A RANCHMAN'S RECOLLECTIONS 



of an Irishman do you think 'J^^ry' Flannagan is 

 to stay out ? It's the children at home that are down 

 to cornbread and molasses, with potatoes on Sunday." 

 "But, 'Jerry,' I hope you did not tell any of your 

 friends, including O'Grady." 



"Sure, Mr. Daly; I have no friends left, and 

 O'Grady has a mortgage on his store." 



Several months later Mr. Daly placed $i,ooo on 

 a horse that got his nose in front and sent the pro- 

 ceeds to "Jerry," but the O'Grady mortgage still 

 stuck. 



I cannot close this sketch without recording one 

 of Mr. Daly's great commercial triumphs. I refer 

 to the D. J. Hennessey Mercantile Co. of Butte, 

 Mont. It operated an immense department store, 

 which carried a stock that would have been a credit 

 to any great city. Butte was an immensely pros- 

 perous town. The concern made its own Paris im- 

 portations. I recall attending a ball at Butte in 

 the '90's at which I saw as many beautifully- 

 gowned and jeweled women as I have ever seen at 

 a great city function. Daly had backed the man 

 who had the talent and let him do it in his own name. 



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