The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-12-17
Miscellany.
No,.,.. hu, 1.ooodv of the Dead.

The following anecdote of the late Mar
quis of Westminster Is not at all in contra
vention of the above excellent maxim.
He was the wealtbiest land owner, ana
probably the wealthiest man in Engiand, put
after the death OF the French hotnscnild IL Is
hard to say who is really wealthy: Alongside
OF Rothschild the Marquis OF westminster
was poor. 1t is really oouolluI Whether ne
had more than four or five millions of perma-
nent income per annum. We speak of dol
lars, not cents But what he wanted in
wealth he made up in meanness.
In 1859 the writer happened to be in Ma
pies, and there made the acquaintance of an
excellent vintner, who shipped large quanti-
ties of wine from the various ports around,
and also bad a store fer the supply OF the
city, and he is responsible for the following:
ster arrived here in his yacht last winter and
set everything agog. He was the greatest mo-
bleman in ENGLAND, and you know how down
here Ia poor Naples we look up to England
and English nobemen as the greatest men in
the world.
swell, [ had seen the Marquis driving along
the Chiaja, and what was my delight to see
him coming into my shop. 1 thought my for
tune was to be made at once. A vision of
supplying yacht, and through that all other
yachts and courts indeed passed lspidly be.
fore me, and greeted his Loldship very rev.
srentially.
SIN what manner can 1 have theLonor to
serve your Lordship%
"'dave you some excellent wine?'
"'Oh, your Lordship, we have all the finest
wines of the kingdom. Delicious Capri, ad-
sure you, the real Falernian that your Lord
ship used to love to read about
@Have you any good MARSHA that you can
recommends
Il felt dlscourged. Did he only want to buy
Marshal But moments reflection reassur.
ed me; he wanted to supply the ships COM
pany simply, and 1 would have his own or
der afterwards.
g"Oh, yes, very fine Marsha; we have a
corresponding house in that city,
"'How much is it per dozen?'
" named a very low price, for knew he
would buy the finer wines afterwards.
send me three bottles. Good day, Sig
nors.' e
And so off he went and that is all saw
at that time of the blessed Marquis.
swell, two or three mouths rolled along;
the Marquis amused himself among the Gre
clan Isles; when again heard the guns sa-
luting him on his return, and again flew the
rumor through the town that the richest man
In the world adj arrived.
Shortly after. to my great surprise, he
came into my store again. 1 was not half as
polite as before, but still, you know, he was
very rich, and had to fight along to keep
wife and babies, SO l greeted him very civilly.
Don't you remember that some months
ago purchased a lot of Marsha wine in
your establishment
81 have the honor to remember your Lord
ships being here very WELL
Wei, we have not Consumed the whole of
that wne l wish you to allow me for the
balance that is unconsumed'
well, really, beg pardon, your Lordship,
but your Lordship must know that it would
hardly pay me 10 send boat out to your
yacht to get the one Or two tottles ANYHOW,
"Oh, will deliver them to you at your
"Wel, in that case, your Lordship, if de-
Hvered Tree Of cost TO me, will allow YOU
half the cost price; but, indeed, it is too small
a matter
"And upon my soul, when l handed him
out the carini (20c) what did his Lordship GO
but reach down into his two coat pockets,
end hand me back the two bottles of wine,'
"'And that is all ever saw OF the richest
man in the world.-Caty lem.