The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-03-20
4 Wealthy MIser,

There is on the West side of Michigan
street, near Eagle dilapidated and ruined
Old one and a half story frame house,
which the casual observer would at once
pronounce uninhabited. The doors and
windows are all broken down. and the
whole 'front.' of the building is shattered {;
the parts still remaining have been orna.
mened At the hands Of the bill poster
The place Is open to the street. aud pre-
SCENTS the appearance of = crumbling RAIN,
unoccupied and uninhabitable. Inside
We noticed that the floor is covered with
pieces Of brick, large and small stones,
and other missiles. The exclamation of
this we shall let the occupant OF the
premises give by and bv-for the house is
occupied by a human being notwithstand-
me it, dcsolate, rninous aspect. For
many wears a man has resided there. in a
condition OF ahiect poverty. who is reputcd
10 he worth a sum of money anywhere
from $40, Onn 10 5000. 900 and is known to
many As the owner of some Of the most
valuable real estate on Main, Ohio and
Other streets He is Il bachelor. and
probably nearly or quite 20 years of age.
We Learn that he purchased bis present
paiatial residence in 1886, and has held
possession of the property ever since.
One of ON reporters recently learned
sunni '1'iS concerning till7 extraordinary
l"iN'it9'' ana heleflhlhed 10 interview
nun III th' earnest opportunity Accord
hglY, yesterday afternoon, IN company
WIN NaP''lh hiiiiick' OF me second folce
TtVlh''' we Nisl"h me mlSef, whom we
iouiu a' nome. Entering without any
i"ThlalliN -'neT' are 40 doors, ana II IS
mere y necessary To sttp from the street
mo Tue pia'e-We proceeded towards the
rear 81 me mouse ahh came suddenly upon
u'' oid hl't'"iU h'lllsell VINO was Walk
M up hhu Gown 10 h'rP warm rubplng
A'7 A.'fuN ana NilE"Flng me WhlIe lie
VIZ lur picture "i ihlect want ana deStl-
'"''. I, "N' looked lar worse than the
i,iaj''iA "l Migrants sent to me Foor
house ny me f"ilce Justice AttlHed IN
loosely -'i,''h@ gaFmenlN with dirty black
hr'E-'l3ln' AN" mn "id battered nat upon
"'> ''..'''' '' I"'N'" 'h'' i'lrt' PaupeF Ills
l.'''' Wa ihil'. hls eye cold and sharp,
4"i h' wore long White beard. Ger
fanny hlo '""h~ did not heIlr his rcpnia-
'"h. iAj 'N ih' contrary were strictly in
Hr'n'ftnf"
W. 'nt"rrd ni" conversation with the
ora inl" "i VI" promptly informed Ms
iiH h'' ""hrd Ia" property, and pad
iaNr- ~ ~ III r"nvrrred mtelligently
HUl cautiously. ana was very guarded in
Wha' DE- ~iii ah"Gi his own affairs. He
hi"tluwi u MAJ Inc paving stones, bricks.
e'r-- Wh'rh Strcwed the floor had been
ihro"n ioi" The place At different times
nN hi0'hi.N a. '"ES, Wh" mad broken the
a"n'~ AMI windows with them The old
lIf1t
meaning 'hr Wh"i" community of tax
payers - represented Toy himselt,-paid a
great irnl 70" much Tor schools and
teachers, nowadays, and the result vas
anything bat satisfactory He pointed Us
n hnrcan which stood in one corner OF
me room. ai'd sad that the boys had stolen
Two drawer they were worth something
tnd hc rould not afford t" lose them
After demuIng little he consented to
r. u 20 hp stars, INTO his hahiation
proper The stairs door he secures with
a string, a lock offering a great temptation
4" thieves. There are two rooms in the
second story, both in the ilthiest condition
imaginable" and not iii for a dog to live
in | he pl-~ter is falling from the walls.
The WIN lows are ont, and the cold winds
sweep through the place OF course or
miser ha> no stovc-haS not had fire for
fourteen v"ars-and il is a great wonder
he does not freeze TO death. His bedroom
= iilird with Old barrels, oyster cans. and
other trash. The bed is merely a heap of
rags ana straw in the centre of the room,
aud the squald poverty of the place is
decidedly in Keeping with the proprietor'S
appearance.
He bears the name he has earned SO