Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-12-01
Wealth..
HOW IT Is ACCUMULATED. AND IT'S
-. VALUE.

HOW IT Is ACCUMULATED. AND IT'S
81 VALUE. s
Ab0u ben Adhem sat IN tie front of his tent
one beautiful morning in August, looking out
calmly on the scene that lay before him.
On one side were the long ranges of hills be-
fore, the beautiful stream meanders oozily
through the rich bottom, its sides dotted with
sleek cattle, who, intent upon the rich grass
fed quietly, unmiudful of the mosquitoes that
were buzzing about them. AbOu's soul filed
with the beauty Of the scene.
"Why," said lie, "shOuld we not take q les
son from the cows? Why should we not enjoy
the great good we have, and not notice small
troubles that beset us. Why should we not,
with the wealth of delights we have, permit
ourselves to be absorbed In enjoyment, and de-
spise the trifing troubles of life. | loathe tile
man who permits little things to cause him
10 lose his temper, and--may Allah curse that
evil minded, and altogether aggravating fly
what were such pests perulitted for?
And Abon vigorously slapping his cheek in
his endeavors TO kill the tiy,pOured forth a food
Of the choicest Persian profanity.
Alas like all philosophers, Abou could not
follow his own philosophy The contemplation
Of nature upset by fly
Scarcely had he smote his head thrice, in
vain attempts to kill the fly, whan young man
appeared.
"Well'" was Abou's greeting.
"Do stand In the presence of Abou ben
Aihem?"
"You have that felicity; what wilt thou with
him?"
mighty Abou-"
"Don't say mighty Ab.u. Be chesm it
has become very monotonous Change it, or
cheese it,"
"tAbou frequently dropped into the Oriental
style.l
"Great Abou uf that suits you better,) am
am an humble suppliant."
"Gei at il now, get at II. Ofcourse YOU are
an humble suppliant, You didn't come here 10
do me good. No, indeed, no one ever does.
But To business. WhLt Is your particular form
OF idiocy?'
"Great Ab0li, would be rich, would have
gold, or National Bank notes, q am not partic-
ular, } and would enjoy all that money can bny
| would"
"Young man." said Abou, "that is yery
common form OF insanity, and very hard TO
cure. Every man who is unable to lift himself
up from the common level by aEy ctht means,
tries to do 1t by accumulating money-esey y
man who lnsts after the pleasures of life, yearns
for money TO buy them. Then their s the groys-
i ing man who wants money for the sake of
| money, and the dangerous man who desires IL
for the power II wieds. | will give you five
minutes for wisdom. When you hear me say
Of here quickly as possible"
And Abou significantly cooked double bar
relied shotgun, and sat 1t down blandly within
easy reach, and drove on the cart OF hts dis.
| course.
"Io accumulate money, my young friend, to
the safest thing In tina world. All you have is
| do Is to make dollar day, and spend only
seyenty-hve cents. Any groveling worm in
worldly dust-Any puer and hauler of the
worldly muck rake who knows enou ,h 10 real
iIe that one hundred cents make dollar, and
! who, ut the same time Is too Internally mean
to spend any part OF IT, may become as rich az
Creosus, II he don I starve to death too soon.
To amass shekels all that Is necessary is to live
ike beggar, and write the word '.grub" in
your hat, If indeed you allow yourself the lux
| ury Of q hat.
You must, however, go through the process
OF eliminating from your nature everything In
shape OF love, charity, mercy, tenderness, fase
| and all desire OF any kind. | have know
menlwho hadias much m ,ney as they could use
who would deliberately live away from then
families ten months in the year, to make more
And this, too, when all the comfort they eval
had was with their familhs Money must d,
the entire man, and the accumulation therpo
be the sole pleasure and passion. Accomplish
this aud you " III find your money will grow a.
fast as you desire il.
But you will decrease. The love of none,
| Is tape wolm--it feeds on the body tha
carries it. You have seen q tumble-bug In YOU
native New Jersey, rolling a ball of dirt.
rolls and rolls till the ball Is bigger than tn
bug and ii can't roll any further, when il iie
. down and dies BY is accumulation.
ave now come TO the second part of thi:
chunk Of wisdom. What are you going tc
do with all your veal b when you have il in
a your possession.
Enjoy yourself, Ell? Yes, they all say 1, =
: But when your strength is all gone, what hav
you got to enjoy yourself with? Your table
What good is French cook, i, when o ir stomach
|; used up by the labor Of years, won't allow 20,
!, to eat? Society? What good Is society to
. man who has been educating himself for fnt,
. years In nothing but stocks and merchandise
Travel? They can't endure 1t m1nth, bt caus
o what they see they doh't comprehend. Probabi
y the most touching sight In Nature is v ,nera
: : BILE, grey-haired pork packer at an Opera or il
!, front of picture. You see the effort necessal
. TO make money, exhausts all the faculties whic
you expect money to cater for.
"It so happens, or rather 1t Is wisely ordered
that trouble Is the twin-brother of ever
one of the pleasures that money buys
Champagne t!ctles the palate and looks well II
the glass, but gout hides in every bubble. rh
Q smiling face of the scarlet women has an an
gels look, but-well, get one tscked to you an
T see what will happen. The dinner OF eieve
v courses makes pleasant and goodly show
J but behind the waiter stalks dyspepsia, griu
and terrible, Your money brlnps Il all--yo