Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-09

Pacific railway" said Mr. Goodrich,
"Mr jay Gould and Mr. Sidney Dillon
were on a tour of inspection. Their train
was sdctrackcd IN a certain town, With
the regular passenger waiting for wild
freight 10 come IN, The passengers were
told by the conductor that at least Two
hours would elapse befofa tlv'y would
run again, and that wc could 40 up
town and scc the 81 ,hts Of a praiyie town
IN the stOlcd plains
mir. Gould aud NJ. Dnl1l. with ,hoil
attendants, also took IN the town. Clangl
clangl rang out the mournful dirge 81 an
auetionccrs bell What am | JiferedY
What am l otcrndf Fifteen hundred,
MIR Gould stepped up TO bystander
and asked what the sale wis for. Tho
tall Texan, Ia his Mexican sOmhrero ia
silver und gilt. his huckskin suit, and long
mnstache aud imperial, the toy of the hot
blast The CLINT aud shinc of his Colta
"A sparkling ia She sun, the handles OF
his daggors above his boot tops, made
"a picturesque figure that only a Texan
ranger can be ia his native Panhandle,
as ho ranges down by the Rio Grandc.
Pard, this be- an knockout for The
parson, said the ranger Co MIR Gould,
Mr., Dillon an intent listener the mean
while TO the conversation.
In what way, pord, said Mr.. Gould
60 the ranger using the familiar express.
sion of the plains.
"'purd, yer sce. the parson built that
church, the tiu potcrcd out. The con.
tractor 10 selling the whole crowd out for
his coin. Pard, IN chip Ia and help the
parsOn with the bank | busted last night
Here he pulled out FROM every pocket
gold aud silver coin until his hat was full
of the yellow aud white metal.
MIR. Gould, not even looking into the
hat at Us contcnts, so intent WAS he IA a
train Of thought that was occupying his
own mind the meanwhile, stepped up To
the auctioneer and asked for the contrac.
tor, who was closing out His lien The
auctionecr pointed out the man. Mr.
Gould approached the man aud asked
him the amount of his claim.
'$ltOO and costs
"'NhNt viii you take in satt.encntf
asked Mr. Gould
81 VIII srtlc for $500 AID loaate the
| balancr.' enid the contractor. 'wh N viii
makr my bills vh,.c ana 1 viii hse my
/ time aud profit to help the church.
| MI Gould told the man 60 stop the
| sale. Taking from his pocket nevcra
bills Of large denominations ne gave then
| 10 the contractor aud took his receipt III
/ fun A staid old steward of the church
| was an attentive listener. and going ul
! 90 Mr.. Gould he suid Stranger wha
! are you going TO do with the oluimy
| Mr.. Gould looked tho man over in li'
, culm way. saying. What do you wisl
60 know forf = am the steward of thil
church being sold All of the member,
OF the church except myself are II
church with the pastor on their kucc,
| praying God TO come To our help and snv,
our sabbath home
Mr. Gould said nothing, but taknl
the receipted bill aud cancelled lien ,hn
he held in his hand. ne gave them TO IN,
steward and turned ON his heel ant
walked 20 his train The steward ON
tered the church now free and told thl
| people there ON hcndcd knee what In,
| Lord had done, Immediately shout O
| Joy and gladuess went mp Spontaneously
| from that congregation, the pastor mvul
God the praise tile congregation g,vinl
loud omens. the Duxology being feryeutl!
| sung.
The congregation quickly gathered II
the street endoUOring TO find the strnn
ger, who was such a good Samaritan
They soon found ont that the little maj
was none other than JAY Gould hi
train had gone aud only a cloud of lus
on the far away horizon Indicated when
the little man was ms his train sped fn
out upon the prairie.
MIR Gould has said that the letter n
| received from that congregation, signe
10y every one gave him more plcaSur
than when he made million -Atlant
Constitution.