Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-24
ONE GREAT GLORIOUS DAY
HacIxman'a Dream OF WeaIth Realised
and PRraded for a Few Brief
Hourn.

mo man can come within a thousand
miles OF guessing what a hard-up fellow
will do when he suddenly has a bag Of
gold dropped In his lap and told TO enjoy
himself remarked Edward Hughes, sport
ing editor Of the Seattle Times, who was
in Macon. No. the other day visiting his
brothers. u. r. and John r. Hughes, the
lawyers zone calm night in 1897 the Port
land sailed into Seattle harbor and quietly
dropped anchor. Next morning some
roughly clad men went about town, show
Ing 10 friends here and there handfuIla of
sold nuggets. Before nightfan the story
OF the Klondike was known In every house
hold In town, and II seemed nine out Of
every ten men we're arranging to go there.
Senators. lawyers, preachers doctors,
policemen, cierks-men Of. every stamp
rushed feverishly around town purchasing
outfits and arranging for transportation to
skaguay. Among the crowd was hack
naas an honest, Woodworking chap, who
lived up one day what he'd earned the day
before, as most OF US were doing at that
time
Jerry left his wife behind to look after
. the kids, telling her when he made his pile
they'd live like a duke and duchess The
duchess-to-be took in washing to feed the
dukes childr'sa, and she had pretty tough
, time doing H. b. and by when Mrs. Jerry
would have snapped her title for a sack
Of flour, Jerry pounoed IN with the goods.
He'd made n stake-seevral thousand dol
lars. Then he began TO show EN-. Il was
one-day performance, and the biggest
thing IN town while It lasted. He got some
rainbow clothes for himself and plug hat
The duchess was allowed to select her own
nd NhuN 81 h. q
loud enough to distract attention from a
brass band
Then Jerry bought him fine vanished
hack, the best he could find In town, and
sleek draft horses, with long. flowing tails
Next he chartered the most dignlfed and
Englsh-looking jehu he could find, bought
him new suit, with big brass buttons, and
a tall tile with q shamrock on Il. The top
Of the hack was thrown back 90 all could
feast their eyes on Jerry and his decorated
family
"rhe dignified driver had his route map
ped out through the principal business
and residence streets, and was instructed
20 drive slow. Jerry had nothing to hide.
He and his wife bowed as their eyes en-.
eountered acquaintance, as much as to say,
Now, Just cast your eyes on this ana
tell us what you Think
AT noon the gorgeous eauipaGe was
stopped In front OF a hgh-toaed restau-
rant and mental dispatched after good
things for Mr.. and Mrs, Jerry and the little
Jerrys 10 eat The meal was brought 70
the hack BY obsequous walters and the
occupants calmly ate IN the presence OF
cheering multitude When the family had
concluded their repsst and had deeoFously
washed their fingers In the bowls and dried
them, Jerry tipped the walters a $40 sold
piece each and then lighted Scent cigar
and drove magnifieently away
"a few days later l saw him standing
alongside HE hack a. the old stand 30,
lieiting trade az he formerly did. But ne
had had hts fling for one slorious day and
was entirely satisfied,"-st Louis Globe.
Democrat