The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-02-24
How the Rich Suffer in Hard Times
from the New York World,


"Your newspapers make great fuss, :"
York to a World reporter, "about the suf-
ferings of the poor man during these
hard times, but I don't see that any of
them notice particularly the diabolical
distress of the rich man."
The reporter wasn't aware that the
rich man suffered at all.
That" said be Of the wealth, 'is be-
cause you don't know anything about it..
Why, sir, Undergo moro actual, absolute
torture in an hour than any poor wretch
in this city. If / hadn't cent in tho
world, I'd have some sympathy, some
rest, some assistance. I'm despised, be-
set, annoyed, condemned, back bitten.
way-lsid.- The papers write editorials
about me. II 60 to church 1 am told
that camel can get through the eye OF
needle slicker than I can go into heaven
II don't dress my family in an extrava
CANT manner hear that I am al old
skindint-if do, l am told that all l
think of my money is to make vulgar
show with it. l suppose l worked as
bard as any man for more than two.
thirds OF my life to accumulate fortune,
but I believe most people think I ought
to give it away and commence over
again. In Winter liks this you have
no idea Of the hardships OF the rich. II
l help all the people who apply to me I
might as we'll go to the poor-house. and
yet all of them expect it. and most of
them, I dare say. are worthy. It's out
of the question. SO they curse me, I
suppose All the benevolent societies,
charities, public institutions and church
organizations have their agents out. I
am waited upon by committees, runners,
cergymen, secretaries. They send me
half bushel OF letters day. They
drop upon nae in the most unexpected
places. They get into my private Office.
They wait at my library before l am ap.
They sit on my front steps. They fol-
low me into the horse-cars. What is q
man to do? II I let them have their
way my name will be parsded as if I
wanted to advertise my charities. II 1
don't, the press will want to know what
he has ever done Tor New York, The
other day reporter came to see me
about my will. He said the public
would like to be informed OF the dispo-
sition Of my property at my decssse. I
suppose if l we're to get cold in my
head there'd be brigade of them quar-.
tered under my windows. I begin to
feel that rich man is disgrace to the
community-that somehow I have com.
mitted crime. don't like to look q
man sqnarely in the face, for fear bis
hatred Of me will show itself, or he will
stop and ask me to loan him thousand
dollars to get his starving family some
food to sat. I tell you sir. this Winter
is awful hard on the rich man. He
doesn't even eat his dinner in peace
How can be when the are 40, 900 who
are dinnerless? His money gets to be 4
reproach to him, and be feels as If he't
like to give the whole of it away in on,
lump and try the luxury of being poo
for awhile. But you needn't say any
thing about that. or I'll have q fresl
battalion here tomorrow, and half tn
idlers in town will be writing me letters
In fact, wouldn't say anything about i
if 1 we're you. but its a fact, the riol
man suffers in hard Winter q good den
more than the poor man. You take m,
word for it. And the poor man dom
pity him bit.