The Raymer enterprise., 1911-01-12
HAD NICE FORTUNES -.
But DID NOT KNOW IT.
Three Mon Tell Of Theiv Experience
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Every man mas MS secret sorrow,
remarked the real estate dealer leaning
back in his swivel chair. "You would
not think it to look at me, but large
roam griel with blaZed face has been
gnawing at my heartstrings for years.
AS sit here today | don't believe I'm
a dollar richer than was ten years ago.
| have heen engaged in hand -to-hand
conflict with wolf at the door all my
life and the match has been draw thus
far. "The thing that pains me to the
quick is the fact that once owned in
exhaustble riches and didn't it. had
farm down in the southwest. got il
in trade in the wild glad days of the
boom and never had time to 90 ard
look at it until had owned it and paid
taxes on it for two or three years. Fin
ally, during the slack time, made the
trip and when | saw the farm, | sat
down and wept as though my heart
would break. 81 had pictured a little
Ellen; intact the fellow who worked it
of on me had given me to understand
it was transplanted section of para
disc. 1t stood on end and you could fall
from the north to the south side without
touching the ground. saw at once
that in order to cultivate it. a man
would need to be skilled aviator
From that hour my highest ambition
was to get rid of that farm. never
worked at anything as hard as | work
cd in getting rid of that farm and | sue.
ceeded after desperate efforts. found
reckless individual who traded me a
peanut stand and team of ponies for
the place and | was so ticklcd over the
trade that opened several boxes Of
cigars. mot long after oil was struck
in the neighborhood and the price of
land around theie went up until it broke
the altitude. The best we'll in the whole
business is located on that old slab-s.ded
farm and the man who got it for a team
of ponies and a peanut stand now spends
his time putting wealth into fruit and
carrying it into the cellar"
lean sympathize with you, remark.
cd the physician with unspcakable sad.
ness in his voice. 81 also have a can.
kering grief that fills my bosom with
desolation. But for the dignity that a
man OF my profession must maintain,
might often be seen kicking myself the
length Ct the street. A good many
years ago when was newly graduated,
| went to small Nebraska town end
began to build up practice, Times
were hsrl and | was poor as Lazarus.
IL had TO cover good deal Of terri.
tory to visit my few patients and it be.
came necessary to buy ahorse. A farm.
er owed me some money on profession.
al services and was anxious to square
up by selling me n colt. He told me
the colt was well bred and gave me his
pedigree, meaningless To me. How
ever, the animal was gentle and was
offered cheap so took him. He cost
me $500, Write that down in your
hat. OF all the awkward beasts ever
created that colt was the worst. He
was all legs and head and had mai.
TO I'LL your pipe. When he Travelled the
animal seemed to be full Of legs, he
couIdn' t keep in the read to save him.
self. He was so awkward that if there
was a ditch within reach he would take
a header into it and every time | got
back to town from trip had to take
my buggy around to the repair shop
He was a most industrious horse. how.
ever, and it was necessary to hold him
in rather than urge him on. There were
times when his gait was astonishing
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