Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-09-07

tWn Tho present wrtof Voc lDr ttaIa
INg amor neighbour II Gu.Ia .nl
tltlN vol foHsmbcrs how regularly o,t
III M ~ Sunday morning his old fash
x"H ionod ono hors, ohalsc appeared ~
LI+tM ihe doc IN Tins ho would drive ~
IfAv Viz farm, situated or eight
IH mi 90 beow the city 10 what was
NN callcd "lle Neck and lying be-
.woon the Delaware and Srhuly'
kill rivera Here for many yonrs
hO wns accustomed 90 spend bis
sundsysm conference with his so.
pcrintendiag agent and in other
Misc looking ailcr tho interests of
this portion Of his gleat estate. A
ruthor amusing sceho considering
whothe actors were) was once en-
acted at this farm, Among the
rich men of Philadelphia, the man
wno was generally regarded rs
lnnking next in point Of wealth to
Mr. Girard was the late jacob
Ridgway q gentleman Of most OK
empary character in all the rcla
lions ot life, and held in the very
highest esteem by his follow cit
zens. Like Girard, he was noted
for plainhess in his attire, aud, up
on occasion, TO: great bIuntnoss OF
speech but unlike Grard, he was
u man of almost gigantic stature
and therefore enabled, without be-
ing at all proud, literally to "ook
down" upon everybody. The fash
ionablo% csdons Of Saratoga
0fMN Sptings VIII remember him as the
2NXN her of that most estmabe lady.
lhe Ate Mis- DR. James (iush. Mr.
SM Rldgway, 100, owned farm IN
E&xM 'fac Neck" and Immediately aid
1I1' IEEA& ching that Of Girard. Here these
kik 3SIE3Xsyo great men met one day, attend
#H2NN4fA ~ their respective surveyors, in
t2Rni&Ne b. TO settle, if possible, a chron-
S{X| 6NAA spute about their dividing limo,
kH6N xlHSE N an alteration arising between
4si4$g&S nv lNsl principals, Mr.. Ridgway drew
y!S,'S N Rs Uh}SE his extreme height, excitedIy
5H isfE&S 3RXR ''Mr. Girard, you have the
t<!s 81 w ation OF being very rich man.
MI many people stand in awe OF
SzSVSN Nb&N}{s&$3u on chat account; but, sir !
sh you to distinctly understand
S42EsMsN ~ &N&Ea am not of that number, nor
f1&E. I think you by any means as
1&A&#M|SN0& man rs you represented,
SSeeSSSSy$&&*sPl believe ! could buy you, sir,
EBahd sell you again l' To which
EEw The Frenchman sarcastically re
piled 3s@Ah, ali Mr., Ridgway,
\ you think yQu could buy and
sell me again. Well perhaps you
might and you would have to sell
% me very d. quick but, sir, |
could very easily buy and keep yon
tool' At this point the surveyors
quietly minated 10 Girard that,
having so eHectually extingushcd
Rdgway he might afford to be
magnaninous which hint the little
man at once accepted by ordering
that tho division line be made to
conform with Mr. Ridgway's wish
IA ,wrsaux1aySa terminating this remarkn.
uu6a ~ SArview
x k8& il rood reason 10 doubt if
I 4SSSSS III BANis long residence in Pha.
All M 8M Nh, Grard ever saw the
X ~ II Ifel1 EH{&a Christian church nm
M Div drawn tbitber in at
ssS H&E}HXSR gpon tho obseouies of
KIT K& ased friend
= IL 0a2 q Anntauonism TO all church
~ y 'Qy8X 1na did not prevent him
8 ondine cbeernlIv and
fHEK Aid of benevolent and
a. HH,ic objects even thouoh
afISSSSSsAA&l IA ~ oIiects ,roro rpdop
SgSa }12a ~ % control of norsons
$$$ yysaAA}S SS& M M these oroanilotions
l. reoted Which ;llns
n 2(ysl ES JIheontricitv of cbaroctor
Rgq28NA9 W I'm. Al eminent ror
|}3Q a. IA 3S5 IN civ Dr. william,
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