Savannah Morning News

MAUD S. NOT FOR SALE.
Mr. Siddalls Offers $125,000, but Mr. Bonner Will Not Sell Her.
From the New York Sun.

It was Mr. Frank Siddalls, of Philadelphia, who offered Mr. Robert Bonner $100,000 for Maud S., and it is said he has supplemented this offer by another of $125,000, with a certified check within twenty-four hours after the acceptance for the amount. Concerning this Mr. Bonner said:

"I have not received the offer of $125,000, and it would make no difference if I had. If you were to come in here and propose to buy, say my little finger, you would naturally expect to pay a pretty good price for it, and you would, furthermore, be pretty safe in offering a big price for it, because you would know very well that I would not sell the finger. Well, I would as soon think of parting with my little finger as I would with Maud S. Maud S. is simply not for sale; that is all there is to the matter. If anybody were to offer me $200,000, or $300,000, things we do not part with for money, it would be all the same. There are some things and Maud S. is one of them. If people like to advertise themselves by making large offers for her I suppose that is all right, but she will not be sold.

"Mr. Vanderbilt felt the same way about her, and I was never more surprised in my life than when, through Mr. Turnbull, he offered her to me. The $80,000 I gave him for her was, of course, more to him than forty cents would cause men eyesight. The reason he sold her was because he could not see his horses when he drove them. A $1,000,000 would have been no temptation to him to sell her. Millions were common enough with him, but there was only one Maud S. I suppose the happiest day in Mr. Vanderbilt's life was when he drove Maud S. in 2:15. But he could not drive her or any more, although he wanted to be put upon the track where she would and she was abused to dispose with this where of race her she track would and she horses Vanderbilt and would and beaten of not that knew race the be him. Gamblers to suit some and win the where one good Mr. convenience day she horses Vanderbilt and would and beaten of not that knew race the be him.

care of me thein because and he he wanted wanted well cared for. It was her comfort was looking for; that is all. And I very much the same way. The mare, may distinctly say, is not for sale, cannot be bought."

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 25.--"No," said Frank Siddalls although this evening as he sat in his parlor. "I did not bad not his ugh Joseph Harkness who formerly abead ppose ed Bonner 100.000 Maud the it and would would horse he for try S could taexmare said to now not and drop sell so that be advised dead the at told if He any regulation him bim did price so to to care of me thein because and he he wanted wanted well cared for. It was her comfort was looking for; that is all. And I very much the same way. The mare, may distinctly say, is not for sale, cannot be bought."