Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-01-26

time read little except the newspapers. He
never W, Mt to church; he never read the
Bible; never INDUCED in any devotion, and
disliked to talk about religion. When
Fanny Wright Benjamin Offn, and others
discoursed on Atheism and Infdelity ia the
old Tammany Hall, Ringrove, then mid
die aged man, used to attend the lectures.
He never took part in The exercises, but sat
silently in back seat, hearing everything
but keeping his own counsel
On last New Years Day, he gave the old
servant, in consideration Of her long serv-
ices, 81 20 as q New Years present, which
amount happened to remain overin change,
after she had made some purchases
Thinking to please MN, lie being very sick
at the time, the old lady bought a chicken
with the money, cooked it nicely, with
some vegetables, and gave it to the old miser.
But he would not touch it, being dread
fully f. ightened at first, thinking the wo-
man had bought it with his money. Even
when he learned that she had not done so,
he would not receive it. He never accept
ed any presents, however small, lest the
giver should expect something IN return.
This servant had been in the habit of sit
ting on an old wooden char, painted green,
and putting her feet on the round. Old
Ringrove noticed this one day, and rather
than let her wear out TIE round in that
way, cut down the chair to the height OF
about six inches. When the chair was
thus reconstructed, the housekeeper was
compelled to sit without using the round.
Just before he died, he said to her:
| "Catharine, you may take my shirt and
drawers off, and wash them, and they will
! be good enough to be buried in"
His Sunday devotions consisted in wor-
shipping his god, mammon. No one was
ever allowed to enter the house on that day,
for then he was engaged in examining his
/ books, counting his money, and in think.
| ing of new financial investments.
| A CLEAN of sentiment was once revealed
in his dark and cold life. About four years
ago he let out room On ene of the upper
floors of his house. He was very much an.
noyed by the continued visit of Mrs Tay.
lor (about sixty years of age) to his tenant
She was very anxious to get in his room
and have a sight of the miser. One day,
at Mrs Taylor's request, his servant intro
duced her under the name Of Mrs Scott
The miser never having seen his enemy
but only knowing her by name, entertained
her unawares. She was dressed very rich
| iy, and looked as well as old ladies evel
look. Ringrove took quite 3 fancy to bel
as she sat by his side, and having had row
with his present servant, proposed that she
she should take her place The offer was
refused.
The old miser had been sick for many
years, unable to leave bis house. Some
times he sat in an old wooden chair will
wheels attached, which he made himself Il
save-the expense of buying comfortabl.
one. but much of the time he lay in bed
Last Friday night, though not suffering
much, he was well aware that ere many
hours had lun his spirit would depart
And knowing this, he told his old seryal
not to advertise lis death in the papers
not to put any Grape on the door, and no
to have religious ceremony over his body
| These injunctions, with but one exception
were obeyed. A woman next door assisted
the regular servant in attending the invalic
miser. The two women took turns in watch
ing by his bedside. St. Johns clock
sounded one, and then two. Ringrove fire.
quently shifted his position in the marrow
bed, slightly coughing or clenching hi
hands tightly, as if to hold fast to life as h
had held fast to his dollars. But he had t,
| give I'D both