The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-10-17
Well Taught.

Youths Companion.
If more fathers would take course
with their sons similar to the one my
father took with me-" observed one
of the leading business men of BOy-
ton, 1.-THE boys might think hard at
the time, bat they'd thank them in
after life."
"What sort of a course" ." we all
asked.
"WeIl, [ was young fellow OF
twenty-five, just out Of college; and
felt myself of considerable impor-
tance. | knew my father was well
off, and my head was full of foolish
notions Of having a good time and
spending lots of money. Later on |
expected father to start me in bust.
ness, after I'd 'sWelled' rOnnd while
at the clubs and with fine horse
flesh.
20 e slxa Wi5'ao iran, a.ther saw
through my folly, and resolved TO
prevent my self destructiod, if posi-
BILE.
"'If the hOy's got the right stuff
in him, let him prove it, | heard
father say to mother one day. L
worked hard for my money, and |
don't intend to let Ned squander it
and ruin himself, besid ,
"That very day father came along
and handed me fifty dollars, remark
ing Ned, take that money, spend
it as you choose, but understand this
much it's the last dollar Of my mom-
ey you can have till you prove your
self capable of earning money and
taking care Of it on your own ac-
count
81 took the money in a sort Of daz
ed manner, and stammered out: Il
-Why-I-I want to go into busi-
ness
"'BusinesS = exclaimed father, con-
temptuOusIy, what do you know
abont managing the mercantile bus
mess ? Get a clerkShip and learn the
alphabet before you talk to me of
business And father left me then
to ponder on his words, And that
fifty dollars was the last money my
father ever gave me, till at his death
l received my part of the prop.
erty.
81 felt hard and bitter then, felt
my father was a stingy old fogy, and
mentally resolved to prove to him
that could live without his money
He had reused my pride-just what
: he intended, | suppose.
For three days | looked about for
place TO make lots of money. But
: [ found no such chances, and, al
length, | accepted a clsrkship in q
large retail store at four hundred dol
lars year.
Another bit of fathers 'stinginess
at this tine was demanding two dol
lars a week for my board through
that first year.
eat the end of my first year 1 haC
laid aside two hundred dollars, anC
the next year, my salary being raiSeC
=, a hundred, | had five hundred laiC
by.
zone hundred cents meant more t,
me in those days than one hundred
= doIlare had, previously,
= cat the end of four years clerkin!
[ went to my father with fifteen hun
dred dollars of my own, and aSkeC
. him if he was willing to help m
enter business. Even then he woul
! only let me hire the money, tWt
q thousand dollars, at six per cent. in
! terest.
- "TO-day / am called a successfL
=. business man. And have my fatf
- er to thank for it, Those lessons i
10 self denial, self-respect and indeper
IL dence which he gave me, put tn
20 manhood into me.
T. Years afterwards father told N
,s it cost him the hardest struggle {
of his life to be so hard with his bo!
= But he felt it was the only course
: make man of me. Many Tin
,o we've laughed oyer that two-doll,
! board bill.
~ Temperance people who think
'0 wrong for doctors to prescribe alcOh
rs yyiu ho intono,,od =, rn,,,, thot