Willmar tribune., 1900-11-14
) How the Old Mans
! Rosy Prospect Faded. :
'sC PECKILATION is all right for

90 PECKILATION is all right for
y them as can see their way out
Ean' fgger the stages right along" re-
marked the old bull whacker. "I've
known men has got rich by speckila-
ton. I seen Bill here put months
wages on the double o oncet an hit
three numbers runnin' in Immediately
subsekent investments, an he was
richer than this here ROCKEFELLER for
three days after. You never seen as
amooent a man as Bill was. But s
far's I'm concerned want sure thing
with a rope hitched to it in case of an
axle breakin'. I used to be sportive
like the rest of you, but I hit the
ground so hard it Jared all my back
teeth loose, on the rosiest prospect that
ever delooded a hard workin' son of
toll an made him think that life was
going to be one grand hurdy-gurdy
of valley tan an tobacl1er hencefor-
ward an for evermore."
what was that?" inquired the stock
tender. Il never knowed you to have
money enough to buy you moo SCOT
of clo'es, let alone speckilate."
can I've knowed him for clost on to
Is years, off an on, but never knowed
him any more of sport than he is
right now. He wouldn't play solitaire
with himself an stake navy beans on
the result of the game" said the stage
agent, who, according to his monthly
custom, was paying off the company's
employees with pack of cards.
Its this away" said the old man.
N don't as gineral thing take any
galoot, into nay confidence respectin'
my financial operations, nor yit the
proportions of my bank roll. don't
dress as slick as might, mebbe, becuz
it 'ud embarrass me when fried my
sowbelly to keep the grease spots off n
my panties, an it wouldn't go we'll
with the negligee language I've got
to, use to make my team git down into
the yokes, but don't you forget that I
have got enough to buy this outfit put
down in brine for winter use. It amt
no oil stock nor nothin' fancy-ies'
plain little old government bonds.
When get wad that gets too heavy
to pack around buy bond or two an
tie it up with the rest of the bundle.
I kin afford to slouch. When a man is
on solid financial basis appearances
don't count for nothin' with him. He
amt like you ducks that's skeered
somebody will tumble to their state
of destitootion all the time an has to
wear good clo'es to make bluff. No,
sir! As far as takin' no chances is
concerned, why, told you right at the
iump-away that I wasn't takin' any.
What are you goin' to do with your
months pay, Sam?" e
The stock tender grinned uneasily
and looked at the stage agent, who re-
fected the grin. :: = .~s
''Well," said the agent, cts my luck
to-day, and the next day it may be his.
Or might git skinned if I tried you a
whirl for some of them government
bonds." ~
i. "What was your speculation,
Tubbs?" inquired the stock tender,
who was evidently anxious to avoid q
delicate subject .~.~ %*
Turkeys replied the old man. 81
calculated on a corner in the poultry
market an slumped by reason of a
defshunsy Of tall timber. It looked
mighty well, though, fors quite awhile.
]. To- was this way. Ne an Joe Hill.
Hard had made 2 stake out in Caifor.
mia freightin' an we decided that we
would see : little of the bright side o1
life, in pursooance OF which object we
headed for et Looey. We. arrived
there on skedool time more OF. less an
there wasn any thin in the burg too
good Tor sus. II Our blood was in condi:-
ton e aasimil ate any quantity 81 rich.
ness without any bad effec's. We flew
high an never come down to roost
All the sa1le We struck . hard series 81
three-one deals m there was : shrink
age s. our assets By the end ofl the week
that would have had s depressing In
s4eoenos q. tn bank IS neland. w