Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-03-02
JAY oouLD's SISTER.
sho Teaches School, and His Old Sweet
heart Keeps Bonrders.

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The mild-looking, rather petite, but
dignifed, woman just passing, must
have been quite pretty in her youth,
though she never probably could havo
been called handsome. There is cer-
tain something, however, about her-a
sweetness in her looks and manner
that is more charming in a woman OF
her years, than any remains of physical
beauty would be. She is very simply
attired. in black, and black bonnet
modestly covers her silvery-gray hair.
Who is shcp
She is Jay Gould's sister. She has
come over from her home in Camden
quiet little town across the river-to
do some shopping, probably. Ono
often meets her in the busy streets, but
as her identity is known to few, she
escapes the ogling and comment that
she would otherwise be subjected To.
She is not rich, by any means. Indeed,
aside from n moderate allowance that
the speculating Crmsus makes her,
she derives her living from a school for
girls that her daughters conduct. Tho
school, it is said, is an excellent one,
and, Gould-like. it gets tho cream Of
the business in South Jersey.
The school house WIS erected Mt Jay
Gould's expense. Jay knew that his
sister had not married well from n
financial point of view, and that her
daughters were struggling for living,
but he was too busy piling up his mill
ions TO give tho matter much personal
attention. But his wife had her eye on
the girl, and she was so pleased with
her earnestness that she brought tho
matter to the attention Of her husband
and insisted on his building the girls a
school. Could did not object, and,
now that his attention was directed to
the .,,s,,,er. no gave orders that no cx-
penSt sHVuiu DO aI''.s 80 a.. ,lx;,,,. al =,
building model one in every resPdait9'
He himself takes rs much pride in it
and in the success OF the nieces as any
one whenever he permits himself tho
luxury Of five minutes thought on y
subject so far removed from stocks and
bonds. His sister and tho girls were
spending part of the summer up at
Plattsburg, N. Y, with jay Gould S
first love, who keeps boarding house
up there. She is elderly and gray
barred now. and is not strikingly hand
some, but in her day she was blilhcsomo
and pretty. She was the daughter of
country store-koeper. jay Gould,
after leaving his fathers farm, went to
work in the store and promptly fell in
love with the rosy-cheeked maiden.
But the old man had much higher
views of his daughters future than a
marriage with young man in his own
shop would realize. He not only gave
young Gould TO understand that q
marriage was out of the question, but
dispensed with his services as well.
Jay took his rejection philos ophjcally
enough and gave himself up to tho
work of making fortune. While ho
was growing richer and richer. and
piling million on million, his old love
was vainly trying to battle with mis-
fortune. Her father, who had plumed
himself so proudly on the ownership of
his general store" failed; the hus-
band whom she took after Jay Gould
had gone away brought little TO her;
and so at the end she endeavors to
eke out an income by opening her
house to summer boarders. She has Il
wondrous amount of philosophy in her
makeup and very little envy. She is
bright, good-natured aud contented
with what fortune has brought-or
ought one to say left--her. Some of
Jay Gould's relatives spend a few
weeks at her farm. house every year,
but Jay himself never goes there
Cor. Chicago Tribune.