The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-24
}"MODERN FABLES" by George Ade}
TIE Modern Fable Of the Country
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}[Copyrighted, 1901, by Robert Howard RUSSELL

more Lovely ia his Private charactsr a.
any Pampered DTone brought up with 49,
help Of a Governess
Jason read an this GEf about the Fs,..
Boy beirs such a Swift Propositior "a. -
as he landed N Town. 50 he decided IN r,,r
lis Freight and settle right down 49,.
the inferior City Cusses and make Rrs.s1
Sage ashamed of himself Jason never bss
been more than about thirty miles On ~.
Covered Cars. and he had Freckles 49,
shaved his Neck and wore yellow Gau.ss.
and hand-painted Necktie and he wsrsoa
a little string-hslted and put his feet 80
fiat because he was SO used 10 the PloUes
Ground. In fact he was just the kind !,
Plain and Rugged Young American 20
whom the Business World was painting az
yearning- He hao no Vices. such as Drink
ing and Gaming because his Environnen,
had held him down to Red Pop and heck
els.
All unspoiled by the enervating Laxurios
OF the Town and with more homely V.rtue
thar any one could possibly need. Jason hi,
cut for himself. He got a small Position
with Great Wholesale Establishment
knowing that. however humble. the Get.
away Merit is sure 10 oe Recognized and
an honest Country Boy with an oren
Countenance and no regard for Grammar
cannot DE kept out OF the Firm for any
Length of Time.
In one short Year he owned a Check SUIT
With Black SILK Facing on the Lspels and
vas intrusted with the work of loading
large Packing Cases into Wagons.
At the end of Two Years his Simple Man
ners and cheerful Desire To Labor had
made such Hit with his Chief that he was
Iromted TO lifting a much larger kind Of
Box, and when the Regular Man failed 10
show up Jason was permitted To run the
Freight Elevator.
The Owners of the Establishment seemed
TO be in such a Hurry getting in and out o:
the Place that they did not find time 10 OBJ
serve the Patient Diligence OF the Future
Head OF the Concern. This was a Disgp-
pointment TO Jason, as he had understood
that all Business Men IN the city are ON the
Lookout for Good. Steady Boys who have
just broken out of the Stubbe. and when
ever OF them Spots a Hand-me- Down
Suit and q Wooden Hat he is more than
pleased.
The Men VINO owned the Concern acted
i'm way to upset Jason's Calculations. lie
had understood from reading Advic. 10
Young Men that ali those who Get ON in
the Metropolis and direct large Enterprises
are graduates of the Oats Field bur these
Men were Spruce and went around slicked
/ Up and sometimes they wore Plug Hats.
He could not believe that they had c,me in
from the Rural Districts. Sometimes he
had a Suspicion that now and then the con-
scientious Granger fails to Connect when
! A.
He realized that every Boy from the Coun-
try could not become a Bank President or
General Manager because there We're not
enough Fat Jobs to supply all the Back
County AgricultUrists who were piling in
on every Train.
Sometimes when he sat down I'm the sub
terranean Dungeon known as the Dining
Room of his Boarding House and surveyed
the lack of something to Eat be lOnged for
Boiled Dinner and was tempted 10 50
back to the Folks.
Then he would remember getting out in
the Night to associate with the Live StocS
and he would Weaken
So he remained in Town and ran the
Freight Elevator and every week be saw I'd
enough TO take him into a Variety Show.
for he certainly loved Handsprings and
songs about Lulu
Now. IN Conclusion. .ason's Experience
need not Discourage other Young Men VINO
are ambitious to go into the Marts q
Traffic and escape Corn-ShuclSing. because
Jason might have got into the Firm evenu-
ally IL the Partners had ever learned that
he was On the Pay Roll
Moral-Any Farmer who desires 10 at-
tract the attention of Corporate Interests
will find that the Best Plan H. 10 remain al
Home and be elected 10 the Legislature.