Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-04-07
JAY GOULD.
A BUNCH OF ANECDOTES AND BITS OF
AUTOBIOGRAPHY.
From the Boston journal.

tell about the late Wizard of Wall street,
and those stories, with others collected
by The journal from rare book writ
ten by Jay Gould, himself (few people,
probably. know that in his youth he
wrote one solitary book, are here
given.
GOULD AND REPORTERS.
Newspaper men haye few stories to
tell of their experiences with Mr.. Gould.
1t was not that he was so inaccessible to
them rs are many men of much less
moment in business affairs and IA great
deal more leisure time at their command.
But he simply would tell them nothing.
There were three or four men, however,
in whom he placed great reliance, and
who were always sure to get something,
If there was anything possible, when
they called upon him. One of these
men was George Alfred Townsend.
Mr.. Gould had way of about once a
year giving out Il long interview on the
business situation and prospects of the
COuulTy. InlS was very VldoOldUCs
covering the whole field of home specu-
lation and railroad Development 10
Mr.. Townsend more often than others
this interview was dictated. Boston
newspaper men have lively recollections
of his last visit here at the time of the
overturn in Union Pacific affairs. He
was affable enough to all those who met
him; he was decided optimist on the
affairs of the company, but the sum of
all his talk was: But, really. gentle
men, know nothing about what will
be done" The last time Mr.. Gould was
in Boston was two years ago at the re-
organization of the Union Pacific.
MIR. GOULD's CHARACTERISTICS.
James Fisk described before his death
the manner in which Gould conducted
himself at one time during the great
gold conspiracy: "When Gould found
and likely to go under, the cussed fellow
never said a word. He's too proud for
that. But saw him tearing up bits of
paper, and when Gould ships off corners
of newspapers and tears 'em up in bits,
| knew there was trouble. Then | came
in to help. He knows Id 90 my bot
tom dollar on him and | said to him,
Look here, old fellow! when | was a
boy on farm in Vermont, I've seen the
old man go out to yoke up Book and
Brndle; he'd lift the heavy yoke on to
Brindle's neck, key the bow and then,
holding up the other end, motion to old
Book to come under, and Book would
back off and off, and sometimes before
he could persuade HIM under, the yoke
would get too heavy for dad. And
Gould, old fellow, Wall street won't be
persuaded, and the yoke is getting
heavy, and | am here to give you lift
"UNIoN OF BRIGHT STARS"
When a young man of less than %
years Mr.. Gould wrote this dedication
in the autograph album of young lady
in Roxbury, n. Y, under date of No
yember, 1856:
San invitation to dedicate an album
although an unexpected request, Is one
of the performances which cannot bu
afford me the highest qualification, bul
the pleasure Is somewhat alleged by the
reflection of my own inability to per
form it appropriately. 1t is indeed q
question of dispute with some, whether
men ought, as they say, to show them
selves so weak as to be moved by any OF
the finer feelings that actuate the human
bosom, lest the congenial and captiva
ting influence should prevent the self
styled, noble calling of man-they
claim that 1t is for him to mngle il
business-to become absorbed in polite,
and worldly gain, leaving the cultiva
ton of friendship to wither and die
TO such | shall offer no apology.
trust their communicating influence viii
never disturb the harmonious union o
bright stars who shall send forth thu
effulgent rays of friendship from tn,
successive pages of this lady's album
their scared consciences are deadened Il
all the finer feelings and insensible t
the happy influences of friendship. II
them virtue is but an echo and mora
worth an apology. Yes, there are pur
and noble sentiments that prevade tn
society of cOngenial spirits and tn
:, purest and noblest of them all is friend
- ship. 1t is the strong undercurrent o
society, mutual feeling which kln'
, looks and gentle words can alone bege
unseen, unpretending, so tender, s.
pure, that the slightest breath of dis
cord may blight and destroy, yet s
strong by its silent influence, it hold
society and nations by a stronger bon
than can armed hosts and stringen
laws-so strong that it could induce
Saviour to come from the abodes o
light and Joy and peace, to atone by
bitter death for the sins of ungratefu
and erring man. TO friendships shrin
then let this token be offered. Let he
monuments be erected upon every page
may the sentiments, the signatures an
the familiar writing in after years re
new upon memoIy's tablet many pleasan
associations, inseparable links in tn
history of the past, and may not
shadow of pain or cloud of sOrro'
ever gather in the horizon of the futur
to mar your happiness or wayer you
confidence in those in whom you ma
cOnfide.