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trim ofh's beard the fashion of big somtor
apparel, and the turn OF his broad brimmed
beaver. Neither in figure nor feature was
there the faintest resemblance, yet some
thing in his pose and method of handling the
reins reminded at once ofa deceased dignitaIy
uc'ter known in the Row than in conyoca
uon; though austere dignity was assuredly
not leading eharacteri C of the dean of ST.
Duuyae ;. Ih acknowledgement OF my com
panlon's eheery hal. this solemn elder yoncb-
saied a short, curly nod, but scarceIv a sido
slahce out OF his hard steady eye: and vet the
tHo had been intimate for wears. and moi 81
uoin hai made venture in the Same argos,
temperate and frugal, for tobacco is ms solo
excess, and a trotting steed his sole extravo.
g.nee; not fond husband end father bnt
Ju't IN his hard way toward the child on
scarcely a protesting Christian, vet renderinG
to the church her dues and NOT slow to on,,9
tribute to public charities; both nbvsic.,Ii,,
and morally absolutely fe.rless; p1l1e1t na,:-
seyering a sagacious; scenting either dan.
ger or profit from afar with a keenness allied
to instinct-such civic crowns Vanderbilt NAV
assuredly claim. Now, turn ano.ber page.
A despol in council; bully on tavern stoon
everywhere. whether in jest or earnest, a
fhul-nouthed. blasphemous railtr; grossly il
literate and booiish, and boastful Of both de-
tects: even moroSc aud saturnine, save when
moved to surly laughter by some brutal jest;
liberal in blibes and sometimes oslehtatious
in benevolence, but the veriest miser Of pri-
vate aims a man who would lever, any day,
hire a sycophant than secure friend always
utterly reaiorseless, pitiless and unrelenting;
and, in his arrogant intolerance OF rivalry, Of
ten wantorly perfidious and cruel. In the
early part of this century hourisbed, like a
mighty bay tree, a certain marquis, one OF
the regents chief wor.hies. He had practiced
the seven sins so seduously and extensively
that small vices began TO pail on lis taste;
and even in gambling, he craved for some ad
ventitious excitement. SIT is poor sport play
ing with rich folks" he was wont to aver;
''but like winning of poor mcn-they feel it
so.' Truly, it would seem as if some of the
pecularities OF this amiable noble had been
reproduced in the commodore. That man
of his reticence and reserve should Keep his
secrets safe locked up is natural enough. but
that he should not seldom m:slead his fellows
to their hurt, is somewhat unaccountable.
He bas, ere this, given a valuable clue to a
bar-keeper, prize-fghter, or trotting-j Jockey,
when his own kin and families, were CROP
in. helplessly in the dark. indeed, it is cred.
iblv affirmed that his son-in-law, after being
trapped in divers commercial pitfalls, on.y es
capped ruin by at last going exactly counter to
the con,modore's suggestions; and ever since
he has stoUd much higher in the old man's
favor, as one who, having paid his prentice
fees, is entitled to the honor of an an inde-
| pendent trader. Assuredly there are very
many mansions in New York that would still
remain closed against this Roi Carotte, were
| his wealth and power trebled. Nevertheless,
he is, beyond question, rather popular IA
yorite. When awhile ago not month after
the death of his first wife, the mother of all
his children, and his faithful helpmeet for
forty years, he sold her favorite horse to the
highest bidder people only laughed, saying,
''It was the commodore all over;' and otne
ofhs social ofienses have in like manner been
CLOSED over and condoned Wen, it little be-
comes us, who have gathered up reverently
the scattered aspirates of railway monarchs,
and been euified by fraudulent Gamalels, TO
sit in judgment on our neighbors; but 1 think
we have never vet bowed down before quite
such an idol as this.