| Show MARK TWAIN ON MONEY humorist points out what he considers some wrong conceptions mark twain said that the financial panic hag caused a wrong idea ot the use and value of money the spendthrift says that money being round was made to roll the miser says that being flat it was made to stack up both are wrong strangely wrong too in their ideas about money are the veteran aus gold diggers these simple old fellows though worth perhaps a halt million or more live in the alm pie dug outs and shanties of their lean early days once lecturing I 1 landed at an aua port there was no porter in eight to carry my luggage seeing a rough looking old fellow leaning against a post with his bands in bis pockets I 1 beckoned to him and said see here it you carry these baga up to the hotel give you halt a crown the man scowled at me lie took three or tour gold sovereigns from his pocket threw them into the sea scowled at me again and walked away without a word |
