The record-union., 1893-11-11

So about OF clock in he came.
why, Corney, / was very much sur
prised to hear that you had left school
and were at work here. WHAT'S the mat
ter at home?"
Nothing is the matter, sir, more than
has always been. | left school because
thought | ought to be earning my own
living. My father has hard time to
keep US all, and L think we boys ought to
begin to take care of ourselves"
The old man felt the rebuke. He was
then worth so. 100000, and yet his favor
ite grandson had to go to work to help
his father before his education was I'M
ished.
but why didn't you come to me-"
said the old man, s'when you wanted
piace?'
Because" the other responded slowly,
u made up my mind never to ask you
for anything
A few days after that the Commodore
added a codicil to his will: TO my
grandson, Cornelius Vanderbilt, 81 ,OOO,-
O00," it road.
The OLD man felt that the end of life for
him could not be very far away. The
New York Central mad trebled in value
under his management. He wanted it to
remain Vanderbilt property" through
all time, yet who was there to take hold
when he left of. He had to trust TO his
son for while, then. That is the reason
he got S9O,O00,000 and the other children
got Sl,000,000 each. The eldest son in
herited the great New Y ork Central un-
divided. The old Commodore would
hardly have cut it up to have made sure
OF the kingdom of heaven.
After much thought the old man de-
clded that his grandson, Cornelius, was,
OF all the family, the one most likely to
carry out his wishes So he sent for his
grandson and told him he wanted him
to come into the office of the New York
Central.
So the young man went into his grand
fathers Office. The training was valua-
BILE one. When his father inherited the
New York Central, Cornelius owned
81, 100000 wort of its stock, or then about
IL, ,000 shares.
CoURTING A RICH MANS DAUGHTER.
William Vanderbilt had six children,
three boys and three girls. Elliot Shep-
ard married the eldest, w. Nick. Twom-
| bly,, the second and DR.. Seward Webb
the youngest. When DR.. Twombly was
courting his wife the family was at Sara
toga. Twombly was about 28 years old
then. He was clerk at the Western
| Union Office in New York OH 81, 800 per
annum. A friend said to him:
"Mac, / see you with Miss Vanderbilt
good deal. She seems to like you.
| Why don't you marry her?"
"Good Lord!" he answered, "why,
would be crazy to think Of such thing?'
II don't know about that" the older
man replied: ''go in and win. Try it"
Two nights after that the friend and ad-
wiser met Twombly. by Jove, you re
just the man | want to see. You know
| what you advised me to do?"
| The other nodded.
swell, I've done IT,"
''All right, wasn't it?' the other asked.
| "Y es," said Twombly.
"But what am to do with the old
man?'
"Go straight to Mr.. Vanderbilt as
| though he hadn't a cent and ask him for
his girl. Always act like a man." said
| his friend.
SO the next afternoon, when he had had
talk with the young lady, he saw the
millionaire sitting on the piazza of the
great States Hotel. He happened to be
alone. Twombly approached him nery-
| ouSly.
MIR. Vanderbilt" said he, in rather
a tremulous voice, "ean | say word to
you?"
why, of course" the other replied.
his eye twinkling little. He had q
| pretty good idea of what was coming.
"Well. sir, want your permission to
marry your daughter Mary"
The lather took OIL his glasses and
wiped them carefully with his handker-
chief. He put them on and looked at
Twombly.
What is your income, Mr.. Twombly?'
Eighteen hundred dollars, sir?'
And do you think you can maintain
my daughter as she is used to living on
! 81, 800.
~ don't know, sir, but / can keep her
as we'll as you kept her mother when
you married her," said Mr.. Twombly,
with spirit.
go and see what her mother says. If
she doesn't object | won't"
| She didn't object. They we're quietly
married and went to live in small
| house away down town. They lived
there year, and on the first Christmas
gave Mr.. and Mrs. Vanderbilt the best
dinner they had had for many a day, foT
the young wife cooked it herself. A
week thereafter Mr.. Twombly was elected
! Vice President of the Western Union at
| $4,000 year.