The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-06
So Saws Charles Smith, Who
Recently Became millionaire.
BANK GOOD ENOUGH FOR HIM.
Smoking Ms Only Vice, and Hs Has No Use
for Liquor Not Tolerate
Cider Even.

epr1ngf,eid, Mass, April 6.--An army OF
set-rfch-quick agents and life Insurance
men descended today upon the home OF
Charles Smith the millionaire who, until
a few days ago, has worked Tor oay
wages. Not a single sale was erected
however and a more disappointed as-
greRation of canvassers never wended lts
way through Union street.
.The banks are good enough sure
things for me-" was the answer which
Smith made to the opportunities of his
visitors.
II would have been In the poorhouse
years ago II I had begun spending my
money In accordance with twentieth CEN
tury IDEAS" said Mr.. Smith 70 reporter'
WORK sECREr OF HAPPINESS;
"I am 8 years old and have always had
perfect health. Hasn't that been SUM-
cient enjoyment without squahuetihs
money TSSr %sy woyk nesS worE a'er That is the
cret OF happiness. Why, / would as
soon work as sleep. and sleep is 80 dear
TO me ] make four or Ave hours OF II
smoking is my only vice. ! prefer a
pipe, because fve-cent package or to-
bacco outlasts a good many cigars: MY ~
q pipe. am going TO plant three acres
Of tobacco on my farm this season, and
next winter will smoke cigars OF my own
mahIHs' AHoS W." ~0N ''~ '
Il have no use for drink. won't
tols.sse even cider m When .sa, tss take aD%S pSs1
every cider apple tree on the place"
Smith lived In Hartford Conn, during
his minority with an aunt Mrs. sarah
Wells zone OF the salt Of the earth
IN his characterization OF the woman
who shaped his youthful ideas.
''she cured mo of lying; once | told
over my back / never wanted to lie
again. / would not tell lie today even
In Jest. When my aunt didn't like any
thing she let me know IL. II she were
here now and disapproved of something /
did she would cuff my ears"
QUARTER AS BIG AS EVER.
ct think as much OF a quarter today as
ever did. I never spend a cent without
thinking of what II represents. Farming
IL good enough for me. know the inns
and outs OF the business and can make a
success Of II. don't know the first thing
about keeping store, running mill or
dabbling I'm stocks, and IL / attempted 10
ACQUIRE experience In these lines, toward
which have no bent. II would cost me
all the money put In. Then l would 90
to the poorhouse and people would laugh
at me.
Am I in love Well, little woman
know has caused me 10 spend more mon
ey than / ever did In my life before.
am going to draw out $4,000. / expect e
take possession OF my farm I'm Feeding
Hills, six miles from here. next week
There ought to be money In producing
milk ] shall keep eighteen cows and cut
my own hay.
'"yvill / be n gentleman farmer? Not
on your natural; that is not in the gen
orally accepted sense OF the term. II get
ting I'D at In the morning the year
round working until at night and mind
ing my own business constitute gentle
man farmer, why. I'll be one"
Smith IL q typical Yankee. He is OF me
dunn stature. stoops slightly and has
brown hair, with thin, sandy mustache
He says he is thirty-three years old. bu
looks forty.
Mrs. Timothy Dooley, the pretty widow
whom he is 10 mary is twenty-eight sh'
has two small children. Mrs. Dooley is en-
amored with the piano which Smitl
bought her a few days ago, and enjoy
the notoriety which has been thrust upoi
her
"He Is the queerest man you ever saw,
said Mrs. Dooley. in speaking OF her fu
ture husband. "He never loved until h
met me-" she added.