The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1894-08-02
A MILLIoNAIRe's REVENGE.
An Extraordinary Tale OF Modern foti'
pbar's wife and "A Modern Timon.

conveyed, in a shalsy old hearse, TO the
poor peoples section of the Volkova
cemetery, in this city. There was no
priest to recite the last prayers, nc
| mourners TO shed a tear over the rela.
tive or friend who had passed away;
| the praye-diggers lowered tie wooden
| box, hurriedly shoveled in the earth,
stamped ON the grave and all was over.
| A dog or a rabbit might have been thus
put out of sight. And yet all st. Peters
| burg is now talking about the lifeless
| inmate of that plain. frail coffin. For he
was once well-known manufacturer, a
millionaire, a power in the capital OF
Russia, who scattered money to the
right and to the left, doing many a
| generous deed, never known or long
since forgotten, and now there is none
so poor to do him reverence. His pow
| erty and misery were of his own choos-
ing: ingratitudc drove him to initiate
Timon of Athens. and to turn his back
upon mankind.
In the very height of his prosperity
he fell i'll, and his recovery was de-
SPARED of He made will in favor of
his wife, who was then no longer
young, and of his children, whom he
adored. He survived the crisis of his
malady and was able to move about,
but his death was believed to be only
matter of months The doctors sent
him to a watering place for the sum-
mer season, not expecting him to re-
turn alive, and his wife and children
shared the conviction of the physicians.
Appointing young man, who was
bound to him by the strongest ties Of
gratitude, to be director of the works,
he left st. Petersburg alone.
At first he became much worse, as
everybody expected; then he rapidly
improved, in consequence of which he
stayed on longer than had been his in
tention. At the end of six months he
returned horne as hale and hearty az
ever, eager to enjoy life with his family.
But he found no family there. His wife
had played the role of Potiphar's spouse
In his absence, but the young director
proved no Joseph. The guilty pair lived
together openly, and succeeded in turn
ing the children against their father.
At first the woman had expected his
death, and merely anticipated-as she
thought-the course of action she would
III ehd' CASE pursue nen 'iiuins sue
iau sone uoo lar 70 reurea', sne simply
'eiia no1u iarse yearly "i,o'f anoe ioi
ieIsoii' noi parar,ioai ad''. .ne !.
~ "as O 81, pio" iol y ou'
ne ac'eu WIN pronpo ueoision' anu,
without uttering word of complaint
or reproach, first of all he dis
missed the director Then, calling
.ne ooohheeper e mug his roon''
nc e"iu' ivo~ ~ gu
know wna' mas taken place' ou'
you aon know now IL mas ailecteo me,
Inc par counted on my ueaun anu
were disappointed. lney now reckon
on my richcs' ana l WISH them 70 pc
disappointed sun more 40 long rs
possess anytning must make them an
allowance therefore, want 70 pos
sess notning. II sauanoer my money
they VIII apply TO the courts 10 nave
me declared non compos menus ana
trustees Will De appointed 20 LOOK a1ter
every thing' ana that. OF course Is nol
"nae want. NoW listen, l an .ne
sole owner OF the works etc-' ana can
do what ike win my own ana want
you TO exert yourselt TO orlng every
thing to rack and rum, SO that SUDDEN
~ the whole concern VIII burst ana
leave nothing put dust oehlnd. Mind
nows% mourning must De lel.: rhrlch
yourseil, lei the CASHIERS enrlcn tnen'
selves; don't forget the workmen. DO
Just what you IKE VIII second you;
out iet tne eno De as L desire. ana
the nookkeeper went ana carried out
ms employers Instructions cohscieh-
tiousiy. s.aI.
Inc manufactures, seeing no" tnings
We're gong RUBBED ms nanos WIN ae,
iight ana Paiu ms wiie. viie eosehah'eu
allowance Az the emu Oh 'ne Two
years came the erasha eonpiete
crash .he very iraghieres o. Whrcn
couio no. pe saInereo up py ms iailny'
| neiore 'ne matter oecalne puolic ne
caiieo iieeping u nc easnisrs' ooon
heeper' rpre,uan anu ms VIZ anu en- en-.
afehi l ne ia'ter were coiiVl 1l' e'iae
ms ooJee' was 70 nana over .ne "orNs
70 'leili' LUZ nc nau NOR oii"n inc
given 'he IN, 70 "hoers.anu 40 inuen,