have lived in the apprehension of having the bulk of their possessions
seized by envious rulers or fellow citizens. Not many years ago
Vanderbilt suddenly bought fifty million dollars of four per cent
Government bonds, simply, it is believed, for the purpose of shifting
the enormous risk of active employment upon shoulders which would be
less apt to excite popular manifestations of greed should the Commune
bring about its foolish and chaotic reign. The cares of great wealth are
a class of the most serious burdens borne by humanity.