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spent a modest fortune of his own in 

 pictures, embroideries, bric-a-brac and 

 beautiful things he valued more than 

 the money they cost. He had little 

 use for money except for what he 

 could do or get with it. He could 

 have spent millions wisely and beau- 

 tifully but never could have hoarded 

 it. " Why do you suppose the streets 

 of Heaven are paved with gold, as 

 some say ? " I once asked him. " Just 

 to show how little they think of it 

 there," he replied. 



His charming personality, his noble 

 and gentle spirit, his great kindness, 

 generosity and constant friendship, 

 have left a precious memory, which 

 will long be cherished by many of all 

 sorts and conditions of men, both in 

 the very highest and the very hum- 

 blest walks of life, who will mourn for 

 him sincerely as one upon whose like 

 they may never look again. 



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