Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-14
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FAR that she was getting MP, aud which
at that moment did not look very pro-
missing Mr.. Wanamsker eftaroom ful of
gentlemen discussing a post. Office matter,
TO take the young woman kindly by the
hand, pat her on the cheek affectionste-
ly. as IS his custom, and then, with q
hurried excuse, he left the department,
pushed the young woman into cab and
drove to the White Honse. Mr.. Harri-
son treated the young woman very con-
siderstely and promised that he would
use his influence with his wife TO attain
the object the visitor was after.
Why not go and soe Mrs. Harrison
now about it," said Mr.. Wanamaker
GOOD idea, said the President, "lot
ne 60 And the three started of to-
gether TO find the Presidents wife.
1t was near lunch hour aud Mrs. Har-
rison warmly invited the entire party 10
join her at lunch. The young woman
was much surprised OF her cordial re-
ception, as wei she might have been,
tor sho expected that she would
have to wait few days in Wash.
lngton before an opportunity would
present Itself to even see the Presi-
dents wife. After luncheon was
over Mr.. Harrison whispered something
IN his wiie's ear and left the two women
together They chatted for half an hour
on the subject, and while at first Mrs.
Harrison demurred against taking the
prominent part in the fair matter that
her visitor wished her 10 take, she
finally consented, and once more sur
prised the girl by saying: CAS- you arc
a stranger in Washington. viii take you
around with me for drive this after
noon.
And 20 it came that the President s
wife and toe young woman drove for
couple OF hours through the streets of
Washington, and finally in the early
twilight the Presidents carriage drove
up to the small hotel at which theyoung
woman was stopping, and she was d.
posted there, the happiest being in t%
world.
GOULD MAKING MILLIONS.
Jay Gould is very naturally the most
marked man IN Wall street these days,
and everybody is wondering how many
millions of dollars he is going to make
out Of the semi-panic. ! saw him on
lower Broadway yesterday, thin-iaced,
weazened-up little fellow, wearing a suit
of clothes that certainly did not cost
over S2J, shutting along in the crowd
with bis hat pulled down over his eyes,
the least-contented looking person on the
street. And yet men who know him
say lac is happy. His health never was
better a while ago be was troubled
with insomnia, but that has entirely dis
appeared, and he now sleeps like
plough-boy. He often walks from his
Office TO his home on Fifth avenue, and
frequently is seen at the theatre or the
opera with some member Of his
family. How much money Gould is
worth no man can tell. How much
he will mako out of Wall street
within the next six weeks IS still u
more difficult problem. l have heard
the figures placed from one TO fifty NIL
lion dollars, and | should not be eur
prised if the latter sum were nearer cor
rect than the first. All the world knows
that Gould has plenty of ready money
on hand and during the past few weeks
any man with ready money in Wall
street could double it ten times over
Gould has been very busy doing that
identical thing.
HOW TT FEELS To BE A MILLIONAIRE.
have yet to find the man who doesn't
wish to he rich, but have always been
curious TO know how it feels to be a mil
honaire. The opportunity OF getting an
answer 10 this question presented itself
TO me yesterday, and the man to whom
I addressed the question was mono other
than George NJ. Pullman, who IS worth
$50, 600, 600 at least, who has made for
tunes for others and who has no one to
thank for his success but himself. Mr.
Pullman looked me very cuuously as |
asked him the question, and then replied
in a slow way 81 hayeneyer thought OF
that. But now that you mention 1t, |
believe that am no better oH-certainly
no happier-than | was when | didn't
have dollar to my name and bad TO
work from daylight until dark. wore a
good suit of clothing then and | can
only wear one suit now. l Telished three
meals a day then a good deal more than l
do three meals day now. had fewer
cares ! slept better, and may add gene
rally that believe ! WAS far happier IN
those DAYS than have been many times
since ] became q millionaire. And yet
it is comfortable feeling to be rich. "
And with that he buttoned up his frock
coat around his snug form, slowly walked
down the hotel steps, painfully crowded
lis way into a coupe, and was driven
OF. In his younger days he would have
walked and would have been better
for it.
MRS. HARRIET BEEcHER STOWE HEALTH.
/ hear from a gentleman who has just
returned from q VISIT TO Harriet Beecher
Stowe. in Hartford, that the author OF
"Uncle Toms Cabin" is to-day IN as
perfect physical condition as woman
of eighty could expect to be, but her
mind is still clouded. There are times
when she seems TO he rational, and again
for DAYS she Gets and talks with the sim
plicity Of a child. Sometimes she does
not even recognize her nearest friends,
and again, as upon the occasion OF a
recent visit of Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher
10 her. she talked nationally for an hour
about the incidents of railroad trip
from Cleveland to New York thirty years
AGO. in which nearly all the members OF
the famous Beecher family were present,
Mrs. Stowe continues TO receive very
large mail Her letters come from all
over the world, and more than one OF
them are simply addressed "Alrs. har-
net Beecher Stowe, America" These
letters are never shown TO her, but are
carefully read and answered by some
member Of her household. One OF Mrs.
stoves most frequent visitors is Marx
Twain. Their houses adJoin each other,
and the two famous literary lights occa-
sionally spend a delightful hour in con-
yersation.
AsroR NOT TO SETTLE IN LONDON.
it isnot true, as has been reported,
thRt ex- Minister Astor Is 10 settle IN
London for few years. MIR. Aston has
moro interests in this city and country