The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-08-02
IN SUDDEN WEALTH.
UNEXPECTED POSSESSION or
MONEY BRINGS ExUBERANcE.
oad Uses Are MALE Of Large Sums Of
Money Suddenly ro.ssaisd By Thoae
who lave sprung from the Ranks Of
Grinding Poverty.

Grinding Poverty.
People who, after years Of grinding
poverty, suddenly come into great
wealth sometimes put their new for
tunes 70 peculiar uses. Certainly they
should be allowed to do 30 without
harsh criticism, for the strangest things
done by the newly rich are done to
realize a dream which has cheered the
heart when the days we're full Of trou-
bic scarcely to be borne, and helped
tighten the great load of poverty.
What poor man has not found a cheap
and certain comfort in the midst Of
Affections by imagining what he
would do IL he were rich" When
wealth m suddenly and unexpect-
edly and the dreamer sets out to realize
his dream people say, How eccentric. %
Eccentric is may be, but It Is the graft
fed ambition Of a lifetime, the fairy
story turned to reality. A while ago
an Englishman, who all his life had
never been able to keep his feet shod
properly. suddenly came into a large
fortune. The first thing he did was to
give an order for shoes to several shoe
makers, so arranging 1t that he could
put on a new pair of shoes every day in
the year. How often had he said to
himself in his years Of poverty, when
his toes were sticking out Of his shoes
or the water coming into them: "oh,
IL I ever get any money, won't / just
blow myself on Shoes" The oppor-
turity came and the first thing he did
was to indulge in an orgy of new shoes.
A miner who came into an unexpected
fortune gave a great feast to his old
wOrkmates. Often when the miners
YER eating the contents of their din
neF pals down in the dim galleries Of
the mine be had thought Of what a
feast he would like to see spread there
for himself and his fellow workmen.
So, when he came into his fortune, he
had n of the galleries Of the mine
lighted and decorated and a great and
costly feast served there to the miners,
at which he presided. Another man
who suddenly became rich bought all
his particular friends a complete out
fit Of clothing, even going so far as to
furnish each of them with a gold watch
and chain. Then he invited them to
a famous feast, at which all sorts Of
expensive luxuries were served. When
the guests reached their homes each
found an envelope with $50 in it, and
a note saying that the money was to
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u nan unfortunately died in want
and misery not long after receiving
his windfall. A rather romantic way
OF spending money was that adopted
by the builder of the Beggar's Bridge,
which spans the River Esk. When poor
he had the greatest difficulty in meet
ing his sweetheart, who lived on the
opposite bank of the river, owing to
the Esk often being swollen and so i'm
passable, even to a good swimmer. The
ardent lover, when distraught one day,
registered a vow that If ever he be-
anne rich he would take good care that
no Eskdale lover should ever suffer
again in the manne he suffered. He
became rich, and fulfilled his vow by
the erection Of the Beggar's Bridge.
But there are persons, too. who, instead
of dreaming in their poverty Of giving
pleasure to their fellows, mediate mis-
chief, and when they acquire sudden
wealth proceed to their revenges. Not
long ago a London charwoman found
herself possessed of a large fortune.
She Immediately bought several fine
turnouts and spent most Of her time
for a few weeks in driving slowly by
the houses Of her former employers to
show on" Against one woman who
had employed her she had an especial
grievance, so she bought the house the
hated one lived in and raised the rent.
A Birmingham nan who received a
small legacy invited every tramp he
could find in the city to meet him at
q certain public house. The tramps
came in large numbers and had a
hearty meal, after which they were
served with pipes and tobacco. They
had plenty to drink, and music and
songs followed, as did also police court
proceedings owing to a free fight which
ended the remarkable entertainment