The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1865-08-16
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"That's large funeral. Icounted thirty
two carriages"
"Yes, sir. It's the funeral of Mr.. Ellis.
He died very rich. ~ .s~
"How much did he leave?"
"a large amount of money, sir, | don't
know how much. Some say about half a
million of dollars" @
Ellis death is considered a great loss to
the community, presume. II ''' .
Loss, sir?' ~ sl.- Is. m.
The man whomI was speaking to looked
up in my face with the air of one whose
mind was not exactly, clear as to my mean
. tsStin, with his ample means, said L.
''even though only caring for himself, he
must have been the promoter OF large i'll.
dustrial enterprises, through which many
were greatly benefited
The man shook his head doubtfully.
"What did he do with his money!"
II never heard of his Going anything with
it particularly" was the unsatisfactory. an
swer. u s-r ''~. v9',.-" ~
"Money must be used in order to make it
|productive Was he in business?"
mo, sir. > ....,,..,
"What, then, did lie do with himself?'
"Oh, he was always about after bits of
property that had to be sold. He was
sharp for bargains in real estatel ~ -
'Ah, | see how it was. Then he did
find use for his money!"
''In that way he did. But when piece
of property came into his hands there was
an end to its Improvement. He let other
people improve all around him, and thus in
creased the value Of what he owned, so that
he grew richer every day, without putting
his hand to anything or Beneitting any
body"
This was your million mani And so all
that he has left arc these property accumu-
lations?" ..,-..s. r.-....r-...a - 4..
"AH." s#
"Then his death is not regarded asa pub
lie calamity
"No, indeed, sir! 1t is considered pub
lie benefit. "
"ilow so?'
'He has a couple of sons and couple Of
sons-in-law, who will scatter much faster
| than ho sapod. Tho n,o,ncut they come IN
possession of his estate it will be divided,
and lots Of ground, which ought to have
been improved years ago, will be sold and
covered with handsome buildings; thus Civ
ing trade and industry anew impulse. Why
sir, he has been dead weight on our town
| for years; growing richer and richer through
other peoples enterprise, and yet not add
ing building himself in any way serving
the common good.
81 thought. " said I, from the long az
ray of carriages, that death had taken a
| valuable and now lamented citizen.
"Mere ostentation, sir. But nobody Is
deceived There are plenty of idle people
| who are pleased to ride in funeral carriages.
Old Ellis will be put away with a grand
| flourish; but that will be the last Of him. -
The black will do al the mourning, sir.
"But surely" said |, ''his children are
not without natural affection! You do not
mean to say that theirs is only resemblance
| Of sorrow?'
"It is my opinion, sir, that they are glad
in their hearts. Why not? He stood hard
and unyielding as iron, between them and
the wealth they desired to possess. lie was
cold, sour-tempered and repulsive; crushing
out by his manner and conduct, all natural
affection They have too much policy. to
quarrel of late; though the time was when
hot words were said to pass between them. "
| There are no CLEANS Of light In your
picture?' said |.
81 copy from nature and can only give
what | see,' he answered There are
deep valleys where the sunlight never
comes, as we'll as golden tinted land
II see another funeral" said I looking
toward another part of the cemetery
There are but two carriages; yet | See a
long line Of mourners on foot. DO you
know who they are burying?"
Eyes"
"Not rich man?'' "a'
''There was no need of asking what he
had left 1t is the burial of poor man. "
Yes, poor man, in this world S goods;
but so far as his means went, he was prince
ly in his munifcence. His death, sir, is a
public loss"
The mans face frightened as he spoke.
| You knew him?'' !;5%- n
Eyes, sir, I knew him well. He was a
ropemaker, working ten hours every day
and earning Just nine dollars week. But
these nine dollars seemed an inexhautible
fund for good. He had no wife and chill
dren of his own to love and care for. They
went, years ago, to the blessed land where
he is now following them. So after supply
ing his own humble need, the ropemaker
had five dollars every week left over for in
vestment. He did not put this in the Say
ings Bank, nor buy tumble down houses fol
the poor to live in at the rate of fifty pei
cent, on their cost; nor take up barren lots
to hold for an advance in price, consequent
on neihboring improvements. Mol his in.
vestment were made on different spirit as
you shall see. ...r .,..,
i First, he paid regularly, every week, tc
q poor woman, who had two children to sup.
port, and who could not have them to 60 Out
and work in families, tho sum of three dol
lars, as teacher of little boys and girls
whose parents we're unable to send them tc
school. Two hours in the morning, and
two hours in the afternoon, these poor chill
! dron received instruction. He was theil
benefactor and hers also; for it was of hi
sayings that we must make the right hand
help the left His means of doing good
were so small, and SO he made them 60 as
far as possible" " .f. .s. ,"..rl
she was noble fellow!" said I in admir-
alton of this poor ropemaker ..
1 .'Tom Peters-yes, there was fine stuff il
his composition, if his hands were darl
and bony, and if his clothes did smell o
pitch and rosin. M
HE has left tender and fragrant memo
rios."
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