The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-20
COL. JOHN MURPHY
No SPECTATOR
,gs . It Up to the Extent Of S400
Once.
BUT WILL w 'o "o mont'
css Nights aud Rest
inalIy Disposed of
u,es,a,a. small Though
,a,, Margin.

Colonel John Murphy ia n d SPECTATOR
in stocks.
lie was once.
But that was a lons tirof :. % anu "'"
he says he is slad thai u Is d ~
spoculator.
Bccsuse. why?
We'll. he SAYS that many year d, 1'.,.
he was chasing around after M. 4.
green with "A greater CELEBRITY o. 81" -.
nov. he managed after many d. y"
and nights OF work GO gather togei u'' '"'
sum Of 500 o. cot
This sum looked big 20 him and =,
Il changed into silver and gold ana Ga ,.,r
II around in his pocket So Doe c'''o
II clink Vi
one DAY q friend came up O" him al "
said
"see here. colonel. you've put I'D some
hard Hcks against rainy DAY. ~ in'
give you up by which SOU may make
Il have worked right hard. si'd one
Colonel. as he ratified Che coins l' I.l7
rockets. and I'm willing 90 make It"
extras. What's the tip? ] have 81" SOM
dollars here. and I'm ready TO turn
over"
wei. YOU 10 right down 10 the broker
ana buy nifty shares II X. and d. u , Io"
now and It's going up. You MAKE
plenty Of money the easiest way You ever
''" BOUGHT FIFTY SHARES.
"l'u 90 YOU" said tho Colonel ano me-
D,.nt down 70 the brokers' and bought hity
shares Of the r. and ID.
And then for TWO long. weary days
watched the papers for rise M X. anu
=, =" said the colonel last night i co'u
see, myself growing old and could see
cav hairs coming out on my head J
,...'t sleep but lay awake making
. ses about what was going 10 'e''''''
d ny four hundred. .-. a..
.r. narers that r. and u. had gone M
sovera, points. rushed down 10 the
kosncr 81 my four hundred 20 see Whtie
! came in. lie told me ] had MADE S-'
..Nv hair got black again. and l felt as
thinner as a colt and went or ana or
dered champagne for the crowd. We haa
a big time. and still ! had plenty OF mon
ev left. ] could see IN my mind eve pig
hotels and blocks Of brick houses Win
the name Of Murphy engraved ON the
silver door-pla,es. .,..,.
But the next day the stock f.H three
points. and ] dropped $50. Then per
ished tho thought Of champagne. and set
,en mn n cocktails. ! was just S1o ahead
Of the game. with ruin staring me in the
face
WATCHED THE PAPERS.
Again 7 began 90 watch the .papers. %
look after my four hundred. NY health
began 10 fail me and dropped ana look
cd sickly. Ny family began To- worry
about me and then i'm desperation
rushed into the brokers' office.
See here I said. I'm not wealthy
man: / will leave behind me no gildeu
fortune for my family's preservation ana
protection. and besides ] am not ready 10
drop or the face Of the earth for VIII Ie
20 come. so you'd better sell my X. q d.
stock and give me the money.
The broker looked surprised. but me
disposed Of the fifty shares. and ] found
/ was lust $3.50 dollars ahead ON the deal
not counting my sleepless nights ana con
slant worry about the rise and fan OF
the market 7 was satisfied.
But within q week the Il. q ID. went mp
ON, OF sight. and ! was told that my fifty
shares would have melted me a comfort
able little fortune.
Il lost che fortune. but ] have felt
easier ever since. and that was the rise
and fan OF my specializing procivities-