The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-07
PLUCK AND GOOD LUCK.
Early Experiences of a Man Who Is Now
Judge In the West

From the Washington Star.
A Star writer was talking to west
ern Judge who was on business trip
to Washington. They had been FRIENDS
and schoolmates and naturally were
interested in each other.
We'll" said the Star writer, after an
exchange of personal news, I'm glad
| to hear you are now rich and respecta-
BILE. not to mention the Judge part OF
| II. which Is more than respectable.
ut is we'll enough now, my boy. re-
sponded the Judge, but dozen years
ago 1t was not well by any means"
go on with the story" said the star
man. chats what I'm here for"
"You remember when / hrst went
west I knocked about Colorado for
some time. doing what law business
| / could pick UP, and at last got set
| tied in a good town and began TO make
some money. / got into mining on the
side. and II wasn't long till had a 1air
reputation in manipulating that sort
of thing Finally / ran down hne
snap and with $1,000 borrowed money
and all my own pile stood to win
| hundred thousand. While I was try
| ing to get rich was also maintaining
| a correspondence with sweetheart In
| Indiana, and once or twice we had set
a day when I should return and marry
her. but 1t did not eventuate, owing 10
4 "
This one, however had no slip to 1t
that / could see. for the men and the
| money were in sight, and on the nrst
| of October we were to turn the proper
| ty over and get the cash. On this i
wrote to the girl to be ready by the
n5th of October and that would be our
wedding day. rain or shine. EVERY
thing went beautifully until the last
day of September; the men were on the
ground. the money was In the bank
waiting for us and we were flying
high On that day a strike occurred
and that night the streets were full or
ANGRY miners. there was an ugly feel
ing in the air and by morning our men
were so scared that they picked up bag
and baggage and with all the money
that was to have been ours they went
back to New York.
well, you can imagine how i felt.
Everything gone, $4,000 in debt, my law
and mining practice ruined and a we'd
ding to be met $500 miles away, and
not enough cash on hand to buy a
railroad ticket half way there. For a
day 1 was utterly crushed, and then
rallied somewhat and made up my
mind that 1 would trust to Providence
and marry the girl anyhow. So I bor-
rowed enough to get to her, and with
out a word as to my financial condi-
ton. 1 went right ahead and married
In the meantime, though I had given
an uncle of mine a brief explanati or
and borrowed 5000 Of him.
Then / went on my wedding trip
Just around the state to visit friend:
OF hers and mine, and / think I wa.
about the worriedest groom that evel
went on such an expedition, but tried
: to conceal II. and kept on hoping fol
something to happen that would re
: lieve the pressure. Fortunately, some
| n n wi a
! taken quite i'll and the physician for
babe her going west at that time
Then I had a strange mixture OF feel
, ings. i was sorry that my wife wa
I sick and / was glad. but you can
3 fully appreciate those feelings unit
you have tried 1t.
. THE doctor said II would be at leas
: six weeks before she could undertak
I so long a trip; she had something Xix
Q pneumonia, and he was afraid to risl
n exposure: and told him would hav
II to go. as my business imperatively de
Q manded my presence (the Lord forgiv
r me for that lie. for 1 had no business
|. in the West: and away went. takin
: what would have bought her ticket [
get me there. and going nat broke.
). promised to send for her as soon as sh
2 could come. IL found ii impossible 70
n me 10 return for her. Think of tina
; sort OF talk in the face of the fact tina
e all the money / could raise wouldn
Il buy meals along the road IL we walk
e ed. When I reached my Colorado tow
? again L was as nearly a wreck as
z imam could be and get around.
i MY office rent was paid to the en-
IS OF the year. and thither 1 went as 500
l. as I left the train, and when ] ss
, down in its dreary loneliness ther
a wasn't a ray Of light anywhere in a
a the world for me. Even my wife seen
hadn't told her the true condition. Fc
n week went to my Office every da,
II for two weeks. for three. and there wa
is nothing for me to do. The only con
Il fort / got was from the friend who ma
II loaned me the $1,000. He told me I
lie would extend the time until / had
ID chance to catch on again. But II
r strike had caught on, and there We
Nv desoiation everywhere.
re Then came a letter from my wifi
10 | saying she was so much improved TIL
L the doctor had told her that she mig
a | come as soon as / would send, ar
v would / send right away. or, bette
IN would I come for her. This was Il
NJ straw that broke the camers back, ar
or went 10 my office the next mornir
IS. fully resolved II nothing turned
that day TO kill myself and end II q
r. as far as 1 was concerned. SittiI
n there alone at IL o'clock with my hes
e on the table, utterly broken In pur
Mt and pride. was surprised by a stran
be visitor / explained in a minute tn
X / was not feeling well. and asked VIII
W II could do for him. He told me he hi
he been sent by a friend OF mine TO co
X suit with me on some mining clair
en- | the company he represented had o
nd there. and showed me the papers.
ed .In a second / took new hope. for
ed knew all about them. and in Il
* minutes he said ne would turn over
l NJ. III ai,r ..Inlr.aa ha had and ~ /.