Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-05-09

IN refreshed. In the hope that il may
encourage some feIgow-toiler, / will
briefly set down the story of his great
uccess.
( He began his business life in the EN-
| ploy of his father, in whose establish
nent he still remains, universally looked
lp TO and honored by all whose position
IN the house is inferior TO his own. 1t
! was arranged in the beginning that he
was to live at home. and that he was to
receive a salary of $40 a week, half of
which was TO be deducted In payment of
ais board. His father designed thus not
only 10 give his son good start, but to
i nculcate at the very outset sound prin-
:iples of economy, and to accustom his
offspring to the now almost obsolete
practice of laying aside certain fixed
percentage of his income to meet living
expenses.
The son repaid the fathers kindness
with earnest effort, and at the end of six
months he was one day summoned into
MS progenitor's private Office, and thus
addressed:
s.gSilas, have observed with great
pleasure your diiigent attention to BUSH
ness, and have decided to raise your sal
ary in practical recognition Of your in
creased value. After to-day you will
draw $15 a week, instead of so, as here.
tofore. Aud, by the way, the father
added, as Silas turned to 90, s'as your
living will now be, naturally, upon an
increased scale of expenditure more in
keeping with your augmented income, I
shall hereafter deduct $40 a week, instead
Of SIS, for your board"
Filled with a gratitude too deep for
expression, Silas left the paternal pres
snce resolved to deserve his kindness or
perish. He redoubled his efforts, and in
six short months more he again stood
one day, by particular request, before
his father, who said with broad smile
of satisfaction draped about his penevo.
lent countenance:
my boy, youare exceeding my fond
est anticipations. Such endeavor as
yours shall not go unrewarded. have
decided to raise your salary for the sec
ond time. Twenty-Five dollars is the
figure Of the future, and may God bless
YOU" -
Here the old man paused; aud in
voice trembling with genuine emotion
SiIas stammered forth his thanks. As
he was leaving the room his father added,
without raising his head from some
papers over which he was busted:
''Oh, Silas, one thing more. / was
about to add that this change in your
circumstances will make a great differ
ence in your mode of life You will eat
more, drink more, in fact, lead broader
and fuller life in every respect. shall,
therefore, charge you $40 week for
board after this date. Good morning."
In the next six months Silas surpassed
himself, and doomed things to a per-
fectly phenomenal extent. He was not,
consequently, wholly taken by surprise
when he found on his desk one morning
note in his fathers familiar hand.
Hastily tearing open the envelope with
hands trembling with pleasurable an
ticipation, he read as follows:
Ny DEAR SoN-I cannot express to you
my deep satisfaction in your wonderful pro-
gress nor shall try. Words are cheap, but
cash is, in such cases, the most accomplished
conversationalist Continue your efforts at
double your present salary. 1nclosed please
find ok. for this week Your affectionate
FATHER
The Enclosure bore in the lower right
hand corner the flowing signature of the
senior Somerby, and in the upper left
the symbol s, followed BY the figure 5.
In an ecstasy of gratitude Silas pressed
the letter to his lips. AS he did so he
observed the legend 'sTurn over'' OBJ
securely placed in the lower corner, and
following instructions he read as fol-
lows:
p S.-Your pecuniarv circumstances are
now such that You viii no longer feel the need
of economizing. A variety of mild extrava.
gances, hitherto made inaccessible by limita-
ton of income, are now within your grasp.
You VIII feel like branching out in many
directions. Men in your circumstances
smoke fiften-cent cigars. and drink wine
upon occasions Their board sometimes costs
them as much as $45 8 week. Yours viii cost
you precisely that amount
Stimulated by these practical proofs
of parental pride, Silas fairly bumped
himself, SO to speak, during the next
year, and, despite the distracting intiu-
ence Of large income. attended more
strictly than ever to business. One day
toward the end of the year he received
a summons from his father, whom he
found standing before the fire ia his
private Office. Judge OF his surprise
when the good old man, laying his
hand affectionately upon his sons should
er. said:
Silas, my boy, you have been doing
OILY, have long intended to more sub
stantially reward your efforts than BY
mere words of praise. and have decid-
ed to let that reward come in the form
Of raise Of salary. ! am aware that
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