The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-08-08
ms Start In Life.

owe my tart in life TO the fact that
an es,imsble old gentlemen forgot to pu,
| bis eyegisss 10 bic pocket one morniDg
said q proep, rous business man from =
sister city. It's rather a curious story,
be went op, and III tell il as briefly as
pospibl good many years ago. when
! was u young fellow OF 25 or theresbonts
| driited into L,uisville in search OF a
job that di'n't mntstisliz', aud the up
shot OF i, WI that found myself prac j
csliy broker IN 9 strange city, Up to
that time Lad always worked for small
wages and bsj ntvr ,ucceeded 10 accnmu
lsiipg as N uch ss $50. bu, had en- sbid
ing iaitn that IL could once get bold OF
modest stake l could launch out for
myself and make some money.
Ooe morning, when l was wandering
.shent with aoly two, or three silver dol
lars 10 my pocket. looking Tor chance TO
60 to work at anything that might offer.
dropped Into big down stairs room
where some real estate was being sold OF
auction. A large crowd was present, and
there was an indsscribsb!e feeling OF b D
zion ip the air thst warned me something
unusual was about to happen.
While l was standing there, vaguely 10
terested, the suctioneer. who was an elder
ly man, put up al piece OF improved city
property and sfter o considerable pause
received q bid OF 5000 could see that
the smallness OF the amount excited sur
prise and | was also aware OF commo
tion iu one corner where half dozen pre-
vous bidders we're gathered together in
en- excited group. They seemed to be
qusrrelipg sbodt something. and mean
while the suctioneer was Indignantly sp
pesling for respectable offer.
Make il S2 500. be shouted. Does any
geotle men bid 81. 500p He looked direct
ly at me, and made a gesture Of denial
Thank yonl he exclsimed, greatly to my
surprise. The gentleman over there bids
81. 500 and il can help II, no combine
ton OF buyers is going to be SLOWED to
dictate prices Ut this sslel With that be
tuddeply Knocked down the property TO
me
No sooner was this done, continued the
story teller, thsn great uptosr OF pro
tests arose from the gtoup n the corner.
They insisted that they had been given 20
chance TO bid. bnt tho suc ioneer stoo
drm and, calling me TO the platform. re
qnes.ed my name snd address spd 90
percent cash deposit on the so 500.
BY that time realized. oi course, that
some extraordinary chance had thrown
fue piece Of property into my hands cts
traction OF its real value. snd | did some
quick thinkiLg. I've sent messenger
Ior the money. ssid ss cooly Hs | could,
and I'll have it here 10 10 minutes.
The suctioneer looked al the clock. All
risbt.he replied. will give Jon tbst
limit.
Then took desperate chance. pusb
ID th.oush the crowd. which vss already
in the neX, ssle. and beckened
IL = little / msn who bsd been one Of the
kickers lev moEtnts before.
Look here, said do you want to be my
iileut partner for .n hour or sof
WIS, DO you mesui s.id he.
| cave hin the troth 10 . d zep So;ds,
Nov le, me bsvs tsss $500 deposit money.
| sddsd snd ss'ii,hsre the pio6u vhst
,rsr The, srs.
Tee little msa looked ii ms faisv ly,
rtls iss big JOKE CO al OF ns, he ssid
,rionins. spd | saess III risk ibe deal
AT The sane time hseooDted 90. $500
,nd pai II 10 ny b.rds raced bach
o the de,k With ibe cssb. elipcbed tie
is spd bsitrs uoou had tue deed in
nv p0sse.tion TIER, 10 msie q long
aory .b6rt ny tiieut psitnsr f6srsj M
pns ihtopld essb Tor Ey ini,rt.', aud
i $1,000 looked pretty big u that tsss
II the gan, ! ppmpiiy sertpied. That
.tcuand fottursieiy plscec, gave ne
be .isd that has kept me gong ever
lace.
But shat .boet the ,,rgissses. did yep
s,f WIZ. the snctiopsef, a. .ftsr~sr5s
esfred, uu very pesfsieLtsd. snd CO the