Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-07-01
THE SUPERFLUOUS MAN.

ed to him together with 81, 900 from his
maternal grandfather. At college the
name had naturally been shortened to
Sin, and then, quite as naturally, ex-
tended to Simple SO he was known to
his families as ''Simple Howard"
There was a senior, with reputation
for wit, who said of him: ''The people
who maintain that Simple Howard is an
idiot are quite wrong. He is merely an
anachronism. He is several hundred
centuries out of date, though whether
before or after his time can hardly be
determined The trouble with him is
that he SO persistentlv will believe what
he is told"
Unless it be necessary, Gin the fairness
of these prosy times" to regard COM
mon-place virtues assomething quite out
of common, we may say that, while he
was in college, Simon showed no marked
characteristics other than this one men
toned bv the senior. He studied his
lessons faithfully, paid his debts regular
ay and INDUCED in no performances
with the paint pot.
It took three out of the four thousand
dollars to put Simon through college.
This does not happen to be the right
and the candle; it is enough to say that
when he started out into the world the
young man had cash assets to the amount
of 81 900. His parents were dead and he
mad no brothers nor sisters; neVerthe-
less he possessed an ample stock Of rel
atives-uncles, aunts and cousins
scattered in various parts of the union.
Simon had enjoyed his college life SO
well that he was loath to leave when the
course was completed. He therefore de-
ciued to continue his work for year
longer, in the belief that this would Sc
cure him place as tutor. But when he
talked the matter over with the presl-
dent, he was compelled to change his
mind.
The president said: 81 can never con-
scientiously advise young man, to
whom anything else in life is open, to
become teacher. Now, Mr.. Howard,
[ should imagine you were best suited to
some sort of a business pursuit. [ would
advise that yon 90 to any large city,
where you have friends or relatives, and
secure a place in some big wholesale
house. There you would have an out
look in life. But whatever you do, don't
teach"
THANK you for the ADVICE said
Simon; 81 shall follow it"
A few days later he presented himself
at the bookkeeping department of the
great firm Of Dott 4 Garry, and askedto
see his Uncle Martin, who presided
over one aisle of desks. He put his
case as briefly as possible, for Uncle
Martin seemed to be greatly hurried
''Do you know anything about book
keeping?" asked the business man.
Nothing at all, F" replied Simon; eff
you think it advisable, however, [ will
go to a business college. | still have a
little money left
you have ~ said Uncle Martin;
Stthen I will tell you what you had
better do; 60 and study profession
medicine, for example. There's your
uncle, Harvey Blood. See what a good
thing he has made out of it. He claims
that his practice yields him 5,000a year
net And here [ am, after twenty
years experience with the best houses
IN the city, on q salary of S175 month.
If a man has no capital, and no eXpec-
station of any, he is fool to go into
business"
Whose judgment could be wiser in
such a matter than that of Uncle
Martin? After thanking him, Simon
proceeded to 60 in search of Uncle Har-
vey, who lived in small town at the
other end of the state.
the young man, cit is quite possible that
NE may need All assistant. [ can study
medicine and earn my living at the same
time"
When he called at his uncle's Office,
q bright-looking young man whom he
found there informed him that the
doctor was out. Simon sat down to
wait. and the young man went to desk
and began to turn over the leaves OF
medical book.
"Are you physician ?" asked Simon.
s'Oh, no." answered the other; Il am
DR.. Blood's assistant IN the Office, and L
am studying with him. y
EsWby. then YOU have the place l in
tended to ask forw exclaimed Simon.
"Indeed," said the ether, with an in
.Jured air, ''well, there were several that
wanted it, but | guess | can do all that
the doctor needs to have done"
When the doctor came in, Simon eX-
planned the cause of his visit, but added
that he had no wish to interfere with
existing arrangements.
eff YOU want to study medicine, y said
Uncle Harvey, II would advise you to 60
to medical college.
"I think | will do So, said Simon.
Out" continued the doctor. II must
first tell you in all candor that l think
you Will MAKE Si6de IhIotohC IL y u
study medicine at all The fact is, the
profession is horribly overcrowded.
The medical colleges keep on turning
doctors out by the thousand, where
there is not room by the hundred 1t
is noble profession and all that, bit
snan is in great luck if he can make
money enough in it to pay his lawyers
fees IN malpractice suits.
'EDear me !" exclaimed Simon.
"Why see here, now," said the doc
tor; ''if you are looking for profession
why don't you study law? That is the
moneyed profession; Men make for
tunes in it as fast as lying"
"Is that so ?" said Simon.
"There is a friend of mine in the firm
of Mortimain & Tort in the city, said
the doctor; "I will give you a letter to
him and he will advise you in the matter.
4 will tell you in advance that his income
Is about SIS, 900 year, yet the other
fish do not look upon him as whale by
any means"
"WheW - said Simon.