The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-04-23

c<N---.------3 into the paCh iot'
grab a spade, thrust
II into the placid bosom of Mother
Earth and turn up a barrel of gold
q million dollars or so-what would
you do? Would you begin extensive
financial operations? Would you
xrope for additional inspiration?
Would you invest in more spades,
more back lots and go on digging? Or
would you be content with your mil
lion or so and buy a house and
yacht and some silk pajamas and
shirts with monograms embroidered
on the sleeves? In short, would you
keep on money grubbing and trying
TO get more gold or would you quit?
The overwhelming chances are that
yon viii say you would quit The del zr-
ugng probabilities are that when the Lhz
time came you would try 10 get lust RI
lone million more" The end Of the
rainbow which marks the nesting
place OF the tabled pot of gold is always IA
sight but never quite in reach Slightly edit
Ing and revising the biblical dictum! "To him
who hath" Is given an Unsuitable appetite for
more.
CHANGING hurriedly up and down the list
OF Americans of millions It Is difficult to pick
out bare fraction of them who have found
that enough was sufficient. Uncle Russell
Sage never lost his interest in interest Aunt
Hetty Green still loves to stroke the fur Of
coupon and hear It purr WilN...n Waldorf
Aston was born on a couch upholstered with
dainty bonds and beautifully tinted green
backs, and soon as he was able to toddle he
went into the uphostering business on his
own account and has been at 1t ever since
moving TO England and mixing up with eXpen-
siye royalty in the meanwhile, but always
Eppppp his ~ tho main phnupp
f. Augustus Ileinze, after getting hold OF
more money than he knew what to do with out
In Montana, came to New York and tried to
plant his dollars In productive soil The cut
worms got it,
j. Plerpont Morgan, one of the money over.
lords, generalissimo OF finance. Is so busy get
ting more that he hasn't time to talk to those
whose vocabulary is limited to less than seven
figures.
Other instances might be cited in proof OF
the contention that generally. the man with
millions doesn't quit
But, as sustaining the rule, there are ex-
ceptions. and this is the story of one man who
Vlit. Thomas f. Walsh.
He had all kinds of mouey-whte brown
green and yellow, but he didn't become so
enamored of 1t that he couldn't let 60 Mel
Their was he SO impressed with its desirabilty
that he wanted more He would rather talk
about a onceyed prospector that he knew
back in the days of Leadylos coicky baby
hood than he would about any business scheme
that human ingenuity could devise. He didn't
care 10 talk about making money. Those who
know him best assert that he would rather
give it away than increase that which he has,
One third Of July few years ago Mr.. Walsh
walked down to the Boston & Maine railroad
station at Manchester blythe Sea and did some
things that left the eyes OF the railroad EN-
ployes hanging out like the old fashioned
knockers on the front doors of New England
Mr Walsh arrived quietly at the station. He
manifested no symptoms OF giyeupativeness
and the employees were unprepared Digging
down into an ample pocket he dragged forth
a roll of tens and twentles-rcal money and
began to skin off the top layers He handed
a bill to each of the men,
Tomorrow is the fourth of July and wan
Won bows to have a good time" was his ex
planation For a few minutes the Manchester
station crew was utterly useless-pitiully in
competent 1t couldn't get It's breath,
SAY" whispered Waterman who hap
nered TO be Of the elect on that suspicious oc
casion. that roll of yellows that he pulled on
was big enough to stall freight
Walsh heard about that remark and was S
,,ckled over 1t that he got chummy with tn
~,tcbman and used to walk down and tai
with him every day or two.
This and other instances OF the senerost
Of Mr. Walsh should not. however, have
tendency to inject hope into the systems c
those who dog the footsteps OF the rich an
seek loans and contributions. One sure wa
not TO get money from Walsh Is to ask hi
for II He has an almost holy horror OF IN
CRATER and the person who writes hard luc
tales TO those who are classed among the ultr
wealthy.
Once upon time. when ne was Colorado
commissioner at the Paris exposition, Nj
walsh in his side excursions. discovered
king This particular monarch was Leopold
the gay old party with the severe but ampl
xbiskers who lately ruled over Belgium.
Come over and have snack at my camp
remarked Mr. Walsh At all events that wa
tho substance OF what he said
.'Iu try anything-once.' was the atttud
-, the monarch with the lilacs Now II ha
nened that Mr. Leopold, Rex. had been TO
number of very fussy banquets. lie mad bee
entertained so numerously that terrapn dloh
thrill him any more He knew all ABOUT u
hot tor ODeTAtlC