Telegram-herald., 1891-12-20

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Mr. stamford ssys u - part at hsA
thssry - nos prsss hssse - ths paint
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suggest sAxs ~ unsss - crow dinc his
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an1 u ~ breeding we esn rsise tss.s
vslsa osee psr hsrss. We hsvs p~aA %
tAs nssasnai dsst"
ID lcss noe sscn - me unreaseass1e
uAss the Aasrsesa hsrss viii pay s1
Ne astkcasl 1sbt ss<Hs tine Prsss - his
trsssins ~ I've uinrsss
ops~kss CriSS - - Ae<ss
epeakes crist can seszs on the cup
port Of mem sers Of the dramatic pro-
fssssen whether tAsy favor . sigh o.
low tsriR. His elncsiop recslls ~ sszns
ss the elder sesep xbsrt town the tact
that II oas skAe &c belonged 10 TIC pre-
lessson. and was> Es have eees tod.
quite rrsuikips Isesp.aE. Tbs was
when he wss yosIs Han AID hsed
with his pxrsuts IN Ssvsnnsh. Ga Both
his parents we're uenb<rs cf local
stock company and were highly es'
toemed In bAvsnasb. pof - actors
sloue, but - snembers of society -
we'll They had lived long !, that part
Of Georgia and were well-known. tia
the recollection of gsntlensn with
whom ] talked ca tina suejeet That tie
elder Crisp owned tAe leading thester
in the city. ia wk.ra he and h.s vile
played. Al all svents his rssldeacs
was in the same building with the thsa'
ter. The present speaker was not thea
os age. but he played raany parts,
sad. 1t is said. played them wei. IL
was SUPPOSED that he was permanent
fixture OF the stage. but circGEn-
stances led him 10 TIE stads -
the law. From isw ~ politics
was . natural step. 30 from the
lighter p&rts q comedy and trsg-
edy We find him playing a great
role with the whole country for has
audience Other actors have got iuio
politics. but nons made tie '-his" which
Actor Crisp has made. Had the late
billy" rlosence had his sish be would
have furnished sa antithesls of this by
leaving the stage aad entering politics.
II was not generally known until after
Mr.. Florcnce's death tha, be was a can
dldste for a diplcmstic position Il
Vienna or Berlin. and President Arthur
was strongly urged 10 appoint him. hs
could easily have done worse for the
consular service and probably did; bot
BY not appointing kr. Eorenoe tae
president saved the gepisl comedian tc
his professicn and enabled him 10 slll
odd 10 his iarrek On the stage fer Il
was after this that he wen hia mos.
substaptial fame. Florence would
have bfeu wiling 70 accept . small
salaried position under the government
and perhaps would have rounded oct
his career in some such way, whereas
for sone time before lac died he was
earning more than The president OF the
Uniscd ststes. besides having seh levod
sfsns Of more value than riches-
sems ssewsrs Money Vet.
There was god Deal Of surprise Ia
town that ss large az anoant as y. .o3o.-
900 Of the money left by the lat~ Mrs
A. r. Stewart still remained In the
hands Of her family. the general irnpres-
sion being tina, The naost Of il had been
absorbed elsewhere. Two unmarried
old ladies. both Clinches. half sihters q
Ms. Stewart. were Suddenly discovered
10 be ssili in possession OF snch real
property ss the Stewart mansion.
leased 20 The Manhattan club, the Net.
ropolitan hotel. leased hy the genial
Landlerd Hildresh. and other houses in
town. with some specified reas estate IN
Long isisnd This came 20 light ey the
sransfsr Of all this property for the con-
sideration Of one dollar and the pay.
ment Of Sic, 600 annuity 10 each Of the
ola ladies 70 younger members on that
side Of the family. The wisdom Of the
cid ladies' Is evident They spare their
sueocssors the costcSt and vcxaticus liz
igatAon which now e~ssn inevitahie IN
aln<es every large estate left bs viii IN
this city. or. indeed. else whsre through
cut she country. These contests. con-
spseuoup here ky the comparatively ~
csnt TiAcn win csntro~e~y-~h,chh has
rsssived iss Hnsl euietus by the court %
sppesls' refusal os rehcaring iD the
case-hss prompted thess ol5 isGies 10
Aixpess of their money. exactly as they
wikh- while they have the money % dis
pose Of II wosle no; be a. al surpfis-
ing II similar dispositions of property
shsuld become eomsscn. II Ia true that
most rich men wish to hold on 20 their
money 90 long ss thfy can. bat taef
wiss also 10 dssro~e ~ II as they Ike,
or literally, - they ''will." aud when
they see. FROM frequent illustration.
that such disposition is mere thsn like
iy 10 be Ia direct opposition 20 their
will. they may sensibiy eopeluds that
they would better manage nstt<u
themselves while they csD DO 10.
IRE Great w~~sorssl
This se~u has had slight scare over
the threat Of Untee States senator %
renew hss efforts ~ last "a inter fof The
removal % t5en Grsrfs reunius frDm
our besutifel Riverside pars - the
high sand bank opposite vasliin g'oF--
ih~ old Arlington estate - GEN lee.
now known as ore ~ t8e aurnefous
national cersetsries There y ne more
reason for bursire Grant IN thst r-fne.
Ter, thar thrrv = for burflnr him "
the Getsrsburr ~esneterr creeping
the s-cwea oue. ~iz. that th- grave -
Grant will be srsthsr ntfrnrtiee fef
visitors 90 Vssbingtcr I3ais r~soIn-
ssou nsv succeed W fne s~rets. hu,
tr,oe Cru,rfnes and other ahls r..fs~e.