The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-13


the millionaire dressed the other himself.
and refused 20 pay the doctor because the
latter healed FIRST Finding his annual
expenses over $500 year. including pay 10
his servants and horse feed. he resolved on
further measures Of economy. sold his
sheets and slept between the blankets In
$50 the life Of privatf0n ard hardship be-
ran 10 tel on the miserable man. and bis
memory failed bfis. He refused 20 hire
any help, assuring his friends that be was
pennies old man. and even went 50 far
Is to sztract promise from them tfas he
should not be buried IS . parish pauper.
The promise gave him much comfort, ana
be died in apparent comfort. DESPITE his
gambling losses his executors had nearly
81 10000 10 distribute.
To enc John Ward, Of Hackney, belongs
the credit. II such il he, Of having enough
Of the spartan III him 70 suffer imprison-
ment for g.aifry debts while in possession OF
thousands. lie would aIlow himself 10 he
arrested and wonld then gradually wear
out the patience and pockets OF the cred
itors. Sometimes he would he released on
the petition Of the creditor. who would be
convinced against bis better reason of The
inability Of Ward to pays at Others the
eead-beat would succeed in getting Q small
compromise accepted He was twice elect
ed 10 Parliament, but seldom attended, at
Westminster his chief recreation being
dog-poisoning aud praying. He delighted
In giving slow poison 70 dogs and watching
the liz 80 ont For hours every day he
wouIde $ ont loud and was often heard
70 petition the Ruler of all things 10 save
certain countries from earthquake and
dFoutlI because he had mortgages on es-
tates in them. He also reminded the Al
mighty that be had purchased the resefva-
ton to an estate and that the only life that
interyenea was a young and profane spend
thrift. Ward died worth about 81. 501. 600.
Ward had a ueighbor after his own heart
In a Mrs Bond. who succeeded i'm passing
herself off as a pauper, while she was. so
far as money went, princess Her in
come, 1t Is true, was but 50 500 year. but
she had been entitled 20 in from infancy,
aud on coming OF age found the aecumnla-
ton considerable. She lived in eilapi-
dated frame hut. and was the object OF
charity from persons who could nas in
decade earn as much as she received every
year. She managed her investments with
admirable skill and the most extraordInary
secrecv. pretending that she was going out
washing and cleaning, when i'm reality she
was on the way 70 draw and reingest her
dividends Her death and the subsequent
discovery Of her will and the fortune be-
queathed by ii created a sensation, and
some Of those who had been helping along
the sspoer lone widow" talked Iondiy about
demolishing the hut. The will left every
thing 10 good King George ~, )" unless a
direct heir appeared No one seemed TO
know who Mrs. Bond was or whence she
came, and it Is certain she never told any
one. AL the claimants proved TO be inn
posters. and the king inherited the estate.
II was of Thomas Cooke, Of Pentonville,
that Pone wrote
Gold tanlShed honor from his mind,
And only LEFT the name behind
Cookies earliest days were spent In pow
erty, and the lessons Of forced economy
left such ar impression on his mind that
when he was old enough TO work in a fac
tory he lived on bread and water so as to
save nearly all his earnings. The men
dubbed together and established cheap
mess. bat Thomas went each noon to a
neighboring brook, ate his bread and drank
water out Of lis cup. Finally he secured
an appointment as excise officer, and
bounded paper manufactures TO death
BY bis vigilance. Then he approached the
widow with list of offenses. real and inn
aginary, the fines for which would eat up
the estate. He offered to destroy all the
evidence of the crimes against the excise
law II she would marry him, and. as it
was clear case Of Hobson's choice. she
became Mrs Cooke, and Thomas became
the owner of the mill.
at 40 fawE hf wa1
born In 100 and outiived the century, was
left widow when quite Young. Her hus-
band had plenty Of money, and kept quite
large establishment but the widow dis
charged all the servants, with the exception
OF an aged butler. who was willing 10 work
at half wages. The butler and his employer.
lap dog and few cats. we're the sole &C
cnpants OF the mansion for over half a CEN
fury. Bat all the beds we're made every
day. Strict orders were given never 70
clean room or window, and the accumu-
latien of filth was enormous. almost as
rapid as the growth OF the misery lady IS
hank account. Her explanation was that
the wiadows could not be cleaned without
being openad and that this might LEI in
damp air and cause sickness. She never
had any new dresses, but patched up her
II
ninety years soap was unknown in the
house. both the inmates ignoring all rules
at the toilet. Her ladyship died in 1915.
and her heirs used her old house as a
curiosity. charging = small sum for admis-
sion,
lohn Hopkins was known as ''The Vul.
tire. in consequence OF his intense meas.
ness. lie Was one Of London's merchant
-.
south Sea Company invited subscriptions.
lie saw Through the scheme. but felt sure
there was money "a be made before the
crash. He accordingly invested heavily,
sold out before the panic aud became a
millionaire. His money brought him no
comforts. and BE was always consulting
kindFel spirits on ihe question Of econ.
ony. lie once visited the founder If
Guys hospital Gas was as mean in re-
/ gard 70 himsslf rs he was lavish to others.
and The Nusjurs" thought he could learn
something from ksm.
II have beeii ss5d, said Hopkins, shat
yea are better Posted IN the art II saving
tlsaa say man roR living and therefore
wait upes son Re- lesson in tr0ralisy"
II that - 81 you came about rep.ied
Uay quietly. we can TAX IL over III the
dark, ard saitsag The action % the wurss.
be alew out The small candle he hal lighted
- compliment 10 his guest, Hopkins
! telt Be had iesrat his lesson. sot Up raiher
sheepsshly ami sttiref Referring "a this
uaan's death. Pore wrote
NheE Tlag.ksns slsss a thazssad lights sfssna
The eieA. whe HKinS saved caaaias end.
When The Naltuse" was giving instrsc-
items fer ats will he insisted On tvinv an
h3s estate for gcnerasiea The attorney