El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-21

golden money
SO the people were very fond of go
ing TO the Caliph's palace, and they
we're always on the lookout for him al
night But as he dressed himself and
! his guards differently each evening, no
1 one ever knew MIN until 1t was too
I late
one day Uncle WiggiIy Longears,
| who was having a little vacation in
Bagdad, where the Caliph lived, was
/ surprised 10 receive a message from
! Uncle Wigsily. don't you want to
! 20 on an excursion with me tonight
asked the Caliph we may have an
adventure and hear a good story about
| il for your new book
| I certainly do want to go" said the
( bunny uncle. 4 viii come over IN my
| airship." which he did, having IL
! painted red. white and blue on pur-
pose TO match his rheumatism crutch
! which Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy. his
rnuskrat lady housekeeper. gnawed for
/ him out of q cornstalk.
Then Uncle Wiggily got ready for
I his night adventure with the Calip-4-
| Uncle Wiggily dressed himself up IKE
/ a little sheep. and the Caliph made
/ himself look like a sailor. while the
/ guards masqueraded like beggars, so
| no one knew them.
! The Caliph and Uncle Wiggily had
not walked very far through the
| streets Of Bagdad. the wonderful city
| when all At once. at a corner where
| where man sold Orangeade, they saw
a barber sitting on rug, mis- feet
! stretched out in front Of him and
basket of glass near his feet
The barber seemed TO be fast asleep.
and Uncle Wiggily said
That is a funny way 70 do business
and sell glassware. He ought to shout
and tell what he has to sell, as the
other stand owners all round are do
THAT is right" said the Caliph. For
the other standkeeperS were shouting;
Fresh figs for sale Dates and candy
at your choice, Coffee as black as
night and as sweet as honey, Cakes
for the hungry
And then. all Of sudden. as II
awakened from his sleep, the barber
suddenly sat up, and. thrusting out his
feet. cried
''Ha. That is how shall treat them.
BeSone. slaves
And. as his feet struck the basket OF
glass dishes in front OF him It was
tipped oFer and nearly every dish
broken
'Ha, That is what happens to the
proud" cried the other standkeepers-
Every night Hassan breaks basket
OF dishes. How will he ever make
money this way2"
THAT is a strange fellow said IN
7 should say so" whispered the
Caliph I must know more about him
Bid him come to my palace in the
morning. SafQ Inc 0alpu 70 MS
and. making their way through the
crowd which gathered to see the broken
glass, the guards gave the message to
the barber.
He was very much frightened at
being told to come before the Caliph,
or king. but the guards said no harm
Z ould come to him The barber swept
up the pieces Of broken glass and
tossed them into barrel Then he
went home
The next morning Uncle Wiggfly
Lonsears- by special permission. sat on
the throne beside the Caliph Haroun
al Raschid at Basdad-
let US first hear from the barber
the breaker Of glass" said the Caliph-
and Up stepped the man with the
basket OF broken dishes under his arm.
Why did you do such foolish thing
as to break all the dishes you had 10
seIl2- asked the Caliph.
Because that IS the way am going
to treat all men who come to me TO be
shaved when ] have gotten rich" said
the barber Il hate 10 be A barber I I
want 10 be 4 merchant and sell glass. |
So 7 buy a little basket full every I
night. Then I sit beside my basket |
and dream And every time the dream /
IS the same ! dream that I have be- I
come very rich and that I sit on a high /
throne And when some Of the men |
7 used 10 shave come 10 have me make !
lather and sharpen my razOrs. say 70 |
them in my dream:
Away with you, shave TO more" |
And 7 push them with my feet and they |
fan over"
yes" said Uncle Tiggily. but you |
are very silly TO dream such dreams !
For when you kick out your feet you |
do not strike the men OF whom you \
dream. hut you hit your basket OF 4
dishes You will never get rich this I
way"
Then what shall I do?" asked the
barber Of the Caliph- For I am very |
tired Of being a barber"
You answer him. Uncle Wiggily."
said the Caliph, for can see you are /
Il think he should stay a barber !
until he has money saved up to start (
a glass store" said the bunny.
7 think so. too, said the Sultan
Then he win not have to keep his
glass in basket where u may he 1
kicked over" for many merchants in
Bagdad have their stores on little
stands or baskets in the street
But I can never get rich shaving
men here" said the man.
Then come to Woodland" said the I
bunny 1T viii soon be spring there.
and all the animals viii want their |
winter coats Of hair and fur cut You
can find plenty OF cutting and shaving /
to do. so you will soon be rich and can /
buy the glass store"
so I CAM cried the barber I'm /
never going to he so foolish as TO sit
and dream in front of basket OF glass
again and break it
And he did not. and the Caliph
Haroun al Raschid invited Uncle Wig
sily to come to Bagdad again and have
more adventures And the bunny said l
le would SO if the candlestick doesn't
Jump over Jack and the beanstaIk, I'll
ext tell you about Uncle Wigeily and
he blind nan--CopyriSht 1917. by
Lecture Newspaper Syndicate