Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-19

Bat without So Much - = Dollar -
Bless Himself With.

But Without So Much - Dollar -
Bless Himself With.
fBrookiyn Eagiel
Curious stories are often told about men
of no fortune who live like millionaires.
Occasionally instances like that Of " Lord
Abercrombie," who lived like Wander
bilt for few months, crop up But il is
seldom that man turns up who can live
like q Russian Prince, drive blooded
horses, give elaborate dinners and move
among fast set Of men without having
any money OF his own. There is such =
man, or rather boy, ia New York at the
present time. He has been going at a ter
rife rate for two years. l shall call him
Smith, because IL is not his name. He is
an ideal dude. His figure Is slim almost
to emaciation, his chest narrow, his arms
and legs long and his face absolutely
colorless. More than this, IL is an
effeninate face, with small features,
weak eyes and an irresolute mouth.
1t Is familiar TO half the people in
New York. At every event of Importance
this pale and languid little dude is on hand.
He has an extraordinary assortment of
clothes, wears numberless rings, and is usu-
ally accompanied by valet He comes
of very respectable people. / know his
mother and several Of his relatives. They
viii have nothing to do with him and his
name is never mentioned at home. About
two years ago he got into . scrape uptown
for which he needed ready money at once.
He begged his people TO give him 81 ,0o0
and they refused point blank. Then he
gathered all of his mothers diamonds,
pledged them for about 5000 and took q
steamer for Paris. When he arrived there
he walked into a commission house, asked
the head OF the firm for a pointer and
languidly tossed him check for 81 900 for
investment. One turn on the Bourse
lapded him nearly $4,000 ahead. He made
a few more successful speculations, drew
the whole amount of his gains, which
had then reached about $4,000, and pre-.
pared to "see" Paris. He was then twenty
years old. OF course NO one knew that
when he spcculated in 81 600 lots, he was
risking his whole fortune at every turn Of
the market. He was so placid aud 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 halt
dozen trunks filled with clothes, no enc
Of jewelry, leaving the tradesmen of Paris
doleful and forlorn. He owed money right
and left in the French capital, but he never
allowed it to worry him. When he
arrived in New York he had another
interview with his family, but he
was so thoroughly unmanageable that
he was again tossed out of the house, which
he has never since entered. A little crowd
Of sycophants hung around him for time,
but they have nearly all deserted him now,
and he has but one companion-a man who
is said to be an adventurer and whom no.
body knows. The male dude goes every
where, as said before. He may be seen
driving on the avenue in the afternoon in
trap that is strictly correct in every de-
tail, and he attends the theater and the
opera steadily. He is cut right and left,
owes everybody money, and is frequently
abused in public by his dupes. But the
expression of his face never changes, and
he is apparently as happy as be was in
Paris when at the height of his fortune.
He is known about town by the name OF
"Jibletts." i don't know where the nick.
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