Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-13

HOW MIsERs HOARD.
Some Very Mean Samples Amsng the Eng
lish Nobility.
From Casseli's journal.
, Occasionally men have become missriy ffom
good motives, - did N Italian physican who
denied himself the common neesssitiss Of hfe,
and when he died was nourned BY none until
his win was read, when twas found that he had
left HIS entire fortune 10 BE- expended In bring
Ing water from the mountains 70 his native vii
built an East End miser gave . donation Of
he was found seoldins . servant for throwing
both snds Misers are not confined TO one
- common TO the higher ranks - 10 the lower.
John Churchill, 6rst Duke Of Marlborough, was
the greatest soldier in Europe. Yet when he
was an old man, in order to save ok pence from
carriage hire, he would walk from The public
rooms in Bath 10 his hotel in al kinds Of
which reverted 10 his bittsrsst enemy. his
grandson, Lord Trevorp.
Sir Harvey Elves Of Stoke, In Suffolk, next 10
boarding money found his principal pleasure
In netting partridgss He and his household
consisting Of one man and two maids, lived
upon those. In cold or wet wsathsr Sir Harvey
would walk up and down his hall 10 save IRE.
His clothes cost him nothing, for he ransacked
old chests and wardrebss and wore those Of his
ancestors When he died the only tear shed
value ESQ per annum. The whole Of his prop
erty was left TO his nephew, John MaSgott, who
thus inherited real and personal estate worth
E250, 600, on condition that he should assume
the name and arms Of Elves. OF this man. who
is better known - John Elves. the miser, the
rrWN 80 = AL ~
Iimms, visited him ct Marcham and after re-
firing TO rest found himself wet through. Find
ing that the rain was dripping through the CELL
ing he moved the bed. He bad not lain long
before the same Inconvenience again occurred.
Again be arose and again the rain came down.
ne found corner where the ceiling
was better secured, and slept until morning.
When he met his uncle ct breakfast he told
him what bad happened. "Aye, ave." said Mr..
ELVES, II don't mind it myself, but TO those
who DO, that's nice corner in the rain" Mr..
ana Mics Dancer are reputed the most notori-
Gus misers in the eighteenth century. The man
ner in which this couple were found after death
TO have disposed Of their wealth was even more
strange than could have been their methods Of
acquiring it. The total value was f20, GOO, which
was thus disposed of: G2,5o0 was found under
dunghill; f500 in an old coat nailed to the
manger In the stable, f6o0 in notes we're hidden
away in an old teapot, the chimney yielded
f., 600 slowed in nineteen separate crevices.
Several jugs filed with coin were secreted in the
stable loft.
The Rev. Mr.. Jones of Blewbury, with nest
egg Of f20O and q stipend amounting TO ESQ per
annum, left at death the sum Of $4,000 He
had been rector Of his parish for forty years,
and during all that time only one person had
been known to sit at his festal table No fire
was ever lighted in his house, nor was Q servant
kept. In winter he would visit his practitioners
to to keep himself from starving Of cold rather
than light fire at the rectory. As like effects
like. 80 it is with misers, and gold will go where
gold is. This is strikingly Illustrated by the
act of a celebrated Greek. one Dichoeus
Dichoems, descendant of the Byzantine en-
perors. This man. by the exercise Of extreme
El0. 0OO-an immense fortune in those DAYS.
Then came the question to whom should he
leave 1t? One day distant relative sent him a
letter written upon q square inch Of paper.
This was sufficient. In the fitness Of things the
parsimonious correspondent became the miser'f
heir.
1t has sometimes happened that persons little
deserving, and even rulers have reaped the
harvests which misers have painfully sown. The
life OF Vandille is proof Of this. This m IN
lived upon bread and milk, with the addition OF
q small glass Of sour wine ON saturdays. At his
death he left fS0O,0OO to the King of France.
Audley, the commonwealth miser, saved
f40O, 900, all Of which reverted to the govern
ment. merchant died AT Ispahen in the
earlier part Of this century who had for many
years denied himself and his son every support
except a crust Of coarse bread. On certain
occasion he Was overtempted to buy piece OF
cheese; but, reproducing himself with OK.
travagance, he put the cheese into bottle and
contented himself, and obliged the boy 10 dc
the same, with rubbing the crust against the
bottle, enjoying the cheese in imagination One
day, returning home later than usual the mer
chant found his son eating his crust which hs
constantly rubbed against the door. 'What are
you about, you fOol!' was his exclamation. ''It
is dinner time, father. You have the key, 90
Is could not open the door, was rubbing my
bread against II, as could not get to the bot.
tle." ''Cannot you 60 withous cheese one day
you luxurious little rascal? You'll never b.
rich" And the angry miser kicked the poor
boy for not having been able to deny himseli
the ideal qualification.