Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-12-25

kMMhnANNM AWNHhHNH' H'taA hAaaH'f So
A0m ale fact that ho was taken
irUln soa00l al tho g y.y age Of elcy-
on years, and was thus deprived u
what ia that day Was known as
grammar school lnslruriiol,
Tho hyst money Nr, Peabody
earned outside Ol the small pi'lancS
he received as q clerk, WAS for writ
ing ballots i1g the Federal party M
Newburyp0rl, This MAS before
the DAY II printed votes,
When Mr, Riggs invited Mr, Pea,
body TO DO . partner lhe latter ss.d
there was oAe insupcrab'e ollycl,nn'
aS he was only 9ycars oragc, THIS
was no objection In the mind o: tho
shreWd merchant, Who wanted II
yOnng aRl active assistant,
Two gentlemen are living who
were friends of .lr, Peabody In boy
hood, and who willingly paid his
share of the cost of sniliHE and h'h-
Ing parties, ten pins, etc. during
tho war Of lSl2-li-his eNccllcnt
com pany being considered moro
than an offset To his lack Of funds,
Mr.. Peabody did not bcstow many
gins to rcliovc individual poverty
or distress. lie thought that mach
Of the money thus contributed only
tended to increase the evil il sought
TO alleviate.
Mr. Peabody was u beautiful pen.
man. His letters were usually brici
and very much 10 the point.
Mr.. Peabody WIS strongly oppos'
cd to fraud in little matters. The
conductor on an English railway
once overchareod him u shilling !or
fare. lis made complaint 20 the di'
rector and had the man discharged
Not" said he, that | could not
afford TO pay the shilling, but tht
man was cheating many travellers
to whom the swindlo would be op
prossiye."
When Mr., Peabody first landed
in London he lived very linSally
taking breakfast at his lodgings and
dining at club house. TITS person
al expenses for ten years did hot
average CGG0 per annum.
Mr.. Peabody had a very rotcntirC
Nmcmory, particularly in regard &c
names and places. lie would give
thc most minute particulars ofevcnt'
that occurred between fifty and six
ty years ago.
MIR. Peabody first appeared il
print MS the chapion Of American
credit in England, at the time ON
Estate securities were depressed OF
account 81 the non payment Of in
tcrcst by Pennsylvania.
Essex county, where Mr.. Peabody
was born, has five public buildings
erected by his liborality. They are
consccratcd to the uses ofcducation
science and religion.
Dir. Peabody leaves sister, Mrs
Daniels, formerly Mrs. Russell, Q
Georgetown. lie had several neph
ews and nieces, to all Of whom h
has been very generous.
Mr.. Peabody was very fond 0
singing, Scottish songs being hi
iuvOritc.
The toast Mr.. Peabody sent to tn
Danvcrs celebration in 1852 was
"Education--A debt due from
psscnt to future generations"
Mr.. Peabody was II good taIker
at the table few men were his equal
His idea Of 4 pleasant dinner part.
was where there was Il great deal q
talk, and he could take the lead il
conversation.
The f;lvoritc games Of Mr.. Pea
body were backgammon after din
ncr, and whist in the evening.
About q quarter Of 4 century ag
Mr.. Peabody was so much please
with an American lady visitin
London that he offered her his han
and fortune, which were accepted
Learning Il short timo aitcrwar
that she was already engaged, a fac
, of which she had kept him in IL
norancc, he rcbukcd her lack of sill
ccrity and broke off the engagement
Mr.. Peabody visitc jacognlfo til
houses erected by his munifcenc
!; for the poor of London, to see
/ those in. charge OF the charity proy
, orly attended to their duties. II
asked the wife Of the superintendent
the name of her child, and was ar
Eswercd, George Peabody. Thi
prompted present to tho infan
which tie mother. quickly interrrt
ted, and announced to her neighbor
, the presence of their distinguishe
bencfactor, who gladly took reing
( in n cab to be rid of their bencdi,
tons.
Letters by tho hundreds were da
ly received by Mr.. Peabody of lat
years. They were first looked ovC
kby secretary and only few eve
J reached the eyes ofthc great banke
lie received one Of thirty-six fool
cap pages from a decayed Englis
: gentlemen who solicited q loan {
! a few thousand pounds to establis
, the claims Of his family to an estat
: Mr.. Peabody wrote in reply sui
stantially this: "That you .shoul
bave written such a letter, woul
5 surprise your friends; that | shonl
e have read it, would indeed surpri:
], mine"
Chief Justice Shaw paid Mr.. Pe'
body the compliment Of remarkin
that business document, write
a by him, WAS one Of the clearest an
: most comprehensive papers that ha
Q ever been presented to our Snpren
G Court.
By temperament, religious trail
D ing early education, political bii
, aud business connections Mr. PEI
= body was conservative.