on his feet again, and in a short time re-
deemed his obligation. For some time his
life went on with similar ups aud downs,
until at last he managed TO save enough to
give him capital to work with, and from
that time on his progress was rapid. He
speculated in mines and real estate, always
acting on the square, but taking the adj
ventages which his good business judgment
gave him, and he made fortune. He had
at one time a part Of the famed Comstock
lode. which afterward made so many peo-
pie wealthy. He had given a good price
per foot for it, but though he had found
some pay dirt in his claim. it was compare
lively small. aud, in connection with his
partner, he sold the whole for $4,000.
Shortly after this the wonderful vein was
discovered, aud under the very claim which
he sold for this ;afnonnt was found its rich.