Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-11-06
About uis~rs.


ing gave promise of tho realization of the high
hopes which filled their hearts.
About uis~r-.
The following interesting account of these Gu
riou- fossils" we find in the Newark Advert
ser;
There died Mt Paris in the year 1899. says the
author Of the charming work, Salad for the So.
cial. y literally Of want. the well known banker
E-trrynld. few days prior to his death he re-.
sisted tn. opportunities of his attendant 10 pur-
chhse some meat for the purpose of making lit
tie soup for him. True, should like the soup"
he said. "bnt have no appetite for the meat /,
what is TO become Of that twill he sad waste"
This poor wretch died worth cI25 900 sterling
Another desperate case was that of Elves, whose
diet and dress were alike Of the most revolving
kind, and whose property was estimated nj $500.
600 Daniel Dancers misery propensilies were
INDUCED to such degree that occasion
when. al the urgent solicitation of "A fricpd he
ventured 10 give shilling to jew for an old
hat-'better as new"-to the astonishrnent of
the friend, the next day lac actually retailed it for
eighteen pence. He performed his additions ct
neghboring pool, drying himself in the sun to
save the exirnvagant Indulgence ofa towel; yet
this poor Inendcant had property TO the extent
of upward of $4,000 per auuum.
The well known Nat Bently, (aiids Dirty Dick
of London, WAS the victim not only to craving
for gold, but for old iron. Another dcploroblo
might be cited, that Of Tom Pitt. of War.
wick shirc. II is reported that some weeks prior
to the sickness which terminated his drspicahIo
career, he went to several nndertalers in quest
of cheap coflin. He left behind him e. 40 in
public funds. Another instance" is TINT of the
notorious Thomas Cook. On his ply stefan init
mating the possibility of his not existing more
ihan five or six days, he protested against the
useless expense Of sending him medicine, and
charged the doctor never to show his face to him
again His property was estimated ut about
i I:iD. 600.
Sir William Smyth. of Belford~hire, was i'm
mrnsely rich. but most pnrsmonious and misery
IN his habits. AT seventy years of age he was
entirely deprived of his sight, unable to gloat
over hi boarded heaps If gold He was per
snaded by Taylor, the celebrated occulist, 10 be
conched-who was, by agree mrnt, to have sixty
gunras IT he restored hi- patient to any degree of
SIGHT. Taylor succeeded in his operation. aud
Slr William was enabled Ia read and write with
out the mid of sp"clncles during the rest of his
lite. Bat no sooner was his sight restored than
thu barenet began Ia regret TINT his agreement
had hen for - largc SUN. His thoughts were
now how 10 cheat the oceullst. He pretended
that he hnd only gltnmcring, and could SEQ
nothing distinctly for which reason the bandnge
On his eyes continued "A mouth longer than
the usual time. Taylor was deceived by these
ml>ro presentations. and agreed to compound the
bargain, and accepted twenty guuea. instead of
sixty. AT the time Taylor attended him he had
II lnrge estate, m immense sum of money in the
stocks, aud 10000 in the house.
\ nls"r of the name of Foscue. who had amass
ed enormous wenlth by the most sotdid pnrsmo-
ny and dlscredlthhle rxtorti"n, applied his inge
nnlty Ia discover some effeoiun wav of hiding
his gold. With great care aud secrcsy be dug
cave ia his cellar. To this receptacle for his
treasure, he descended by ladder. and to the
iran. mr. Ia had lob ,I,a