The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-11-01
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came old irienas, and tho coiisss wss o
changed Ter the farm house.


, His Start In Life,
g ose my start 10 iiie 10 the feet thu
. AZ estimshla old ssn,lensb forgot Ii
pat bis syesl.sse. 10 hi. pocLe, ooe morl
. ina, said prosperous business man irou
1 . slater city. LIS rsther . curious stor,
/. he vent 90. and III tell II - briefly .,
! possible, A good many yesrs ego. vher
l YES . young fellow Of 70 or theresbou al,
| drifted into Louisville IN sesrch Of ,
! job that didn't mstetisliEs. and the uJ
! sbct Of II vas that | iouud myself prsc.l
cslly broke in . strange city. Up TO that
time bed slways worked Tor email
wages and he'd never succeedei 10 %
cumulatipg as much % $50. bat l bad
sp abiding faith that II coald once 20,
hold OF modest stake could iaunch out
for myself aud make some money.
One morning, when was wandering
about with only two or three silver dol
lars i'm my pocket, looking for . chance
TO 60 to work st any thing that might Of
Ter. dropped into . big dovn stairs
room where some real os,sto VAS being
sold st suction. A large crowd VAS pre-
sent, snd there was an indescribable feel
ing OF tension in the sir that warned me
something unusnal WAS going TO happen.
While l vas standing there, only vague
y interested. the auetioneer. who vas
quite an elderly gentleman, put up o
piece Of improved city property and after
. considerable pause received bid OF
5000. could see that the smAllness OF
The amount excited surprise, snd / Was
also aware Of oommotion in one corner
where hall doxin previous bidders we're
gathered together 10 90 excited group.
They seemed 10 be qusrrslins about
something, and meanwhile the auctioneer
vas Indignantly sppesii sloi 70, p cot
able offer.
Make II ~. 500l he skou.ed. Does any
gentleman bid 81. .O009 He looked dire OF
ly at me. aud made . gesture OF denial.
Thank youl be exclaimed, greatly to my
surprise. The gentleman over there bids
81. 500 and II can help II. no combins
tion OF buyers Is going to be allowed to
dictate prices st this sale With that be
suddenly knocked down the property to
me.
No sooner was this doae, CONT nued
the story teller, that 9 great uprosr OF
protests arose from the group 10 the cor
ner. They insisted thst they been given
no chsnce to bid, but the suc ioueer
stood firm and calling me TO the platform.
req uested my name and address aud 40
percent cash deposit on the 80. 500.
BY that time / realized, OF course that
some extraordinary chance had thrown
! 6ne piece Of property into my hands D
> fraction Of its real vslue. and ! did
some quick thinking. I've sent . mes
'enser for the money. ! said, ss ooolly %
could, and | have IL here 10 IL minutes.
The Auctioneer looked at the clock,
All right, be replied. III give you that
init,
Then l took . desperate chance. ] II
pushed through the crowd, which WAS 81
'esdy interested 10 the next sale. and
TO . little fat man who had been
me Of tho loudsst kicken . few min utes Q
,eiore.
Look here, l said, drawing bin aside. .
Do you want to bs my silent partner ior
IN hour or sop .
Whist d'you mesni said be,
gave him the truth 10 dozen words. 9
1ow let me have that $500 deposit money
added. and we'll shsre the profits, y
vhstever they gre, "
The little man looked st me shrewdly.
This is big joke on oil Of us, be ssid. O
rinning. and guess I'll rick the deal. o
Al the same time be counted out $500
nd pat II in my hands. ! raced back to
he desk With the money, clinched the
sle and before nooo hsd the deed 10 my o.
ossession. Thee 10 make . long story v
hort. my silent partner offered me sl 900 ~
ash for my interest, and ss 1900 look
a about % big Ut that stsge OF the game "
promptly accepted. That thousand. for a
,nslely placed. gave me the start that 70
~ kept me going ever since.
But what sbout the eye glssses, did '
% ssy' Why, the suctioneer. - l sfter - :,
ard learned, wss very nesrsighted. and =
D the morning 10 which refer be hsd
rgotten bis glasses. That wss why be =
istook my gesture OF disavowsl for -
gn Of assent snd forced me, 10 spite OF
yself into good thing, ! never under
ood the exact true inwsrdnsss OF the "
ssl, but The isots In the rough we're "
lot clique OF spectators hsd formed . -
IN mbine 10 keep down prices. but. owing
some Misunderstanding, failed 10 bid y
.omptly on the property which ! bad -
cured. The suctioneer was on TO the =.
'me and snxious 10 brssk II up. hence -
Q precipitAbcy ia knocking down the
, to yoors trnly. l heard, later on. that =.
, porsiy silent partner msde %. 600 out -
the transaction, but / didnt besrudgs >.
% The money. The $500 bs gsvs me y
fsiih that mornisg vas worth fully 10 -
% oent minute. q.