The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-05-15

| don't believe he ever Intentionally
sighted man. He was democratic
TO the core and Rs plain as you will
md anybody. He sbhorred ostenta-
uon."
AZ an illustration Of the thoughtful
ness OF Mr, Mayo for others, Judge
Young related an Incident that oc-
CURED In Cincinnati some years ago.
while he and The multi millionaire
were stopping at the same hotel.
IT was about O'Clock in the morn
ing that he came 10 The room and ask
ed me 10 go over to another hotel with
him, where he had an engagement 20
meet man on very important buHl-
ness" Judge Young said, Il went with
him, and en- route TO and from tho
hotel he did not miss an opportunity
TO give a tip, lie handed coin 20 tho
boy who opened the elevator door for
him, going and coming. and another
10 the driver Of our cab. He seemed
afraid. always. that some one would
do something for him for nothing. and
he would not have IL that way. :
After concluding the business That
had called him away from our hotel at
that early hour in the morning, Il was
) O'Clock. and we both were dead tired
when we stepped Into the lobby OF our
hotel on our return. The moment we
did so. however. half dozen or moro
men who had been sitting about
awaiting the return of Mr.. Mayo
jumped 70 their feet and surrounded
uH II WA Mt time when Mr.. Mayo
was building his home at Paintayfile.
and each OF the men was an agent
hoping to sell him something.
Il suggested that we 20 direct 20 our
room, and that Mr.. Mayo see the men
the next day. but again his thought
fulness OF his feliowmen Inserted IT.
self and he told me TO 20 on 70 our
room II I was tired, and that he would
Join me later. went, but Il was Q
o'clock before Mr.. Mayo Joined me. He
had given each OF the agents a patient
hearing. fearing to break away lest he
hurt the feelings OF some one. and no
was almost exhausted when the ordeal
finally was concluded. Some OF the
agents wanted to sell him paintings
Tor his home, while others wanted to
sell him furniture. He treated each
as courteously as he would have
treated the wealthlest man In the
country, and probably more so.H
Judge Young said that so far ms he
knew Mr. Mayo never asked favor
OF man In his life.
| No matter how much he may have
done Tor man he would never go TO
him for n favor In return said Judge
Young. III one wished to do some-
thing for Mr.. Mayo he must needs an
tlcipate his desires without Mr.. Mayo
Voicing them. / suppose IL was his
timld, retiring disposition that made
him so, but no strings ever attached
to favor done by him.
When Mr.. Mayo got well started on
the road to wealth he did not forget
his friends and missed few opportuni-
Ties to give them helping hand when
he felt they needed II. Judge Young
said there were fifteen or twenty mon
In Kentucky who had been enabled
through Mr.. Mayo to make from eSo,-
600 to $4,000 or 100000"
Judge Young said that at the time Of
Mr.. Mayo's death he was working on
deal that would have eclipsed any
that he had previously put through.
II was O. gigantic one," he safd,
and when his health began TO brcak
ne did everything In his powor TO build
up his strength to a point that Wouis
have permitted him TO 70 on WITH Ia
plans he had on foot.
Had no lived 70 put through d
deal II would have been only a "a.
years until he would have been IN
CLASS with John Plorpont Morra
judge Young said HE wnn an inds j
fatigable worker. and took keen Meas
ure IN planning big things and putting
them through. II was, in sonne. hid
noDpy, ana he cared very little Tor mel
ordinary pleasures OF life"