The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-03
That Tired Feeling


when told that he was the most unpopular man
In the nited States. he respondents.
! never notice what is said about me- I
am credited with things | have never done
and abused for them. It would he idle to at
tempt to contradict newspaper talk and street
rumors. AS to enemies. any man in my posi-
ton is likely to have them. With me tho
bitterest enemies have always proved to
be men to whom 1 had rendered services.
AS a general thing do my best to he on good
terms with everybody l come in con-
tact with. l not OF a quarrelsome
disposition Put. on tho other hand.
l have the disadvantage OF not being
sociable. Wall street men are fond OF compa
and sport. 4 man makes 100000 there and
Immediately buys yacht. begins to drive
fast horses. and becomes snort generally. Ny
tastes lie in II different direction. When bust
ness hours are over ! go homo and spend the
remainder OF the day with my wife. my chill
dren and the books Of my library. Every man
has natural inclnntions OF his own Mine are
domestic. They are not calculated to make
me particularly popular in Wall street. and 1
cannot help that"
Mr.. Gould had no petty vices. His doctor told
hin number of years ego that it wouldn't
do him any harm to smoke a little. because it
might divert his mind from the cares OF bust
ness. He laid In Il great supply of the most
expensive Turkish cigarettes and essayed tho
feat. But it was dismal failure and the
Office boys in tho Western Union building
revelled in the Turkish cigarettes which Mr.
Gould throw away. A modest cup of claret was
all he ever took at dinner. and he cared moth
ing especially about the brand or quality.
Mr.. Gould was a small man. five feet six
inches In height He never weighed more
than 12O pounds. His com plexion. hair. and
beard were dark
He was moro or less OF an invalid all his life.
1t has been said that he scarcely knew what it
was to be without an ache Certainly he was
afflicted with dyspepsia and neuralgia for
many years. He was worry nervous. His face
had faded yellow hue. looking at times
waxy. yet few men took better care Of them-
selves than Mr.. Gould 1t has sometimes been
said that he occasionally ovetate. hut this
probably arises from the fact that tho slight
est intemperance in eating affected him more
than most men. He was seldom out Of bed
later than o'clock at night. except on those |
evenings when h" would take his children and
grandchildren to the theatre or circus
Mr. Gould was passionatrly fond OF flowers. |
him. In his, Fifth avenue mouse he II ways had |
a choice collection OF tho iarest varieties, and |
ut his great Conservatory at lryington there
eXotics scarcely second to any in the country.
These. with tho circus and his steam yacht
Atalnnta. ana his family. were this mans
n conversation Mr, GouId's dark eyes were
s1a9m d.e on H at one Their: was far
~ gazing into tho future. Indeed. IL his con
fcrencer with his associates Nh. Gould rarely
said anything until every one else had had his
II ever his eyes BETRAYED his innermost feel
New York. He was not poor even then. He
had several thousand dollars. though he had
but Just turned II years OF age. This was his
-. was ambitious, and had brought little
thing with me which was sure was to make
Mir Gould. and you will smile when toll You
that It wasa mouse trap. II was in n pretty
! got INTO u Sixth avenue car / think, and
every now and then ran out on he renr plat
" tG SEE the
got to the street whore ! was to get Off the
MSp n;.t Ma disappointed. Ituincd to tie
What has become OF my toXT
49, hat box that WAS OH tho seutT
WAS 1t yours? WIZ. replied the conluc-
tor: = man who got out and turned downthe
last street ;n carried it on If you run you will
st ns; fe ,H" but cSllared him, really re:
caught tattonioie Of his coa,. and "Sicrs
near by court. The statements "f ,Io polrcr,
mrn ha ana Of myself and Of the ti," wers
legal md technical distinctions which 'apr |
very near costing me my ,i'cty. NhiI", ne |
thiei who stole my nous" tray WI" .uiiGlil"i
to trial. was given toundcr-'HnI thai owing !
to my inability t. furnish bail for Know no
n witness until tho trial. Il "ts 'oi " l"Asant
introtuction to Now YORK, hut -, n.y." w., n nm.r
afforded me a good deal II amusement. FOR
tpnatey Tor me there WI dS"' ,nn, IN rhe
thief Tor wars aud vino had reluisltlon |
from. i think. The noy"rnor otlennsy!vania or
~ FORGOT T., saw that when in the course OF |
the examinution tho boN was opened in order |