New-York tribune., 1901-03-10
HIS START IN LIFE.
,itt, MILLIONAIRE WAS GRATEFUL FOR HAVING
BEEN KICKED OFF A TRAIN. But DlSTl'lb-
UTEp HIS GRATITUDE WITH RARE

DISCRIMINATION

From The New Orleans Times Democrat
I.,i,,- g, recent ,onclave of railroad maEn2tes in
N,S-trlcans something reminded mCh n an
hTr,,.i there is no particiiar moral to this yarn
he said. hut it happenS To be trne; & ann I human
Interest Not long ago the millionaire presdeht oi
a big mInufacturlnE concern up IN pllio & a,njut, %
s9orh at banquet ana TO mus IN tT ii,is ne said
msfCrtunes may prove blessings III Iis i Us IL iclad
Gi ~ . m " uTin The hard times of the eighties. he
went on 10 relate. and. although he was a skilled
mechanic and something OF an engmttr me ne iounu u,
n...ua labor. Things went from & bad to w9lSe, h
an AZ st ne found himself S!rhmJer hrn nd SsPer
att ana vented 10 set to Dayton. where ne hid
nc 50 one bitter cold evening he slipped on
bo-rd accommodation train hollhf 10 Pg P ape h
fa,4 isuomnousiy. lie begged ana pielueG. anu t
tod hi tory with All me si%luF&ncT & oi S th con-
:r,, h, pulled tn, bellrope when they came TO the
a. .tt ,nd propelled him off the with series
swift kicks. lie landed in a snow bank ana ] scpt
H. freight shed. hut next day his chance ii C:tiie
\ span suddenly gave way in a new ron prinSe ES
s;.rcf,,r threatened to 90 down before experts
could arrive from the builders foundry A. 'nia. t
bI,..h built a temporary supporting trestle out OF
lo and gIos5es 4nI s4'eI SOM {S S5ea lthi re
o,i-hted. and when they saw what a & really ~ sclen @
ne,r a handsome position in their establishment
From that on his rise VAS rapid, anu III cohcIldIls
cn; hopyl,ssness of his position the night he WAS
elected from the train ana made the point that one
g.. ..t5r had carried instead of kicking me
OF lly e. ana might ie working At the bench
I .,ia really indebted 10 him for my start m the
wor!H. i,.d l have often wished that could meet
him l.5 tell him about it,
l.. lho pspcrs' continued the railroad man. and
o.. day "a conductor our service came into my
on. IN ..r.rt settlement and showed ma - clip
~ I'm the very man that I,:t mat fellow of
h.. d,yll,d. aud after questioning him u Httle as
t. dates and details concluded lie was correct
a ,ut il He remembered the incident perfectly.
ar also recalled The fact that the big bridge at
T. town had broken tn t"I!o"int DAY, uui the
Subsequent career Of his hobo passenger WAS some
ih.u- he had never hoard IT. II "ilgd Mn m "ith I'm
ave and veneration. ami he Was espscl"!ly m
pr, 10y the generous disposition on the part oi
cIIaStau-c of having been kicked OF the train. and
,,- ,xpr. e~od desire meet the person who did
ior Ok or TWO and rr4dIE ihe si"tsh uilI @ | ne
ku,N II DE heart. h" concluded IL ""uld h' NiuhS
h- gratitude. ana acc"i dinghy h" applied for i'aE"
oil absence To pay him visit GRANTED IN" l.iiNe
a S.On as ht arrived f MS dcSlnat ton, ac,oi lhS
20 his own story h., went At once 10 the manu-
it ,r..il.ni Af,cr som. delay he was shown
IN "a n,,.,nifc.nt Trj,it.. or. on the second floor
,n-l- ID ~ialTart eiayhaircd man was seated be,
prepared quite Il w.u turned and witty litt" speech
Of Introduction. for he realized OF course, th3t
i.n.i-- cat but The sIl,ndor 81 the surroundings
an ihc cold Hlur eye OF tn man h.iilS"Il hhi u
a. could DO VAS Ia sprvad The newspaper ciipIinS
lnW ihat pat YOU Off Indeed said the prcsl-
d.ni. la,. ing al him ke,uly. How DO YOU know y"
The conductor stumbled his story. and be
for, l concluded the magnate Jumped up smil-
in. warmly. This great pleasure ne said,
"a very great pleasure thing ] have been
LOOKING. forward to for years It's mutual said
The conductor grinninG. Thanks said tn" manu-
facturcr. You noticed, perhaps, in my little
speech that gladly ascribed my start In life to the
fact that YOU kicked me OFF the cars instead ~
carrying mc to Dayton on that winter night which
you recall with such remarkable pr"csionH Yes.
| noticed that said thu conductor. Exactly pur-
sued The president. rubbing his palms and ls far
a results concerned you We're Of course.
merely an instrument in the hands Of Providence
/ HAY. returned thanks 10 Providence In various
way and think Providence and ! about
But the kicking hc went on. the kicking
WA personal touch OF your own sort Of hu-
mprous establishment without which the throwing
OFF of a half sick, half clad. penniless wretch
added. musingy, it seems to you good
deal heavier then 4 used to weigh ls0.' said the
conductor swallowing in his throat. but I've run
down since Yes" said the president. politely
my own experience Was just the reverse ! was
greatly run down that might and have since gained
considerably in weight. which makes things about
even at present With that he suddenly grabbed
like lightning and kicked hm all the way down
stairs. He landed on tn" pavement all in hcap q"
eald IN. railroad man in conclusion. 'and SUcnt n
day debating whether he would bring a damage
SUIT or 90 cunning for his cruel aSSailant At last
~ decided that he was up against il ana had bet
ter come home bcfor" anything else struck him.
~" Is "A hot anarchist now. and says that million
sires have souls