The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-20

XNANcE there was a youth who had kOJ been brought up in the way he
 should go. and had always lived very proper life. At an early age his mother had instilled Into his mind the principles of virtue. integrity and fru- gality, so that when he accepted a post tion." after chasing 1t for six months. he straightway began to devise ways and means to grow wealthy out of the s10-a- week salary which was coming to him. When gay young blades said. Lets take a spin around the circuit he sadly shook his head. as if to say, May, nay and while those boisterous youths were exhausting their sustenance in idle pur- suits this youth sat in his stuffy room boring over the textbooks of cores pondence school which guaranteed higher life and an education to the per son who was sick of his job. This youth did not smoke cigars. because they were expensive, and he did not smoke cigar ettes because his mother told him not to. He kept his clothes pressed by sleeping on them. and for amusement he took a walk around the block every evening. He regarded a trip to the theater as dream that was not to be considered for a mo- ment, while the very thought of lolly- pop resorts made him shiver. In his desire to get rich quickly this estimable youth refrained from cultivating society, although he joined a Sunday school class and attended a social function one time His board cost him s4 a week. his laundry cb mainder of his weeks salary was clear gain. The youth lived frugal life, until he ceased to be a youth, and became man. It is true that he did not have much fun, but everybody said he had persever- ance, and he knew that he was getting richer every day. Finally the young man counted up his store. He found that ne had enough ducats to buy stock in a reputable concern, so he decided to make an investment. A dear friend gave him tip as to where he could double his money in no time, and he swallowed the bait easily, after paying his friend a handsome commission. In six weeks all the frugal young man had in the world was his next weeks salary, which had been raised from s1O to s15. There is no use to kick in an affair of this kind. because everybody knows that virtue is it's own reward.
 Citizen Jones was a very affable man. He wore fine clothes, rode in a carriage and moved in good society. His business associates did not think much of his ability and he was not renowned for apt ness at repartee or deep reading, but he managed to have an answer for every man and cut a substantial figure in the world. As a result of his extreme af- liability and his social reputation Citi- 7e~ Jones easily amassed debts, so that in course of time an army of bill showers camped continually on his trail. Did this annoy Citizen Jones?- Far from it. He was too cultured to show annoyance in public, too suave to be bullied by the common herd and too rreproachable to be called hard names. When his creditors demanded pay all they got was smile and some of them were so abashed in the presence of Citizen Jones that they even took orders for more goods-on credit. Now everybody knew that Citi- zen Jones would not pay his debts but society adored him, for debts are never mentioned in the gilded circles of the 400, except for gossip purposes. He had a good time all his life and lived on the very milk and honey of the land which was furnished him free of charge by tradesmen who did not move in good eooiatxy VVhap he died tbere was q oreat outpouring of well bred tears and a lit- erary funeral discourse was delivered by a rector who drew s1O,OOo year and knew