Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-05

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other hand, he IL exposed to un-
restricted foreign competition. The
sauntered In to indulge In cigar.
No one would have dared address,
him as Old Jones. He was q capl-
talist and reputed TO be worth AT.
teen million dollars. 1t WAS the young
er members that "Old Jonesed" him
to each other.
Needham had turned to 90 out of
the room when the capitalist looked
up from his paper.
"See here. moment, young
mar" he called.
Eyes, SIR :. .',.
You came in, here to smoke Go
ahead and do it. While you are smok-
ing ! want you to read this article IN
the paper" ,.
"some big news?" queried the
young man.
''No. It's about a matter quite old.
and. it touches you personally"
Mr.. Needham sat down and road
the article. Something like that APP
pears once in three months. When q
newspaper can't get enough about
graft 3 it comes out with something
about the Idle Rich" ~,
And you don't approve OF IT." !
"It's all twaddle, sir"
& ''Why, I had an idea that there was
a lot. Of plain truth IN It,"
"is a; young man 10 be hold up to
contempt bocanse his father left him
a comfortable sum Of money!"
But the article don't mean that"
ut says That We are not workers. I"
"Well, let's see II you are. This 10
Saturday. How did you start the
week."
clothes"
"That was hard work" smiled Old
Jones. about Tuesday,"
Il had to, 80 and see my lawyer"
More hard work. And Wednes-
day"
"Ah! Tremendous .exertion! And
Thursday
II played billiards most Of the
;And was dog tired at night, of
course! And friday"
Lets see. Il was IN auto ride"
"And today!"
LAY abed TIL noon. and then took
walk"
"Poor boy! And yet newspaper
dares to refer to you a. the idle
rich?"
you speak sarcastica1ly, sir" said
young Needham.
Look here. my boy" said the ED
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others shoulder, "let me say that I
knew your father for years and years.
He, worked ten hours day and six
days in q week TO accumulate the
money he left you. The auto was
unknown, and he didn't gallop after
hounds or any other breed Of dogs"
"well?"
.Does it ever strike you that you
are, frittering away hts money!"
well, what shall dot am get
ting good interest on the money"
land every dollars interest you
draw makes the country that much
poorer, as the producers have to pay.
Have you fitted yourself to earn any.
thing by your brains or labor?"
There has been no call to-"
That's It," said Old Jones'" the
idle rich. You are not only idle. but
you make the busy people pay for 1t.
Suppose you should lose your
wealth."
81 have never given 1t thought. y
was the reply; "but l am conceited
enough to believe that could easily
find an opening"
ut is conceit. I'll wager you a
hundred dollars against fifty that
you couldn't strike job in three
months where you'd earn ten dollars
a week. You are not q bookkeeper, a
salesman, cashier or book agent. You
have neither trade nor profession"
well, when the earthquake comes
perhaps I can find Job Of carrying
the bod to help rebuild" laughed
Needham, as he rose.
Hell forget 1t in two minutes, :
unused the old man.
A week later young Needham did
thing that astonished himself. At
tired in a suit Of clothes that even
his valet had cast aside, he started
out to see what might happen II his
fortune suddenly vanished. Later
on he would show old Jones that he
had made wrong diagnosis, cute az
he thought himself. He took to the
street under another name and az q
down-and-outer.
What's your linsT' was asked q
him