Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-08-30
From the Washington Capital,
Aladdin; or, the Wonderful Lamp.
BY THE "FAT CONTRIBUTORS"

but the son of a poor tailor originally
Now, a man may carry on the tailoring
business and get rich, and yet be mighty
Door tailor but we are assured that Alad-
din's family were really i'll reduced circum-
stances.
Aladdin was one of the most careless,
good for nothing boys l ever knew. He
wouldn't learn trade, unless it was trade
iack-knives, but loitered away the most of
his time on the streets. His father W Orked
himself up so because he couldn't make bis
son work, that he died i'll fit-the only
fit, as his customers said, that ever come
out of his shop. Then Aladdin became more
indOlent than ever. Yet, as showing the
enduring love of a mother, although he
nearly bored the life out of her, she con-
tinued to board him.
One day a travelling magician came along
and "showed " in their town. He saw
Aladdin, took liking to him as suited to
his purpose, and offered to take him travel
ing with him, and if he wanted to become
a magician he would learn him TO &c ma
gish." This just suited Aladdin, who
always wanted to go with a circus so he
went.
They left town that night, on foot. Gas
.magicians are often compelled to dUszFhen
business is bad,) and proceeded in the di-
'rection of the next town, where, as the
ty fair, and show would pay. He had
'swOrked" the fairs, and knew.
But, instead of going there, he led Alad-
din into deep valley. Arrived at GER
tam rock, the magician, by some magic
spell (for he was capital speller) opened
a great hole in the ground as readily as
though he had been an earthquake, much
to the surprise and alarm Of Aladdin
Then the magician, facetiOusly remarking
that it was fine opening for young man,
ordered Aladdin to descend, and bring
him a certain lamp he would find there,
threatening the direst penalties if he failed
to comply.
"Now, see here, old man." said Aladdin,
"fun is fun, and like fun as well as any
Lody, but amt this running it into the
ground ?"
There being no help it he descended,
first receiving the magician's magic ring,
together with instructions. But wasn't it
cruel to take Aladdin so?
1t was a magic cavern, of course, and
filled with fruits and vegetables OF the
finest gold as they always are. he saw
more gold ''turnips" than watch factory
could turn out in ten years carrots two
hundred and fifty carats fine; gold cabba-
yes equal to any cabbages that have been
made on the National Treasury and dia-
mond squashes worth money enough to
squash all the indictments found by our
united grand juries. When he saw an Or
chard hanging full of golden apples, he ex-
claimed, "Here's just old fruit ~ and filled
his pockets with them.
Finding the lamp, he returned to the en-
trance of the cavern and asked the ma
gican to help him out.
"NOt till you give me the lamp" was the
reply.
.'rhen you won't get it, retOrted Alad-
din, who feared some trick, which so ell
ragged the man of magic that he threw
down the stone which closed the cavern,
| shutting the poor boy in. He took on, Of
| course, as any boy naturally would under
the circumstances, weeping and rubbing
| his hands, but in doing SO he rubbed the
magic ring, when an immense Genii ap-
| pcared.
"Who are you ~ said Aladdin.
81 am Slave of the Ring" replied the
Genie.
"What ring? Whiskey ring?''
I his ralh r offended the Or n l. ,who was
prohibitionist, and one of the most repu-
table Genii under ground. But he eX-
| planned that he was compelled to do what
ever the pOssessor of the ring required,
subject only to the Constitution of the
| United States.
| "Then get Inc out of this said Aladdin,
''and take me hOme,' which the i;enii did
| in less time than it takes to write these
lines, set up the type, print tue paper, and
| put up the mails. He was hungry, and
his mother had nothing in the house to
eat. ''But here is the lamp you brought
home" said she. 81 will clean it, ard per-
haps it will bring something" 1t did. 1t
brought another member of the Genii
family, as she rubbed it, who announced
himself a "Slave of the Lamp" and said
he followed the business of waiting on
| anybody who possessed it. What did they
| wish?
"Dinners for two!" shouted Aladdin, as
though he was in cheap restaurant, with
unbOunded credit. "And mind you, give
us plenty of fresh egetableS-green corn,
if you have it,
In an instant banquet was spread be-
fore them of the richest description, and
on plates of gold. From shat time they
boarded entirely in this manner, Aladdin
disposing of the gold plate at pawn
brokers' and playing in the money at
keno.
He just kept that Genii humping. Pro-
badly no Genii that ever lived was so over
worked as this one was. He wouldn't be
home i'll his cavern an hour any time day
before Aladdin would rub the lamp for
something, when Mr.. Genii had to ait,
muttering as he did SO, Say, there's the
rub" Besides bringing his meals to his
room (for which he couldn't even have the
privilege of charging him extra) he had to
fetch his morning cocktail and black his
boots. What a degradation for born
Gle Illus!
At length Aladdin aspired to marry the
SIltan's daughter, who was very beautiful.
His mother endeavOred to diSsuade him
no Tod hat h1
only the sOn of poor tailor, and advised
him to be content with some respectable
seamstress. But he insisted, and actually
induced the old lady TO go to the Sultan
and demand his daughters hand in mar
riage for her son, which was very insulting
to the Sultan.
Gold and diamonds did the business,
however, as they do yet and always viii
until there is a radical change i'll valua-
Ons and Aladdin married the princess
He built her magnificent palace in one
night-or his Genii did--On a vacant lot
owned by her father, that had a frontage
OF 100 feet on the principal street, and was
$50 feet deep. (The Sultan had refused
$500 front foot for the lot, repeatedly
And then they proceeded to live happily.
But one day circus came to Gown, and,
connected with one of the side-shows, was
the wicked magician. lie saw the palace,
heard that it was put up i'll one night by
Aladdin, and OWNED the truth at once
The Genii, Slave OF the Lamp, must have
been boss carpenter! He devised plan
for obtaining the lamp. He got some bran
new ones and went to the palace when
Aladdin was away, crying, " Old lamps for
new" when one of the kind girls traded
off the magic lamp, ignorant of its value as
of everything else. Having thus made
Alat din a lanp-lighter 0han he was) the