The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-08
ABIG SCHEME.
M which Every Man Can Become .
u, sliOnnRire
Na,b,ii,e Banner.

Na'lNliis
"rue got the biyges, SCI. me of the age,
said msu shout forty years I, I'd, IS he drop
ped INTO char by the city ,diic. 9 desk u
The Bs0per editorial room this mornlls h'
woro b-intle-col rai dusler. and Oh
head 6 al, sn ancient plug, AID bis eSa from
view
"Have eb?" said she person addressed,
"Yes, sir-ee. Bigces. toiCg on ever heard
Of, lfll revoluiiuniza tho hull country.
Mske me rich, and you rieh, and everybody
rice"
"You don'tsppeHr 10 he very rich."
81 don't. Cause why? I've been foolin'
away ny urur jus. ike you arc doug now.
I've worke3 heroer tnsA mule for three
years and not cent laid up. About three
weeks ego an idea s,rucl; me surie' euidaut-
like. begun 10 think sidswska nights
and Thought, Finally shout four clock This
morning, While wing 10 bed thinking, ! sud
denly rz up, and my wife she says Whats
the matei? Gotta nightmare told her
no, that WAS going to Dc rich. She called
me an cid fool, and turned over and wcut to
sleep. But was TOO harry to sleep. | got
up and walked around til breakfast, and
then SGT on for your office. heard that
you WoFt hlIluS ~ ho'p wv pupTi Ilu 50 L
gays to myself, 'Pll coniie nay secre. 10 the
Banner"
"Posaibly you've found pot of gold'"
"NC; my scheme is this: There sre thou.
SANDS snd millions of men in this county
who are rich There are more who srs not
rich. Now, my scheme is TO have thsse rich
men help the poor men to get rich. See.
And When We are oil rich what beautiful
world wsll have. How do | propose 70 do
this? For instance: propose that eSery
man and woman in Tbs stHtr VINO csn afford
il shall Five me fifty cents. That will make
me rich. e.? will tske thst money and
start me family grocery aud ihea va rich
men VIA lake up s. SINH ar collection +
you and then Neu are rich. Then with You
on our lisi we'li take up the next man aud
make him rich, and 20 On and so or, uutii
ever ho'y is on the rich list. SEQ how ii
WoTks! B'.uVitu,, isn't it?"
81 guess It H."
COS, rs q boss It's q wonder somebody
didn't think Of il before. So simple, YOU
know. Why, va can all be bond -hoders 10
few ycars, and oWn stock in railroads and
canals snd naIoaa. banks"
"Welg"
81 wat YOU to publish the scheme snl
let the people know what We ste doing, and
tell 'em wnere to send their fifty cenlses-
Elijah Puid, station D, Nashville, Tenn
You see. |, being the originator of the plan,
ought to be msds rich first, so as to show
'em now it works. Now, tue honor of organ
izing the plan Is glory enough for M; 50, il
you say So, IN lei you have the priyileg, OF
paying in the frat half dollar, ana you csu
pay itnov, and I'll enter your name on tbC
Ay leaf OF this book, mentioning in brackets
that you -re the first man. Snail put you
down for llfGy cep,s"
II DON'T think | core to -
"Eo? Remember IT, n0thing.to mo who
putS mia naue down first. I.'s n privileg,
that will he grsuled to but foN. If you wsnt
t. yvu can pay me two ty five cents nov
And hand me the 1est at another time. thal
put down twenty-five cont,' Ne. Their
I'll be more liberai i'll; give me len cents
snd I'll enter your name ind give you credit
for tho iul amount. Nc? III e.; AID a:
you won't g.Ye me dime, maybe you
woud't mind loaniug me chow If tobaG-
CO? Nc? All rights" and be pas ed GU,
An hour later the reporter flund him
working on the streets with thu chNin- gang,
ard, 81 he passed along, head hin mu;ieT;
"Its id poor man who wont giye lou
cents toward making another mAn Tieh."