The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-08-22
GRATIFIED AMBITION
ODD USES TO WHICH SUDDEN RICHES
ARE SOMETIMES PUT.

Why the Beggar's bridge That Spans
the River Esk Was DuiIt-.An Eng
Orgy of New Shoes.
People who after years OF grinding
poverty suddenly come into great
wealth sometimes put their new for
tunes to peculiar uses. Certainly they
should be allowed to do so without
harsh criticism. for the strangest things
done by the newly rich are done to real
lie n dream which has cheered the
heart when the days were full Of trou-
BILE scarcely to be borne and helped to
tighten the great load of poverty.
What poor man has not found cheap
and certain comfort In the midst of ar
ELECTIONS by imagining what he would
do IL he were richT When wealth
comes suddenly and Unexpectedly and
the dreamer sets out to realize his
dream, people say, How eccentricr"
Eccentric 1t may be. but 1t is the graf
flied ambition of lifetime.
Awhile 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 sew.
eral shoemakers, so arranging il that
he could put ON "A new pair of shoes
every day in the year. How often had
he said 10 himself In his years of pov-
erty, when his toes were sticking out
of his shoes or the water coming into
them, ooh, lf | ever get any money
won't | Just blow myself on shoesr'
The opportunity came, and the first
thing he did was to indulge In an orgy
of new shoes.
\ miner who came into an unexpect
ell fortune gave great feast TO his old
workmates. Often when the miners
We're eating the contents OF their dinner
pals down In the dim galleries Of the
mine he had thought of what feast
he would like TO see spread there for
himself and his fellow workmen. So
when he came into his fortune he had
one of the galleries OF the mine lighted
and decorated and great and costly
feast served there to the miners, at
which be presided.
Another man who suddenly became
rich bought all his particular friends IA
complete outfit of clothing. even going
SO far as TO furnish each OF them with
a gold watch and chain. Then he In
rited them TO famous feast, at which
ali sorts Of expensive Injuries were
served. When the guests reached their
homes. each found an envelope with
Ina Ia nj
money was to pay for short yaca.
ton. This generous man unfortunately
died in want and misery not long after
receiving his windfall
\ 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 meeting his sweet
heart. who lived on the opposite bank
of the river, owing TO the Esk often
being swollen aud so impossible, even
TO a good swimmer. The ardent lover
When distraught one day, registered a
vow that II ever he became rich he
would take good care that no Eskdale
lover should ever suffer again In the
manner he suffered. lie became rich
aud fulfilled bis VOW by the erection of
the Heggar's bridge.
But there are persons, too. who In
stead OF dreaming In their poverty Of
giving pleasure TO their fellows medl-
tate mischief and when they acquire
sudden wealth proceed 10 their re
yenges Not long ago n London char
woman found herself possessed Of n
large fortune. She Immediately bought
several fine turnouts and spent most OF
her time for IA few weeks in driving
slowly by the houses OF her former en-
ployers to "show on" Against one wo-
man 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 man who received a
small legacy Invited every tramp he
could find In the city TO meet him at
certain public house. The tramps came
In large numbers and had a hearty
monl. after which they were served
with pipes and tobacco. They had
plenty to drink. and music and songs
followed, as did also police court pro-
eeedings, owing to n free fight which
ended the remarkable entertainment
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