Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-28
JAMES LI(K-S TRUST.
How an Amour Of Fifty Years Ago
Affects the Trust Of To-day.

From TN. $ IN Francisco Post
James Lick in his younger days had
his amour He was Il Young man then,
and nearly fifty years have elapsed since
in Fredericksburg, Lebanon county,
Pennsylvania, he loved and was loved III
return. Parents, however, who always
will step in and prevent the course OF
true love from running smooth, opposed
the Young man's passion and wonid not
hear of his marrying. The result was
James Lick played Armand to the tar
ones Camille, and in due time he was
presented with a son par IA main gan
che" as our lively Gailic friends say.
The boy spr0ng 10 manhood aud was ana
is known + st rs John H. Lick. While
he was still an ilrclin Lick went to South
Anne RIGA and started in to open that oys
ter. the world. in Chile. The boy grew
I'D with his mother in Pennsylvania, and
having considerable business talent made
money. aud in time became large share
holder in the Lebanon Bank. When
Lick left Chile, the land of " E"rthers,
e,r;huuakes and "chicha,' and came TO
San Francisco, his son joined him and
stopped with him for about ten years
the old man in writing acknowledged that
Lick was his legitimate son. The papers.
however went astray, and John returned
East. When the sudden fit OF benevo-
leuce struck the old man it did not eN-
tend to his SOB. and it Was only alter
great persuasion Oh the part Of the trust
ees. who represented that the trust would
certainly be contested If be did not make
some provisions for bis relatives, thai his
boy, OF rather man, was pnt down Tor
So. 900. Lick's gift having been tramp
eted throughout the land, naturally e1-
cited some attention from his son. who
thought that charity ought to begin at
home and hunting over blS papers he
found bv chance the very documents es-
tahti>hirg bis legitimacy. Armed with
these documents the Hon. J. ". kelhnger
came out to San Franc SEQ at John Ii.
Lick 5 requcst, saw The great ph'lantEro-
pist. showed him the papers, and lnslst-
ed that be should revoke the original
deed of trust, put his sons uanlc IN any
new one he might make for Sl50, 900. and
make him IA trustee also, and III obedI-
ence to this energetic request the old
man revoked his original deed.
4 wear and half nearly passed over
the heads Of the much endowed people
of San Francisco. and no more was beard
Of Lick or his "princely gift until
short time since, when the 'rustees re-
ceived polite note asking them to re-
siyu, as new Board had been appointed.
The old man had got tired OF the Board
with his son on ii. He knew that the
position of a Trustee was one IN which
good deal of damage might be done by
dishonest " chip of the old block. and
be wanted his son shifted. Somehow the
trustees did not see with his eyes, and he
fired them out" Those gentlemen,
however. have not resigned, and viii 90
so only under legal advice. They have
no objection in throwing eff weight 10
sink navy from their shoulders. but
they want to be perfectly safe ID what
they do from after legal consequences.
Now comes another strange story. Mr.
Lick ! as poor relations; what man with
s.. COG 900 OF Sc, 900, 600 has not! tie
has sister in Lebanon county. PeDnsyl-
vania. who, poor woman, has had to earn
her bread by the sweat OF her aged hands;
who has had to act as janltress aud to
do mental work to prevent the coats OF a
hungry stomach from rubbing together
and causing the woltish feeling of famine
within, and the man of millions has lent
her a roof to cover her, which he keeps
in his own name, allowing her to act the
role of a tenant twill. lie has many
other relations. too, little " less than
kind" who would be glad to weep rose
water tears of sensbility. and wipe them
with cambria handkerchiefs at his death
if he would leave them sufficient money
to buy such expensive mouchoirs,
and these latter have started the cry that
James Lick is insane. 1t has been wbls-
pered that the whole faculty OF San Fran
cisco have for months back visited the
old man at various times, on behalf OF
the trustees. to see that he was all right,
and that his head, ii vulgar Tar!ance,
was level.