Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-24

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 HE BEGAN TO WORK.
 your ma and Pishy has got more out of it than you have. Why, your ma gets her name in the papers as phi lanthropist along with that-how do the papers call her?-'the well-known club woman'-that Mrs. helen Wyot Lamson that always has her name spelled out in full? Your ma is get ting public recognition fur her money, and look at Pishy. Whats she gone and done while you been laxin' about? Why, she's got engaged to lord, or just as good. Look at the prospects she's got! She'll enter the aristocracy of England and have title. But look at you! Really, son, I'm ashamed of you. People over there'll be sayin' Lady What s-her-name? Oh, yes! She has got brother, but he don't amount to shucks-he ain't much more'n a three-spot. He can't do any thing but play bank and drink like a fish. He's throwed away his oppor- tunities'-that's what them dukes and counts will be sayin' about you behind your back"
 T understood you didn't think much of sis choice"
 Well, of course, he wouldn't be much in Montana City, but he's all right in his place, and he seems to be healthy. What knocks me is how he ever got all them freckles. He never come by lem honestly, bet. He must "a got caught in an explosion of freckles some time. But that ain't neither here nor there. He has the goods and Pish'll get 'em delivered. She's got something to show fur her dust. But what you got to show? Not a blamed thing but lot of stubs in a check book, and little fat. Now ain't maxim any kick. got no right to; but do hate to see you leadin' this life of idleness and dissipation when you might be maxim something 9, yourself. Your pa was quite man. He left his mark out there in that western country. Now you're here settled in the east among big people, with a barrel of money and fine chances to do something, and you're jest layin' down on the family name. You wouldn't think near so much of your pa if he'd laid down before his time and your own children will al- ways have to say: Poor pa-he had a good heart, but he never could amount to anything more'n a three-spot; he didn't have any stun in him. they'll be sayin'. Now, on the level, you don't want to go through life bein' just known as a good thing and easy money, do you?"
 Why, of course not, Uncle Peter; only had to look around some at first for a year or so."
 Well, if you need to look any more, then your eyes ain't right. That's my say. I ain't askin' you to go west don't expect that!"
 Percival frightened.
 But I am tryin' to nag you into doin' something here. People can say what they want to about you" he con- tinued, stubbornly. as one who con- fesses the most arrant bigotry. but know you have got some brains, some abilityII really believe you got a whole lot-and you got the means to take your place right at the top. You can head 'em all in this country or any other. Now what you ought to do, you ought to take your place in the world of fnance-put your mind on 1t night and day-swing out-get action and set the ball to rolling. Your pa was 6 big man in the west, and there ain't any reason ss can see of why you can't be just e big man in pro- portion here. People can talk all tn y want to apout your bein' just a dub I won't believe 'em. And there's Lon- don. You ain't been ambitious enough. Get c down-hilI pull on New York, and then branch out Be a man of affairs like your pa, and like that fell V shepler. Let's be somebody. If Mon tana City was too small fur us. that's no reason why New York should be too big"
 Percival had walked the floor in deep attention to the old mans words.
 You've got me right, Uncle Peter" ." he said at last. And you're right about what I ought to do. I've of en thought I'd go into some of these bag operations here. But for one thing vas afraid of what you'd say Ard then, I didn't know the game very we'll. But I see I ought to do something. You're dead right"
 And ve need more money. too" urged the old man T vas reading a piece the other day about the b-g f.r- tunes in New York Why. re ain't one. two. three. with the dinky Htfls twelve or thirteen millions we could swing You don't vsnt to be . psker. do yogf If you @ in the game at all. play her open and high Make 'en take the ceiling of. Toa can just as veIl get into the hundred million class .s not. and I knov 1t They needn't taIk to ne-I nov yos kavs Go< some braina II yoz vs to o h nsx if