The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-12-20
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The Philosophy Of Samuel J. Lami-
" son, and How IL Worked.

The Philosophy Of Samuel J. Lami-
u son, and How IL Worked.
Samuel ]. Lamison was o young man
of twenty when his paternal progenitor
was promoted to be an angel and assumed
wings. Samuel. did not weep at his
fathers demise, Tor the old gentleman had
accumulated his ducats with great care,
and by great labor, and, consequently,
was very, very close with them. He was
q singular old man. BE never knew the
taste Of champagne, and always smoked a
pipe 4 EO NfL{5 O.
], But he left young Samuel fortune Of
an even hundred thousand dollars, which
the young man lost no time In transferring
to his own keeping. ,.y,
Immediately Ssmuel's relatives gather.
ed about him TO advise him as to what to
do with It ...........
p One said, go into . grocery business and
become a merchat prince. Another
strongly insisted that his best hold was to
20 into railroads with his capital and be
Vanderbilt. Another advised, with tears
in his eyes, that he 60 into dry goods and
be Stewart or a Claflin. Another was
divided in opinion as to whether he ought
TO start daily paper or run q theatre;
but Samuel dismissed him with irown.
a He hates me, and would ruin me
quickly" quoth the sagaclous young man.
u shall do nothing Of the SORT" said
he, IT shall adopt none ofyour sugges-
tions."s ,.., NJ, .,.sg .,s.,,,r.. So. -,
aYou will be ruined Il you do nott'
ehontad thew all in chOrlH .4 .r..-I
"As not one off, you has succeeded In
making Q cent" retorted Samuel; "it
strikes me that you are fearfully incom-
petent to advise me. But have marked
out my path in life. rar.....-..p ...,. '9
"What Is itf" gs. .ya44 ial5
~ shall firstly get rid oil all my poor
relations. Then I shall invest what the
old m--that Is, my poor father left me
ID safe security. bearing ten per cent:
GOOD that will give you $4,000, per
year" . 80. '-,.s 49, -
"True, but / shall not live on $40,
per wear. I shall live on about sec, 900 a
YEAR. l shall have horses, an interest In
yacht, shall Join all the clubsS shall
never drink water when wine is attain.
able-in short, j; shall 60 for pleasure in
every possible way that pleasureis to be
had" -.''7-' T. 40 40 g . ~ ~
"But you will run through your fortune
while you are still young"
"Thats the time to- run It through.
while l am young enough 70 enjoy It.
What, oh idiots, IL tho good Of fine din.
ner TO q man whose stomach Is worn ont,
and who Is too much used up TO eat II !?
Wherefore wine 10 him whose stomach
can't abide wine? Wherefore anything
10 amanJwho can't take anything i
would prefer II, had ] income enough to
| live lust as / desire without infringing
upon my capital, but as ! cannot. pro-
pose 10 live my life anyhow. Fate has
been cruel to me In not giving me $780,
600. shall never feel pleasant toward
nv deceased father that he did not labor
harder, and live more saving. He has
rsed me badly. But I am philosopher.
Samuel ]. Lamison proposes now to drain
the cup ofpleasuge 70 w drega
Samuel went IN n the lApEusgeol the
prize ring, In d very spirited style. He
kept fast horse, he drank wine, he gam.
bled a little, and, II his feminine friends
had been yirtupps in proportion 70 the
amount Of money he spent on them
CW,ar's wife would have been drab In
comparison with them. But they were
not, On the contrary, quite thereverse,
He had o severe fit Of sickness which
Inursed his estate o little; but he managed
by hard work, TO get through with the
Imost Of It In about ten years.
"Your money must be nearly gone,
said his friends TO him one day:
N have about . thousand dollars len
said he. ~
"Horriblep said they.
Beautiful y said he. my stomach Is
also almost gone How lovely " y
have your money hold out as long as youl
stomach, Had one given out before iht
othet 8 shudder n ihe thought 10 hsyt
an obi petite md no money +0r toIhaYe!hc
appetite and cords OF money! know mo-
which Is the worst. But With me II I
splendid. Things run in grooves, as Il
were. A few more dinners, q lew more
nights, and my stomach will be gone, ane
nv money with II. But l hdrs had good
time of it.na G+21l iGa- ~
VWhst will you do thenH" 49,.
GImplous wretch, do you read the Scrip
lures Sufficient for the day IA the eVi
thereof In my. case, ! can testify 70 TIT
truth OF that passsge every, day TheI
again, take no thought Eof the morrow
!. AS he anticipated, In. aitew. weeks Sam
uel had not dollAr-not cent leiL HI
4 lived few days on credit, and. then apen
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