The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-17


Every man was broker in stocks, Bllb-
bles bubbles dreams, fantasies~-thase
were the things all carried in their
lands and in their hearts. These
made the object of their desire Of
their pursuit unimaginably passionate
and frenzied
With a leap from tie somberness OF
the reign of Louis. ali France vert to
The extreme of levty. Costumes
changed Manners. but late devout
grew debonair. Morals, once lax. now
grew yet more lax. The blaze and
iinsel. the music and the rouge, the
wine, the flowing, uncouAtcd gold--a all
Paris might have been called a golden
hrothel Of delirious delight, tenanted
by a people utterly gone mad
1t was . hoase made Of bubbles, Its
domes were Of bubbles Its roof was
of bubbles, and its walls It's windows
were OF that nacreous film Even its
foundations had naupht in them moro
substantial than an cvanescent dream
OF eauze-lIc web, irail as the spiders
house upon the dew-hung grasses.
Yet as TO this latter there should BE-
somewhat of qualification The wizard
who created this fairy structure saw
it swiftly grow beyond its original
plan, saw unforeseen results spring
from those causes which were first
we'll within his comprehension
Borated by later generations Ms an
adventurer, a schemer, charlatan
Law originally deserved anything but
such a verdict OF his public Dishon-
est he was not, insincere he never was;
and as student of fundamentals he
was in advance of his age, which is
eyer 10 be aocursed. His method was
but the forcrunncr of Che modern com
mcrcial system. which rs of itself 10
day bu, a tougher faith bubble, as may
be seen in all tho changing cycles Of
finance and trade. His bank was but
portion of a nobler dream Ills sys-
tom was brj ono vast belief. ono glori.
Gus hope
The Company of the Wcst-this il
was that made John Laws heart throb
America it's trade-il3 future! Johr
Law, dead now and gone-he was The
colossal pioneer He saw In his dreams
what VIC see to-day in reality; and NJ
bubble of all the frenzied Paris street.
equaled this splendid dream of a re-
neved and revived humanity that /.
a fact to-day
But there camc 10 this dreamor ans
door. at the very door of his success
that which arrested him even upon hi
entering in. There came the nrelim
mary blow which in a fash his far
seeing mind knew was to mean ulti
mate ruin In word, The loose prin
cipes of a dissolute man were to ruiz
France. and with II one who had ones
saved France from ruin.
Philippe Of Orleans found Il eve
difficult 10 say no to friend. and NOR
50 if that friend we're woman; ant
Of the latter sort none had more thar
he. Men and women ALIKE, these eoult
ali see only this abundance of mon,.
made of paper. What. then was 4
prevent the regent all powerful. from
printing more and YET more OF it. and
Swing it to his friends? The recent
did so. Never were mistresses better
paid than those Of Philippe OF Orleans
receiving in effect faithlessHcSs in re-
turn for insincerily.
The notes of the private bank of Law
were an absolute promise TO pay +;
certain and definite sum. not change
able or indefinite sum. and Law mad'
/ II part Of his published creed tina
any banker was worthy OF death witt
/ issued notes without having the speci
wherewith to pay them He insisted
kthat the payment should mean speci
in the value of the day on which th
note was Issued This item the re
gent liked little. as being too irksom
for Dis temper Was il not of fecor
how Louis. the Grand Monarque. ha
twice made certain millions for him
self by the simple process Of chans