The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-09
Bud" Ellis Lived His Motto. "A
Short Life and a Merry One"
in Letter and Spirit.
CAREER OF A SPENDTHRIFT.

NEIrRLIC SPECIAL.
New York. June S-Whon Bud" Ellis was
buried to-day in schenectady. 'iinis" was
added To- the career of one that ever lived
is full accordance with his motto, a Short
Life ami Il Merry One" Pleasure spelled his
philosophy. good-feilowship was his r.li-
sion. IL was his wish that when he died
his friends should not dampen their Joys
with tears. and they have not.
Already .Hud' Ellis is "a memory. Along
broadway stories are told of his eccentric
probabilities. and men and women listen.
forgetting that just "A week ago Ellis was
one OF themselves. lie will be- missed. and
many will rrieve over his absence. lie will
ne spent. but also for the manner Of its
spending. lie viii be forgotten. when an
other Is found able and willing to buy the
wine that he bought.
His TendcrIoin Debut.
There were many biographcrs of BUD
Ellis In the Tendvrloin to-day. They told of
ms hrst appearance on broadway niteen
Years ago. when. with his pockets IinaJ
VITA sold. he started that pursuit Of pnan-
tom pleasure. which was rclinquishei not
umtii Illness sent him To his deathbed. They
All agreed that his early training had well
htted MN for his after-career. and that cir
c~umstances combined To give him onpor-
,uhity for self-induisence that he was quick
When a lad in knickerbockers. ]. Elmer
Eiiismhis father gave him the nickn,m.
BUG and IL chung to him through Iifa
spent the hours when other boys WERE IN
S,hocl. among the horses that he loved
ne knew more Of %trotters and thoroigh-
pfeGs than ne did of spelling and arithmetic
edge. """"i-
better Driver Than His Dad.
When he was II years old Bud owned n
trotting horse of his OWE, and that v,.r
AT the county fair he won first money i'm a
trotting race. which his father had hope,t
TO win with another. The result, was a
s,ou-hattred dispute between father and
son aaS Ia IA. ,a.ss. -
notses- Then a match was arranged, own
ers 10 drive. Bud Ellis won. mIIch 10 ~.
secret qualification of his father. who paid
MS last wager. saying. You couldn't b,vs
Won had IL not been that you had a IA
'her capable of teaching you how to drive,
Made Up for Lost Time.
1ohn Fills, father of the precocious young
man. was the controlling heal of the
SchnectaGy m works. II Was H.
desire that his son should succeed him In
business. but he died before the EDUCATION
which amounted 10 about 81 5O0.e0 was ias;
10 BUD Then came n five years when
the young mans ambitions were curbed
lie had much lost ground to cover sybap n,
own. va" HIS
Schenectady was too slow. Albany was
months. But he did not begin to live"
until he was introduced to Broadway ".
was fascinated with the glitter and the
glamour OF the things that were new 10
him- Here he stayed until his death. At
iirst his relatives endeavored to persuade
him 10 return to Schenectady, later they
stipulated that he should not return. and
the amount of his income depended upon
his obeying.
When he first came to New York ..Rud"
Ellis had an income of about 5000 a wear.
II was insufficient. Yachting trips. with
friends to entertain: apartments to furnish
and maintain. jewelry to purchase, all COM
bined to make serious inroads upon his cap
ftai. He did one sensible thing. Realizing
that he could not be trusted with his own
fortune. he consented that II should be
placed in the hands of trustees. The income
was cut to about 10000 a year and he could
spend no more.
Limited by Capacity.
er in Utica. had been his sweetheart when
he was n hoy. She was still pretty when
they again met in New York. There was a
gay wedding. and the celebration that fol-
lowed. to which all of the friends of Bud"
Ellis were invited. is still remembered and
talked about. Champaign did not flow. 1t