The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-01-14
GOULD AM 10xpet4L

been benefited ana nsds ,tch BY Jay
Gould IL 4sbsrt ,fossii%l - New Eesk.
He il worth $4,000, 900, and to Jay
Gould be owes his fortune.
The story of his dealings and copnec-
tions With tbs dead millionaire IL ono Of
iaterpst spd rather peculiar IL detail.
About thirty years go Moroisiqi ned
mItals and joiaed the Ibapd of fetsgee
4talians in America. His family had
besn wealthy one, but their fortune had
becn swept away ip the struggle Of that
country. With hun GAME his wife, two
daQahtstl, and fwe sods-all Joopg chill.
dren. He had pot . penny when be
reached America, and although man of
education and reHnement he knew not
what to turn to get living for bis family.
When in America sbut fey days ne
learned that General Garibalda, who had
fed from Italy few years before him,
also pennileas, had started : SMALL, Fpdely'
constructed candle factory "a the lower
shores of Long Island sound s.
To him Morosiai vent and appealed
for assistance. n SUNNY italy they had
known each other, but tha meeting o.
Long Island WAS a-aad ono. Garibaldi
was A. poor as Morosini, but he had At
lesat tia means with which to get him-a
ecspty living. He offered to shaFs his for
tunes with Morosini, and the latter could
40 nothing but accept. Making candles
was something new to him, bnt he gladly
accepted that occupation. He ~iustalled
his wife and four children in small hut
pear the factory.
With the thoughts Of. better times fresh
in their minds the two men went to work.
Years passed, and each succeeding day
only brought te them the harest kind Of
living but fortune smiles sometimes when
all radiance seems to be hidden behind
never 7ceasipg clouds, and when least ex.
pected.
One day Morosini started for New
York city with . bundls of candles un-
der his arm. Some of them were to be
delivered at St. Cather1ne's Roman Cath
olic church and the remainder we're con-
sigped to . small dealer whose shop was
pear the Wall street ferry. To the church
Norosini went and fulfilled hls mi,aion.
Coming to Broadway he started down
that therouehfare until be reached Wall
street.
On that street was 3 scene long to be
remembered, 1t was Black Friday. The
sidewalks were packed with excited men,
and people of both sexes besieged the
doors of the many banke along the street
which had been securely barred. Never
vas such scene witnessed On change.
Men who had 2 few hours before been
worth million, struggled along to hnd
out the latest reports With poverty ataring
At them on every side.
Into the crowd and through it Morosini
pushed his way with his little bundle of
candles under his arm. Al be proceeded
ACROSS Wall street he reached crowd
thicker than the rest, those composing it
seeming more like enraged animals than
men. The crowd had gathered around
the office of Jay Gould, who with Jim
Fisk aud others bad attempted 70 corner
the gold market to the ruin Of thorsands.
He was in bis office and the crowd outside
we're waiting for him and had been for
several hours. Moros,ns, amazed and ex.
cited BY the unusual scene, stood among
the bowling mob wondering what It was
all about.
At last the heavy door Of Jay Gould's
Office opened aud the little fnapcier came
put apd started down the steps. Re faced
the bowling mob, not fearing bodily in
jury, and started to pass through the
many men to enter bis carriage. II be
thought he Vas only 10 receive the jecrs
Of the crowd he Was greatly mistaken:
Hardly had he gone half way acroas the
sidewalk when several in the crowd, IN
able longer to control themselves, seized
him and hurled him to the ground.
Morosini, always an advocate Of fair play,
dropped bis bundle Of candles and in
second be rushed to Goulds assistance.
He is . giant in strength now and was
then, Standing six feet in height and
powerful in proportion. he We . man
that few men would care to tackle.
In an instant be vas At JAY Gouldb
side, and in saothes he Nd ssat several
Of the Infatuated men sprawling to the
ground and disperssd the others. Lifting
Gould to his feet be led him to bis car.
rage and saw him safely inside.
From that moment Jay Gould showed
his gratitude to Moros,ni, and all through
his life he never forgot It. The coachmap
was about to drive of when Jay Gould
opened the window Of his equippaee and
called to Nerosini to get into the carriage
With ,him. He took him to bic house.
The pext day Morosini dressed and LIVED
- he hsd pot for many years. Jay Gonld
made him his hodyguard, and for months
the king Of Wall street never went with.
out him.
When the excitement of Black Friday