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e, s sake little better than almost any
other operator on Wall street. He is
said by punsters to suffer from money
mania. If he be mad there is Meth
odism in his madness. If be has con-
tributed largely to Methodism. be has
made Methodism contribute largely to
him in divers ways. The sectarian
cloak he has worn has covered not a few
of his financial schemes, until he was
ready to throw it off and turn those
schemes to the best account.
A story illustrative of Drew's tactics
il thus told: Being large holder OF
Erie, he was trying to bull the stock in
order to unload. OF course, the more
active demand there may lie for stock
the greater its advance. and Uncle Dan
lei was making every effort in every d.
rection to induce persons to buy. Meet
ing, one morning, on Broadway, the
clergyman of Ike church he attends, he
said to him:
as" My pious brother, hev high es-
TEEN Tor you. and I'd kind O. like to
put real good thing in your way
These ere Erie sheers is goin' up; md
if you keer to bug some, rayther think
you'd better go in. That's my opinion,
though dunno 'xac,ly. Howsomever, if
you buy, and the sheers don't come out
all right, I'll ix it up with you. You'd
better 60 in for all you can get; but
min don't say no'hiu' to th'other
brithren bout it, cause l want yoa~to
reap the binifit man O. God deserves" ;"
The dominic, Vi ho was not at all averse
to making little money in an entirely
secular mapner, mentioned the matter,
in spite Of Drew's injunction, to some
of his wealthy parishioners, in order
that he might inGuce them to lend him
. few thousands of dollars. Knowing
that Dew was excellent authority upon
the stock-market, especially upon Erie
they were delighted to get the point and
gladly let their pastor have what money
he wanted. They also went in heavily
themselves, but not before they had
communicated the point to their wealthy
friends The shares advanced six per
cen:., very large amount having been
taken by the members Of the congrega-
ton, which Yves very wealthy, and by
their associates.
Those who had bought held for fur
ther advance: but the market suddenly
fell, and the stock was left on their
hsnds, Drew, as may be inferred, un-
loading at the highest figure.
The clergyman, naturally in deep dis
tress f'mind, calIe upon Drew to re-
mind him of his promise. The cunning
old fox. remarhing that though he had
lost good deal himself. he would keep
his word, gave the pulpiteer check for
the difference between what he paid and
the then ruling rate. H.
The expounder of the gospel, on re-
ceiving the check, took occasion to OBJ
serve: "Well, Mr.. Drew, there are a
number of our brethren to whom l tho't
1 ought to mention the probable rise in
Erie, and all of them, to borrow your
worldly phrase. "went in" largely; and
1 am very much afraid that they have
considerable of the stock on tleir hands.
Inasmuch as they are our brothers in
Christ, have thought that you might
be willing to do for them what you have
done for your beloved PASTOR -
"I'm very sorry" replied the a,ch-
hypocrite; no doubt the good Lord'D
make good them losses, but l can't. you
see. cause I've lost myself. Then, my
dear brother, you remember what l toI'
you bout keepin' the thing shady. I'm
glad to pay up yer difference, but t'oth-
er brithren must look out for them
selves"
1t cost Drew less than S400 to rsim-
burse the preacher, while he made. by
the information the preacher had i'm
parted, not less than $4,000. Wall
street men say that Uncle Dan is per-
petually up to this kind of trick; that if
the angel Gabriel were to go into stock
speculation with Drew, the speculative
Methodist would swindle Gabriel at the
frs, opportunity.
Similar as the antecedents of Drew
and Vanderbilt are, there could not well
be greater difference between the two
men. The Commodore is remarkably
good-,ooking, has fine face; an excel
lent profile. very genteel bearing and
manner. He might pass for prince.
for man who bas had generations of
wealth and culture behind him.
Drew is personally his antipodes. =
His face and figure, everything about
him, in fact, represent the undeveloped.
He is type of the yokel. In semblance
he il vulgarity itself, with a certain
cunning expression that rather hurts
than helps any prepossession which one
might possibly have in his favor.
The appearance of the two men shows
how little there is in what is understood
as good blood, or in the absence of it.
Both of them have sprung from the
people. and, SO far as known, are the
first of their name for generations who
have had any wealth or any means of
refinement, which thew certainly have
not improved. N. 7, Cor. Chicago
Times. 1851
A PoETIc TRoUsEAU. "A special tele
gram from Chicago about the Grant
Honore wedding says: