The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-06-13
A soY MlLlloNAlss.
Little Marshall Roberts, 10 Ne old, the
Possessar of a Fortune nf -. 900, 900.

Little Marshall Roberts. 10 We Old the
Possessar ata Fortune of ss. 900, 900.
Little Marshall Roberts. son of the
late Marshall q. Roberts, IS the yonng-
est millionaire in New York City,
There are hundreds of children in New
York who will probably some day IN
herit one or more millions, but little
Marshall Roberts already inherits his
vast fortune. and in eleven years il will
be entirely in his control.
His father was one of the great mer-
chants of his day. and when he died
some four years ago he left an estate
valued at $4,000. 600. The little boy
did not have this entire fortune be-
queathed him. because there were other
claimants with equal rights 10 it.
When Mr.. Roberts died he was an old
man. His widow, one of the beautiful
Young society women of our metrop
oils. and the mother of little Marshall
was his second wife. His first wife was
thirty years her senior. and had q
daughter who is now Mrs. Ames Van
Wart. Mrs. Van Wart has daughter,
Miss Evelyn Van Wart, who is 20 years
old. This makes young Mrs. Roberts,
who il now but 80. stepmother To a
lady of 40. aud stepgrandmother to u
young lady of 20, and the little million
aire of 10 uncle TO maiden twice his
age.
When Mr.. Roberts died he left will
dividing his money between his wife,
his granddaughter and his little son.
The son has half of the fortune for
his own use, but until he comes of age
his mother is to have the income from
the 50. 000, 600.
Little Marshall Roberts viii some
day be one of the greatest catches in
/ the matrimonial market. and he bids
( fair to be handsome aud clever young
man. He is nice, healthy docking lad,
tall for his age. we'll formed and with a
round face full of intelligence. He has
great soft. brown eyes like his mother :,
and dimple in a rather decided-look-
ing chin.
He has been across the ocean almost
every year of his life, has lived fol
months in London and Paris. speak,
German and French as we'll rs English
and is being educated for a man OF the
world.
His greatest ambition at present i;
to be an athlete. He has a bicycle OF
which be rides up and down Fiftf
avenue; he plays tennis, bowls anC
rides. Two horses are at his command
and almost every fine morning he ma,
be seen mounted on one of them. ant
attended by his own special groom, .;
young Irishman who once rode in a cir
Gus, -" as the young millionaire is fonC
of explaining to his friends.
He has a tutor who lives in the houst
and looks after his mental training
He is being educated after the Euglisl
fashion and learns his Latin and Greel
with his English primer.
Mrs. Roberts is proud of her bright
handsome boy, and takes every pains t
make him healthy, educated gentle
man. He eats plain food, sleeps on
hard mattress, is taught to know tn
value of money and in every way
trained with the same rigor as "A roya
prince.
His fortune is. most of ii, invested il
real estate and Government bonds. an
four or five well-known men are hi
guardians. His income. when he come
into his fortune, will be $500 900 a yeai
: which is almost $500 day, or $22 TO
every hour he lives.