Vanderbilt’s Indifference to the President’s Death
ONE of the richest men in the United States, William H. Vanderbilt, went to Chicago to witness the performance of his favorite mare, Maud S., on the race track. "During the interval between the heats some one in the stand announced the rumor that the President was dead, and soon after the report was communicated to Mr. Vanderbilt. He did not seem greatly concerned about the matter, and, unlike others in the stand, expressed no surprise. He was also unaffected by the announcement a few minutes later that the report was unfounded, the approaching performance of the mare evidently having a larger place in his mind." It has been well said that we can judge what estimate God places on wealth by observing the kind of persons to whom he gives most of it.—Christian Statesman.