The morning news., 1888-10-16
THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY, OCTOBER Is, 1888.

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| Power" and dispatched it. with his bless
| ing, to consort with Luxury and Comfort.
| Mr.. Smiling promoted these three as Rep
resentatives at Court of all his millions of
subjects which be kept busy at work in
mills, factories, and the Stock Exchange:
| intending when those millions should show
| by tNeir labor aud fidelity TO their ruler,
and by multiplying and replenlshing to the
number of fifty millions, to receive another
| Representative, or Ambassador, TO be
christened Empire The three already
received had no work to do. Their only
| employment was TO anuse their master, as
| testers and fools were kept to entertain
| Kings. Their sleeping arartment was always
in Mr. Sniling's right-hand pock It. wllch
they never left except when brought ont
| for an airing aud TO 20 through their teat'
of skill.
The pleasure Mr.. Smiling was engaged in
was an acrobatic performance by Comfort,
Luxury and Power. His right hand. as
usual, was in his right pocket. and those
acrohats WERE at that time, playing leap
| frog over his index finger Comfort would
jump over Luxury, Luxury over Power,
Power over Comfort. Comfort desceuds,
-urEs summersa sanlt-Luxury flows
hen Power. Then the performance varies.
Comfort jumps from the tapeze bar the
tdex finger, drops below, holds up its
hands md feet, then Luxury turns double
5ummer-ault, and is clught by Comfort.
then Power being younger, freSher,
stronger, the trapez9 oar being raised high,
caps through the air. turns thrice over and
dghtS on Luxury and Comfort
They were ne, e. brought out for an open
air performance, except to astonish certain
quests who were not acquainted with the
a'robats. 1t was then their greatest agility
was displayed 20 crafty the masters pride.
Using the maSte : righ5 thumb for spring
joard, like one used by acr0bats when leap
ng over five elephants, the three, one after
mother, would riIg into tie air at
light curve, turn over ten, twenty, or
hirty times, aid light gracefully on the
masters left palm. Then, after a close ex-
animation and fond caressing Of the bril-
liant performers by t q delighted strangers,
the proud master would dismiss
Thus was Mr.. Smiling engaged,
in part when at 3l5 his broker, Mr.. Fuller
Margin, entered the Office.
well, | have been watching the ticker
and saw you had an exciting day." was the
greeting by Mr.. Smiling.
Indeed, we had. L have scarcely known
such day since Black Friday" replied the
broker.
Mr.. Smiling knew that he had won, and
though anxious to know the exact amount,
he hesiJated The uncertainty possessed a
charm he disliked to have dispelled. The
unknown was riddle. 1t partook Of a
mystery, which is always alluring. To
know the result would destroy the charm
and nothing remain but dull dry figures.
Therefore he continued the conversation by
saying:
''lt has been a fine day for the old woman
to pick her geese"
"You mean the snow, l suppose" re-
marked the broker in a tone indicating at
tention divided between his patron and the
figures he had before him.
Yes, that's what mean." answered the
speculator, pleased that his point was taken
50 readily.
Mr.. Margin having finished the addition
of figures, gave his undivided attention to
his patron, and, continuing the nursery
myth introduced by Mr. Smiling. he asked:
But what do you imagine the geese
think of giving up their feathers Oh such a
day2"
feathers for the luxury of others, their su-
periors. If they don't want to give up
their feathers let IN keep out of the way
Thus philosophical, with stoical serenity
| the man who had the feathers ba yged
"Well it has also been a bad day for
shearing lambS-I mean for the lambs" the
broker half way soliloquized.
| Rather" said the Spectator, with pro-
| loIged sound of the first syllable; "but if
they will carry their wool to market, they
must expect to leave it there. Some cdy
will get it. It's one of the results of civil
ization, you know"
81 guess" replied the broker, eff the
Lambs could hear you, they would say it's
another illustration of the old saying, 'Ex-
tremes meet'-that is. barbarism and civil
iZation. They no doubt think it cruelty tc
shear them so clean in weather like this"
Il L..
will walk right between shears wide open
they deserve to be sheared They know it's
always been dangerous to go into that
gilded shearing pen over there"
Mr.. Smiling indicated the gilded pen by
nod of his head toward the Stock Ex
change. He did not poiut with his lef
hand, because that held his gold-headeC
cane, nor with his right, because it was
very busy conducting a seance with the
three spirits which, though always subject
to the call of the owner, were none the less
his master
But Mr.. Margin needed no index finger
to interpret the words "gilded shearins
pen, and having folded his little book, b,
approached the window and replied:
"Yes. it is strange-I mean the fascination
of that spot for people we call the Lambs
They remind me of bright flies that swarm
on summers evening, around a lamp
| luoy are dIJIdCbtu 10 JlS llSQb a
if deslrous to aid brightness to theil
beauty. They circle nea er and nearer
drawn by some irresistible charm, as
swimmer is sucked into vortex by an in
visible power, until their gossamer wing
are scorched. One would suppose they
W uld then seek safety in flight; but, OF
the contrary, they seem unwilling to leave
and persist in wild flltter around th.
flame, until they end their existence b,
falling in it.
~ speas from experience. How we'll d.
l remember my feelings when first decided
to make my fortune in that room. withou
working for it, / had just received my
little patrimony--about fifty thousand dol
lars-and | wished to double it III a year
The market was active and upward.
heard on every side of big profits made il
n few weeks. Every Bull seemed to wall
in seven-league boots, and the cry
rang through the streets: It's Foinl
upr CrOps were all good East
West, South and everything pointed t. al
indefinite rise in stocks. Knowing nothiul
of the valne of any particular ock. wen
to the offices of several brokers and in
quired. | adopted the language of 'th
street. 80 as to appear to be well up in th
business"
Mr.. Smiling, just here, having sank in
chair, and Mr.. Margin, supposing his mar
rative was becoming tiresome, apologies
for detlining him. But Mr.. Smiling, bein,
interested, aud leaning back in his chair
so a to give his right hard free play il
jinglng the coin, signifed his desire TO
| Mr.. Margin TO go on,