Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1899-07-25
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Whilst sIF. ]. j. CornweIl was sitting
ON a fog bank near Halifax wringing the
sea water from his only and onliest shirt,
and doubtless giving thanks that be bad
not been made food for fishes. his substi-
tute at home was penning the following
paragraph for perusal by the patrons OIL
the Hampshire Review
Business was getting little dull in
the Broadway Ro1ss business the last few
weeks, so far as the R0nth was concerned.
aud it was evident little more advertis-
ing was necessary. This week the papers
all tell us the phiianthroRiIt?l has writ
ten his check for new uniforms for the
Winchester ere company. Rnu4s is be-
lever in the Bafnum school of business
and operates on the theory that the peo-
pie love to he humbugged."
A few years after Mr. Charles Broad
way Rouss had been engaged in business
in New York City adverse winds blew up
on him and he compromised his indebt-
edness-payiDg, perhaps, twenty five
cents on the dullar. He got ON his feet
again established himself in paying
business, accumulated some money and
humbugeed his creditors by paying them,
though not legally obliged TO do SO. the
other seventy Ave cents on the dollar 1!
little later, when Charleston. South
Carolina, was turned upside down, with
the lightning's fash he contributed thou
sands of dollars for the relief of those who
had not been crushed by falling walls or
lost in the fssures, but were, neverthe-
less, homeless and destitute. Thus he
humbugged them
Then again, when the rains fell, and
the lake dam gave way and Johnstown
Pa, WINS deluged and thousands drowned
he came TO the relief of the surviving, but
destitute-thus continuing in the hum
bugging business! When calamity be.
fell the University of Virginia, -lle hum.
plugged the faculty by wiring them to
draw on him for $25, OOOl At Winchester,
Mt. Hebron Cemetery was in need of an
Ienclosure and he humbugged the corpo-
rators by sending his check to pay for a
mile OF ornamental fence, and now, few
years later, he is humbugging them again
by paying f 7 the repaintfng that the rust
might not corrupt For years he has been
the mainstay of the Shenandoah Valley
Agricultural Society. contributing $500 or
a thousand dollars each year, humbugging
the ST ciety by keeping it on its feet and
only taking. in return, a day to banquet
the thousands of his friends He has
humbugged the people aud offend,
Southern sentiment by erecting at hi.
own expense, or in part, monuments to
: the heroic dead-mnre than thirty wears
ago his comrades When the First Brig
ade in the fall Of 81, came back to the
Valley from the plains of Manassas, bear
ing its new name of "Stonewall," he
humbpgged the boys as they marched in
C Iiumns Of companies before his store
door in Winchester by suffering thu
with segars and plugs of tobacco! Tt
Winchester his humbuggery In the way
of gifts aggregates a hundred thousand
dollArs lie has furnished fireworks 70
their Fnurth Of July and other jollifca
tions, and given them water works for
their com rort and protection lie has unir
formed the fire IAddies, given them stem
fire apparatus aud Other equipments,
built homes for them, aud given the m
money f"r occasional banquets-all
prompted by his love OF humLuggery
Aud his love for the Are laddies In Win
chester having run over, has fallen into
the laps of the boys ut Charles Town and
other Valley towns. He has enabled
men to open country stores all oyer the
land 10 sell according To his IS per cent
net spot cash system" and hunLuggcd
the people by giving them an opportuui-
ty to get goods to suit them at prices to
please them ! These things have gotten
his name into print though lie is denied
the privilege of seeing 1t. as even the sun
light of heaven ls denied him, hut the
same ear that is ever open to the wall of
distress may convey to him some knowl-
edge of what the papers say OF him. For
many years he worked sixteen hours a
day that he might achieve success now
he only works twelve ho45s out of the
twenty four to keep from ru.ting out.
aud to make more money to give away /!
Free Press.
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