Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-07-18
n NUGs5ss CHARACTER.
Ar Eccentric millionaire orsEarlc,

son, late of One Hundred an Twentv-fifth
street, Harlem. II he is not an eccentric.
then no one is. For II number of wears
Mr.. Richardson has occupied n frame
house or One Hundred and Twenty-ffth
street, set back from the sidewalk, and
labelled in bold letters "Linculn Cottage. ="
The front yard Of Lincoln Cottage is fill
ed with chickens, which roost at night
upon the most convenient MS well as the
most conspicuous thing in the yard. the
state coach, late property of His Excellen-
cy President George Washington. Though
little more than wreck to-day, one can
SUI see Vh' i'lll"inS Oh grandeur IN It's
Sllueu OallhehtS ana CRIMSON panels.
Those vino saw tine lnst Evncuatinn Inv
procnssinn m tl,is nt ,,.;ll ,.,,,,,,l,,, u :;
Pi'' '7i' ~ 'ii' 'lol Will ItHlenptT unls
coach, which formed an interesting fea-
-, .", p'ii'''t rom We TWO sinall
th, 80 'i0 i'oi VI 'i'i' r"',"6e
W. '5'''l'i. ~ PI"Jec.eo' Ohe
Enr, ;',I,, 70 Giv ,'"n!''i' ,''e plhei
al,;,,,,a,. ;a a., l'"S upHii 'lo llon'
IiCn sigo ,inI o'tnSl i4nS3l VI a o,,l'in'S -SMecP,
on1 1,.a4,ar, rIn ,t;i - ~, WINE
t'J' %rt.o,,n ou'1iuo oi Lincoln
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thn Lnu.n TIC ,,',io,. 20 l.,', ,''''iuS re" III
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n'',Il "IhIs ,, Is 10 certify tht Amelia Brown is my
never has held amv other E i""' i, an" M '@ n hme n
no claim upon my property, ana need make none
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1ulS must be pleasant reading for
Amtila Brown, who passes under 1t IL doz-
en- Tunes day. But now for the eccen-
tnc proprietor Of Lincoln Cottage: Ben
lamin richardson is man somewhere
between 90 and 20 years of age, who
dresses Ike tramp, and wears beard
or qua until within the past few weeks
tllat reached from hls chm to hls feet.
lie ulu not display thls unpleasant APP
pendage on all occasions, but buttoned
Ill under his coat, leaving an ordinary
amount on the outside. If you should
happen TO meet Mr.. richardson standing
on the corner OF street, cooling his
gllzAleu locks by holding his hat i'll his
hahd, you would, ii chalitably inclined,
be sure to drop penny into it. If you
ana, you would be carrying Goals to New
castle Mr. Benjamin Richardson is
worth IN round numbers, s., 800, 600 All
wei invested tOo-some III solid railroad
bonds, some IN California vineyards, and
the rest, where he made 1t, III Harlem real
estate:
Richardson began his career us did his
toWnslnan, John Kelly, as CRATE setter.
He,nad frugal turn OF mind, and spent
aii tie lfme not engaged III CRATE setting
plckinG up bricks III vacant lots or from
among such RUNS MS might be found
ABOUT iue Nlclnl1y OF New York. These
he ustd IN hls business and by such
practices OF economy he got little mon
Gy ahead, with winch he bought lots in
Harlem, then the remote suburbs Of the
city. Every dollar he made he shrewdly
invested IN tins manner, until he was the
i"I8eSt real estate owner III that now Hour
lahinS annexation. Ot course the value
oi ms properly quadrupled, and more.
l''t ne had pCHght Tor SO much an acre
ne Solu lof as much loot. Then he
turned MS attention 10 California, where
ne mas several prosperous vineyards and
ihakes quantities OF Wlne
No'"ltnstahdlhS ms wealth, OLD Ben,
aS MS hel8hDorS call INN, practices the
S"lle economies fesoEltd TO III those days
Wheh ne gathered bricks to set CRATES.
ne mas Deth married, and has grand
daughter llVlng with hlm. lis son lett
home long ago because he didn't care to
follow the occupation insisted upon by
hls father, that of nail gatherer His
father made HIM knock the nails ont ofall
the old boards lie could tind along the
streets, bring them home, and spend his
leisure i'll hammering them straight. This
did not seem to the son very useful or
remunerative profession, so he said good
morning to his father, and one day went
forth to seek his fortune in some more
promising channel. The old man took
up the nail gathering business himself.
to which he adds his old trade of brick
collecting.
1t would be impossible to imagine any
one practicIng more ngld economies than
this millionaire One evening n friend of
mine was at his house, and the grand
daughter came into the parlor tolight the
gas. One burner was lighted, but for
some reason it was necessary to have
more light, and she scratched a match for
lighting purposes. The head broke Oft
and she took another Old Ben h4oyed n
sigh. "Is this all Won have learned with
my careful bringing up-to take two
matches to NUht ono Lu,nor9 WI
gas and use that Such waste such