The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-17


 He never thought things were right until he had made sure by inspecting the work l of each and every clerk.
 People said he had a bug on detail. He 1 rather glored in this reputation. He also l gloried in the belief that he could do twice as much work as any of his men. But as he grew older and as the business of the house increased he made the unpleasant discovery that his work was becoming l burdensome. What he formerly handled without an effort he began to have diffi- culty in getting through with. That troubled him until he found that he need ! ed glasses; that he was suffering from eye strain and that the headaches which had begun to annoy him came from over taxed eyes, For few months after he got the glasses he worked as he formerly did and was happy. Then suddenly ne went stale again and once more he had headaches, He fought against them ana tried by sheer will to wear them out, but 1t was no use. One day he gave In and consulted his physician. The man of med lclne told him his condition was serious that he had overworked 80 many years that he was in danger of & breakdown and that he should have absolute rest without the slightest thought of business.
 Just at this time MT. Grimes, too, found the strain was telling on him. Within q month he made two mistakes in the exc Cution of orders. One of them entailed a heavy loss to the firm, He had been noted for his accuracy and these errors preyed upon his mind. He could not sleep and went to see his doctor. The physician said aatly that he had been in the game too long-25 years on the stock exchange had told it's tale The medico did not say so directly, but led him to infer that If he did not take a rest he would take longer ne than he bargained for,
 Mrs. Griggs, alarmed over the report Of the doctor regarding her husband. urged him to retire then and there. To continue in Wall street would be suicide They could go abroad and live to a glorious old | age in those beautiful old world cities | They would travel when and where they pleased. In her enthusiasm she painted picture that made a strong. appeal to him | and he decided that life was more precious than millions of dollars.
 About the time Mrs. Griggs was plead ing with MT. Griggs Mrs. Grimes wa pleading with her lord and master. sht l Legged him to retire, but she didn't beg him to go abroad. Not much Mrs Grimes could not be induced to go across the Atlantic ocean if King George, Kaiser | Wilhelm, King Alfonso and his majesty | the Czar all got down on their knees and pleaded with her to visit them. She had I holy horror of the water. She had been seasick once crossing the Erie canal. She was born in the country and never had quite outgrown her love for rural life | New York was too big, too noisy for her It was appalling. She feared 1t especially on account of her children. She did not think it was the proper place in which to raise them. She thought the country was the place for children to develop and grow | strong. In arguing with her husband that he should get out of Wall street and ou1 of New York she told him it was for his sake and for the children, but at the same l time she really was voicng only her own