Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-02-02
A TIP FROM A SHARK.
The REWARD THAT IT BROUGHT TO
A PAIR or SHARP MEN.

came millionaire AVID m tptriit-
sent Immtpraut uccamc q rasrrn
Keeper "a Story ct New sauth
Wales
ono ~ tho most Interesting spots 60
Sydney Is f1r point 300 the aWuu. bar
Dor Shown lis "Nrs M1yluures
chair" O. is thr eastern point ct the
domain aui thr great natural seat iu
tlc r.k facing down th, harhot is said
90 have been fI,uritr resting place Df
the vito of Governor Marquaric. who
represented th, British government
gI-n us GOVERNOR general of Australia
Iu sydney Zoo tur early days ut tbr mime.
iy,utl century Mrs Nuyluurlc's
chair ms long been the tayorltr resort
ot suicides auI ,wrythrart,. and many
murder, have been committed near Che
sUut 10 was also thr main resort ut
shark fishers 300 the days when rc.
ward 500, 1.v,n for each ,nars du de-
lyrrcl 900 thc water police station the
object OF course being 60 Thin out thr
dread man eater, from the hurbor
where they became plentiful and dan
Forou, "a, the city of sydney grew 100
siyr
u was there one night that @ broken
down immigrant came 20 a strange
turn To- his fortunes Not able 60 90
tain employment be spent bis last
shilling 10 % fishing line and shark hook
and cast or from mir, Macquarlr's
chair" After patiently waiting Tor
some time. another tramp Joined him.
aud this changed the luck. for be i'm
mediately got fine "btc" u took the
two all their time 10 haul the shark
ashore. but when they got him In be
proved n beauty - feet 10 inches
long They cut 81 his hn-i5 shlllIugs
worth In the morning and, being anX
lous 70 make al they could ont of the
haul proceeded 90 rob" the monster
They had often read ~ diamond rings
gold watches aud pocketfuls Of sover
eigus being found inside sharks Tor
while these FISH can digest n man. they
are not able 10 negotiate metal
Inside. among other things, they
found the body NJ a German. aud from
the papers In his pocketbook II was ap
parent thar be must have been In Lon
don about three weeks before Indeed
In his overcoat pocket there was a copy
Of London newspaper dated ~ day,
previously II was Ia 1870. before the
gatta Vsoa IatN l.t,,r.., ts,,r..... -. D
Australia. aud the steamships took
over six weeks on the voyage between
London and Sydney The paper con
tanned news Of the outbreak OF the war
between France aud Germany. and 70
was apparent that the German, hyIng
In London. had been recalled home Go
serve In the army Of the fatherlaud
had either Jumped or fallen overheard
IN the channel and had been picked up
10y this great shark, which belonged O.
the fastest Of his species
In the morning the immigrant had q
good wash aud brush up and a full
feed on his 10 shillings. having given
to his companion and sent him about
his business lie had conceived o
great Idea aud wished 10 have as few
confederates AS possible. Asking % \
policeman who was the greatest wool
broker 10 sydney and getting the ad
dress. he went straight down 10 the u
Zee. where his pccuIarearnestness soon
got him an audience with the busy
broker No one In sydney AZ that mo
ment dreamed ~ war between France
and Germany. and wool was being sold
merrily NJ ulnepence a pound.
well. my man. what can do for
yout' asked the broker.
y want you 20 tell me-" said the pooi
Immigrant what the price Of wool
would be- In sydney should war break
out between France aud Germany. Ii'
Is nInepence now"
About 3 10 I shllllngs." said the bro
ker.
Very we'll" replied the visitor
snow. the French troops are marching
on Berlin, and what promises to be
long and bloody war has actually be-.
gun"
Nonsense" said the broker. "The
mail from London came In yesterday.
bringing news up 90 six weeks ago. and
there Is no news of that wild sort"
The Immigrant thereupon unfolded
the London paper. dated three weeks
previously. There was no humbug
over that There could be no humbug
about IL. for such a paper could not be
produced In Sydney. and besides is
matter gave abundant proof Of lis gen.
uInencss Wool was already I shllllngs
pound on the London market
on the Wool Exchange people thought
that broker mad when they saw him
buying up all the wool on the market
and wiring offers all over the colonies.
He made corner" at any rate. pur.
chased all the wool In Australia and
looked happy. Sure enough, In few
weeks time ont came the news by tho
mail steamer, and up went prices. The
broker sold out for 3 shllllngs and more
a pound and realized some ftOOO.OO0
on the deal
He gave the Intelligent Immigrant
an old suit ~ clothes and 70 note Tor
his Tip" and this set the poor chan up
IN the world lie has got along so
well through the lucky stroke that ho
ls now kppUIug nuhllc house I'm Wool