The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1907-03-07
TOO CONSCIENTIOUS HEIRS.
People Who Have Reused to accept
fouunea Lett TO Them.


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In q DI.Acu ..-An IN l. 4! Il, anu re-
Gently ue Le,:a.ue enut.eI TO lor-
tune OF very nearly ElOJ.OOO under
the will OF an uAc.s OF wnom he mad
scarcely ever herd. and who had
made him his sole heir.
.>atl.. 80. 60. tLe young man
vas delighted with his unexpected
stroke OF good luc6 and. resigning his
clerxship ne repaired to Vienna
where his uncle had lived and ed,
10 take over the estate. the bulk OF
which was personal property. Be
coming aware that his uncle had
amassei his fortune by usury and
that his name had become a byWord
IN Austria, the conscientious heir ap'
soutely refused to accept a penny OF
the estate, resolutely returning to
Berlin and getting himself reinstated
on his old stool at the bank.
What was perhaps lhe argest for
tune ever refused for consc ence sake
was that from which Frederick N.
Charrington, the famous temperance
advocate and religious worker in the
East End of London, turned aside.
NJ. CharrinSton was entitled to
share in his fathers great brewery
uaiaess-one of the largest In Lon
;on; and 1t is estimated that tho
share he refused was worth Gl,2oo'-
tN0 when he made up his mind that
ne would not accept 1t.
The story is told Of how he was
ed to make this momentous resolve.
Ie ohanced to be standing outside
public house In the East End when
he saw drunken man shot through
.hc doors into the arms OF Wretched
looking woman, who was patiently
awaiting aim. The drunkard struck
the woman and heaped the vilest
abuse on her without any apparent
provocation; and as they slouched
away Mr.. Charrington, CHANGING 10
glance up, he saw his own name IN
large gilt letters on the public house
sign. It was one Of the brewery's
tied houses.
Such was the impression left by the
incident upon Mr.. Charrington's mind
tha, he vowed thencefOrth to have no
share in The trade which was produc-
tive of such results, but instead to
devote himself to the cause OF tenn
ocra!cc nd rescuing the outcasts or
East LonGan, work he has at the
utmost self sacrifice pursued ever
since
"i!ow much do they pay you for
wear ng tat bit of blue ribbon?
sneerinGly inquired an impe.Lnens
Young man Of Mr. CharrmG.on on one
occasion.
is nerrly as | can make out" ah-
sycrod Mr.. rliarrinston. With Z nland
smile, "i; costs me c20GO0 year.
Some eight or nine years ago q
we'll known West End physician died.
ielving a fortune OF rather mors
than E40.0O0 The whole OF this
amount was bequeathed to nephew
with contingent remainder to certain
charities should the beneficiary refuse
the heaues', the object OF the testator
being To deprive daughter, who had
married contrary to his wishes, OF the
estate.
The nephew. however, although the
sor, une must have been "a sore temp.
tation TO him. objected to being made
m instrument Of his uncle S poSthu-
nous spite and announced his iEteu-
ton of refusing the fortune directly
he was made aware Of The terms o!
ne will. Upon hrinS pointed out TO
i'm that his refusal woIld only Gre
,tc the contingency provided Tor ana
rot benefit him or his cousin. he
formally accepted the fortune and
lien transferred it by deed Df git
- ;hc young !ady who had been so
:nfuirly c,eal with by her father
iiuhappily. her husband more than
tstiicd The deceased phys clans
prejudice against him, and promptly
-arn up his practice and began to
.issipa,e the fortune He died, how
<rr". before he had made away with
lalf the estate. and in due course his
.iGuw married the cousin who Fad
- cnnsci"ntiunsly refused The fortune
Or ncr sake.