The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-24
SHEPARD AND THE vANDaRBILTs.
The Bible Text Editor CRends his
Iich Relations


Lich Relations.
The following extract from New York
letter in the Philadelphia Press shows that
Col. Elliott shepard, the brothsr-in-iaw 4
the Vanderbilts and editor OF the Hall and
Express. is not very highly appreciated by
his brothers-in-law.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Vanderbilt are TO sail
in day or two for Europe. and expect to be
gone until spring Mrs. Vanderbilt is, per-
haps, the most methodical, earnest and gin
csre philanthrophist TO be found among the
women of the city who undertake TO do
good deeds. Although her social exactions
are great, yet she firds time personally to
superintend or TO aid many charities, and
she does 50 with such tact as TO make her
work especially successful A great deal of
her philan.hrOpo work is done quietly,
almost secretly, and her benefactioDs,
which are large: are never revealed in de-
tail.
Fred Vanderbilt is thought by many to
be the ablest of the Vanderbilt boys, and it
is no distraction from bis brothers to say the t
he is the most popular and apprOachable of
them all. That is probably why he smiled
when last night q paragraph was shown
him which appeared In the paper edited and
owned by his brother-in-law, Col. Elliott
F. Shepard. A day or two ago Col. Sben-
ard called on Mr.. Vanderbilt and said
Fred, your mother tells me you are going
to Europe for the winter" Mr.. Vanderbilt
said that that was so. "Where do you ex-
psct to spend your timer the colonel
asked: and he was told that there were no
definite plans. but some time would be spent
in London and Paris, as well as Southern
Europe.
Last evening Mrs. Twombly, a younger
laI =
bubbling over with merrimeat, and said:
Fred, have come to see two remarkable
specimens of humanity" Mr.. Vanderbilt
expressed surprise at this assertion, and
asked what was meant by it, "Whatp
said she, shave you not seen the Mail and
Cypress to-nightF "No," said Mr.. Van
derbilt, 81 don't read that paper any more"
So Mrs. Twombly read the following para
graph from the Nail and Express.
"Mr and Mrs. Fred Vanderbilt sail for
Europe on the Majestic. When they ar
rive Paris and London will see two re-
markable specimens of American human
ity."
$50 the colonel thinks we are remarkable
specimens of American humanity" said
Mr.. Vanderbilt, and the smile with which
he uttered his words was tempered with
sigh. Other members of the Vanderbilt
family have decided that it would be as
pleasant for them no longer to read Col
Shepard's paper, and one of the family said
TO me this morning that he had given up
the paper.
heard this morning an interesting anec-
dote respecting Mr.. Vanderbilt and his wife.
There was a time when Mr.. Vanderbilt's re-
lations with his father, William H. Wander
bilt, were momentarily strained-a condi-
ton which gave serious annoyance to that
blunt and wealthy merchant. Mr.. John Da-
wilson, who was one of William H. Wander
bits intimate friends.
One day William II. Vanderbilt and Mr.
Davidson met in the directors room Of
corporation, and Mr.. Davidson said will
lam, Ayou don't fully understand what a
bright and able boy your son Fred is. Be
has got brains enough to make fortune if
he began life without a penny, and | tell
you you ought to recognize 1t. You have
given the other boys handsome house, and
you ought to let Fred know you appreciate
his abilities by giving him one."
For some moments Mr.. Vanderbilt was
silent, and then said: "Tll think it over.
John; I'll think 1t over"
The following Sunday Mr.. Vanderbilt
called upon Fred and bis wife and took
lunch with them, and after lunch was fin
ished be said, speaking as though the matter
had been under consultation for some time
"Well, now, Fred, which shall il bes WITH
you take my old house, or shall build a
new one for your
Fred was astonished, thinking that his
father was joking, but he percsived that his
offer was made in all seriousness. Said he
Father, do you mean itF
"Why, certainly do" replied Mr.. Van
derbilt
"Well, then, it would bsa delight to me
and to nv wife to have the old home" said
Fred, and within week the transfer was
made. And that ia how William H. Van
derbilt came to present his old Fifth avenue
mansion to his son Fred and his wife.