The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-04
MR.. WEST WINS Els WAGER,
But he Has Unduly Excited Ridge
wood, N. j., in Doing 1t.

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they have had for the better part of a de-
cade, and all on account of young Eng
lishman named John West, who, after
being hostler at the Herbert house for
two years, announced that he had fallen
heir to fortune of S125,00O and that he
was going to stay in Ridgewood and in
vest it in real estate.
The -Four Hundred of the place felt
themselves in pretty pickle when this
announcement was made. What We're
they to do? Could they receive with open
! arms a youth who for two years had
cleaned horses at the inn Yet the fact
remained that he had sl25,0O in cash, and,
| apparently to prove that he had, pro-
/ ceeded to buy a 81 400 tandem team and
let contract for a $1,000 house to be
built on one of the most fashionable
streets. But to counteract that again, it
was rumored that he was engaged to one
Of the mattresses of the hotel, and was
going to marry her.
And SO the people of fashion of the town
thought and thought and talked and
! talked about this young man, and they are
still doing it. undecided as to how they
Will treat him-ignore him or take him up.
All sorts of rumors We're flying about con-
corning him. 1t was said that when nc
came to Rtdgewood that he was penn-
/ less ana had to walk. His fortune was es-
/ tmated from 100000 to ten times that
amount, and finally IT was said that his
! name had been proposed a the Rdgeway
| Club, that his election would speedily fol-
! low, and that society was waiting to re-
| ceiVe him with open arms, stable or no
/ stable, a waitress or no waitress. 1t was
| to take a look at the exciting situation
that Sun reporter went down to Ridge
| wood yesterday.
| Mr.. West was found without any diff
! dculty at the Herbert House, where he
/ was waiting for his coachman to bring
/ around new horse he had bought in the
morning, and which he was going to try.
/ He is small and slight, with dark hair
| and a moustache which shows promise of
| becoming bigger some day. He also has
/ what is called in this country an English
accent.
Il don't know what all this fuss is
about" he said to the reporter. There
[ isn't anything wonderful about my get
| ting Sl25000, for l have always known l
was TO get il, you know, and I am going
| to have more when my father dies. l
didn't have to work as a hoster, you
know
What made you leave England and
| become one?'' he was asked.
well, you know my father, David West
| is a rich man. who lives in Newmarket,
England He is a retired captain of the
/ British navy. My grandfather's name
was John Lancelot West, the same name
as mine, and he lived in Ingatestone, Es-
| sex. 1T was he who left me the money.
! Now, / went to Harrow and then Travelled
| all through Europe, Asia and Africa
| with my father. l had all the money l
wanted and spent most of my time with
! the horses.
Now, 1 had a chum named Arthur DON
! ely, son Of Sir Peter Donelly, an Irish
! baronet. Well, now, you know, we had
/ a little quarrel. and he fell to guying me
and said that I couldn't earn my own lv-
! ing. That made me hot, and / wagered
| him a hundred pounds that l could earn
my own living with my hands, and he
| took me up. You know people look at
! things differently in the old country from
| what they do here So without letting my
! people know, | sailed on the Campania
! on her second trip, and | landed in New
! York in June, 1892, with 1850 in my pocket
! | had a friend there, and through him
came down to RidgewoOd within month
/ after landing, and went to work for Mr..
/ Estis, the well driller. After working q
| month at that / found / was not strong
| enough, and so ] came to work for Mr..
| Herbert as hOstler. You know" he added
! II was considered the best amateur rider
! in Newmarket.
! MY father wrote me to go home,
! though he didn't know what kind of work
| / was doing, but l knew what a guying
! ia get and liked the country and stayed,
| for l knew il would only be a short time
before I'd get this money"
"Eiave you a Sl,400 tandem?" was
! asked.
! Yes, and I bought it from an English
| doctor whose name l can't give, but who
| drove 1t at Newport all summer where il
was considered the handsomest in town.
And I have the best cOachman in Bergen
/ county, too
We'll, is it true that your flancee is a
waitress in this hotel?' the Sun man
! asked.
Extraordinarily now, you know,
/ won't deny that I'm engaged, but it's not
to d Ridgewood girl, l assure you" and
that is all he would say on the subject.
! HAS your name been proposed for the
/ Ridge wood Club?" the reporter asked
/ him.
'Ne-es," Mr.. West drawed. adding that
| he did not care to tell who proposed him.
And that Is the story of the young man
/ who has kept the social circles OF Ridge
/ wood I'm a ferment for month, and Is
/ likely 10 keep on doing so for some time
to come, for he is going to give big
/ champagne supper on Nov II. when he
! comes of age and when his $4,000
/ house is opened he intends to give a
/ house warming that will astonish the ma
tives.
/ There seems to be some doubt. how
/ ever. about his name having been pro-
/ posed at the club. Mr.. Walton. the sec
rotary said that he knew nothing about
/ IT, and would know If IL were 50: and he
/ also denied that a split had come In SO
| ciety upon the question Of the admittance
! Of the young man.
The last thing that Mr.. John Lancelot
/ said 10 the reporter when they parted was.
| And ! got that 400 I Wagered. too"
| "Did you fan into the lake this summer.
] BObbie2"
"Nope-just the other way. / took lit
/ tie tin cup out with me. and several times
I part of the lake fell into me.'-Harper'
I Young People.
7 Lecturer 90 medical studenD-This sub
jecrH right lex ~ longer than his left.
which causes him ~ limp. Now. what
would you DO Ia such a o8se2
student-l-imp too 1 guesa.-fhiladel-
phin Record.
"Ccphae." said hls employer. you
haven put the v hiteWash on these walls
evenly You have rmeared n on in chunks
aud dHuhf'
~ -. san" replied Uncle Cephas Use
not scrub WhitnNnahab, sah. Use un I'm.
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