El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-10-29
The Spectator.

Since the breaking out of the
ispano-Americau war Helen Gould,
youngest daughter of the Wizard OF
Wall street, has became national
character and also q heroine. Not
many OF the present Inhabitants OF
this city, it is safe 10 assert, resided
here wnen Jay Gould's dark eyed little
daughter Helen, who has
since become the angel of
the camps, WAS visitor to Ell PasO.
There are, however, some who can
readily recall seeing the railroad mag
nate and his daughter promeusding
along Ell Paso or San Antonio streets,
which we're then about the only two
respectable business streets in town.
The little millionaire was wont to
stand by the hour at the corner of Ore
gon aud San Antonio streets with
his hands at nis back aud RsZe medi-
tatively, fret in one direction and then
the other. Apparently his eyes we, e
elevated and he was studying the sign
board; but no one knew exactly what
he was up to, and at that time it was
the custom 10 the west to inquire toto
no. mans business and he WAS left Sc
verely alone. HIS daughter, Helen,
always kept c Csc to his side when he
was on the street and a number Of per-
sous in FL Psso can still recall how she
then looked
AT that time Is now Gould owned the
Texas and Paciic Rad and be was IN
the habit of having his private car run
to the south west terminus of the line
during the winter. and placed on a
switch, where it would remain for
months at time. The millionaire
was in the habit OF running down to
this remote point whenever
he wanted rest aud recreation and his
daughter Helen was invariably hls
companion. 1t is a fact but little
known, but neverthe' ess true, that
Helen Gould had a narrow escape from
being idnapped whe n once a visitor
to III 5 city. a half-crazed
barber conceived the idea that she had
formed an attachment for him and that
she was preveur ed from IN marrying him
by her father. He c0nsp red 60 kidnsp
the m lliona aires daughter and convry
her across the Rio Grande into Mexico
where it was his plan to larry her.
He divulged his novel id as 10 some
friends and they notifie d the police,
who promptly locked up the pioster.
A few weeks ago General James A.
Loogs'reet stopped for short time in
Ell PasO while en- route TO the City of
Mexico. Tue San Francisco N-ws
Letter has the following in regard 10
the q 90 d er's memory:
I'm bowed by the weight of years
CONTINUALLY rejuveuated by the active
lie which from choice is his daily por.
ton, Mai. Gen. James A. Longstreet,
the c LIBERATED eX-cnDfed craze lead r,
and recently appointed United States
commissioner of railroad, is actual v
if not ostepsiblv, the youngest man In
his party o. in pection.
In the corridor of his hotel, the
VIII te-haired old man encountered
UOited States District Attorney
Henry S. Foote, whom he had not
seen for more than thirty years The
last time they bad met General Long
street Was in command of a division of
the southern army at the battle of
Chlckamauga. Foote, Op that memoir
able occasion, was inspector general on
the staff of General Buckner.
Foote glanced ioquiriDgly at his old
commander, whom. of course. he re-
cogoized from portraits and ide ntified
from his known presence at the hotel.
But he had no expectation that Gen.
LOngstreet would remember him.
However, as Foote gezed at the aged
commissioner, he was delighted to OBJ
serve look OF recognition in the lat.
ter's eyes.
GOOD morning, general" the dis
trict attorney said, when he saw that
the general remembered his face, al
though, of course, the old commander
would not remember his name. F'oote
drew himself up and saluted in true
military fashion.
"Ah, Henry" replied Cen Long
street, returning the salute, and speak
ing rs IL the meeting ad been after an
absence of thirty days instead OF as
many years.
And then, to the infinite delight of
the district attorney, the general
proved his recollection by reciting O
number OF Incidents known only to the