The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-28
Porter Sat Up With 100000.

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Mr.. G. p. Wheeler, the mining king
OF Humulco, Mexico, has much cause
for congratulating himself that he fell
in with an honest man when he board.
ed the Santa Fe limited at Albuquerque
on his journey East. He is manager
for his own valuable property there,
and also looks after the interests of
several nonresident syndcates and
handles large quantities of cash all the
time.
When he was shown his berth in the
sleeper II 'tes, in charge of Conductor
Breed of Chicago and Porter w. H.
Hubbell of Kansas City, he informed
the porter that he intended to surren-
der himself wholly to his care and
wanted all the attention that was re
CURED, and he slowed the mining king
away snugly in his berth.
Prior TO falling asleep Mr.. Wheeler
called Porter Hubbell to him and said
he had some cash he wanted to turn
over for safe keeping. Me-. Hubbell de-
clined to take it, but destinations don't
go with the mining king and he simply
called the porter to him and loaded him
up with his valuables. He reached
down in his boot leg and pulled out a
roll of new bills and handed them to
the porter with the injunction to take
care of it during the night. Mr.. Hub
bell would not take it except that it
was witnessed, and Conductor Breed
and N. j. Aldrich of Aurora, ILL.,, and
A. M. Mowry of Chicago witnessed the
acceptance of the trust. There were
bills of 81 900 denomination in the roll.
When he saw the amount Mr.. Hubbell
said he was going to back out right
there.
"No you WON'T" said the miner;
"just take the rest of it," and be fiahed
out of his pockets a dozen drafts and a
letter OF credit for sums aggregating
more than 100000 more and handed
them to the porter and then rolled into
his berth and quietly went to sleep.
All that night Mr.. Hubbell sat in the
opposite berth watching the slumber of
the miner. Not once did be let his
eyes close in sleep, nor did he take the
roll out of his hands all night.
The next morning the miner awoke
and, without the slightest air of sur
prise, had his fortune returned to him.
He took it as simple matter, and
promised to reward the porter for his
kindness, and Friday night, when the
train reached Kansas City, Mr.. Hub
bell was called to the berth and the
miner dropped into his hand two
twenty dollar gold coins. 1t was tip
that was so liberal the porter was as
tonished, but the miner made it still
better by presenting him with a miners
heavy overcoat, a creation that is made
to weather any experiences the winter
in the mountains may bring.
Mr.. Hubbell on arriving from his run
said he had never encountered such an
experience before, although he has had
years of experience in the service. He
admitted he was delighted to get rid of
the cash and heaved great sigh of re-
lief when it was safely returned and tie
big miner tucked it snugly away down
in his capacious boot leg.
"I've had lots of tips and seen plenty
of money, but it makes man feel
queer to have $31 900 in clean new
bills in his possession and the owner
sound asleep all the time," he declared.
81 am always willing to care for our
passengers, but l hope the Mexican
miners won't carry so much cash next
time when they ride with me. New
York Sun.