The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-03-02
Working on
A Principle
II Brought lis Logical Con.
sequence.
BY F. A. mitchell


she did not say It, What would she
and father do in working the farm
without JOEL They could not afford
TO hire help, and II he deserted them
they would have much harder time
| than now.
I'm tired" continued Joel. "of see,
ing you and father grinding your lives
out In this fashion There's little
enough TO be squeezed out of our long
worked lands, and II | don't break
away from them wen none of us ever
get any comfort | was talking the 9th
or day with Mr. Ashurst, whose family
| has been spending the month Of Au.
gust with the Parkers. He says that
any man can get rich If he'll do Just
one thing-he must save every cent
till he gets enough money together to
make an investment, From that time
on he has an assistant-the money in
vested 1t Is making more money for
him even when he is asleep. He saves
some more, and this. with the interest
that has accumulated on his first in
vestment, enables him to make an
other by keeping up this process for
number Of years he rolls up enough
to live on without doing anything, ride
in his carriage and in summer time go
among the farmers, drinking the milk
and eating the honey that we folks
work 40 hard TO produce
Mrs, Harding had lived long enough
in the world TO pick what flaws there
might be In such reasoning, but Il
mothers first object is what her child
wants. She saw that Joel had got
an idea in his head. and the only OBJ.
lection to II he would listen to was
that while he was gathering this in
terest bearing capital she and his IA
ther would be obliged to work all the
harder, besides being deprived of the
comfort to be derived from association
with their only child So she said:
Very well, Joel. If your mind is
set on going to the city to make for
tune I suppose you'd better go. You
won't be satisfied here any longer"
Joel took her in his arms. kissed heI
and said that his principal reason fol
making the move was that he might
better his parents condition.
That night Mrs. Harding had lonl
talk with her husband about Joel's
proposition Farmer Harding was
dead set against it, but when his wife
had finished her arguments, which
had no effect upon him, and began tc
plead he gave in, as husbands usually
do under such circumstances, and
promised that he would not oppose his
boy going. The mother put her sons
in as good order as possible. /
and the next Monday morning Joel, /
provided with all the cash they could .
possibly spare. started on his journey. .
Looking back at his parents, he said;
GIVE me five years and I'll return
this money with a thousand per cent
Mrs. Harding turned away with a
smile, but to hide her tears, while her
husband stalked into the house with
the remark.
III | understand Alright the principle
on which he il to make fortune he's
sending US, In five years thousand
per cent interest on the money will be
a violation OF that principle. Success
by the principle he acts upon Is based
On a strict adherence to that principle"
"Oh, pa, you are always figuring
things out ON principle. Joel Is doing
this for our good, and he will make
good"
Joel found position In the city at
T week Disregarding a tempta
ton to wait before saving till he
earned more, he lived on "a week,
placing the other dollar In a savings
bank. At the end OF his first year he
had placed In the bank $50 and as
much more as had come from increase
If salary and extras earned, In all
some $500
Among his fellow employees Joel
was considered the stingiest Of the
,tingy, but his employers, seeing that
ne possessed determination and self
.ontrol, advanced him rapidly. Either
le possessed business qualifications
or, his heart being exclusive
r set on business, he became an adept
Il II. At any rate, he soon came TO be
ntrusted with matters by the firm
hat were not intrusted To his fellow ,
Jerks Of equal grade with himself
This naturally brought him increase
Il salary, and before the first five =,
ears had passed he was occupying /,
he position Of head clerk. :
Joel did not forget that he had vol
inferred TO send his father and moth ,
r at the end Of five years the money
hey had advanced him, with 1000 =
'er cent interest. They had scraped
n s2J for him, on which the interest i,
I 1000 per cent for five years would !
e. with the principal, sl.275. Joel
ad At the end OF the fifth year prop :.
nv worth $4,000 II was invested In
ailway securities which were worth &.
1t quite so much as he bad paid for |,
hem. To reduce his nest egg by 40
lrge an amount. especially selling al I
loss. was not To be considered. He
-rote his parents that he had made d