The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-04-10
SPENDING HIS MILLION.


a Young Man whose Father TuFned HUI
Ont Of Desrs. but Made Him His Hslr.
al was immensely amused yesterday
afternoon about four o'clock ct spec
tacle l 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 didnt
notice me, but have already forgiven
it,
"What was it," %
cit was a young man about twenty
four years of age, who has been flx-
ture in our bar-room for four years.
You NAV 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 q
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 hotel
that is. he passed his days and nights
here. but slept in some remote lair
which none of us has ever been able to
End.
During this time he was the laugh.
ing-stock of the whole place. He
talked with the hall boys and the por-
tiers, but had q 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 a half high. he
wears 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 a white top
coat, white oyergaiters. silk hat and
pair of yellow gloves. and sat on top
of the biggest dog-cart ever saw. 1t
had big red wheels, which looked as il
they had been taken off a fire engine,
and huge red body. 1t was yanked
along by housekeeping piebald horse.
and 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 IS though thrown from . bean
shooter. Beside him was big foot
man, and both of them were talking
affably as they climbed mp the avenue.
The horse had sort of pile-driver &C
ton with the fore legs, and the heavy
chains on his harness ratified loudly.
4 That young millionaire Is tho 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.
r. San.