The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-17
A MILLIoNAIREss SCHOOL TEACHER
Tho Sister Of tho Railroad King III
Instructor OF Girls.


Tho Sister OF tho Railroad King an
Instructor OF Girls.
Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribune.
The mild looking, rather petite, but dig
nifed woman just passing must have been
quite pretty in her youth, though she
never probably could have been called
handsome. There Is certain something,
however, about her-a sweetness in her
looks and manners--that is more charming
in n woman Of her years than any remains
Of physical beauty would be. She Is very
simply attired in black, and black bon
net modestly covers her slyery gray hair.
Who Is shc2 .. -.
She is Jay Gould's sister. She has come
over from her homo in Camden quiet
little town across the nver-to do some
shopping, probably. One often meets her
in the busy streets, but M her identity is
known to few, she escapes the ogling and
comment that she would otherwise be sub.
jected TO. She Is notTicb by any means
Indeed, aside from moderate allowance
that the specializing Cro,sus makes her,
she derives her living from a school ol
girls that her daughters conduct The
school, IL is said. il an excellent one, and.
GOuld-like, II gets the cream Of the bust
ness In South jersey.
The school.housc was erected at jaw
Gould's cxpcnse. jay knew that his sis.
ter had not married we'll from a financial
point Of view, aud that her daughters
were struggling for living. but he was
too busy piling up his millions TO give the
matter much attention. hut his wife had
her eye on the girls and she was ~ much
pleased with her earnestness that she
brought the matter 10 the attention Of her
husband and insisted on his building tho
girls a school. Gould did not object, and
now that his attention was directed 10 the
matter he gave orders that no expense
should be spared in making the building
model one In every respect. lie himself
takes rs much pride in the success Of his
nicces rs any one when hc permits him
sell the luxury OF Ave minutes thought
on a subject 10 far from stocks and bonds
His sister and the girls were spending part
Of the summer mp at Plsttsburg, n. Y,
with Jay Gould's frst love, who keeps a
boarding-house up thorc. She Il elderly
and gray haired now aud Is not strildngly
handsome, hut In her day she was blithc.
some and pretty. She was the daughter ola
country stonckccpcr. Jay Gould, aitcrleay-
ing his fathers farm, went 10 work In the
store, and promptly fell In love with the
ruey-chooked maiden. But the old man
had much higher views Of his daughters
future than her marriage with young
man IN his own shop would realize. lie
not only gave young Gould 10 understand
that marriage was out Of the question,
but dispensed with his services rs well.
Jay took his rejection philosophically
enough, and gave himself up 10 the work
Of making iortnRc. While lac was grow
ing rich aud richer, and piling million on
million, his old lover was yainly trying TO
battle with misfortune. Her father, who
had plumod himself 70 proudly ON the
ownership of his general store" failed;
the husband whom she took after Jay
Gould had gone away brought little 10
her; and ~ NJ the end she endcayors 10
exc out an income by opening her house
10 summer borders She has wondrous
amount OF philosophy ia her makeup and
very liith envy. She u bright, good
naiurcd aud conicnted with what fortune
has brougit-or ought one 10 say left
her. Some u Jay Gould's relatives spend
a few weeks Vt her farmhouse every yenr,
but jay himself never goes there.
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