, 1880-12-06
VANDERBILT AND ST. PETER.

Unctc Rufus Drcnfns TINT He Il the
Snn Of Il Commodore Knocking ut
Paradise LtkD II E'ert-Elt* Points aa
to How n millionaire, After Acquiring
Ce'nctory Share, Can Really Attain
Cetcstlni Tltifgs.
Neu larh ltorl,t.
Il reporter of tic World askel on Salur-
day Inst from uhclu la,tft,s l1atch Ills
opinion on tho situation of tho stuck market,
md was promptly Informed: Everything
III Wall street Is ut SKIES nnd Mt suvcns, md
we had better bc careful or wc sha,l soon bu
ri thir.cel nilti ut elcyusly. However, tlun't
caro- to say aliythttg about tho stock lnurket,
us lam SO often mis,luutetl."
:" You my that tlrcamily."
"Thas Is because Ut my dream last Sunday
night OH tho cars when l WIS returning from
Washington. And, II tho World ,lnrcs To
print It on my authority, It sllnll lInve 1t.
Don't you forget. though. that my morning
dreams never EO by contrnries. 1 trtn,lesl
tllat1 was Tic son of tile old CoNnnlolloru
who did not feed his llUcks OIL the Grauptn,l
Hills Of Staten tslnnd, where for n long time
WIS Il frugnl swain. | dreamed that my
father llad made millions Of money by ruii-
ming steanboats alu ferry-boats in opposi.
ton tn other pcople, aiM tint, wl,en bu was
gathered to Ills forcfatllsrs, Mt the ripe old
age Of ", lu left Inc nbout s10O. 400 600, which
IN five ycars' time hal multiplied to about
$500, u,o00.ooo, utter suttllng with my sstcrs,
altnts, alNl cousins, a,uE my, brothers. 1
dreamed that was In tl,u habit of yrary
etUsslilE tho 0cenl,-ferry ard purchasing renl
ptctures.-'iot cllrU.llt,s Or autographs Ut
imaginary pto'lt*,-w"Ttl ~ batclI .o1l
horses on my return that cost. $4,000 eacs,
less or il!0re, or lt'Ass0tlltlIuiE," or words
t1 tlnIt French effect. | also drGAn1ed thnt
iai,s 5 "t ~ S 5aSS!9 oi ;syr,n,1. s.nk %i Tni ni
which were free. from taxation. and therrty
s!lY.l!g Ine trouble Ut pa!nyerlng thu ur6ano
President Wlictler, Of tlle Tux Commission.
| ftrcanletl that nn1leetlrl flew my h0,lry, 10
,rcafls on Ilowers, or runs nvcr steui rniis
which cover dividends ut per cent, with
water under every tie. i dreamed ti,lt [
hnlltletl magnificent tnalslnMs. which I4,tGnl-
myself ind members uf my faulty. 1 drc!1!1ett
that my ,wealth-tilo Thought Of whiel, l,ln,lt'
the spirit Of Crnsl,s unc,tsily iIy liko y Int
by night over, tho ruins Of Persia. alid the
swami lots u1out Babyoll-contfn.led to
nGct!unlhtp Until tho ngE[0nlerntel wealth
u the Rot'!selilts MOleared MS. only Il
wllow's mite. III cnn! pnrison with my wealth.
As tlrent!iet-,,l.l il!ls wns, nitnd yGui' nftgr
4 4 nianlE''t santiWlcll aM[ glass OF Appel-
Commodore vergu,l toward mortNl cIi1uux.
ssr Ks TnTe af nj 1f s HSw o ffsSy sSthrf crl
nbUnts. n1lu while preparing to cGe-
btate my centenmla1,-l having passed. more
thnn thu atDttctl tiuG Of my rIlce, and with
aIl the wealth md sp!c,luor that Enrlil
cnaltl glyo nle, My trnnsfcr:;bupks
tin.t lied. Ldrcainctl ilmI i got away rs
tn: Connlolnres sun nnd us Owncr III tl!o
houses that yanaer built, with tlress-sAlt,
m eh9uy M c'!,ln ,, wltt! Eola It, Mbar;;ha,ues pre-
ss " S se s1efs Sf sn% Hsai'sfi pefa h sE;
t!!at nHe 'nan cnti undertake for anutler
%e aag' t a %tsr s gS s to ,,S s1zo 4 % on his
e &c 81 FI ''sS!s ;s,iS ;, Ssaf s A., st 5sSa ;a
Tilt aftcr SIMS r.scotl,fortaIia moments % I
spes townr.ls the celestial regions witt. thu
si.,c, liks Tom Muorc's PrrI. .ilse"nso|atc,
line Lnte'-s luto'I To lnu j. mn uslur
cniles. ! sceM 70 llnyo lnn,lnlerntln ,cnrt!s
grcenbackel: 1'!s Nsi!ef takes i card a'';l
seIt.ilctimg eatc. !ook ardi.i,t n1t see @ oily
Il fogbank Without cushions; but / sit tlowlll
ind tuku stuck Of tl,y situation Presently Il
celestial lnckey passrs mid | nsk wllUtler
l can SEQ 81. I'ottr-l n!nust }sAid
st. Inul Il Milwaukee, but checked
myself oil Il stnlrorlDr. After
s1a s axt 'a sisw i rGy Sa ny , t,nsasc 2!
!rln riiiwny, Il liltle wln,low neur liae opened
prccisuly tiko tEcket-wilitltw, nrAl over it
ihe lcttGrs, \. 7; 9. y II. i. H.. 4 eifaigunt
liz lii, window coi,lps a benevolent hca,l, tic
Us in ny plsiuri-iya'lery. iabcle'! St rstor.'
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