Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-08-09
THE MILLIONAIRE
Gould Romps About the Grounds
ofHis Home With tho Children.
The Poker Players.

Once upon a time, and not so very many
years ago either, the traveller along GER
tain maple-shaded road in the beautiful
town Of n-on-the-HudSon, which
derives its name from Washington Irving,
the gentle genius who idealized this whole
region, might have seen a short, slightly
built, dark complexioned man, with pierre
ing black eyes playing with two children
on the stately grounds of a palatial coun-
try-seat The children, boy and girl,
are turning a rope and the gentleman
jumps with the agility oil a rompiSh school
girl. Then they all stop and break into
merry laughter. 1t is a beautiful spot; the
grounds are laid out in elegant partenes:
the lawn is closely cut and fragrant; the
landscape would charm him who is wise
enough to be lover of nature. At no
great distance is the road which the slab
ided, green-eyed schoolmaster traversed
in lrvings SLEEPY Hollow" on his way to
court Katrina, the roSy-cheeked daughter
q prosperous old Mynheer Van TaSsel;
and Il was on fateful night on this same
lonely highway that the pedagogue, having
just received the mitten from Katrina,
realized that TROUBLES come not singly
but in batalions," when, dark against the
dim midnight moon he saw looming up be-
fore him the dreaded Headess Horsemsn
carrying his head under his arm. The next
instant the mysterious equestrian throws
his head at the horror-Stricken pedagogue,
which strikes his distracted pate with ter
rife force, and shattered pumpkin found
the next morning in ditch hard by, gives
a touch of harsh realism TO the doleful tale.
1t ia upon this region that, by curious
chance, fashion has alighted and dotted il
with palaces set in the midst of enchanting
greenery. The little back-eyed man. dark
almost az Persian, whom we see on the
beautiful lawn, has decreed more stately
nadu, by ALT, the sacred river. 1t is a
man famous in two hemispheres-Jay
Gould. He filings aside all restraint as if
under the spell of one of Cotton Mather's
witches, in whom, by the way, the ancient
inhabitants of this somniferous region i'm
plicitly believed. He jumps the rope he
plays tag" with the children, lie romps
like schoolboy. His daughter Nellie and
his son Edwin are his companions in these
juvenile pranks, which reveal the man of
his best.
All that is past now: the children have
gone out into the world. But in a few
years the same interesting spectacle may
be witnessed by astonished wayfarers, for
Mr.. Gould has two grandchildren. To
day, however, Jay Gould is morbid man.
whose character is, so TO speak, petrifying
He is becoming a miser. He enjoys taking
drive with his daughter-in-law, Mrs.
George Gould, nee Edith Kingdom. formerly
well-known actress, but his chief amuse-
ment now is his business. lie deeply
mourned the death of his wife last year, as
he has always been domestic in his tastes.
He has not forsaken Wall street. He
seems TO find certain amusement in spec
ulstion. 'He amuses himself" said one
who knows "by fooling with the market.
He cares nothing for horses and has only
four in the city, which he keeps for the
use OF his children. When at his place at
Irvington he often amuses himself by learn
ing the botanical names OF the plants in
his grounds and Conservatives, so that he
is now fair amateur botanist." But his
one over-mastering impulse is the acquisi-
ton of new millions He once said that
he no longer cared for money except as a
means Of carrying out his railroad projects,
but the character OF the man has changed
Gold is now his master He cares nothing
for sport or for men who do
Russell Sage likes fast horses. He wears
black goggles to prevent the gravel from
flying into his eyes as he drives spanking
span up the Boulevard. He has a weak
ness to be thought great horseman. He
drives well.
Coils p. Huntington cares nothing for
horses. He often drives down to his office
in the Mills building, but Is not horse
man in the ordinary sense. One OF his
greatest amusements 10 TO travel
George Gould Is a member Of the New
York Athletic Club and Is very regular I'm
his attendance. He is well built and greatly
enjoys the exercise at the club rooms Ed
win Gould's hobby is cavalry. He is a
member Of o troop OF horses in this city
which he thinks will yet rival in popularity
the Seventh Regiment.
Addison Cammack Is wholly Indifferent
to sport, unless II consists In worrying the
bulls in Wall street.