, 1870-07-10
CELEBRATED MISERS.

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Turner -TuItnrc lEopkiuH Lord
I1nsiNxlke-I.eed Eldon--John Lite
tic, mud other Famous NtgEurdn.
Correspondence a .he Troy 7i,n<a.
In tsOur Mutual Friend" one Of Charles
Dickens somances, an a1niable and une3ueatcd
person, named Nieodenus Bof6n. unexpected
" 5rppe into great inheritance. and takes,
as permanent visitor to himself and wife,
handsome. ambitious: self-Nilled, charming,
and provoking young lady. Miss Bella Wifer,
to whom. in d short time. he finds il necessary
to give Lesson. Finding her to place too
high value npon money. he pe1duades her
that he las become miseE. with the worst
Dustman, AZ Dottin is called because his for
tune was made in that line, does this in an odd
way, Though be cannot read, be pays man
for reading to HIM and. whenever he walks
ont with Hiss Bella Wilfer. insists on her So
ing With him to old book shops, where be
looks out for books about misers, and highly
eulogizes euch illustrious personages ns John
Elves and Daniel Dancer, Jenny Taylor
and Jenms Wood, "vulture" Hopkins:
"Blewberrr" Jonor, 1'Plun" Turner, and
other uny orthiea.
John Elves vas nephew Of Sir Hersey
Elwes. Baronet. who died in 1851, and was him-
| eelf miser, having maintained his household
on $3.50 year, at = time when his fortune
VAS s1,25O, 700 besides landed estate. su
| Hervev, though he dislked accessibility, was
member Of club which occas,onally met in
his own village Of Stoke, in Suffolk. To this
| alro belonged two other Baroneta. named Sit
| Carawelt firebrAa and Sir John Ba-nerdis.on.
To these thtee-all Of them rich and sni-erly-
the amount Of reckoning Vas matter or an11e-
! ty. One evening. while thev were discussing
tho items prcrorfloniug the respective anounts
! Of payment, theE were go loud that member
in the street called ont to another: . For
heavens rake, step up stairs and assist the
poor! Here are three bAroness, worth nul.
| xtor a tuOn Z hR1f+nANnE
| Elves mothcr actually starved herself to
death, tho1gh her fortune vas one hundred
thousand pounde. John Elves inherited the
property Of mother and uncle, large estates,
favor with his uncle, and also becAuso ararice
Was hereditary in the family, used to dress
badly and walk, on cold days, up and down the
g1eat hall to save the expense Of fire. Once
possessed Of the money, he plunged into q, !,
trnvag,uce and MISUNDERSTANDING cards ~
night for thousands. and going to ssnithdeld
market early in the morning to meet q dsove
Of his cattle from the country. and, in the cold
or rain, hagEle with butcher for = shilliug
He. too, was a member Of the Honse Of Com
mons. and used to ride OF horseback ffu1,
Berkshire to London. living On hArd-boi]ed
eggs md cruste Of bread, to ea<e I'M expenses,
taking the roads On which turnpikes were few
est, and feeding his horre on the grass frouo
the roadside hedges He knew nothing q
promises Of high interest. ano lent freely to
Peers and e.roenbers OF Parliament. 1oarne
$50. 600 By them alone. But be would wall
i've uiles in the t1in rather than pay =
eliIling for = ride in hackney coach
J and would thea SIT in his wet clothes
rather than light fire to dry them. In thoek
: daye every gentleman wore Wig. Lives uses
| one which hAd been thrown into the street a
completely daapidated, wore his owu hair e
rave the purchase Of new OF even second
hand one. His shoes he never suffered TO b
cleaned. lea they should be worn out tn
toonet In London, where he had .g7eA
: many houses. be would live In one which Va
. unIet-his furniture consisting of = couple Q
! beds. two chsirs, table, and N old wornh
; she died OF st4rv1tion) who cooked for hin
u He died in 17s9, sged II, leaving 3, ,o0.
Meube.1y" Jonee. who was cnrate c
Dlewberry for fosty-th1ee years, never bad
!, domestic .e-van., and wore the sxme coat
:. auired. 10 IN old hat from scarecrow in u
= com fields. He hid = single shirt, constant
:. in wear, washed By his oTn hands evev thre
4 ncnths and taken Oh II night to prevent II
=, cost him half crown week and, though b
y y income va1 only S150 per aauun7 he eo'
Ia | t1i@ed 10 Accumulate large Full
= "rlum~ Turner snd "yulture" Hoph'
is have been inmortalized in Pope's Nor
"a EssAEs. Turner vas 3 turkey merchant.
nd LQNGCG, N00. R0eA WQ1tu <A1VVVsuNos laA 4o'
RI his coach, because the rate OF interest was
er duced one per cent, and. on losing 1arl
W sum Of money, took TO his chamber, which
- never quilted in life. John Hopkins, call
~ ''yulsu1e." FROM his rapacity, also waa N.
ar chant in Iont1ou. He accumulated 81 ,50o, %
- which be bequeathed go "a not to be inherit
nd until Rfter the secoud generation. HaEi
No called uron Thomas Guy (vho suhsequen
al founded md endowed Guys Hoepitsl', Y
Nv worthy, on his entrance lighted faEthi
~ candle, md soon e1tingutshed it, saytng, ;"
NJ ! suu haye not come on business, we can talk
.th The dirk"
st Lord Hasdxike, who had aecunula
es, e., COO 900 in the practice Of the law and
ii Lord Chancellor Of England, set as much "a
Of On = shilling. when he had all that wealth,
md he had done when he vas worth only s200.
he Lord Edon, who WAS Lord Chancellor 70
val quarter Of century, and had Aruaesed At le
rith Is, ,no, 600, having 10 giro grand diune'
ion | George n, vent to the unusual expense Of [
,re, ing guinea soE dne tu,bot. As his wife
her even more ms eriy than htnselt, be tnaa ht
fih- had cost only hal{ guinea At dinnar, wh
Of the tarbct should haSe boun, there wss on!
,xe- codbAh, which had cost baH ! cguwn. Y
the guests saired Eidon inquired What had
is | come Of the turbot7 The anawa1 Vaa: VI