The Silver King.

Manawatu Herald, 2 March 1893, Page 2

The Silver King.

♦ ■ — , I heard a good story the other day of 1 John Mackay (writes a London gossip). 1 John Mackay was not always the million- , aire he is to day ; in fact he once worked a claim that turned out such a failure that _ he was left one rainy night supperlesa, sitting in his cabin reading a book on geo- ' logy by his last tallow dip. Suddenly he l was disturbed by a knock, and there staggered in, drunk as usual, Andy Hepworth, the keeper of a well known saloon at Tomson's Bar; but Andy was loaded with something besides whisky. He had with . him two sides of bacon and a sack of flour, ■ " John " said he, you never spent a dollar | over my bar, or any other bar in the camp, r and that shows your sense. But the boys tell me you're in hard luck, and I know a . man when I see him. Here's something to l , keep you going." Years after when Mac , kay was a millionaire, he ran up against | Andy, seedy and poor. " Here." said ' 1 Mackay, drawing a cheque for 10,000 dols., I I '' you buy that saloon on Market-street to let ; but keep the bottle for other folks, and , don't you ever forget, Andy, that flour and . ! bacon will always be a draft at sight for ft ( ' grab stake." The new All Souls' saloon . was a success, and, what is more, And v ' paid back every cent of the 10,000 dol, i ; loan out of less urtuous men's pockets, " '