The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-09-21
\ PLEA FOR ONE IN ADVERSELY.
A Good Story That Bill Nye Wrote Before
BE Got Rich himself.

Good Story That Bill Nye wrote before
BE Got Rich himself
I learn with much sadness that Mr..
William II. Vanderbilt's once princely
fortune has shriveled down to $50, ,000,-
900. This piece Of information comes
to me like clap of thunder out of a
clear sky. Once petted, fondled and
caressed, William q. Vanderbilt, shorn
of his wealth and resting on no founda-
ton but his sterling integrity, must
struggle along with the rest of US.
It would be but truth to say that Mr..
Vanderbilt will receive very little SYM
pathy from the world now in the days
of his adversely and penury when the
wolf is at his door. There are many
of his former friends who will say that
William could economic and struggle
along on $50, 100000, but let them try
it once and see how they would like it
themselves; ;Sl50, ,00o, 900, with no salary
outside of that amount, will not last
forever.
A poor mai might pinch along in
such case till be could get something
to dc, but we must remember that Mr..
Vanderbilt has always lived in COM
paratively comfortable circumstances.
His hands, therefore, are tender and
his stomach juts out into the autumn
air. He will, therefore. find it hard at
first to husk corn and dig potatoes.
When he stoops over sawbuck around
New York this winter his stomach
will bein the way and his, vest will no
doubt split open on the back. All
these things will annoy the spoiled
child OF luxury and his broad features
will be covered with sadness enough
in the country to do it.
The fall of William II. Vanderbilt
and his headlong plunge from the
proud eminence to which his means
lad elevated him downward to the
cringipg poverty of $3.50, 100000 should
be sad warning to US all. This fate
may fall to any of US. Oh, let us be
prepared when the summons comes.
For one believe I am ready. Should
the dread news come to me tomorrow
that such a fate had befallen me, /
would nerve myself up to it and meet
it like man. With the ruin of my
former fortune I would buy me crust
of bread and some pie, and then |
would take the balance and go over
into Canada and there I would estab-
lish home for friendless bank cashiers
who are now there, several hundred Of
them, all alone and with no one to
love them.
All kinds of charitable institutions,
costing many thousands of dollars, are
built in America from year to year for
the comfort of homeless and friendless
women and children, but man is left
out in the cold. Why is this thus.
Lots of people in Canada, Of course,
are doing their best to make it cheer
full and sunny for our lovely cashiers
there, but still it's not home. AS a
gentleman once said in my hearing,
''There is no place like home" And
he was right.
In conclusion I do not know what to
say, unless it be to appeal to the news
paper men of the country in Mr.. Van
derbilt's behalf. While he was wealthy
he was proud and arrogant. He said,
"Let the newspapers be blankety
blanked to blank" or words to that
effect, but we do not care for that.
Let US forget all that and remember
that his sad fate may some day be our
own. In our affluence let us not lose
sight Of the fact that Van is suffering.
Let US procure place for him on some
good newspaper. His grammar and
spelling are little bit rickety, but he
could begin as janitor and gradually
work his way up. Parties having
clothing or funds which they feel like
giving may forward the same to me at
Hudson, Wis, postpaid, and if the
clothes do not fit Van they may posi-
bly fit me. BILL NYE.
New York, Oct. Z, 1888.
P. S.-Oct. 30.-Sinee> issuing the
above have received several consign-
ments of clothes for the suffering, also
one sack of corn meal and ham. Let
the good work 60 on, for it is far more
blessed to give than to receive, I am
told; and as Jay Gould said when, as a
boy, he gave the wormy half OF an
apple to his dear teacher, "Half is bet
ter than the hole"
To Keep Weevils Out of Corn.