The San Francisco call., 1899-03-26

snakes. They are the meanest, lowest,
most indecent animal in existence. They
have not one good trait.
Tyson was a leader In the roundup
which is called the blacklist spot in the
history OF Australia. To his dying day
Tyson believed heartily that those dozen
snuatters did a service for which they
should have been publicly honored by
their countrymen. In riding over his
range the son of a cattleman was killed
by natives. His murder was but one of
dozens, unprovoked and without cause.
The squatters decided to take matters
into their own hands. They formed
Gordon and drove all the black fellows,
men, women and children, into a pad
dock, just as they rounded up cattle.
Then they shot every living one of them.
1t ended the troubles with the natives
for time even more effectually than the
poisoning mad done a few years before.
Mr. Tyson's first years in Australia were
filled with reverses which would have
overcome weaker man, but he held on.
His dream in early years was to own
cattle station of his own. Once he had
enough money saved from five years of
hard labor to set UP for himself on the
Billytong River. He had purchased part
of his bullocks, when the bank where his
money was deposited failed. He lost ev-
cry penny and had to go back to work.
Three times misfortune took every cent
gold in the Bendigo mines. Tyson started
al once for the diggings, but not with a
shovel. He bought all the bullocks he
could and drove them toward the mines
There he sold them at an immense profit,
and then bought more and sold them. He
bought cattle wherever he could and
drove them to the mines, and that was
the beginning of his fortune. Then he
bought land and droves Of sheep and cat
FL ba r1TO
He had no idea of his wealth, When he
sold his beeves he sent the money to his
agents in Sydney and they bought land
and built blocks for him. He would go to
Sydney only when he was obliged to
do so.
Il tried to get him to do the town once"
Mr. Wilson said, but he would not To-
ward night he got on his horse as usual
and rode outside the town. He found
an open place and under a tree lay down
on the ground with his saddle for a pill
low. On questions of religion his creed
was as simple as the rest of his life and
he cared nothing of what people said of
him. 1t amt my business he used to
saw I do what 1 think is seriously right
stand to take my chance. and | am not
afraid I once asked him if he were
happy in his lonely life, for he lived
alone in his cabin. owning the land for
scores of miles in every direction. His
reply was: You see the fun is In the little
game. Every man who chooses has mis-
little game. with a fair chance Of winning
If he keeps straight. 1t IS better worth
his while to do what he thinks is seri-
ously right If he does not he is bound
10 lose. Yes. I have had my little game
and enjoyed it. and 1 am as happy as
most people
"Mr Tyson never married. and never
saw but one woman he wanted to marry.
He had not the nerve to even suggest 1t
to her He saw her only twice, and yet
all his life he kept her image with him
his ideaK
Mr.. Wilson. who knew the old man.
James Tyson as we'll as any one could
know him, says his niece is not unlike
him in appearance and character. Going
to Australia so young. Mr.. Tyson grew up
to be a typical Australian of the class
that is almost extinct. Simple, frugal,
honest, he had no use for the money he
amassed. He was man more than SIX
feet in height he had never been SICK In
his life, and was wont to boast that he
had never slept in a city, never worn
white shirt never washed with soap-he
used sand-never been inside a church, a
theater. a school or a public house. lie
considered church just as bad as pub
lie house, if not worse. A clergyman was
10 him an unfathomable mystery. AS New
South wales increased III populdtioll d
church was needed on one corner of Mr..
Tvsons land where a village had grown.
nm After a great deal of discussion, 1t
was decided to ask Mr.. Tyson to help the
church. though he had never been known
to give away money
yes. I'll help you he replied Send
me the bill for the whole thing. I'll pay
II but don't come to me again." He wrote
out check forthwith not only for the
cost of the church and furnishing but also
for a years salary for the rector. The