A Fool and His Money.
An incident m the reckless career of the Marquis of Hastings is related by a traveller who chanced to be staying m the chief hotel at Sheffield one evening, when he and a few companions resolved on what they termed a " lark." Their frolic took the turn of demolishing all the mirrors, chandeliers, pictures, and furniture of two large drawing-rooms. "If ever I saw a madman," says the narrator, "it was the Marquis that night, as with the butt-end ot a heavy ridingowhip he frantically dashed out windows, ruined statuettes and vases, and defaced bookcases and sideboards, shrieking the while like an incarnate demon, Then,, when he had done, he drew forth his cheque-book, signed a banlc«draft, and, with an oath, ordered the manager to pay himself for the damage done, which I have no doubt the manager did without omitting a single item.' 7
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Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 33, 4 January 1883, Page 2
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