The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-07-28
GEORGE PEABODY.

Rich, but yet generous after long
life of prosperity, still full Of humble
ness and charity after aceumulating a
princely inheritance by the slow chan
nels of business, still unselisb, still
tender toward the sufferings of his fell
low men, George Peabody presents
the finest example of this or any other
age of man possessed at once of a
great financial brain, and a grand, gen.
erous heart. Not like Girard or Aslor;
who, while their faculties remained,
though; but how to add to their golden
pyramids not like Rothschild, who,
even on his death bed, true to the great
passion of his life, speculated upon
the fall in funds which he knew would
follow the news of his decease not
like any of these is George Peabody
Years ago be commenced to plant
around bis pame immortal flowers. As
if the accumulation of money bad be.
come a WEAKNESS to HE flesh be be-
gan 10 give it away. In his requests
be allowed brain and heart to work in
coucerr and they were 80 planned
that the gifts, muniicent in themselves.
should not, like ii brightly polished but
dead stone in n structure, glisteu down
the ages to make bright the letters
which compose his name but his gift-
were like the planting of trees, which,
as the years revolvs, shall grow higher,
stronger, more fruitful and more beau
tiiul, I'LL at last whole hosts can rest
in their shade and eat of their fruit. |
The first gift was followed by another
and another, in his native land and |
across the sea, till now more than the |
sum of IS 900, 900 has been invested by |
b m IN building temples of charity. He |
is now in the decline of life His phys |
lcal frame is giving away but what |
rest aud conIenrment must ever, like
mantle. enfold him ! He knows as be
r ses in the morning that, while be yer
slept, The lips of women ana men hon
ne never saw prayed for blessings for
lin and AS be goes to sleep at night
t seems to US that the echo of chill
.ome 10 his soul like a benediction- He
ight have bought an estate snthcisp'
or an earlinm, and built upon it a pal
zee in which to 1--we and to de Among
he titled ones of the land where the
,eSt years of his life were passed, the
'stentation of his wealth would have
,een n passport TO honor, if be had So
lected. He chose otherwise. He gave
way bis possessions; gave them cheer
ally and hnmhly, as faithful servant
estores a treasure which for space .
vas conided to him, and the result is,
hat aooI'ity which before treated him
$ an equal, now meet him With ur-
overed beads. as mortals might meet
N angel, while the whole atmosphere
GEMS resonant with blessings for him
What a lesson for the worlds rich men.
here are many in the world more
reality than he was; some of them are
. near their graves. In a generation
hey Will be forgotten; but when a hun :
red generation shall have passed
way, the splendor now dawning around
he name of Peabody will not yet have
rtained its full glory. And with the
Tory that is and is to be for him, there
; also The peace which follows the ac-
of noble purposes, AL
post like the dying Scottish monarch,
e might exclaitn, " Lord, l restore
'hee the kingdom wherewith Thou
i'd st entrust me. Put me in posses
ion of that whereof the inha bitants
re all kings Finland Empire.