The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-01

walk through London in the rain rather
than pay a shilling for a coach; sit in wet
clothes to save the expense Of fire; eat
his food in the last stage Of putrefaction;
and he once wore a wig fortnight which
he had picked up in a lane; in fact, he
would do anything TO save six-pence, or
a much less coin"
The principal seat of ELVES was at Mar
cham Berkshire, and here his two sons
were born to him by his housekeeper.
These natural children inherited, by will,
the bulk of his vast property. In his
younger days he kept a pack of hounds,
an extravaganza which in his Old age he
often regretted But his huntsman was
also stableman footmau, cowkeeper, and
man of all work, and was paid the poor
est wage of any man in the county. He
reckoned that the cost of his stable, his
hounds food for horses. mans wages and
board did not cost him more than f30O a
year.
He did not believe in educating his
sons though he almost Worshipped them.
1t was a favorte saying Cf his that put
ting things in peoples heads was takinf
money out Of their pockets" Money III
gets money" was another favorite axle
and ne proved its truth, for everyth
he did turned out wellA He built houa'.
and they were always well rented; b.
loaned money on usurious interest, and
always got principal and interest.
The county of Suffolk invited him to
stand for parliament. He consented on
condition that It did not cost him any
thing. In those days seats were practi-
cally purchased, and men paid many
thousands of pounds for the honor" but
ELVES was elected. and the cost to him
only is pence, and even that he grum-
bled about He sat in parliament for
twelve years, and was respected by his
constituents. and. in fact, by the members
of the House. He was always independ-
ent, and the ministry could never coerce
him into voting as they wished, unless
he thought the same way. He had suit
of clothes made when he entered paTlia-
ment specially for the speakers din
ners" and similar dress occasions. So
well known was this one suit that the
wits used to say that the ministry had
reason to be satisfied with ELVES, for he
never changed his coat.
Shortly after he left parliament he lost.
by death, his one servant, a faithful man
of all work, who died as he was following
his master on a hard-trotting horse. The
poor fellow was overworked and when he
died the doctors said his flesh had all with
cred away from lack of proper food. He
had been paid the princely wage of S25 a
year for his services. He was valet, foot
man. stableman, cook at times and gem
eral servant. for ELVES used to say that
IF you keep but one servant, your work
is well done; If you keep two, it is half
done, but if you keep three, you may do
the work yourself"
To save the profit made by butcher, he
would have one of his own sheep killed,
and would live on mutton, fresh, sailed,
and often putrefying, until 1t was finished
He would never allow his shoes to be
cleaned for fear the leather would wear
out too quickly. He would CLEAN In the
fields of his own tenants, and was proud
of every ear of wheat he picked up He
would never have fire unless he was able
to gather the wood himself, and he went
to bed al shutdown to save a candle
In his 18th year he became afraid that
some one would steal his clothes while he
slept, so he insisted on going to sleep In
them. His man found him, one morning.
fast asleep, but fully dressed, even to
having his hat on his head and his cane
in his hand.
When he died he left property to his
two sons valued at 100000, and estates
which, being entailed he could not viii
away, worth million more.