[SamAdams76]

He was in love with Miss Hayden but it was an unrequited love.

He gave her his $1,000 but when he learned that his beloved Miss Hayden stood to gain $50,000 more if he spent his initial $1,000 in a wasteful and foolish way, he grabbed the envelope (showing how he spent his $1,000) and ripped it up, stating that he spent it at the races.

[madison10]

Thanks. He had a good soul.

[Deaf Smith]

So the blind man selling pencils was ignored?

He might as well been selling paper roses in Ft Worth (Texas y'all).

*If you know the song and the history.

"He was selling paper roses

And they only cost a dime"