Little Falls herald., 1913-08-08
Practical
ife 1u1lter
By ESTHER vANDEVEER

81 Old man Burton was a saver, II not
i miser. He was q widower with one
son, Johnny. who was Kept so close
so far as spending money was con-
cerned that he had no idea his father
was rich. How should he have when
the property was all III gilt edge bonds
hidden away iii a box in the vaults Of
savings and investment company:
The hoy w;ls sent to school till he was
sixteen years old. then put to work.
One day when johnny was twenty
two years old his father died and the
young man was astOunded to find him.
self in possession Of securities worth
half million of dollars. From hav-
ing nothing to spend except what he
needed for necessities out of $1,000 q
year he had now 5000.
Though John was very plain young
man. with not much education, and ut
terly unreared to the ways of gen
tleman, he had good common sense.
He realized early that no matter how
rich a man is he can spend but mod
crate sum without injury to himself:
that to enjoy recreation one must first
work. aud that. as the old song says.
there's no place like home:' Act
ing on these principles. he set him
self to the task Of getting wife who
had the same quality of sense as him
self One who had been brought up in
aflluence would he ashamed Of him;
one who had been brought up in pow
erty would not likely find herself mar
ried to a man with large income
without losing her head.
How was he to proceed? He had
few. If any. acquaintances with young
women. BY setting up an establish
ment he could easily make acQuaint-
ances. but he was modest enough to
think they would only care for what
they could get out of him. Those who
were refined would look down on him
while spending his money. and those
who were not refined would not know
how to spend It,
John had never beard of the great
caliph. Haroun-al-Raschid. who went
about disguised. looking into the af-
fairs Of his subjects. in order to right
wrongs. but he adopted similar means
He applied to typewriter manufac-
turing company for a position as sales
man. Purchasing a horse and wagon
suitable to his purpose. he went about
from house to house. supposedly look
ing for customers. but really looking
Tor wife. -g ->s-E
1 His clientele were largely women, and
most Of these were young. His meth
cd Of making acguafntances proved
available. True, out Of the many he
visited lie made the acquaintance Of
Ebut few. One great advantage he had
none Of the girls lie visited was on
her guard. and he was surprised to see
how many were selfish. heartless and
unamiable. Many were the snubs he
received. now and again girl got
up for fascinating purposes slamming
the door in his face with harsh
Don't want any typewriters." John
could not help thinking how different
would be his reception il she knew that
he was looking for a wife to help him
-
One morning he called at house
where he was received at the door by
nice looking young woman. who: said
to him kindly:
Il would be glad to buy typewriter
Of sou Tor two reasons. In the first
place. I could make money If I owned
one. and. III the second. / always SYM
patl,ize Will, those who are compelled
to make their living by canvassing. /
know how hard 1t would he for me to
do that kind Of work. and can under
stand how hard it must be for you. =
"That's the first bit OF sympathy I've
got since ! began this work. Would
you mind latting me come in and rest
few minutes? I've not made a sale
for so long that I'm Il bit discouraged.
'.Certainly. Come in.''
She took Johnny into Il living room
and. disappearing. returned With some
bread and butter and cold meat on
plate. Yen look hungry she said.
..I.m afraid you've not had good
meal today.
John offered to sell the girl type
writer. OH easy terms. telling hef at
the same time that his employer paid
him his commission down. It was this
desire to help him that decided her.
She could get work If she had the
typewriter to dD It with. and the terms
offered were all notes. no cash. She
was sure she could meet the notes and
make something besides.
John collected the money on the
notes himself. and they We're all paid
ut maturity. He fingered frequently
swhen making his collections. and in
this way an intimacy grew up between.
the two. A time came when John told
her TINT he was doing much better
than ut bis first visit to her and
thought that he would like . home If
she would help him hnfld It up. The
young lady put him of till she could
find ont something about him. He WAS
very methotlical in the matter Of CIV
ing her references. taking care to In
struct those he referred TO to say moth
ing al,Ont his NEAR ..ss
The Young woman on receipt Of the