Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-07-12

din. Jake had been all his life lonely
fellow and every day that he worked
with Jack he became happier. He fell
into the habit OF talking aloud to him
as they went about, telling him how
much coal they had taken out to-day
and what they had sold it for and he
confided to him all his future plans.
Al night when the work was done
lake always smoked his pipe near Jack
and planned the next day. AS for the
mule his affection for the man was
something unhsard OF. 1t was only
necessary to watch Jacks ears when
lake was near 10 know that his whole
soul was wrapped up in his master. SO
devoted was he that he prayed with
grief If Jake attempted TO drive another
animal and If any one on the premises
dared to attempt to harness or drive
him h. kicked and baked until the in
truder was glad TO give up the task.
Every time that Jake saw his partner
kick over man who attempted 10 use
him. he confessed that 1t made him love
Jack better. This was Jacks way OF
showing his affection he said.
JArkE'S GRATITUDE.
Jake and Jack had not been in bust
ness together long before it was evil
dent that they were making great deal
of money. In an amazingly short time
Jake paid the last dollar on his eight
acpss and was able to buy much larger
piece of coal land. Its all because OF
you. Jack" he said TO the mule, put
ting his arms around his neck, Il never
could a done it without you" His
business grew so fast now that he be-
gan to hire men, and TO buy other
mules. and even to send coal down the
river on his own fiat boats. Men look
ed on in establishment at the way he
grew rich, and when they spoke to him
about it he would say modestly, Yes,
Jack and mes doing pretty good"
About five years after The partnership
was formed Jake and Jack concluded
they'd buy a third piece of land. 1t was
a big piece which had never been open
ed but they felt SURE there was coal
there and so it proved-thousands up
on thousands of tons Of the richest,
blacklist coal that any one had ever
seen on the Ohio river. The firm had
made their fortune, but they never
slackened their speed. To be sure Jack
dropped his pick and shovel, for now he
had TO superintend men and build
Sack ned their speed. To be sure Jake
too. no longer drew loads OF coal, his
one and only load was Jake. They
had bought the finest little cart that
had ever been seen in the valley and to-
gether trotted from mine to mine and
from wharf TO wharf locking after their
business and as they rode Jake count
ed I'D in a loud voice TO Jack their earn
ings. This he found very convenient,
for he could no nom read and write
and cipher than the mule. 1t helped
Linn greatly to add up aloud TO Jack, he
said
WHEN JAKE GREW RICH.
As the firm grew richer and richer !
Jake found that people treated him with
a respect which SOM times was very
troublesome From New Orleans and
Pittsburg and Cincinnati and even from
New York came bankers and steamboat
builders and capitalists and trieu to
persuade him to invest his money in
their enterprise. I'll have to talk it
over with Jack" he always said, and
though the men did not always know
who Jack was, they had to wait until
the partners had had a ride together
and thought the matter over. 1t. was
wonderful how few mistakes they made
in spite of all the fiattery and persua-
sion of the fine gentlemen from the cit
les. The truth was Jake and Jack both
had a great deal of good sense and when
they made up their minds nothing could
bulge them. OF course as he was so
rich Jake's neighbcrs thought he ought
to marry and so he did at last. He was
very fond of his wife and bought her
gowns and jewels but Jack had his heart.
Everybody said that, even Mrs. Jake
herself.
After the two had been in partnership
about twenty-five years Jake concluded
TO build house. AS he was the richest
man in the valley he decided he must
have the finest house, but before he had
said anything to his wife about his pro-
iect he told his partner. rs you as
has done it. Jack" he said, tears OF
gratitude in his eyes. Its you as has
done it. It'll be the house that JACK
b,,;lt an nothin' else" Il