Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1851-12-05
NANDII.LE

Is one of the most remarkable characters, as q
mser, that is 10 be found among the eccentric
biographies Of France. His riches was immense,
and his avarice and parsimony extreme. lie hi.
red miserable garnet in one of the most OBJ
scure parts of Paris, and pail poor woman a
sou day to wait upon him. Excepting once
week, his diet was never varied bread and milk
for breakfast; the same for dinner, and the same
for supper, all the week round. On a Sunday
he ventured 10 indulge in a glass of sour Wine
and he strove to satisfy the cumpunctions OF con-
science by bestowln2,y in charity, farthing
every Sabbath. This munfcence, which incur
red an expenditure of one shilling and penny
per annum, he carefully noted down; and just
before his death he found with some degree of
regret, that during his life he had discussed no
less than forty-three shillings and tourpence.-
Forty three shings and fourpence Prodigions,
generosity for the richest man i'll France! Van
ollie had been a magistrate at BouIogne, and
while n that office he partly maintained himself
free of cost, by constituting himself milk faster
general at the market. He would MUNICH his
scrap of bread and wash it down with these gra-
tuitOus draughts. BY such parsimonons arti-
fees. and most penurous course of life, he sue
ceed"d in a1nassing an immense fortune, and
was in a position to lend vast sums OF money to
the French government. When he had occa-
sion to Journey from Boulogue to Paris, he avoid
ed the expense us coach-fare by proceeding on
foot; and lest he should be robbed he never car
ried more than threepence in his pocket, alth o
he had distance of hundred and thirty miles
before him IL he found this sum insufficient
he would profess poverty, and beg from the pas
sengers on the road trife to help him on. In
the year 1885, Fandille, the miser was worth
nearly eight hundred thousand pounds lie U.S.
th,. ,Ii uln,io
from single shilling. The winter Of the year
1884 had been very cold and bitter, and the mi
ser felt inclined to purchase a little extra fuel in
the summer time, te provide to some extent,
against the like severity in the ensuing winter.
tie heard a man pass the street with wood to SELL
he hagoled tor an incOnsiderable time about the
price, and at last completed his bargain at the
lowest possible rate. Avarice had made the mi
ser dishonest, and he stole from the poor wood
man several logs. In his eagerness 10 carry
them away, and hide his iI-gotten store, he over
heated his blood, and produced a fever. For the
first time in his life he sent for surgeon. II
wish to be bled,' said he; what is yonr charge ??
"Haf livrc," was the reply The demand
was deemed exortionate, and tie surgeon was
dismissed. He then sent for an apothecary, but
he was also considered too high; and he at last
sent for poor barber, who agreed 10 open the
VEN TOT threepenCe Tune. 'Dut, my lrlehu,
said the cautious mser show often will it be
requisite to bleed me 2" Three TIRES" replied
the barber. "Threc times and pray what guam
tity of blood do you intend to take from me at
each operation About eight ounces each time, "
was The answer. LET me see,' said the possess
sor of three-quarters of million, "that will be
ninepencc; too much, too much; have deter
mined to 60 a cheaper way to work take the
whole twenty-four ounces at once, and that will
save me siXpence. The barber demonstrated,
but the miser was firm; he was certain he said,
that the barber was only DESTROYS to extort an
extra sixpence, and he wouId not submit TO such
scandalous imposition. His vein was opened,
and four-and-twenty ounces Of blood were taken
from him. In a few days, Vandille, the miser,
was no more. The savings of his life, the wa
ges OF his vice and avarice, he left to the King of
France.