The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-21
QUEER TURNS OF FORTUNE.
MEN ON CHANGE ARE SOMETIMES
down TO THE LAST DOLLAR.


sudden WhirI of the wheel sends
Them ON the Up Grade-iIonest
rlunger Refused 10 Drink when
He Could Not Buy-Lone Twenty
Dollar Bill becomes the Nucleus OF
"A Fortune.
From the Chicago Chronicle.
lie was reduced TO half dollar Of wish
Die assets. No matter then that a few
snort weeks or OF most months before he
had owned thousands, he was almost PEN
niless on that evening when money was
| worth twice its ord nary value. He was a
board Of trade operator who had faced
! many a falling ard rising market and in
the end had quit from sheer lack Of funds:
he was bankrupt Of goods, possibly Of
friends
No scene OF human activity has more OF
romance concealed In the spreading fingers,
the loud vociferatlon, the unceasing clam
| or, the shifting Of the sands, than the
| board of trade of any large city No board
| OF trade--f all were written concerning it
and its former plungers-has more of this
phase of life than the one at the foot OF
La Sale street. Here to-day and gone to-
| morrow is an axiom exempHfied daily
there. Worth all kinds of money this morn
ing; at noon unable TO pay half the debts
which have accumulated with crushing
force In spite of aE efforts TO unload debts
Ing day.
SO when the four men met in the buffet
! after trading hours il was not strange
| that one of them should be among the
! wrecked. That he had experienced this
! phase OF existence before robbed the pres
ent situation Of none of its embarrass-
meots, He was listed as a failure and that
! was aiL NO, not all, for as he sat at that
| table he knew he could not buy the drinks
for the party and ride nome that after
! noon. lie must either do what Is worse
| man physical blow to good fellow, ac-
| cept courtesies he would not be able to re-
! turn or he must walk to his home, several
| niles distant. lie Vas too game a man TO
! lay down az this point, however, for he
| made the tender to hold up his end in
| spite of the fact that he might be forced
to 80 without dinner If he stuck to his
~, Here, Jack" called one OF the party.
Just bring us four high balls win YOU,
| and make 'em strong"
| Whlt mnue, George" quietly inter-
| posed the reduced plunger ~ want word
nere, II you please. Boys" here he pro-
| duced the lonely half-dollar and laid II on
! the table beside HIM that's all the coin
| I've got in the world. You know I'm up
AGAINST IT, went broke to-day Now. CANE
! get Dock at you for l5-cent drinks unless
! walk home. ] don't know If the madam
/ has enough out there to buy steak for din
| ner. But don't take drinks when can't
| get BACK and do my share. Before we
begin want to say ths II you will
take beer with me that will leave me
e eII oG 10 rae to &c house; II not. It's
lie Is a good fellow and the three pros
! porous men knew t. one of the party
! pursed up his lips as II to whistle, but
! made no sound. The second looked OUT
| Of the window while George drummed on
| the table. Beer would not do The plum
/ ger was about 10 leave the table when
| George turned 10 him and said:
Never mind the half, Billy. You take
back, | know you're hard hi, and that IL
| you were IN my place and / IN yours you
| wonld not ask anything about my buying
| ability. Now you Just lay away the hair
| and cut IN Just the same as ever. II don't
cost you a cent, What do you say, boys?'
sure was the united reply.
Wei, after a time Billy consented 10
| perform part he was unused to-that OF
accepting drinks when he could not say
| good as the afternoon waned and the three
| e&erted themselves TO prevent his feeling
| 100 blue: Az last he commenced to tumble
| in his clothes and the others thought he
| was vain1y. looking for coin. stifl feeling
! he must buy or lose his standing. He look
| ed at George and volunteered to explain
thus;
George, Tim holding postmortem. You
know we fellows who have had all kinds
away an by Itself and then get busy and
| forget It. / wonder II l couldn't dig a
i've from one Of the recesses in my clothes?
If do buy into this game"
An the men present knew OF this ten
| dcncy to secrete money so the search was
looked upon with breath interest whine
Billy dug. Az last he fell something sofr
and greasy in one Of the pockets and, with
an air of triumph, drew forth faded out
genuine $40 bill He threw IL on the table
| and pounded for attention, but George
stayed him.
"Bny." he said. none OF US needs 70
have you show us you a good fellow
You have made and lost a pile on change
ana have spent your money freely Now
you take my advice, and the boys back
me up. You plant that so and come down
tomorrow and use IL for a stake. 1t may
turn the tide for you"
That sounds Ike horse sense, George"
was the reply as Billy folded the bill and
restored II TO his pocket. The men finish
ed their drinks and wandered forth 10
their several homes.
Next day Billy was downtown early. He
invested the bill IN n put" on wheat His
money gave him 10000 bushels under this
contract. He watched the market care
fully and skfully and by the time he
cleaned up the day he added quite num-
Der Of twenties TO the original one. In
| fact, he did day Of trading which proved
10 be the foundation of another fortune.
He was careful but daring and IN less
I1an year was rated al something like
$4,000. He seemingly could not lose for
every deal netted him ain increase In his
fortune.
He he'd won back a goodly portion OF
what he had dropped and was content.
Less than year ago he could not buy tho
drinks for three friends; to-day he is IN
the East enjoying a vacation. He has
closed out all his deals and SAYS he has
bid farewell to the pit. But before he
fellows on their assuring him they would
play out their deals and then break off
This Is only one OF dozens OF cases which
illustrate the uncertainty OF the provision
and grain markets. Men go In TODAY
with bank accounts long enough 10 ia
boulevarded; they come out In the even
ing minus the price Of a cheap lodging
Others enter with mere grub stake and
the market fayoring their stand, finish
with fat rolls ana re-established credit
Billv's case Is one Of the few where tha
dealer has found out The right spot 10 saw
he has had enough.
--He-You know there never was love