New-York tribune., 1873-03-17

from. instead of courtng public notice, and
avoiding by all possible means the expressions
and demonstrations of gratitude which his
good deeds naturally call forth He investi-
gates, either personally or through trustworthy
agents, the special cases to which his atten-
ton has been called and is very seldom, if
ever. made the dupe Of impostors. His
whole mind is enlisted in his work of benevo-
lence, and he devotes to its prosecution the
greatest part of his time.
The begging letters he receives outrln
enumeration. lie is reputed to employ SIX
clerks in opening, reading, and answering such
at least-a very small proportion-as require
or deserve answer. The excuses and preteXts
for applying to him for money are as extraor-
dinary in quality as in quantity. Many OF them
are grotesque in the extreme, and some uncOn-
sciously humorous. Unappreciated bards cOOIy
ask for a few hundred pounds to enable them
to support themselves while they complete
immortal epics Great unknown novcllsts o1
both sexes, the feminine having the numerical
advantage, solicit loans until they shall nave
finished the magnificent works to which they
have devoted years of thought, study, and OBJ
seryation. Men, claiming to be profoundly
matter of 1000, for instance) in perfectlng
inventions which Will revolutionize finance
metamorphOse trade, and enrich the world.
lover of the legitimate drama desires sulncient
advance to build the finest theater on the
globe, to be devoted exclusively to Shake
speare and the authors of the Elizabethan era.
Some poor devil prays for twenty guineas that
he may have the means of printing his pam
pblet. showing how the national debt may De
paid off before the end of the century An
unrecognized Rothscchld has 9 geleWe t9r a
colossal bank Oh an entirely new basis, that
will at once render the Bank of England
superfiuous. Young men request temporary
accommodation in order that they may marry
the girls OF their choice, already waiting much
longer than they should have done for the
consummation of loves rosy dream A citizen
of London who has written some wonderful
works which the world is too stupid to appre-
ciate, invites Mr.. Holloway not to give money,
but to visit him at earliest convenience, ana
listen TO the reading of the most absorbing
and artistic novel ever conceived or penned ny
mortal man. An eccentric old gentleman begs
TO say, if the millionaire will remit sufficient
amount to enable the former to end his days
in comfort, he will agree to have the gilt ana
the name of the giver recorded OH his (the cor
respondent's) tombstone There is temptation
the sternest virtue could not be expected to re-
sist; and yet it is understood that Ar. Holloway
actually withstoOd the seductive proposition.
Mr.. Holloway, who is bachelor, unless he
can be considered to have welded gentle
Charity, has already arranged programme OF
benefcence which will absorb the largest part
of his fortune, and 1t is altogether probable he
will live long enough to see his good deeds
produce their glorious fruit. SO many rich
men delay their donations until after death
(there is a species of sefshness in pOst-mortem
generosity that it is pleasant to record III
stances, like those of Ezra Cornell, George Pea
body Peter Cooper, and Thomas Holloway,
in which benefactions are made during
the life of the benefactOrs. Such exam
pies teach us to think better of the
wealthy, inducing us to believe that the
common views held of them are erroneous:
afford us nobler opinions of and deeper faith
i'm our kind, and have tendency to excite
fine moral cOntagiOn, which may Heaven
help to spread. Many of our rich men are
mentally leaving bequests in their wills.
How much better would it be if they could
convert their bequests into actual and i'm
mediate offerings, instead of waiting for the
grave to shut out their consciousness OF good
performed, and furnishing to mercenary heirs
aud designing attorneys an opportunity for
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