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Show Tai i; of the cholera has revived amongsomecf tho older New Yorkers the story of the Isylug of Ibe founds-Hon founds-Hon of n very substantial fortuno through tho vl.lt of tho scourge In tho Si's, says the New York 7.m. Not long befoto tho dlrease appeared n young man had come from Now l.ngliu.1 to see If he could find n more promising road lo wealth In that city than waa nftsred In his nallvo Htsie, He had very little money, mo-ney, but he had plenty of grit, and although at first the latter did not np-apar np-apar to bo a very successful substitute substi-tute for the former, thero came a Hue when nerve meant big financial returns re-turns lo Hi poBitisor. The cholera gavo this young ma n his opportunity. As soon as the death list began to mount up thiro arose much difficulty lu securing uieu to bury tho victims. Hearso drivers caught tho panloAnd refused to work, and the lime soon cauio whon any sort of a suitable vchl-do vchl-do was In great demand for the sad service. Then tho young man hot rowtd or hired a horse and wagou and Hindu It bis Luslncss to csrry the dead to Iho grave. High tirlccn wero paid, while tho cilJciiiltf lasted he fairly cuIdc-1 money. When Itwesoverbe founJ himself possessed of n sum which gave htm a start, and In re few years he waa what he sought lo be a rich man |