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So that at his death it was said of him that he had, in his day, sent more men into bankruptcy and more missionaries into Africa than any other man in the country. SO THAT AT HIS DEATH IT WAS SAID OF HIM THAT HE HAD IN HIS DAY SENT MORE MEN INTO BANKRUPTCY AND MORE MISSIONARIES INTO AFRICA THAN ANY OTHER MAN IN THE COUNTRY
 be builded. I give you the name by which he was known on "the Street." A mythology has grown about the name since, and strange legends of its owner are still narrated where brokers congregate. But with the lambs he sheared, and the bulls he dragged to earth, and the bears he gored to financial death, we have nothing to do; suffice it, that he performed these operations with almost uniform success and in an unimpeachably respectable manner. And if, in his time, he added materially to the lists of inmates in various asylums and almshouses, it must be acknowledged that he bore his victims no malice, and that on every Sunday morning he confessed himself to be a miserable sinner, in a voice that was perfectly audible three pews off. At bottom, I think he considered his relations with Heaven on a purely business basis; he kept a species of running account with Providence; and if on occasions he overdrew it somewhat, he saw no incongruity in evening matters with a cheque for the church fund. R WOODS CAUSED SELWOOD TO BE BUILDED I GIVE YOU THE NAME BY WHICH HE WAS KNOWN ON THE STREET A MYTHOLOGY HAS GROWN ABOUT THE NAME SINCE AND STRANGE LEGENDS OF ITS OWNER ARE STILL NARRATED WHERE BROKERS CONGREGATE BUT WITH THE LAMBS HE SHEARED AND THE BULLS HE DRAGGED TO EARTH AND THE BEARS HE GORED TO FINANCIAL DEATH WE HAVE NOTHING TO DO SUFFICE IT THAT HE PERFORMED THESE OPERATIONS WITH ALMOST UNIFORM SUCCESS AND IN AN UNIMPEACHABLY RESPECTABLE MANNER AND IF IN HIS TIME HE ADDED MATERIALLY TO THE LIST OF INMATES IN VARIOUS ASYLUMS AND ALMSHOUSES IT MUST BE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT HE BORE HIS VICTIMS NO MALICE AND THAT ON EVERY SUNDAY MORNING HE CONFESSED HIMSELF TO BE A MISERABLE SINNER IN A VOICE THAT WAS PERFECTLY AUDIBLE THREE PEWS OFF AT BOTTOM I THINK HE CONSIDERED HIS RELATIONS WITH HEAVEN ON A PURELY BUSINESS BASIS HE KEPT A SPECIES OF RUNNING ACCOUNT WITH PROVIDENCE AND IF ON OCCASIONS HE OVERDREW IT SOMEWHAT HE SAW NO INCONGRUITY IN EVENING MATTERS WITH A CHECK FOR THE CHURCH FUND
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