The Grit-advocate., 1903-10-30
ForcthouBht can
be grown like wheat
after we knOW how.
\ nynDFfD,DOLlhH DinhEH.

4 couple ~ Yaafs ng" there came 10
ieaGiug as TDijows The committee
~ management requests ths pleasure
II your company III dinner On Thurs
DAY evening, important plans VIII be
pre- scented relating - The approaching
oatbfali1n" went. I saw ana was
conquered The banquet WAS in its
interest ~ m Ola debt During he
dramatic nppGal. hhh hftsf tbs ihni.Y
courses N gastric "HdBHRrfrfs. ! f-r
marked that thought ,ba friends u
my department would give ihrn
hundred dollars The iwp secretaries
II charge ~ the subject replied that
iiisJ would help ms II necessary got
INST amount
tsiiufe.
i,y experience I found my plan for
getting Tho money did not work One
young man told me That l would br In
better business If | wefG collecting
money for the debt On his new house,
Nearly evsfy one seemed to think
was holding him np
Then came the fo.lnwingi II nm Ia
sttiiGte1 10 Wri,s you with reference
Ia your pledge or one hundred dollars.
I shall ba glad to have an expression
fran you Within a few days so that !
Inhy report 10 tha committee, We nis
In special need of funds nj present.
und df course nothing would be more
aees ptabia than The money, Very
truly ioufa. Secretary" 10 which !
'aDiien 'rhe plan had for getting
that hundred dollars has been ratified
nhh II is not Wise for ms to Promise
when can pay 1t. though have moi
hbandr ned II "
When the secretary saw me he twit
ted mt of rrpudiniing my signature
Al another tine | hintah that le wna
nsiig The lowest form ur commercial
promotion. jolly ing. In securing sigma
iifoa Wa had plenty Of nrgumenta
pro and con, l'inal's we decided that
ho shniild write me IL letter such M ha
thought that should have written
him. ana then should reply to II ms
thought lies eluuli faya written me
fli'- - what he neit nc, MI hecres
tnry Dear tit write you concern
i,ig the plrdga made To give OF raise
one hundred dollars toward removing
the ndnllne debt, when | made thia
pledge. about n Year ago thought
had n plan whereby the amount could
hr easily secured, The plan has
fallen through however and | only
Aue. eadsd In getting three dollars, !
regret very much that am unable To
'uinply with the conditions Of my
pledge aud ipuAt caufena somewhat To
feeling or chngfiu that have fallen
so fat short nr meeting. my obligations,
a,il cnnn,Lrt mynelt bound 10 keep
the agreement however, although | am
obliged 10 ask yuu To Z ant me hu eN'
tension or time, II la impossible FOR
me 10 Say lust when viii secure the
money hut na | am troubled very much
about NE matter ynn may be Hure that
II Ia my purpNac To do thn work at the
cariioat punaihle moment Please tell
me what YOU thini, cr thlr. and |
ahonli also he grateful for any aus
ecatlnnH You may make aa to how
cuuiu 81 about rniaing uuuh sum OF
money | have not had much expert
cuea soliciting money and not heoe
very we'll acquainted With Your work
aud tae reaaSna why huamc.a men
hhou,i contribute tn II found mSaelf
handicapped to d raraidrrahlc extent
rrusiirg you viii appreciate the apirit
In which | write Oh = letter. , remaln,
Nen 'ruly Npura,"
The Other etter.
In the aat,rie letter .ont hiin there
we've ban, arhcea LETT t"r nroetal in
iamat,ou lrr me ffrm him The trt
lowing Ia the cnmp,cte letter "heRr
sir Nou favor nt the 9TH SnAt con
eernne souc vieisa OF onc hundred
dutiara 10 the debt mad ia received,
we are annplN a>pcrtcnrtus What
mnuN atherA have been Through and |
am az an>iuua to aanAat You in makine
Np,t plan tu aesnge one hundred dol
lara auteeei as | ain 10 SET the unss
hundted dal,arA, In tcplN 90 Nour
aue4ttan concerning the Indebtedness
Witch now reata avon ua the most ot
Mhtah Ia tundad, would .aN tits Mas
created an taltSMa> The present
building was erected nn The atte et the
old budding nurtns i,a erection nur
wovk MAJ interrupted aud the member