The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-10-31
Remarkable Sueed on Charity in Melody Choir VIII
Queer Feature Of Queer Document Describes Al
titude of Others to Him---NO One Liked Him and
He Liked No One.

This ia connection with tho
harsh. cold. unpatronizlng, selfish,
Jealous. thieylnR. treHpaasinR. sluT-
ring. unklnd, malicious. hateful,
cOyetous. damaging. bellttling man
ifcstatlona. conduct. dOinga charac-
ters. etc, Of people generally ia this
community fsOme Of whom are now
dead-let thanks be given 10 aveng-
Ing naturel has changed my inien-
lions long held 10 act the philan-
throplst. and has caused my heart
20 harden against all mankind as
more or less bent upon my hin-
drance or hurt as enemies not
friends
MY whole life has been a scene
OF constant struggle. self denial.
comparative poverty. niggerd wage,
far below what ! ought 10 have
been given for the broilinR sweat
and long fatiguing labor faithfully
and zsalously performed for others,
and the time spent IN business for
myself. the scanty margins of profit,
through aggressive competition.
hard times. umfavornbie cireum-
stances. lack % real demand for
my goods. etc. has brought about
heartaching disappointments and
humlliatinR methods OF living
which up 20 the present time have
been very annoying 20 my comfort
as well as my pride"
History Of Life.
A brief glimpse into the history
OF the life OF this strange individual
viii reveal the processes by which
be absorbed the philosophers which
he held al the time Of writing his
will His was a remarkably varied
career full Of but few successes and
many diaappointments.
lie was born In Louisville, Ken
lucky. about is43 and left home
when but a boy % ~ years lie
started out alone with but a little
money bat soon fell ia with two ex-
Officers OF the Union army who
we're on their way 70 Louisiana 10
exploit the hardwood forests Of the
delta country
lie worked and saved. and sitter
much hardship found himself some
months later in the interior OF
Texas with q thousand dollars 10
gold on his person. Il was while
stopping at modest boarding
house in Houston that an event GO
CURED that soured all his after
Years Even at this time his cupid
it's was marked and attracted the
attention OF all with whom he came
IN contact
Robbed Of Savings.
some miscreant gAined knowl-
edge OF the wealth he carried ON
his person. doubtless through his
evident desire 20 hide II. and rob
bed him one uight as he slept with
his precious gold under his pillow.
In his quaint account Of the incident
he saws. Il jumped to my feet only
to catch a short look at a dark
figure Rushing towards the stairs,
down which ! plunged after him.
hut the outer door was open. dark
ness against me and nothing on but
a shirt ! gave an alarm. but was
only met by the man and bis wife
fthe landlordl az the door who let
on TO be terribly surprised.
He never found the guilty parties
and being taken down with yellow
fever shcsiy after be treasured up
the most bitter hatred against the
guilty person who robbed him and
called down the most terrible curses
upon his head
Prospecting for Gold.
We next find him prospecting in
Arizona after crossing the plains
With a small party Of gold seekers,
but being unsuccessful he at last
cut loose from all human eompan-
ions aud started west across the
desert with only his horse and dog.
wherever he went he managed
TO make and save little money
so that his arrival In Los Angeles
found him with money enough 70
nav for boat passage 10 san Fran
cisco and later 10 Seattle, which he
describes as being very unpre-
possessing place with small houses
and only about 1909 inhabitants
lie bought and cleared land here,
LAYING out the foundation OF the
fortune that today amounts to near
~ 100000.