, 1873-08-10

Tho gold maggot III tho worm that grubs about
the roots aud gnaws ut the blossom Of luman
life in o'lr day. The sad story of blightod ca
reer is told in half-a-dozen linca that the tele-
graph brought from Philadelphia yesterday. It
simply says that lawyer Of misorly and occen-
trio habits-they arc often Synonymous torns-
had just died, leaving estate worth 81 900 600.
brother and two siaters survive lin, but ho
cut thom off with shilling. lie wilea
tho bulk Of his property to charitable insti-
tutions, probably with tho purpose of buying
posthumous famo with the aorlid hoardiuge of a
miserable life. 1Ie deprived himself in lifo only
to be thwarted in death, for his will ia inopera-
tive. Ho mado it only ono week prior to Lis
death, whilo tho law Of pennsylyania requires
that charitable begueBts shall DO 1nalo ut least
month boforo death. This is rough, practical
Bkotch which suggests Il familiar pauorama Of
toll, and greed, and personal privation that lead
to nothing aftor all. Men must toll
and women must weop in this world,
10 the bost wo 1nny; but lot uB
ut leaHs, toll and weep to somo bettor pur-
Ee"N ~s4NH4 etAA AoA&A4AS VI A4UlD} ulQ{lDY'a
sake. There are moro people engaged in this
pursuit. than would acknowledge 1t oven to tlloul-
selyea. Ayarice is IN absorbing and ozhausting
yico. Men wear out their brains, thor health,
and their lives with no bottcr result than tho
fate Of tho mfserly Philadelphia lawyer. Tho
ambition for monoy-getting IL protean in SEM
blance, but really always the came in naturo In
IN exaggerated and morbid condition, it is always
love Of money itaolt. It may DO MI
ambition to be rich for the Hako Of future dia-
play. It may bo with tho purpose Of establish
Ing famt1y on baais OF assured prosperity.
1t mny bo to buy place in Congress. It may
bo to manufacture personal capital By most
7norten endowmonts Of ch,1rchoB or publio
institutions, But all yariotios Of tho ru]uc
grood for wealth havo this In common; They
constantly look forward to something In thu
future as tho contamination Of their absorbing
passion in the present. AIon noyor grow too
rich nor too old to cherish tho dolusion, The
Philadelphia misor and millionaire hold on to
Ills money to tho very 1ast. lie may have lad tho
notion that lie could take it with him. Tho iloa
is not uncommon. Tho donations in his will
wero as sol1sh AZ his whole 1ifo had boon, Tloy
may hayo boon suggested by tho superstition
tint comes upon such mon as dissolution up
proachcs. They may layo bcon regarded ss q
sort Of compromise with Heaven on q mia-
spout life by tho contribution of an
unspont fortune. They may llayo been
adopted as moans for working out q petty ro-
yonge on surviving relatives. In any caBo tho lifo
thus devoted to piling up money for 1nonoys sako
was thrown away. Grcat wealth almost ineyita-
bly, brings great dlsappointmonts. 1t is always
to bring forth comforts, enjoymonts, aud pleas
ureR that neyor como.
Tho professional monoy-gottera Of society,
who include all tLoae, whateyer thoir vocation |
may be, who have no other aim OF desire In Ito,
arc tho most wrotohol mortals on earth. In \
he first place, thcy mover got enough. In tho
ao1t place, every natural inclination aud sympathy
i HsAo tho elave Of thio ono passion. Aa the
E" -: '',cm, !lle Moata for satiBfy-