Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-04-22
SPENDING HIS MILLION.
Young Man Whose Father Turned Him
Out of Doors, but Made Him His Heir.

Young Man Whose Father Turned Him
Out of Doors, but Made Him His Heir.
81 was immensely amused yesterday
afternoon about four o'clock at a spec
tacle | saw on Fifth avenue, remarked
a clerk in popular uptown hotel, as
he leaned over and looked at the re-
Elections of his diamonds in the pol
ished surface of the desk. 1.-The spec
tacle attracted a good deal of attention,
and felt justified in standing on the
corner and waving my hand majesti-
cally at it as it passed by. 1t didn't
notice me. but have already forgiven
it,
"What was itP''
''1t was young man about twenty
four years of age, who has been fix
ture in our bar-room for four years.
You may have observed in the papers
within the past two weeks notice Of
the death of dealer in plumbing sup
plies, who was eccentric, and lived
over his shop to the end of his days,
despite the fact that he accumulated a
million. His only son had aspirations
above his fathers business, and the
father kicked him out two years ago.
After that the boy lived at this hotcI-
that is, he passed his DAYS and nights
here, but slept in some remote lair
which none of us has ever been able to
find.
During this time he was the laugh
lng-stock of the whole place. He
talked with the hall boys and the pof-
tiers, but had wholesome fear of the
men behind the desk. He would gaze
at the swells going in and out with the
utmost reverence, and was perpetually
trying to initiate them. His shoes
were invariably run down at the heel,
his linen frayed, and his coat sleeves
too short for him. We guyed him
numerically, but he took it all with
the most naughty mien imaginable,
and now he is evidently taking his re-
venge. He has fallen into million by
his fathers death, and to-day caught
him doing the grand. He certainly
isn't over four feet and half high, he
wears a pug nose and pair Of huge
ears, and his whitish hair is cropped
short. When caught sight of him he
was bowling up the avenue in the finest
style of the art. He wore white top
coat, white overgaiters, silk hat and
a pair of yellow gloves, and sat on top
of the biggest dog-cart ever saw. It
had big red wheels, which looked as if
they had been taken off fire engine,
and huge red body. It was yanked
along by a housekeeping piebald horse,
a, d on the box, bolstered up with
cushions and footstool or ottoman
on which to rest his feet-his legs were
not long enough to reach the floor
sat his nibs. A single eyeglass dan
gled over his breast, his elbows were
akimbo, and every time the horse
shook his head it looked as if it would
yank the youngster off his feet and toss
him up as though thrown from a bean
shooter. Beside him was a big foot
man, and both of them were talking
afably as they climbed up the avenue.
The horse had sort of phe-driver &C
ton with the fore legs, and the heavy
chains on his harness ratified loudly.
That young millionaire is the biggest
man in New York to-day, and he will
continue to think so until he meets
some other millionaire who really is
the swell, and then he will find out his
weak points in very short order"
Then the clerk looked at the refiec-
ton of his symmetrical head in the
mirror behind the desk, and then fell
to staring the guests out of counte-
nance with mechanical intensity.-N
7. Sun.