Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-03-12
A NEW ARABIAN NIGHT.

nam with my friend Tom I,onpbow.
"rjo vn,, sae that melancholy iudiyidua
in tbe nrnosit. box" asked Tom. pointinL
toa s,Iit,rv man with a settled look al
s,dr.ss nm his face and nrodipinus dis
,lavnf i.yvslry ON hi, finger. well
r,,ntirpnd my friend whose stories ar,
f,u,u,,. at the Federal Climb he got hi
money in the most extraordinary manner
that brain can conceive.
WherewIth he began the following tale
which h" related with the ruuudness anC
gravity Of an eastern rOmanCCr:
In tn" city Of New York. almost under
the shadow Of the TomhS prison. lived two
brothers. one named lsidor Marx, the
other Adrian Marx As they landed II
America with an equal fortune. being both
prunl!"~~. II would seem aS though they
Should have advanced together in pros
perity, but chance directed otherwise.
Adrian Marx married wife who. soor
after their union. inherited AN establish
meut Of second hand clothes. doing a
thriving business in insists and in the
loan "f dress suits to impecunious gentle
mon NJ fashion lSidOr Marx, on the Other
hand, who, being person Of extraordinary
simplicity Of character, married German
lady as poor As himself. had To he content
with small tobacco shop in Center street
where, having no skill In the art of manu-
featuring cigars from vegetable refuse anC
"all-tobaCCu" cigarettes from the Stumps
Of the cigars thus compounded, he was
speedily distanCed by his more competent
competitors.
Failing into ,,4spair Isidur Mary sdnrte,
tl,. r,.rri,i,u- L,,l,t If .,.,,,Li,,.,. ..,,i,,r,
and il hanr4ned on a r,.rt,in r,i,,h, rbsr
n. bent his stems IA din.,y Irtle hons,
in Marion straet w.r. he WINS wont
to intoxicate himself with the drug
Nnrnting the rass-orown stems an[
nassipc into n oIn,,ny cnrr;d,r be va,
ahont ~ tnncI. ,t an inner dnnr axnactina
T., ba.r tho familiar VOICE of All Wnn, de
r,ondirr tho corrt.rsi,,, A confT,se,
noise II voices arres,.d him pausiny +,
listen he hoard a numher of nersons onnar
entlv vrar0lipg about hanks safes cnm
binotions and otbar financial concerns II,
naanad tbr,,ugb tho chinks of rho door and
Observed tb.t tho nar.ors Tins disnrtiro
had been engaged in shifting mattres.
that Law on ono of the hunks usuaIIv 70
served fn- .hs smokers The straw which
the mattress previously contained now In
tarad tho rncr
As tho men stood in Cro1ps ahout the
central room IsidOr Marx cuuntrd forty
of Then, and in snits of his natural sim
nIicitv he indeed from the Distols tha,
they wore a. their belts and the uDuslaI
assortment of KEYS which dangled there
from rhat rhey were a gang ~ hurgIars
He WAS particularly IMPRESSED moreover
by one who seemed 10 be their captain
and vhusa featuras marked hv sin,yuIsr
deIiracy and refinement w.r,. twisted
into an almost cOmjcal exnression hy a
glass which he wore after the English
fashion. in his left eve
While Isidor Marx was observing this
curious scene. the CaDtain blew a whistle
and the men retreated 10 the hunks
which were separated from the central
room by iron bars. The space in the mid
die being thus LETT entirely bare, the cap
tain stepped to a machine fastened
against the bars and resembling the
LOCK OF safe. He then muttered,
loud enough Tor MT. MARKS ears, the
words, "F"rty-t"o SIX times I" the right
tWenty-"ne, nVe times TO the left, and
turned the hahdIe OF the machine.
CreaklhS noise WAS heard, as Ot pulleys
ana WlhuIaSSas' ana /" lsld"r ahlaZemehl
the ceiling OF the central room, which had
presented the appearance OF extreme Solld
ny, began To descend 10 the ground,
hen II touched the moor the astonlsheu
tonacc"nlst houced that II was covered
with mattresses, and TO these the burglars
passing from hthind the bars added the
mattress Ia which they mad been engaged
IN stuinhS mat done, the captain again
turned the handle "i the machine; the
pulleyS and windIasse' again began tc
work, the hoorlng with ITS mattresses as
cended TIL II once more became the ceiling
OF the central room, and the company
passed out INTO night lsldor MARX hastily
concealed himself IN the shadow
The tohacconist watched them as they
sauntered down Marion street, some OF
them engaging in friendly conversation
with a policeman. and as soon as they
were out of sight he determined
To- explore the room and its secrets
lighting piece Of candle which lay
in the passage. he advanced to the
machine fastened to the iron bars. and
saving ~Forty-two. six times TO the right
twenty-one. five times To the left" he set
the lock in accordance with these instruC
tious. and sonu had the satisfaction of see
ing the ceiling descend. He stepped out
cautiously upon the artificial flooring, and
with his peu knife ripped I'D the nearest
mattress.
Imagine his surprise when. in the dim
light of the candle. he beheld an array of
wealth mor. daZzlinr than a treasure.
house Of Hindostan. Coins of all nations
diamonds of all varieties, banknotes from
every quarter OF the globe lay massed
together in careless prufusiOn. Each OF
the mattresses revealed new store of gold
and jewelry. Even in the estimation OF
Mr.. Marx, whose acquaintance with
money was limited, the accumulation
must have been worth several millions OF
dollars.
The tobacconist's immediate impulse was
to fill his pockets. Coins and hriliiants
gold and necklaces, Bank of England notes
and silver rupees were forced lndiscrlm
inately into every portion Of his clothing
Then seizing pillow on which opium
smokers were wont To rep0Se, he filled II
with valuableS, and considering his booty
sufficient for the night, he set the lock as
before, saw the false ceiling restored To us