Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-09-24
THE AMERICAN ALADDIN.

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aires in this State, more than one-hnlf OF
whom live in San Francisco. Why,
can well remember when there we're but
three persons in the United States who
were worth over 81. 900 600; but the Ar.
ponauts are not satisfied with millions.
They 20 on arcumulating and dazzling
the masses with display OF their riches
until death arrests their progress. On
CLAY street alone there are from twelve
to fifteen residences, each Of which cost
not one cent less than $500 QUO. and
there are three or -four on the same street |
that cost nior- than $500. 600. and one or |
two stables that coat more than 800, 900. |
f San Francisco Letter.
1t is just 80 in the great cities OF the
Atlantic Coast, Boston. New York. Phil
adelphia. The Arabian Nights story OF
Aladdin furnishes scarcely less wonder
ment than the history of many OF the
Atlantic and Pacific Coast millionaires.
The history of one is typical of the class.
Any one that takes his young ones out
for a stroll through Mob Hill. or Fifth
Avenue, can saunter by Aladdin's palace
and moralize thereon. Aladdin Is usual
lya Yankee or shrewd Old Country.
man. Hs started in life by swapping
knives, then putting the halves OF broken
marbles together and passing them oil
for whole ones. When he gathered
some brass, he went to school in the
winter months to learn the goldsn arith.
m-tio-addti on to himself and subtrac.
ton from his n-ighbor. In later years
be added to this and made it a rule Of
three-addition. division and silence,
AT an early age Aladdin WAS considered
to be good at bargain. which meant
that he could always succeed IN changing
worse for better-always keeping the
blind side Of the horse to the wall when
he had 10 sell il; and the village said
that Aladdin would certainly succeed.
When he left. :" he will be rico, said
the village, with more approval than it
would say "he will be generous and
true" To Aladdin the world wss but a
market, in which to buy cheap and
sell dear. For him there was nc
beauty, no history. no piety, M
heroism. Vainly the stars shon'
over him, vaiuly the south wind blew
In the wake OF the great ship Argo. II
which Jason and his companions sa'le'
for the Golden + ,eece. over tho cleaning
Mediterranean where the ships OF Tyre
Rome and the Crusaders have been be
fore him through the Pillars OF Hell
cules, through which Columbus sale
to find fame in q new world, now sail
Aladdin to find fortune. To him a
lands are alike. No Homer sang for hi
in the Esean sea; he only curses II
wind that will not blow him into Odessa
No syrens sing for him. but he loves ii
huge oath OF the lively boatswain. Wit
the Bible 10 his hand and quid OF l.
bacco in his mouth, he goes about Il
holy places in Jerusalem aud "calc
hates" their exact site. He sees Il
land Of the Rameses and Ptolemies; al
the reverent echoes have slumbered sin,
they were tramped over by Alexander
army, are now awakened by the shr
whistle of Ola Dan Tucker. He vie'
the Grand L ANA, interviews the Graz
Mo8ul. turus his back upon Emp-ro
aud takes II p,nch out OF the Pope
stuff box. He chews with tho Aral
smokes opium with the Turks and rid
for q bride with the Camuck Tarta
Aladdin COMES home again, and the 6
miring villagers points him out to
younger generation AZ SUGGEST
man. my son" does see a
b-holds him owning million
ten millions of doliars-of all
cisties OF which he is not pres'd-
u director. His name is as good
god, he has bought pic ures aud stHtu
he has also bought Mrs. Aladdin q
housed hrr in luxury. but be picks
teeth with a silver fork. He has no
i,r poet, but he makes it his boast
reads nothing but the newspapers.
goes to church twice or Sundays,
only wakes up when the preacher
nounces the sinner Of Soiom and
morrah. His head Is bald and sh
with the sermons that hi. it and CLAN
of. He clasps bis hands in prayer,
foreets to open them when the poor
Is passed around; and be goes home
successful man, thanking God b
A.,
not "a other men. And after Dime
sits before the FIRE in his easy cl
lights cigar. and looks languldly
Ms, Aladdin through the thick sun