The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-15
SCOTTY'S HERE and HAPPY,
BUT HE'S HANGING TO THE BANK.
ROLL RATHER TIGHTLY.
CowbOy.Nliner wants It Understood Hes
Not Throwing Meney Away-Ali but
MObbed In Wall street--His Dog
Goldbug Here Minus Diam end Collar.

Goldbug Here Minus Diam end Collar.
Walter Scott. the cowboy miner. whose
special train broke all railroad records
between the Pacific Coast and Chicago,
came into New York yesterday with one
thing to be proud Of and one thing to regret.
NO one ever came near that IS hour
record of mine. he said, land don't think
any one ever will-unless break 1t myself
on the way home. 1t was an awful trip.
and when got of the train the president
OF the Santa FL says to me; 'Scotty, you
can have anything we've got. and II you
want to go back from Chicago to Los An
geles well take you in 80 hours
And said Scotty. i've been thinkin'
over whether I'll take him up or not. NV
wife is black and blue from the knees up
from that trip East. There was only four
whole windows in the dining car when wH
finished and not whole GLASS to drink
out Of"
Was il worth $4,000" $ .ot.y wills asked
~ was worth iust about $4,000 for The
sensation, said Scotty, "aad ii COS, RIA
Just about 5000. You k1or, yo4 can.
come through on a champagne fier AMI
Keep your hands in voIr pockets | spent
the first thirty hours in the cab with tho
engineer. and the better hc did the mora
money ! passed him. didn'c give him
tho bankroll, but he did prett, we'll |.
was the engineer myself when we ran a
mile in 81 l-5 seconds"
All that is what Scotty is proud o! Wha.
he is not proud Of and resents. is the in.
sinuatiou that he is throwing hi, money
away.
IT'S this way" said Scntty. John D.
Rockefeller can ha ,e n special train and no
one says anything about it, but when Mr.
Scott has special train every on, goes up
in the air and says he's burning up his
money. My wife said was crazy, but |
earned the money and I'm spending it as
please. I'm giving it for value received.
That was the trouble in Chicago. Out
there they says: Here comes Scotty the
crazy miner and Wen all get big tips
did they' Not on your life. They
was all asleep. The belhops was asleep
and the clerks vas asleep. the hack drivers
was asleep and the hotel managers was
asleep. They expected me to wake 'ern
up with hundred dollar bills. Philadel-
phia amt got nothing on Chicago when
it comes to the sleep line. wonder if it's
the same here?r
ScoEty bounded to the telephone of his
room in the Herald Square Hotel and said
very softly 10 the operator: Is that gallon
OF whisky that l ordered comm up pretty
soon? I've been waitin' long time"
Presently it came in the shape OF four
quarts. The boy said it came to So.
There's So keep the change" said
Scotty, illustrating his conservatism.
you know said Scotty, when I'm
four-fushing l buy champagne. but when
I'm with folks can t deceive buy whisky,
because that's what like hest. That's
me all the way through. l want what
want an III pay just what it s worth, and
then If I want to pass out a ten or hundred
for a tip for extra good service nobody's
got any kick comm. II see a woman with
a child that needs money III give it to her.
or a man that's down ard out that deserves
a lift can have it.
why, say: l was in Los Angeles few
years ago and didn't have enough money
to buy grease for my boots and nobody
had anything for me. So I says, Some
day III be back here and make 'em all
look cheap When | did come back with
the goods spent it where warted to and
where it did the most good, l had suites
of rooms in the three finest hotels, and
only Used one just to show them how much
| despised cm.
"One day was walkin along and ! saw
lot of swell dogs with collars and leashes,
and saw some fe!lers chasip' d little yaller
dog under a culvsrt where he hid. That
yaller dog reminded tie of myself couple
of years before, and made for him.
Hes for tho pound says one of the
fellers that's chasin' him.
He's for me- says I. What's the
damage? They said it was a dollar and
threw it al EN- and took the dog. What's
he been dom ever since? Nothin' but
traven' on sLecial trains and Iickin'
milk ont Of a silver pail, He's sitting down
in the cab now waitin for me at 80 many
dollars an hour. / wouldn't sell him for
$1,000, He reminds me Of myself.
The worthy dog thus spoken Of is Gold
bug, Mr.. SCOTS constant companion.
Nature intended him to he red setter
but modelled him on the lines Of a dachshund.
When Scotty and Goldbug got off the
Twentieth Century Limited at $50 o'clock
yesterday morning a crowd Of 800 people
surrounded them. They came up to ex-
pectations, except in the matter Of Gold
bugs collar. That was supposed to be of
diamonds. but Scotty explained that he
left it in Chicago with Mrs. Scott for safe
keeping
Il had him rugged out fine in Chicago"
said Scotty. Il put currency all over him
There was 500 tied around his tail, and ne
looked grand. But that wouldn't do in
New York. Suppose had taken Goldbug
into Wall Street that way to-day. I'd "a had
q damn fine chance, wouldn't lin Wall
Street"
So Goldbug had very cheap collar and
Scotty led him by string. Kind police
men led them out OF the station. and on
Forty second street they posed for eager
Then the pair got into an cleo
trio hanson and went to livery stable.
where Scotty anchored Goldbug, who was
not feeling very well, Sootty proceeded
to the Herald Square Hotel. where he took
a modest room with bath
"I've got rooms in three hotels in New
York" he explained. "It's always well to
have EN- handy. 1 didn't go to the Waldorf
or the st, Regis, because don think they'd
send carriage for my trade.