The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-12-10
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II IL singular how men ofno fof:
tune sometimes manage % livelIkS
princes 10 our great cities, and Gu,
fioas stories are told Of them, but
none more singular than that Of a
young fellow who Is Just now az.
tracing attention 10 New York.
A writer in the Brooklyn Eagle
rcccnnls the following respecting
him:
He has been goingat o terrific
raie for two years. | shall call
him Smith, became it il not his
name. He isan ideal dnde. His
figure Is slim almost to emsciatiou,
his ches, narrow, his arms and legs
long, and his face absolutely color.
less. More than this, il is an ef.
terminate face, with small features,
weak eyes and irresolnte mouth
Ills familiar to half the people in
New York. Az every event Of i'm.
portance this pale and languid lit.
lie dude is on hand. lie has an
extraordinary assortment Of clothes
wears numberless rings, and is
usually accompanied by a valet.
He comes Of very respectable PEG.
pie. Iknev his mother and pey.
erul Of his relatives. They have
nothing to do with him, and his
hume isnevcr mentioned al home.
About two years ago be got into a
scrapeupiown for which he needed
ready money at once. He begged
his people TO give him a thousand
dollars, and they refused point
blank. Then he gathered all Of
his mothor's diamonds, pledged
them for about $4,000 and took a
steamer for Paris. When he ar
rived there lie walked into a com.
mission house, asked the head of
the firm for a pointer, and langnid-
ly tossed him a check for $1,000 for
Investment. One turn Of the
bonrso landed him nearly $4,000
ahead, lie made a few more sue.
cessful peculalions, drew all the
amount Of his gains, which had
then reached about $4,000, aud
prepared to "seo" Paris. He was
then twenty years old.
OF course, no zone knew that when
he specialized in thousand dollar
lots that ho was risking his whole
fortune at every turn Of the market.
He was soplacid and serene during
his operations that they gave him
credit for having big fortune in
reserve, Mr., Smith made things
howl in Paris. He lived there
four months, spent every penny
he had, and returned to America
with half a dozen trunks filled
with clothes, no end of jewelry,
leaving the tradesmcn Of Paris
dolchl and forlotn. Hoowed mon
oy right and left in the French
capital, but he never allowed IL to
worry him. When he arived in
New York he had another inter.
view with his family, but he was
so thoroughly unmanageublo that
he was again tossed out of the
house, which he has never since
entered. A little crowd of sycop
hunts hung aroun him for a time,
hut they have nearly all deserted
him now, and he has but one GIN.
panion-a man, who is said to be
an advenlurer and whom nobody
knows. The little dndegoes every.
where, as / said above, He may
be seen driving on the avenue in
the afternoon in trap that is
strictly correct in every detail, and
he attends the theatre and the
opera steadily. He is cut right
and left, owes every man money,
and is frequently abused in public
by his dppes. But the expression
of his face never changes, and he
isapparently as happy as he was
in Puris, when at the height of bis
fortune. Ho is known about town
by the name Of "JiblOIIs." l don't
know where the nickname came
from"