The morning times., 1896-07-12

together long before it was evident that
they We're making a great deal OF money.
In an amazingly short time Jake paid the
last dollar on his eight acres and was able
TO buy much larger piece of coal land.
Its all because OF you, Jack he said
to tae mule, putting his arms around his
neck. Il never could "A done it without
you. His business grew so fast now that
he began to hire men, and to buy other
mules, and even TO send coal down the
river on his own flat boats. Men looked
on u astonishment az 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 Il third piece OF land. II was u.
big piece which had never been openeI,'
but they felt sure there was coal there,
and SO it proved-thousands upon thous-
ands of tons of the richest, blacklist coal
that anyone had ever seen on the Ohio
River The firm had made their fortune,
but they never siackened their speed.
After the two had been in partnership
about twenty-five years, Jake concluded
to build a 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 project, he
told his partner. Its 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 built an nothin' else
The house was begun. and during the
months it was building Jack went every
day 20 see il. often his friends and rich
visitors went with him, and always he said
Yes. sir. it's 4 fine 'un, but the credits 10
Jack. He built it, SIR and so all up and
down the river the new home came to Ee
known, greatly TO Jake's joy, as the
''house that Jack built But Jake vas
not satisfied with having his partners
name attached to his home. He wanted his
dear face and tender eyes and great sym-
pathetic ears in it. and so he had splendid
head of the mule carved In stone and put
up as a keystone 10 the fine arched portal.
Then he was content.
When at last the house was done Jake
refused TO take anyone through it until
after his partner had seen it. He made
a. great fete on the lawn, and invited all
his neighbors. Then, in the presence Of |
them all, he led Jack from his stable |
across the lawn up the steps into the |
new house. From room to room went |
the two old friends, Jake leading the |
way and explaining lovingly all the con-
and luXuries which hcncaforth ,
he and his family were 10 enjoy. He al
ways declared that Jack understood and
enjoyed it all, and long after he told how
the mule rubbed his nose against the fine
woodwork and peered into all the closets
and kicked up his heels at the mirrors
and cdntered around the great drawing
room and actually bounded up the broad
staircase three steps at a time. NO
one ever appreciated this house like
Jack" declared Jake.
When the mouse WAS built Jack was al
ready old for mule. He was thirty, in
TACT, but happily he still had a long term
IF years before him. No prince ever re-
,eired more homage and lived in greater
comfort than he did in his last days. Jake
himself cared for him; the whole Community |
,etted him; and often visitors from far
way came to look on his white hairs At
asst when he was forty years a nd ten days
I'D, Jack died. His death was the one
great sorrow of Jake'slife. The man buried
lis old friend under a favorite tree, and
'ften he went there to sit by his grave
very visitor was taken out to see the
'not andto hearthetale OF Jacks honorable
ife.