the life of thomas telford-第58章

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an　accurate　journal　of　all　I　saw。　　He　used　to　lecture　us　on　being

independent；　even　in　little　matters；　and　not　ask　servants　to　do　for

us　what　we　might　easily　do　for　ourselves。　　He　carried　in　his　pocket

a　small　book　containing　needles；　thread；　and　buttons；　and　on　an

emergency　was　always　ready　to　put　in　a　stitch。　　A　curious　habit　he

had　of　mending　his　stockings；　which　I　suppose　he　acquired　when　a

working　mason。　　He　would　not　permit　his　housekeeper　to　touch　them；

but　after　his　work　at　night；　about　nine　or　half　past；　he　would　go

up　stairs；　and　take　down　a　lot；　and　sit　mending　them　with　great

apparent　delight　in　his　own　room　till　bed…time。　　I　have　frequently

gone　in　to　him　with　some　message；　and　found　him　occupied　with　this

work。〃



*＇10＇　〃The　British　Fisheries　Society；〃　adds　Mr。　Rickman；　〃did　not

suffer　themselves　to　be　entirely　outdone　in　liberality；　and　shortly

before　his　death　they　pressed　upon　Mr。　Telford　a　very　handsome　gift

of　plate；　which；　being　inscribed　with　expressions　of　their

thankfulness　and　gratitude　towards　him；　he　could　not　possibly

refuse　to　accept。〃'Life　of　Telford；'　p。　283。



*＇11＇　Weale's　'Theory。　　Practice；　and　Architecture　of　Bridges；'

vol。i。：　'Essay　on　Foundations　of　Bridges；'　by　T。　Hughes；　C。E。；　p。　33。



*＇12＇　Letter　to　Mr。　William　Little；　Langholm；　24th　January；　1815。



*＇13＇　Telford　thought　so　little　about　money；　that　he　did　not　even

know　the　amount　he　died　possessed　of。　　It　turned　out　that　instead　of

16；600L。　it　was　about　30；000L。；　so　that　his　legatees　had　their

bequests　nearly　doubled。　　For　many　years　he　had　abstained　from

drawing　the　dividends　on　the　shares　which　he　held　in　the　canals　and

other　public　companies　in　which　he　was　concerned。　　At　the　money

panic　of　1825；　it　was　found　that　he　had　a　considerable　sum　lying　in

the　hands　of　his　London　bankers　at　little　or　no　interest；　and　it

was　only　on　the　urgent　recommendation　of　his　friend；　Sir　P。　Malcolm；

that　he　invested　it　in　government　securities；　then　very　low。



*＇14＇　'Selections　from　the　Letters　of　Robert　Southey；'　vol。　iv。；

p。　391。　　We　may　here　mention　that　the　last　article　which　Southey

wrote　for　the　'Quarterly'　was　his　review　of　the　'　Life　of　Telford。'











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