The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-28

while The Pace that Kills. But he was
tough. due to his Country upbringfng
so he held on despite the Clip at which
he Travelled. And as his wages in
creased his expenses piled up on him,
so between the shirt on his back and
the one at the laundry he. had a busy
time going and coming.
/ He was now a competent newspaper
man, and had forgotten the meaning of
the word Journalist. His services were
of Great Daily. And Brother Hank
had prospered proportionately. In a
fortunate railroad accident he had sus-
| tafned a fracture of the right ankle
which had confined him to his bed for a
few weeks, and for which, through the
| agency of Smart Lawyer, he had
! been able to secure from the Railroad
Company check for $500 as recon-
pense for the Pain and Suffering he had
undergone. With this stake and an
other secured from the sale of his
Eighty he decided to remove to the
county seat and become a dealer In
Real Estate.
So, having meanwhile wooed and won
the daughter of wealthy Butcher, he
began piling up the farm mortgage to
his credit while his gifted brother was
toiling IA hours out of the "a for mere
Pittance. The Gifted Brother had also
had a couple of Matrimonial Ventures,
neither of which had taken well. He
was again enjoying the state of single
Cussedness which was his wont when
not tied down to his desk In the Edi-
torial rooms of the Metropolitan Daily
And after many years the brothers
met and compared notes. The older
brother had the Ripping Time, but the
younger had the Scads. And then it
was decided that the Old Folks should
dispose of their Interests in the Coun-
younger brother, having laid by enough
by means of Judicious Investments to
provide for the future, would also move
there.
Thus 1t came about that after many
years the Family was once again unit
ed. The gifted elder brother, after
many years of living in cheap lodgings,
now enjoys the luxury of sleeping and
eating at Home, which is all the time
he could spare from his duties at the
Office. For he Is as Handy as Pocket
in a Shirt. and has rendered himself
indispensable. And for this he receives
Princely Stipend which is almost
sufficient to provide him with decent
looking Clothes.
And the younger Brother, in spite Of
his lack of City Culture, continued his
investments with such Discretion that
now he is not only the Director of one
of the Banks and holder of Railroad
shares, but an officer in numerous Cor
porations about town.
And when the Mother, still partial to
her First, Born, says with Maternal
pride:
wasn't that a fine story that Cuth-
bert had in the paper today?
The brother is apt to reply, '"That
was better one about me, and the
Franchise I got from the Council last
night"
sBut he can write beautiful stories"
persists the doting Mother.
yes" answers the Practical Hank
'sbut he can't write a Check that's
worth a Cuss. I can't even write let
ter and feel sure that half the words
are spelled right, but can write
check for five figures any day In the
week. which is blamed sight more
to the point"
Moral:
Which teaches us that Genius is not
always appreciated. and that the Man
who keeps his Eve peeled for the Main
Chance is the one who piles up the
Bank Account.-(Harry w. Mussel-
wife in Grand Rapids Herald)