The Princeton union., 1904-01-14
Three in One.
to come,


A farmer living not far from Phila-
delphia sent to an employment agency
in that city for a farm hand. The
agency notified the farmer that one
William Collins would arrive at his
place the following morning in time
for breakfast. William arrived as
promised and in excellent season, but
not quite early enough to assist with
the milking. He was about seven
feet tall and slim as hay-fork.
When he took his seat at the break
fast table and really got action on the
family laid down their knives and
forks and stared. It was evident that
William had missed several meals be-.
fore he arrived, for he put away every
thing in sight.
Perhaps you had better eat your
dinner too while you are here,'' sug-
gested the farmer sarcastically as he
observed his new hand looking wist5
fully at the empty plates.
''Maybe it would be good idea, y
said William in pleased tone.
The farmers wife cooked more food
and placed it before him. His dinner
disappeared with the same rapidity as
had his breakfast. But when he had
finished he made no motion to leave
the table.
Probably you could eat your sup
per now also, - said the farmer, whose
amazement had given place to wrath.
Tim sure of it, answered William.
and he waited contently until the farm
er's wife cooked and set before him his
supper. When this, likewise, was gone
the farmer said peremptorily, 'sNow,
get to work as fast as you can
:'Oh, no. said William as he arose
leisurely from the table, II never
work after supper. - Caroline Lock-
hart in Lippincott's.
The Common Man.
In the rise of the common man po-
litical liberty has it's justification.
And the common man in this country
is rising ever higher. He has been to
the public schOol-the best of schools
if only for the association with child
rem of the commoner and the break
ing down of the absurdities and affect
ations of caste; he has the best of
wages: he has larger, cleaner,
brighter, better home than any other:
he has variety in his food: he takes a
newspaper and magazine, and reads
book once in while: he goes to
concerts and the theater: he attends
church or a lecture occasionally; he
has society, which may put on airs.
or may devote itself to plain pleasures
without them, and has the money in
the bank.
It is believed that the common man
in America is better acquainted with
money than his fathers were, or than
the common men of any other country.
This does not mean that he is rich.
but that he has an appreciation of the
uses of money and is growing wise in
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respect of safeguards and investment.
It used to be supposed, for example,
that no man but millionaire could
own a country home. 1t was an alb
surd supposition, because, now, al
though land values are higher, thou
sands of common men own places in
the colntryy-utd farm houses, per-
[haps, little cabins, or mere camps and
shacks, with a few feet or a few acres
of ground about them, but whether
feet or acres, a little kingdom where
one enjoys his sovereignty as come
pletely as it he were a Vanderbilt with
country spread abont him: This
is hoped, will, offset the tendency to
mass into the cities and live in tene-
ments. It will at least prove of life
saving value to the children. Brook
lyn Eagle.