The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-06
4nlD TYS0WS" MILLIONS.
,oMANCE OF A ROUGH OLD MAN
AND A GIRL.

,tuIiOnS in AuStraila-1he money
- Falls to Elsie Tyson, His
,,crican Niece, Who Worked Up
Ranch in CaIifornia-She Is
r,bappy Because She "Can Have
rverything She Wants"
From the New York World.
- francisco, March 4.-Some little
-. 400 a sweet-faced Scots lassie was
.-3irq chickens on a Humboldt county
.ob when stranger rode through the
- cate and refined up his horse.
mos Miss Elsie Tyson live here?" he
asked.
THAT is my name, sir" the girl replied,
,,..-s,o.r a little for her barred arms and
uind-blown hair.
,Tben I have to tell you that you are
~. next of kin and sole heir of James
TYSON. deceased; that you are wanted in
Australia to take possession of your es-
,ates which are of great size; thai"
u1f voun excuse me, sir, until 1 finish
folding the chickens" interrupted the
,,Hco-cIad heiress of millions of dollars.
She could not comprehend all az once
.ba MAGNITUDE of her fortune. Later the
amazing fact was made clear to her.
She was one of the worlds wealthiest
women; she owned bulging packets of
hank and railroad stock, whole rows of
bouses and factories and shops and tene-
n4nts on the other side of the world paid
her tribute; her cattle fed uncounted on
ranges dwarfing those of Texas; stark
snn-browned men who did not even know
t151 Il for tnr f1pr ,JVi1 1fr,ar
wells shearing sheep; power beckoned 10
her; lmitless opportunities of enjoyment
and benevolence lay before her.
The magic transformation began at
once With all conceivable luxury the girl
was taken to Australia to view her es-
tates An inexhaustible purse was put in
to her hand. She returned to California,
reled. feted, flattered. She "shopped" to
her hearts content.
Then she crossed the continent, still in
charge of the grave Sydney lawyer who
had found her. And she has now just
sailed from New York for Scotland, there
to complete the last formalities incident
to taking possession of the estate of one
Of the most remarkable men of this cpun-
try.
The Pioneer.
James Tyson was born in Argyle. Scot
land, a region that breeds men of bic
bone and taut sinew. Long before he had
gained his six feet four of manly stature
when he was only TO- some say-he went
10 Australia and began life in the bush.
He saved his wages and thrice essayed
to so into business for himself
The first time his partner ran away with
the money given him to buy stock. Tyson
went to work again.
The second time drought killed his cat
tle Again he set to work for wages to
build up his ruined fortunes. The third
time the "bla ckfelloWs," stirred to wrath
by the cruelties, of the whites. descended
upon them, murdered few and wiped
out many herds of cattle and focks OF
sheep. Tyson's among the rest
Ihen Tyson rose in grim silent rage
ana pursued the natives with a relentless
cunning equalling their own. You NAV
nave read of what followed-how the
whites, led by Tyson, penned up the pitt
Iul remnant of a whole native tribe be-
yond possibility of escape and remorse-
lessy killed them, men, women and chill
Iien to the last little baby Wailing for
his slain mother
"hen Tor the fourth time Tyson started
a range, Dlackfellows did not trouble hin,
drought did not impoverish him. nor did
nus partner-his brother this time-defraud
nm He was but "a
men came the gold fever. Miners must
"a" ana Tyson was there to sell them
meat and grain. While others bought
cautiously, fearing that the excitement
MouIu ne put temporary, Tyson ever took
up more land, bought more cattle. sold
more beef. In Wall street thew wonId
say he pyramided the boom.
ne never married. This was the rea-
AIter his second attempt at herding had
- ne SET out to cross 200 miles of
F,.,r
w SllIhnS and food for three DAVIS In
we waste his food failed; there was no
Yer. he fed upon grass and roots ana
'l9UIed the miles crawling upon his
e9 ana knees. He grew lightheaded
I"d saw visions in the wilderness A.
sa 800 however, ne found water and his
% '''i1y returned. Soon after he came 10
toIOase IN the scrub, and while he
"u.eIed II a girl came out. a 'heeutifnI
well grown" 3d. NJ rosy ana
hin, Slii turned and started at sight of
ar1 ne was worn almost to skeleton
b- Slli1ed with the dust of the hush
~. grand figure of a man, with tbat
w. upon ms face which men sometimes
MIL i3, VINO have been brought face to face
en- aeath in the wilderness.
She a., '9oh tyson into the hut and there
~ duH her sister fed him. He was in
,a1 mouse perhaps fifteen minutes ana
sIl} III ms shy, awkward wav. have
~ az many words 20 her. Then ne
anal a"ay' mumbling his poor thanks
b.'r, ng' If he had but known il. a
rbe a9 deeply impressed as his own.
rer ." ~, D S,a had failed. Tyson did not
To'r ms $-o' He went back by different
'o4hd-about route. " e'i''
or,, '.tN years he cherished the mem
ana 81 'ne girl in the bush hut. often
- 0ll'h he crossed the burned rango
Wal, near her, TO know that she was
dsrt Ouce only he saw her by accl-
III 'e never strove 10 do so
T5l,, were almost twenty wears of This
t5a " one day the woman who had been
c5ar6S"i married She had had MANY
her 's, nut 1t had taken time to dim in
r5i,ri 'guorY the picture of the great
uitL r'nseman who had looked ar her
noe,,' d" the worship of a strong and in
U,, soul in his eyes.
b.l ~" yson heard of her marriaga he
i1r rD,i. ned his fortieth year-the turn
peonI, ''t IN some mems lives. Pretty soon
'San to call him 'old Tyson "
"0id Tyson"
Wen, iySon grew more eccentric as he
con-, uoWn the slope. With millions nj
bis 'a,ahd' ne lived like the humblest of
vjne emen. He never drank beer or
efbe. ne never was i'll. He never entered,
a MI q saloon or a church He never vvora