The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-17

because 1t then becomes ornamental rather
than useful. and there's no limit to ornament
Isn'ttoo much ornament In bad taste1
or course. but the love OF money has driven
people out OF their better sensea
Does everybody love money!
Everybody wants It.
This millionaire is like everybody else. then,
Not at all.
| Mop
No.
! Why2
He's got It.
So all who want cannot havei
| Not by no means. SO to speak.
How did this man get It?
He worked for It.
| Don't all millonares get It In that vayf
| No.
How do they get It?
Some inherit It: some speculate for it; soma
| get 1t by chance investments that turn out big:
| and some get it by working forty eight hours
| q day for 1t.
How do you know this one got his By work.
| ingforit?
BY his appearance.
How's that
He looks like other men; he works like other
men: he thinks like other men he Is like other
men. allowing always for the difference that
he Is more successful than most other men.
1sn'tthe millionaire by inheritance the samer
Once in thousand years. perhaps.
Why isn't he2
He is born rich. and his environments haves
tendency to make him less demo- ratio than he
would have been otherwise: and the visible
aristocrat is never given to obscuring himself.
1t shows on him. as 1t were2
Yes. and disa0reeably too often.
How about the specializing millionairef
case OF come easy. go easy.
All: slightly on the gambler style?
Yes; likes display: spen Is money freely: sell
dom carefully: goes in for flash: pick him out
among a thousand: good fellow and all that
but without any strong qualities that may bo
transmitted to his posterity for their improve
ment over the original stock.
What OF the lucky investors2
They are mixture of all the others and be-
long to no class except the lucky class. Whom
the man is Of the yesterday poor-to day-rich
variety. he is millionaire that you can sec for
miles and hear twice as far. His democracy
is dsagreeable. his arlstocracy insupportable.
He remains inst miioned Mugwump.
A parvenu. in other words?
Yes. or below par venu. II you wish.
The best form Of millionaire. then. 10 no who
has achieved 1t himselfp
In the majority of instances.
Not always2
No. for money getting goes into tho soul Of q
man sometimes ara QoBtrOyS Whatever may
have been beautiful in it.
Why isn't the born millionaire tho best typsp
Because he never knew what 1t was to BE-
poor
Does that make man better2
1t broadens his humanity. as q rule
No: always2
No.
Is millionaire liberal mani
Some are. some are not.
Having so much. do they miss littlep
Some of them think what they have 10 little
and what they let go is much.
Do millonaires make their money hon stlyP
Most Of them make 1t legitimately.
What Is the difference between legitimatoly
and honesty2
1t is fine shade OF distinction which can
never be satisfactorily differentiated until the
final judgment
You think. then. some millionaires are going
to scrape the ground pretty close In sliding
into the heavenly home base 4?
Rather.
Won't some poor men do the samef
Indeed they will.
Would you like to have millioni
Just about.
What would you do II you had?
Do what the other millonaires do, I fancy
In other words you don't know what you
No: for what ! am now would undergo such
a metamorphosis by the application OF a mil
lion that the new man resulting would need
proper conduct of the body
Do millionaires make themselves what they
are?
Hardly; they make their money. and the
The world worships million. thena
Does money worship money!
Profoundly
Should it?
Perhaps not: but 1t has been doing 1t so long
hat II has become second nature.
And miilionaires have great regard for mill
Hris OF feather. &c
Doesn't 1t seem more appropriate that the
Millionaire should rather let his money and
he adyantages 1t brings 60 out among those
Yes. in our opinion because we are Of the
ess, fortunate class. and logically. the more
But the millionaire doesn' t eed tho moneyor
advantages o: any other millionaire does hei
Outside Of the stock market or commercial
Then why shouldn't he be less exclusive3
ASK him
lilo has more pleasure POSSIBLY.
Isn't pleasure happinessI
\ on can't buy happiness with money
Are nlionuircs noted for thor piety2
Are they SO pious as that2
On the contrary.
How!
They hive SO little as rule, that tho e,esp-
Millonu'rcs are not greater sinners than
aOr people. are theyG
Oh no; but they have so much that 10 world
Y TO engross them that they are quite willing
o delegate their unworthy affairs to those
rho have more time for such matters.
Is that why the Bible says the rich man can
ot enter the kingdom OF heaven
More that than that he is a wickeder sinner
hnn his fellow man, for he isn't.
lie has II chance. thon2
Certainly. for he keeps up the churchos'snd
hurch efforts 10y furnishing the funds while
he poor furnish the spirit.
A com binatiOn OF works and faith is It
Y Ea lie
j. tho millionaire power In the church,
He always has the best pew
Isn't n millionaire power for evil II he VIM
les. but he Is usually built on too narrow
Gale to do much evil.
How Is that
In the end he would be the greatest sufferer.
n he would 1e the greatest loser.
l In IL nnlt han e.