The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-19

that it would be an uneven match and
they could not bear to sacrifice their
daughter. Yes, Edward Green was too old
and too settled to make n young girl
happy.
But true love, after suffering as only
true love can, and surviving as true love
always does, carried the day and saw the
white feather of surrender raised over
the Robinson homestead. Hetty Robinson
and Edward Green were married and after
la honeymoon went to London to live.
They had too many interests to remain
long in New England, or even on one
continent.
Two children were born, Edward II.
Robinson Green and Sylvia, and the Green
family was happy one.
But the fever of speculation spread over
the country and the germs attacked Ed
ward Green, the father of the family.
Twenty years ago he went into Wall
street, and Wall street did for him what
it has done for many another man, it sent
him forth penniless. Lured on by the
grasp, he spent money freely and became
known for his generosity to public char
titles and to the street poor. Commodore
Vanderbilt once called him "Spendthrift
Green,'' and The name chung to him. 1t
happened i'll this wise:
a visitor said to the Commodore
IL
What Green?'' asked the Commodore.
DO you mean spendtbrift Green?' and
the visitor replied that he did.
When Edward Green lost his money,
the Green family might have been
straitened in circumstances had 1t not
been for the wife. Mrs. Green, who mad
some money left from her father "hich
she had wisely invested, suddenly DIS
covered that the money had been turning
itself over 10 very good profit She also
found that by assisting it IN its revolu-
lions she could add great deal to the
bulk; and so she and the money together
could only keep rolling the sum into
vast fortune But, intead of speculatipS
she studied up good investments, ana was
anxious to loan a little here and there.
The agents of millionaires would quietly
notify her when their patrons We're OUT
of money and she would just as quietly
loan them $4,000 or so with good rate
of interest.
She did nothing illegitimately, taxed
nobody unduly, and though she drove nara
bargains, she kept her agreements ana
did all she promised TO do and niue
more.
Meanwhile Edward Green, overcome by
the lack of his fortune, desired quiet ne
needed constant care and the rest OF
home. This his wife, with her many III
terests. found II impossible to give mn,
and when he suggested that ne Woulu pe
very comfortable at a notei IN New sii,
where he had once lived, she ready
agreed, and with her own hands nttsu
Nm very nice apartments for him. lis
rooms we're near the Union club, OF "hicn
he was a member, and from that day 10
this he has lived in his own apartments
and daily visited the club when nc "as
able. Ia 20
Ten years ago Hetty. Green Is sai do 10
have remarked to relative. MT Green
is too old to live in the hurry bury eI
business life and so we have hxed MN
up at the club. At seventy man can
not bear as much as he could ut unrts.
SO Edward Green Al seventy gave me
reins of his fortune into the hands oi h's
energetic wife and settled down qu,ety
to become "Hetty Green's husband,
Nor was Mrs. Green less capable II
disposinr Of the rest of her family. Her
son Edward, having grown to manhoou'
was sent to different parts OF the couh-
try. to New England to the Pacific coast,
to Europe and to Mexico, upon business
missions The daughter Sylvia was put
into tie hands Of an elderly society
woman of New York, who introduced ner
TO old Kniekerbocker society AT te.,
and then allowed her to spend her time III
the quiet way which best pleased ner'
Wall street man said that Hei.y
Green told him at the time OF her sept,
ration from her family that she did NOT
like Mr.. Green because he spent mones
loo fast. But IL is very doubtful u sne
ever said such thing II was not u ease
OF incompatibility. but only one OF pusl,
ness. For the richest woman 10 the WOW
found herself with so many irons IN ne
flre that abe positively could not a hm.
socks nor attend TO the needs Oh mus
hand THAT MAS the whole secret OF ~
As for herself. Mrs Green lives lulet !.
ly az ono Of several places Fart OF lne
time she lives in hotel'in Brooklyn very