OCR Text |
Show PENT FREELY IN PROSPERITY. Speculator Seemed to Make Prevlelen for Lean Years. ' The late Townsend Percy, specu- j lator and promoter, who madd aad lost I more than One fortune in the course I ot his life, used to be fond of repeating orao of his mother's witticisms at his ei92se, generally brought about by lis extravagances during his periods uf prosperity. Once Percy had dj vea four-in-hand for a year, when an unfortunate un-fortunate "deal" made it necessap, for kitm to reduce expenditures aad sell ' his horses, on which occasloa she said to him: ' "Townsend, don't you think that It Ws would be better to drive one horse four years, Instead ot four horses one year?" t Another time, when on the verge ot financial crash, Percy still owned a considerable stable, and gave no outward out-ward sign 6f pecuniary embarrass- , moit. Ills mother met an old friend of the family about this period, whs congratulated her on her son's sue-i'c8 sue-i'c8 In life. "I am glad that Townsend t- is -olng so well," said the. friend. "Yes, indeed," remarked the old lady. "TOwnsend has six horses and seven cnrrlages and eight dollars." v Harper's Weekly. |