The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-10
A MILLIONAIRE's FORTUNE.
lie Was Bound that His Jngrateful
wife should Not Enjoy Ii.

A remarkable story concerning the dis
posal of his fortune by n millionaire is
related by st; PrtersD irg correspondent
of the Blackburn Times. 1t appears
that there was recently buried in tn pau
pers' section of the Nolkova Cemetery,
81. Petersburg. man who was once IA
well-known manufactures, II power In
the Russian e.capital, who scattered
money to the right and to the left doing
many n generous deed. never known or
long since forgotten. His poverty and
misery were of his own choosing; ingrat-
itude drove him to initiate Timon of
Athens, and to turn his back upon man
kird.
In the very height Of his prosperity he
felt i'll, and his recovery was despaired
of. The doctors sent aim to a watering
place for the Summer season, not eN-
peCting him to return alive, and his wife
and children shared the conviction of the
physicians.
Appointing a young man to he director
Of the works he left st. Petersburg alone.
At the end of six months, however, he
returned home as hale and hearty as
ever, eager to enjoy life with his family
But he found no family there. His wife
had played the role of Pot'phar's spouse
in his absence, but the young director
proved no Joseph. The guilty pair lived
together openly ana succeeded In turning
the children against their father. Find
ing she had gone too far to retreat, his
wife simply demanded a large yearly al
lowancc for herself, her paramour and
the children.
1t was IA terrible blow for s., but he
acted with prompt decision. and with
out uttering a word of complaint or re-
preach, first of all dismissed the director.
Then calling the bookkeeper into his
room. he said "Now, look here. The
pair counted on my death and were
disappointed. They now reckon on my
riches, and | wish them to be disap-
pointed still more. AS long as | possess
anything | must make them an allow
ance. Therefore want to possess moth
ing. Now listen. | am the sole owner
of the works, &c, and | want you to
exert yourself to bring every thing To
rack and ruin so that suddenly the whole
concern will burst and leave nothing
but dust behind" And the bookkeeper
went and carried out his employers in
structions Conscientiously.
At the end of two years came the crash
"a complete crash, the very fragments
of which could not be gathered up by
hls family. Before the matter became
public he called meeting of his cashiers
bopkkeepers, foreman and his wife and
children. He opened the meeting by ask
ing his cashiers for their reports. They
declared he works to be so heavily In
debt that 1t would be criminal to keer
them going any longer on credit. Very
well, go at once to the court" he said tc
solvency." His wife and children pro.
tested lou lily and Indignantly, but he was
ineXOrable.
The boukkeeper went, and six month!
later everything was sold for song
Then. addressing his family, he said
Now the time has come for us to sepa
rate. My dear wife can seek comfort
with her unofficial spouse You, deares
children, can take refuge under the wins
of your loving mother. AS for me-
The servant gave him pair of tor
boots, an old overcoat and shabb.
hat. He flung wallet over his shout
ders, took STAFF in his hand. made tn
sign of the cross and kissed his old serv
| for his wife or children, he left tn,
house forever His wife died in mser,
| long ago Last week the former million
aire found rest at last in the poor man
| grave,