River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-12-19
BENEVOLENT BONANZA MAN.
NiiIioHoirr Macley's Generous 8cis.

millionaire Maclsay's Generous 8cis.
Paris Correspondence New York Times
Aa American trave OF, who has Just re-
turned TO his adopted country after brief
sotaurn in his native land, said to me The
ot3Sr day; ''lIet me tell you about Mackay.
Yea know an a6oat the famous California
millionaire I said Gid. "Well, he and
Nj Florence, au American actor, we're trav-
cling in Italy. One day they took a long
w.ik together. Rather tired, they paused al
a roadside inn to eat and drink 4 poor
wsyfarer came along, dragging behind him q
sort of tinker's barrow. Ee entered the
inn. Msckay invited him to join the home
" tsble. The tinker did so with expressions
OF gratitude, and ste a hearty meal. He
sad be had dragged his barrow over 100
u}les. work leo hard even FOR q horse
Waen Maekay and Florence left the
hossNe, the Californian, in his quiet way,
Slipped two or three gold pieces into the poor
lts3lau's hand. The man looked at tie
naoaey. He had probably never before pos
ssees-3 sa large q snua. Then he looked -
Mackay lnqulIlngiy. The Californian
smiled and nodded, as much as 10 say il was
al .ght, when suddenly the poor fellow
burst into tears, fell on his knees. and kissed
the donors hands His expression of graft
tu,Se. his fearful Jog were 50 touching that
MEcksy turned aside to hide his own feel
lnps- and il Is no shame to their manhood 10
sas that there we're more vet eyelids in that
VS. vside group than belonged to the sud
6eTiv enriched Italian My friend rne1l-
tlogsed several other instances OF Mr.. Mac
kss' s generosity. "1ou know c." he
sai5. ..WeN, he came to En- ope with band !
of musicians net only to make money, bat /
to stew Europe What America can do in the /
wy Of music. There vas 3 touch Of pstri- /
otIsra in TIE business, as well as the instinct /
Of speculation. The in1pressTion lost money /
ausi the iass represented to hia g serious /
suysi. Msckay heard Of Il, and obtained par
ucssAFs Having arrived at FAIR estimste
of he loss. be sent 40 C a check fer /
SIS, tsao, completely covering il. ] saw G's I
lelser. ard ii was the epiStolary counterpart /
70 she pathetic pantomine Of the poor Ital- /
IAN asked permission to make thess cir L
cGn.atauces known.
sfsy all means. said the narrator, $50 few 1
rieh men aae found making good, humane
use OF their money, that it seems wrong
thas such incidents as these should be kept
seeset. 1t was only last year, he continued, 4
when Maekay, having Travelled from Europe /
to New York, rewarded the doctor on board 1
OF one of the ocean steamers in a manner 1
quise in keeping with bis liberalitv in other
vars. He doesn't ike the sea himself. and /
3inGing that the ships doctor did not like IT. 4
ne asked him why he did not abandon it. 4
TIe doctor said there were many reasons
ans Of them was the expense of starting OF
buying = practice in a city where he could !
like up to his ideas of comfort and respect
ability. Soon after AIackay landed he sent
ais sellow- yoyageF a bank book, with credit
Tor 81 600 opened IN his name, and the doc
sov Is now in practice on terra firJna.N
4 woman who takes a woman to he