Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-25

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GEORGE GOULD.
other the relation OF father and son. The
father is man Of medium height, He has
determination written In every limo OF his
hronzed. weAtherbeaten face. His square
lower jaw fits into his upper one as does that
Of mastif. A bristly, stuhhy moustacho
rests under a strong nose above mouth in
which there are no weak lines. Clear, graysh
blue eyes, keen but not unkindly, are tho
best features OF his face, The young man
who walked beside the older ono has not the
same appearance OF strength that his older
companion has He is somewhat taller and |.
more slender. His face is not yet marked by !
such strong lines, and there IS no gray in his
brown hair. He is iashionaby dressed and |
well groomed. He, too, has moustache but
It is not stubby or aggressive In appearance. |
His face is amiablc ard not strong. though |
when the young man has seen forty years |
roll behind him his features will no doubt
have taken different cast
Tho older man OF these two wears loose
fitting business suit Of no especial cut or
color, a nondescrlpt affair as {, were. Tho
young mau wears a suit cut and made by
fashionable tailor, evidently and an expen-
siyo one, too.
Yet there are many points oil resemblance
between them as was natural. me older
man OF the two was John W. MaekAy, VINO,
from being hand ona harm near Fort hAnll-
ton, became the hero oil the comstocN Loae'
the main prop OF tho famous Hioernian pant
OF San Francisco. the really strong man OF
| the Arm Of Flood Fair MAckay & O'brien,
later the multl-minionafe' inc patt pro-
prietor Of the Aackhy- Bannet cable the man
OF hundred eold-producing schemes. Inc
young man who was walking with MIN was
his son.
Young Mackay is an amiable sort OF q man.
more 50 than might be expected when you
come 10 consider the number OF millions that
he will inherit. always providing he ontliSos
the stout old gold digger who Is his iather,
and who looks good for any number oil years
yet. But the two are very like chums anu
the young man is IN no way stinted 30 far as
money is concerned.
Like father, like SON." Tho phrase was
before quoted above and may be used again
John W. Mackay, senior, is quiet, retiring
sort OF a man outside OF business matters anu
his son Is the same. They say that young
John sowed some wild oats Ia san Francisco
but be that as II may, he IA sowing none now
He was never the sort OF a "high roller thai
senator Fairs wild sons were. The dispose
ton he inherited from his father and Mrs.
, Maekays sensible training were all In his
favor and as a result he Is a man OF common
sense. his fathers assistant in business, aud
he is getting such u training that he will be
able TO nut his own hand Oh tho helm at any
time that It may be needed.
, Young Mackay and his father keep baene-
lor's hall as it were, together. Mr. hAckAy
has apartments at his disposal constantly al
both the Hotel waldorf and also at the Bel
grayia. more quiet but an elegant hotel on
Flfth avenue. Mrs. Mackay spends the most
N nor time abroad, so tho two male mombers
al the Mackay family are left to themselves.
They seem 10 care more for the company .ol
each other than Tor any oui'r a'''I n ~.
not aplay the horses" as most rich young
men do. He does not go In for yachting
oy, The "sportiestr Of all sports for rioh
man Young and old. Society 10 New YORK
80 oaliad does not know much Of hlin and he
doos not know society. He is like bis iathei
in that his main dissipation Is the theatre
Jobn ", Maekay was the close friend Of Johr
mccullough and Lawrence Barrett. and Nc
cullough used to Ike to tell how Nackal
once helped him and his company out o
trouble in San Francisco. hAekny was
s.r6pe admlrer Of the tragedian, ms he is Q
most actors. and IN this respect his son |
!, IKE him. Young Mlckay is like bis father j
= another respect lie has that quality com
" monly known as sand" They used TO "a!
of Ms father IN the old mining days, that h
At ,ras sand from head to heel. He Is the sam
g way vet. couple OF years ago. whom ID