The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-11-06
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ArCadlan delights close TO natures heart,
ho Is apt to fancy it the easiest sort of an
He says to himself: I've
got money, and money will buy amy
thing" SO Mr.. John ID. Rockefeller
thought when ne SAW in his miEd's eye
the picture of his magnificent country
place in the Pocantico Hills, near larry
town.
When Mr.. Rockefeller bought up
Iniles OF the country here, there and
everywhere tmorghou. thi> m ., pea
eSlue part Of the Hudson, ne planned
placing a fence around it all and incloS-
ing all in one beautiful park. SO large
was his idea of what he wanted that he
hoped to own enough land to drive ten
m,leS straight ahell without going
off his own estates.
Acres upon acres were added, rs Mr..
Rockefeller found new outlaymg pieces
OF property that pleased him. When
the surveyors set cut To p,;!cs the bound
aries of the big fence they were amazed
to find Il small piece of property that
was not in the plans 1t was u small
strip of land running back forty rods into
into Mr.. R,cicfel'cl'' domains. Upon
un.e lanted while around the door
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surveyors reported this to Mr.. Rrckcfcl-
Ter. "Buy it, ," he ordered. And there
by hangs Il tragedy.
Wlcl TIE Rockefeller agents approach
cd the small house they found IN old
man ont by the door feeding his hens
Il don't think as want ter sell" said
hc, retlrctivrly glanciug uvrrth spread
ng acres lyyund. ''l'act is, Ike Ter
hive Il nica nrighhor like that. I'm
contend2I here, doin'; chores ior the
neighhorS an working on. winters No,
| don't want ter sell.
zone of those obstinate old fellows"
calculated tn agent. Leave him alone.
He'll come around" But the man tit
not come around fast enourh Mean
while Mr.. Rockefeller wanted to huiid
That fence The little plot stool next
the be, I W.T. T. chance Oh the place. \
beautiful little river cascades into r;,vinp
back of the pot. Buy at amy price,
ordered the millionaire. But the agent
held out.
All the summer the man worked out
doing chores, and when winter came he
housed up, only going ont to du odd jobs.
Spring dawncd, and with il c@me the
agent. The old man hy this time was
ugly. You can't hcv that house fur
less than $50,ODo." Said he, ",ild cash
1T that
I'm pay it," said the agent. Il will
he here tomorrow with the money and Il
law Next m,r in came the age,
the lawyer and the money. Bnt when
they approached the house they saw
something had gone wrong. \ wildly
dishevcled figure came rushing out, cry
ing: Money, money. Where's the
money Let me Cat it, The poe.
fellow had gCne stark, r.ving mao with
joy 1T tie prospect OF sudden wealth.
Three months aftcrwaul he died i'm the
ma,,huuSc.
Upon the very bouler OF Biltmove,
George Nandcrhlt's North Carolina e.s-
late. there dwc!lS a farmer. fat. rudy.
and contcntcd, knowing, aS he does, that
the owner of BiltmOre Wol.d give Il cool
million any day to ont him.
Thi5 oil man sold his estate u George
Van lr"h.lt, hut carefully marked off
OHe section Off fo, himself lie ;lid not
sell Iui e al he owned. There was til
Il narrow strip left. Upon this hr moved
his little farm house ami Stubhn!nlv re-
fused to bulge. Every year immense.
SunS lave been offered Ia sell the !ii;lv
farm house and live elsewhere,
The late AuStin t.rhu uuugnt his
immense country r,tnt" IN New Iiamp-
1!iIre more craEtiiy i.An most IN Iii rmr.:;
know how to DO. For month ho!UYr h.
Quilt LIS house II" M.i uA farmers ~nin%
around with Their pliyS tu'N"i in h,pt>
saying to !h' farmers around: "Wr.l.
guess ia ik" 10 buy strip ol tina,
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