The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-07

Navims about wearing plain attire and
plc0mg Deep while Sluggards sleep and
routing out with the Lark In the Morning
an WORKING until the Cows came home at
Night and every Little helps, for which
Reason he was expected to freeze on to
every Red Cent that came his Way.
After they had fed him these Rules for a
few seasons, Ralph came home one Day
and said. Father, Dear have located
the Model Business Man. | can put you
against Boy who is Pattern Of all the
Virtues that you have been recommending
to me. You two certainly ought to be Great
Friends.
SO Ralph led his Father down Street and
pointed out Chinaman hard at work in
his little Laundry.
BEHOLD the Chink, sold Ralph. "Ac
cordlng 10 what you have told me- he is
All that the Business Man should be, He
Hustles early and hate saves his stun,
doesn't blow himself for Fincry, and his
Food is Cheap and Wholesome Let us 60
in and hail him as a Brother"
Not So" said the Father. Let us not
be too Friendly with him today for 10.
morrow we may be called upon to come
around here and euchre him out Of all he
ped in the wrong vat | will admit that II
he had becn Born in Providence. r. l..
instead Of III vi aud could omit the Pig
Tail and grow Throat Warmers, he would
have us blowing about his Sterling DUAL,
tiles and his Picture would he hanging In
every Business College would advise
YOU to Initiate him in many Respects. but
be sure ana wear black Diagonal instead
will speak Of you as Substantial Citizen.
After that, little Ralph set ont to he
Chinaman. all except the Get Up lie
tocd like Cart-Horse and abiurcd all
LuXures. He kept everything that came
10 him except when the Laundry Roy
cornered him and rendered a Blll for u
Shirt Collars, and 2 Pairs Of Guns.
At the age when most Boys are going in
for Neckwear, summer Hosiery and stick
Pins Ralph was making Payments OH
Town Property and trying TO heat the Rec
ord OF the Man who lived on - cents a
Day.
His Parents were proud Of him 1t was
freely predicted that he would develop into
a Great Financier and do mp every one
who came near him.
He loaned Money at Pawn Brokers' In.
terost and was Leech at Collecting
Ills Father thought so we'll OF his Abl
tiles that he took him into the C6ncern
AS soon as Ralph got the Hang of the
Business. he made 1t Stock Company and
worked little skullduggery with Eastern
Capital aud Fictitious Transfers and. COB
bed M Majority of the Shares.
When Father came down one Morning
he found that he was working for Ralph
and would be Docked II he took more than
IL Minutes for Lunch,
For she first Time Father began to harm
about Ingratitude and how much sharper
than serpent's Tooth is mean, low.lived
lab from Thmkless Child
For all these Years you have pounded
It into. me that Sentiment Is a Dead Card
in Business Office, and have come TO be-
lleve It," said Ralph. when you urged
me TO get out and use the Double Cross.
you ala not put in Clause about skipping
few Relatives who happened to be in the
Way, Just because you designed the Ma,
chine Is no Sign that you can Monkey with
the Wheels. Buckle down to work
the same as the other Hands or may have
10 give you the Sack"
MORAL. As the Twlg Is bent the Tree
is inclined 70 be Crooked.