Show RICH kleptomaniacs KLEPTOMANIA CS dersons who tile if they were nobodies would be ba hent to jan jail every once in a while we hear oi of kleptomania cs and pity them or de cle rido ride them according to their circumstances if the victim is poor we deride the idea of kleptomania and charge 1 the weakness to common thievery but if the victim is rich wo we are more charitable anil and ready to concede that there may be sern something ethin g more in kleptomania than a polite excuse for inordinate knavery A story is told of the late john D dryden father of the brilliant and e genial nat C dryden of troy known to all missourians Missour ians that goes tar far to illustrate tile character of the klop kleptomania tomania jud judge 0 bryden and ho of liis his friends were talking one day and relating incidents growing out of sti strong olly human impulses one of the men said that the great reat struggle g 91 0 of his life was to keep sober that lie he loved whisky better thain any thing else in the world and that it red all the strength of will lie he had to resist it tile second man said that liis his weakness was a love ot of speechmaking speech making T would rather make a speech than do any thin thing else in the world and that lie ho never saw a 1 crowd together ether that the impulse to elevate his voice and make mak e a t speech did not attack him judge 0 blydell dryden s said aid that the struggle of his life was to be honest that lie he never s saw aw any 1113 thing that ho he took a fancy to that tile the io impulse in to take it did not come upon idin him strong he said that if lie he dill did not brin bring lan lall iron will to resist his inclinations he would be one ol of the I 1 greatest rogues 0 in ill missouri this coming from a man who was a model of integrity 0 and fairness during a long active life is a powerful illustration some thins thin s go 0 o to 0 7 show how much will power lias has to do in directing the lives of people and how easy it Is i s for people not able to concentrate tl beir will to fall victims to their passions the present earl ol of derby an all ex british cabinet officer and one of the richest men in En england gyland is a confirmed kleptomaniac tile the earls particular weakness is for old silver and tile greater its antiquity and beauty the more certain it is to lind find its way into liis his pocket there is a story satorv to the effect that once when lie ws was kneeling at the communion table only the ready hand of the rector sayed saved the quaint old wine cup from sliding up the earls sleeve it is tile the duty 0 of f his valet to examine his masters clothes every mornin morning when lie he has dined out the night before whatever is found is is taken to the countess a beautiful arid and good woman who returns it to the owner with a pretty note of apolo apology y the earl is quite aware of liis his allf unfortunate or weakness and is to have struggled struer led against a callist it in vain no fear of det detection action and exposure makes heavy his light licht fin fincers ins rera and it is saidee said he will not trust himself to go alone to a public sale is displayed how many people with the noble earls weakness are arc to be found in everyday every day life suppose the head of the poi powerful erful stanley family were poor and untitled would tho the pleading of kleptomania 1 keep cep him put of the penitentiary st lwis louis globe democrat |