The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-12-02
GEORGE PEABODY.
Interesting "Reminiscences OF q Cousin Of
tho Great Philanthrepise.

thu Great PhilantAropist.
When George Peabody, the emf
nent banker and philanthropist,
was, by the death of his father, left
an orphan at the age of about 10
years, he, hia sister and their moth
er were given home by the moth
er'a brother, Eliphalet A Dodge of
Georgetown, then part of Rowley,
Mass. The daughter of the gener-
Gus hearted brother and uncle, Miss
Amanda Dodge, is now temporarily
living in Charlestown. As she is
the youngest Of family Of Is chill
dren, she has, of course, no recol-
lection of her distinguished relative
before he was man of mature
years.
Her father took great interest in
the lad and predicted for him sue
cessful career, not because of any
early predictions for industry, but
from the fact that he once observed
literally the injunction about kill
ing two birds with one stone, a feat
which he accomplished with one
throw of the little implement with
which the valorous David laid low
the mighty Goliath. When the
proud lad picked up the trophies of
his remarkable skill with the sling,
he expressed as much satisfaction
as he ever did over his marvellous
feats in the financial world, the re-
suits of which were so lavishly dis
tributed among the objects of his
bounty. He not only showed little
inclination for labor as lad, but he
exhibited a marked tendency for
idleness, and his uncle used to tell
with great glee how he sent the boy
into a field overrun with sumao with
instructions to clean it up. He did
so, but in his own way, for instead
of cutting the bushes close to the
ground he left the stumps as high
as his shoulders, being too indolent,
as his uncle believed, to stoop. He
got bravely over this inclination to
shirk before he reached his fifteenth
year, when he left the hospitable
roof that had sheltered him during
his years Of helplessness to become
a clerk in grocery store.
Miss Dodge first saw her cousin
in the early sixties, when he visited
the home Of her father, who was
then living in the. little village of
Post Mills, a part of Thetford, vt.
Mr.. Peabody was on his way from
the Thousand islands, in the ST.
Lawrence river, where, in company
with the sons of his sister, Charles
and Singleton Daniels, he had been
fishing for salmon, sport of which
he was excessively fond, as he was
of all outdoor diversions. The young
mems mother awaited at her uncle's
home the arrival of her brother, and
when he came he was greeted by
near relatives numerous enough to
make party Of 80. It was regarded
as most remarkable that SO small
village should be the home of so
many members Of one family.
There was also present George Pea
body Russell, son Of Mrs Daniels
by her first husband, jeremiah Rus
sell, the favorite nephew Of Mr..
Peabody, to whom he left the great
er part of his immense property.
Mr.. Russell was accompanied by his
wife.
SO pleased was Mr.. Peabody with
the hospitable manner in which he
was entertained and 50 grateful for
the many kindnesses he had receiv
ed from his uncle in his youth that,
as . compliment to aim, he gave
the village public library, sending
most of the books from London, &C.
companied by fund to sustain it
and add to its treasures and por-
trait of himself similar to the one
which was part of his gift of a libra
ry to the town of Georgetown. Miss
Dodge speaks enthusiastically Of her
distinguished relative as ''the grand
old man." 8 feet high, finely pro
portioned and of noble presence.
Dignified and impressive in his man
ner, he was easily approached even
by strangers and genial and pleas
ant to ALL Miss Dodge bears re-
markable resemblance to Mr.. Pea
body and would be at once recog-
nized as a near relative.-Boston
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