The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-15
"MY LUCKIEST DAY"
Famous New Workers Tell How
Fortune Came ) 10 Them.
Some Don't Believ elm Chanoe-From
Law Gases to Husbands; From
Chimneys to Trills.
From tho Nou VOrlr PraSa
From the New York Pres.

won my first case at law. That was by
all odds my most triumphant and best
day. You know that, until young man
succeeds at the profession he has chosen,
he is in doubt about the wisdom of his
choice. But once let him see that he is
winning his way-and he is all right.
Nothing so lucky will ever occur to me as
that first finding of the jury. 1t gave me
a chance to breathe my first sigh of relief
after the years of study"
my luckiest day." exclaimed Gen.
Horace Porter. "There is no doubt at
all which one it was I have had just
/ one lucky day in my life, and it was one
/ day when l escaped in battle. l was
nearly killed, but escaped with my life
and that was my luckiest day."
My luckiest day." said Gen. Long
! street, twas spent at the battle of the
! Wilderness. lived-and that was rare
luck for me in that awful danger"
! Gen. Benjamin f. Tracy says: II have
never had lucky day. My days have all
| been most consistently unlucky l have
never had a stroke Of luck in my life. My
| luck is of the sort where, If you work
| you have it, and if you do not work you
I go without it and are punished. l DO not
know what l should do with real piece
| of luck"
d. 0. Mills never had lucky day,
either. He is almost fatalist in his be-
liefs.
II think, said he, that people who
try are the lucky ones, and people who
! do not try are those who lack the luck. |
do not think that luck is any different
from good fortune, and this comes 10
those who are earnest, honest, striving
and perseyerlng. That's my idea of real
| true luck"
William f. Howe thinks his luckiest
day was the one upon which he secured
the services Of a very small Office boy
about thirty years ago. The boy was
sharp, but so very little. He could sit
upon high stool and look wise, but when
he got down upon his feet it was difficult
to believe him capable of a very large
| thought. Now the same small boy is MIR.
| Howe's partner His name is Hummel,
and, though not very large even now, Mr..
Howe still has reason to be glad that he
hired him thirty years ago. THAT was
lucky day." says he.
| Charles Delmouico, to whom luck would
seem to have descended in a shower of
| golden forks, with terrapin attached, does
not think himself lucky at all. 81 have
to work too hard, says he, Ito think of
much good luck. The tramps opposite in
Madison square have luckier time than
| |. They do not have to wOrk-and, what
is better-they do not feel uneasy when
they do not work. That is the beauty of
it, the good luck part, temperament
that does not worry"
LILLIAN's LUCK.
Lillian Russell was interviewed one
day long time ago by a reporter, who
wanted to know her luckiest day
1t was the day l escaped from my
| husbands" said she, "and got a chance to
work alone and independently. Marriage
may be very nice thing-if you strike
luck But If you DON'T. Well, my
luckiestday was when l became free"
1t would be interesting to know what
the songstress thinks now. Does she
tune her lay TO the same old chord?
Patti on being asked her luckiest day,
said;
1T was the day when found my sweet
est trill Where did / find it, Why, in
the heel of my slipper. 1t was this way:
You know that singers practice all the
time. They practice while the hairdresser
is busy with their tresses, aud they prac-
| tice while the modiste is fitting bodice
They hum, chirp and trill all the time
during their practice weeks.
81 was learning new opera and there
| was fine chance in the middle of 1t for a
trill but the trill was difflcult My musi-
| cal artist had described it and played it on
the violin, but l could not execute IT,
| pEdCLlCGu ulBuG anu QdJ. ludlly, as
was in despair on the very night of the
opera, found the trill-as l was putting
on my slippers. That trill is now famous
wherever Patti is known. But | found it
in the heel of my slipper-so always say.
1t was my biggest piece of luck, for it
made my musical name and fortune"
WHEN HE JUMPED THE BRIDGE.
Steve Brodie has found queer luck
day.
me lucky day is Friday" says he at
was on a Friday l jumped de Brooklyn
bridge and made me name, an it was on a
| Friday | married me second wife. an
made de best move of me life. If / was
a-goin' ter choose me lucky days, I'd take
Friday every day in de week-if dey was
all Fridays. Dere amt no sense in I'M
lucky Fridays. All me big moves is made
on dat day. An getting a good wife,
wasn't dat great luck"
The venerable Joseph Richardson, who
built the Hudson River railroad marks
his luck by day fifty years ago.
Il was going along Broadway" said he,
when | saw some bricks on the sidewalk
was a roofer at that time, and, as bust
ness was dull, inquired the name of the
| owner of the house. 1t was johnson of
Boorman & Johnson: | told Mr. johnson
l would fix the chimney for $3.50, and he
said, My enterprising man, go ahead and
In H. 4NtAb Joy 4o WChb dLOUuO WIN
me and looked at the job.
'''And now said 1, there's something
more to be done to the chimneys on that
row of houses
eco ahead said he. Fix them all,
and send me the bill
1T came to $40. l presented it myself,
and | shall never forget how surprised he
looked. i thought it would be $780,, said
he And the next day he gave me the
contract for MA of the road just begun
My contract As for $4,000 worth of
work. Do you wonder that 1 rememb Der
my luckiest daY?"
Henry Clews says:
"My luckiest day was the day ceased
to be burden To my parents
THE QUEENS LUCKY DAY.
Queen Victoria has always insisted
that her luckiest day was the day she
went horseback riding with Prince AL
bert and discovered how handsome and
good he was, Marrying the Prince Con
sort was stroke of luck for me-" she has
remarked with emphasis, many times,
"for shudder TO think now how many
worthless husbands were offered TO me,
the young queen. My luckie6t day was
the day found the smartest, best and
handsomeest royal husband in the yorld.
Lady Henry Somerset replied 70 the
+ question what was your best piece of