Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-04-03
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-On my sixteenth birthday my fsther
told me that he would have nc legacy tu
bequeath me when ! became Of - but
that he wonld give ne five Years i'll
winch t" build up an estate 10: myself.
During these Years he would beard me
and pay me wages, ! to he at liberty to
seek employment elsewhere at any time
when could do better. lie also gave
me to understand ihat | would be ex-
pected to goit alone, that he would
not leLd me money or tie responsible
Tor my Oh jgatiOus. began on "a sal
AIRY Of fifteen dollars 4 month ani my
board. Ii soon got out that | was work
ing for money. nui when | DIRE" my
first months wages I've hungry horde Ut
boys whom | associated with were at me
like wui.cs. TlIsy wanted the to t-rai.
to lend the III. to gamble with them, to
spend m: moury 10 hlnN il in. But |
had worked lar.l tnr every ccai 81 that
fifteen, ana ! Just cuu:,Ir't bear the
idea ut turning it over to tie ncighbur.
hood boys who had been doing nothing
while | was at work. Mother said t"
me when told oI my temptations to I've
a hale fellow well met with the boys;
Remember luu uc working for YOUR.
SELF, not Tou, Dick or Harry. Tue
lesson WIS hard to learn. but | mastered
is AMI gave my friends I" understand
that they wouli have To look elsewhere
for 4 sucker. At the end IT my first
yerr out ~ ~, SiSt salary | had clothed
myself AMI stv,,' $ln. The sccord
year | received IS per month and saved
nearly two hundred a. II. | then went
to work for another tirm at $40 aud
saved every penny 81 a.. my father
boarding me and tie interest on my tNo
years capital h,IEuG my riuthes. 1rn-
! pl" began Ia see ;Iu' / wEs IN earnest
about getting ON IN Inc; or. ! aud helped
open the door Of opportunity for me.
| WAS put on To a uooi investment and
had my wages raised twice within the
ucXt year. The fifth year / received
$40 per month and had property and
money easily worth u thousand dol
lars.
III i4Nltll l'lti a. lIlc tllbllS anu uOlluIS !
had tia; which was worth much more To
me. a correct appreciation of the value
81 d dollar. These were the hard Years
of my life. The boys said | WAS strpgv
and the girls were shy of me because Of
M plain clO,hug. ! had to deny my
self thousands OF times. While my
companions were romplnG along. having
a rnlickmg good time spending every
thing they could get hold Of. | was care.
fully saving W for II rainy day, praCtic-
ing self denial and planCiuG for the fu.
ture. Tie years went steadily nu, and
| began tO trade and do for my SELF.
making ONE foolish deals, but many
good ones, laying 10y something III siord
every year. In time | married The best
girl III the community where | WAS rails
ed, winning her III six months from Il
whole brigade IT high collarcd dudes
whn had nothing /" recommend them
hut good looks. bad habits and bad
debts.
That WAS twenty-five Years ago. My
J good wife helped save what | made, and
wear ny year we have managed to add Il
little lu the rainy la, account until a
few years since when | concluded ! had
enough la IL Liu tn take life easy and
! have my good time. Every log ms his
day, they say 1t al depends M on the
day Rs TO when he has 1t. | preferred
to have my day tn" latter half ~ my life
and bent all my energies to that end.
A comfortable home. peace Pnd plenty
are the result. My bnyhoob chums
chus" Ia take their day at the ether
end. They had .!rir good time then,
Int hard times have Ovcrtakcn them
nOw. and the most - them mus, work
and drudge. to- tlc end If life. Ny suc.
cess has been very OrdiEary. nu! strong,
robust sixteen year "ld boy without Il
dollar can dup !ratc il not surpass it. il
lie but viii. lhr Foundation of all hard
times IL land ~ l"ntlr. The boy with
the opportunity dud courage to work
need never knON the want " II dollar in
this country # he only has the sand in
his craw Ia TAX" care II his wages III
youth, always hciug careful to- spend
less than his income md To- keep con-
stantly working away."-Ex