The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-12-03
ANGIE MILLIONAIREs.
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Thousands of men have envied Astor,
Stewart, Vanderbilt, Keene, Gould and
other fellows who can buy Strawberries
at one dollar per box; but the richest of
them are mere vagrants compared to
some of the ancients. There was Minus,
for instance. He was the son of Nimrod,
the hunter, who made lions scratch for
holes and tigers to take bitches. Old
Minus left his boy about fl30, 900, 900 in
cash, besides 10000 cattle, piece of
land as big as Arkansas, and $4,000 likely
slaves. There were no lawyers in those
days who made speciality of breaking
wills, and young Minus quietly took pos
session and cast about for some plan to
keep himself out of the poorhouse.
He was considered poor young man,
and had he been seen Juggling his girl to
an ice cream saloon or riding about in a
livery rig, his friends would have said he
would bring up in the garret. By a
lucky capture of territory from the AS
syrians, together with 10000 slaves,
$4,000 cattle, ten wagon laods of silver
and jewels and few other trifes, Minus
walked up the social ladder until big
bugs asked after his wife and babies, and
he could lose three games of billiards
without wondering if the owner of the
saloon would take "stand-off." He
was worth $3.50, 900, 900 when he died,
and yet for the last five years of his life
he went without mutton because the
price had raised to three cents pound.
The heiress, with $50, 900 bank ac-
count, considers herself some pumpkins,
but what q three-cent piece she would
have been alongside of Queen Semiramis.
She not only had the lucre left by Minus,
but in ten years she had increased it
fourfold. Just multiply 1850, ,00O, 900 by
two and you have the amout of her bank
balance, to say nothing of jewels, and
clothing, and furniture, and palaces, and
slaves, and cattle. Had she sold out and
cleaned up she could have drawn her
little check for f75O, 100000. She didn't
worry about where her Spring bonnet
was to come from, and when new style
OF dress came out she didn't sit up nights
for fear some neighbor would secure a
pattern first. While she made it lively
for her enemies, she was soft on her
friends. She gave her waiting maid
$780, 900 in lump for dressing her hair
in a new style, and she tossed the same
amount to her dressmaker as a reward
for the excellent fit of one particular
dress. One day when she saw poor old
man travelling on foot she presented him
with 500 asses to ride, and she insisted
on his accepting f5O,oOo to pay his tol
and tavern bills.
Cyrus, King of Persia from the veal
53S to $50, had some little change to be
gin with, and in ten years he could draw
his check for f6OO,OOO,OOO: He didn't
haggle over the price of slave when ;
man came to buy, but presented him witt
1000. He at one time owned 10000
horses, 10000 cattle, 200, sheep Is,
600 assess and $4,000 slaves; and whel
he got tired of palace costing FL 900, OOt
he gave it away to some poor washer
woman with seven small children to sup
port. He one day sat down to Dime
which cost $50, 900, and in the Afternoon
went on f5O,0OO drunk. The polio
didn't run him in, or he would doubtles
have insisted in paying fine of 600, ,OOC
and presented His Honor with corne
house and lot in the toniest part of Bal
ylon.
King Mencs was another well-heele
man. 1t was too much trouble to cour
his cash, and SO he weighed it. One da,
when an old friend asked him for tn
loan OF few dollars until Saturda
night, he sent him procession of sixt
asses, each animal loaded with one hui
pounds Of gold coin. He paid flO0, OC
for bird that could whistle, the san
for trick dog, and he had such fondne,
for white oxen that he shelled out EOS
600 piece for them, and at one time
had drove Of two thousand. When
got out with the boys he made thin,
lively. During ote spree in the city