St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-11-22

the richest man in Paris, more from the
want of proper nourishment than from
disease He is stated to have left to re-
lations, whom he had probably never
seen, the sum of three million sterling.
Under his bolster was found eight hum.
bred thousand liYres in paper money.
The neighborhood where Mary Luz
horne died seems to be still famous for
its misers. In 1877 there died at Wool
Wich, England, a Mr.. John Clark, aged
eighty-six He is described as having
been man of education, but a very
singular character; althoughreputed as
immensely wealthy, he was very mlser-
" in his habits, and lived to the last in
a squahd hovel in the poorest part OF
WoolWich; the greater portion OF his.
life was spent in the accumulation OF
books, of which he left large store.
1t was reported that the front shutters.
of his house had not been opened for
over thirty years; he never took a reg;
ular meal, nor did he know the taste of
wines or spirits. But, Notwithstanding
that he lived in such den and suffered
such priVations, he reached an octoge-
marian age, and died worth 100000 or
Whereabouts.
An instance Of misery habits in the
great and noble is to be found in the
case of that renowned Captain, the
Duke of Marlborough, of whom it is
chronicled that, when in the last stage
of life and very infir1n, he would walk
from the public room in Bath to his lodg-
ings on a cold, dark night, to save six
pence in chair hire. He died worth
S7,50O,000.
It is recorded of Sir James Lowther
that, after changing a piece of silver in
Georges Coffee-house, and paying two
pence for his dish of coffee, he was
helped into his chariot Che was then
very lame and infrm), and went home.
Some time after he returned tothe same
coffee-house on purpose to acquaint the
woman who kept it that she had given
him bad half-penny, and demanded
another in exchange for it. Sir James
is stated to have then had about $780,
900 per annum coming in, and was at a
loss whom to appoint his heir.
Sir Thomas Colby, an official high in
office, shortened his existence by his
passion for this worlds goods, as APP
pears by the following anecdote: "He
rose in the middle of the night, when he
was in very profuse perspiration, and
walked downstairs to look for the key
of the cellar, which he had inadvertently
left on table in the parlor; he was APP
prehensive that his servant might seize
the key and rob him of a bottle of port
wine, instead of which he himself was
seized with a chill and died intestate,
leaving over 81, 100000 in the funds,
which was shared by five or six day
laborers, who were his next of kin. y
Marvellous good luck for his poor rela-
tons!
At Northfeet, England, there died in
1772 Mr.. Page, dealer in limestones
and gunfints, by which occupation and
by most penurious way of living, he
had accumulated fortune of some
100000. He lived alone in large
house for several years, no one coming
near him but an old woman in the vii
lage, who once a day went to make his
bed. His death was occasioned by his
running knife into the palm of his
hand while opening an oyster.
Some years ago chiffonnier Cor rag
and refuse gatherer) died intestate in
France, having literally scraped to-
gether 100000 francs, the whole of
which went to the heir-at-laW.-N 2.
Star.