Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-05
GOULD SAVED rnn omunon


Chicago News.
when tho Texas ard Pacific railway
was being built" raid w. W. Goodrich.
the Baltimore architect, the other day, In
tho midst Of discunpion OF jay Gould
n which tho Little Wizard" was getting
much the worst Of IT, jay Gould ano
sidney Dillon we're Oh u tour OF inspcc.
ton" quotes the New York Press.
Their train was sldetraekcd In h..ic
town about nifty miles west OF fort
Worth, with the regular train waiting for
wildcat FIRE sht 10 come In. The pas.
scngorn were tod by the conductor that
II least two hours would elapse before
they would run agaln aiid that they nat
ample time to aco the sights OF a prairic
town In the Stuied Plains
MIR. Gould and AIR. Dillon. with their
attendants. took In the town.
"Thes hud not gone TAR when they
Aeard the moutnful Gang OF an auction
ecrH bell and cano upon crowd OF curl.
ous people snrrennd,nS !hs seller; nc hS
aohnrsl Fifteen hundred dollnral Am
oncred more9 when AIR. uou.u touched
a tail Texan on the arm ana asked nm
"Iho man, as he .ooiScd curously ut the
little iinnhcier. made a striking picture W
hiR bucllsidn III. ffinged with II tassclatcd
fringe several inches vide 81 hver thread
aud leather, the sn,n@g b,ued cote y
dNggers showing IRON hM boot tops.
'luiu,' taid the NnEer INN ne a
knoekout for the naraon., 90. COMA
{" You we, paid, the palsod nuiil TINS
church. but the. tin pstcrc1 out aud now
crowd uut for lis coin. PARA rll tell YOU
Win the bank busted last night, Ana
tho ranger negan to nu.l gold CON hnu
lnluN out % MA nOrkNtH galore
"hut AR Could u not even glnnco ~
II, nc, stepped un TO the alc,loneer anl
aFkcd for the contractor. VINO was oloails
out hia lien. The uuCtionccr pointed gu.
the man and Cloud npproachtu MN anu
asked the amount OF ms ,glalln, .,.,
" Seventeen hundred dollars and costs,
what will you take In se,tlementr'
"'in settle Tor si-oo and donate the bal.
ancr" said tho contractor.
MIR. Gould, tnbing from MS pocket sew
erul bile OF large dcuominnuon, RnNN
them 10 the contractor ana TOOK hiH re-
ceipt IN fu!l with the Cancelled nen,
just then an old man, who had beon
an uyc witness to the t1.uthuNun, kulhk
~ to Mr Could, raid: STRANGER. wna'
are you going to DO with the claim you We
'"Mr, Gonid looked the man over In that
calm way he had and asked why he want
ed to know.
g Why he seeIa' Mn the s., SIS% va as 81
sabbath school scholars are IN the church
with tho preEiding elder nnd pastor on
| their knees. praying God To come 10 our
help and save the church .
"Mr. Gould snid nothing. nut TAX NJ
| the rccciptcd bill aud cniieeich lien ulAl
/ he had w his hand, he gave them 10 tue
! steward, apd, turning toward the depot,
walked rapidly. back to hs train, o
! free aud told tho people what the loru
| had done. aud the people aaug the noNolo.
| Ky on their knees, Then lheN went ou'
! Oh the streets Ia lind tho stranger.
"Thry pocn found out thut tue ntuc
| man was none other than Jay Gould llln
| train Ind gone and only q cloud OF dusl
! on the PARKWAY prairie Indicated whefe
| the little man was
MFR, Goud has said thnt the lriivr no
/ tlon signed ny every one IN II, gave nm
| more pleasure than clearing million
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