Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-06-07
Working on
A Principle
Il Brought Its Logical Con-
sequence.
BY r. A. mitchell

Mother. I'm going to the city to
make a fortune" said Joel Harding
His mother looked at him, surprised.
He know what she would say. though
she did mot 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 a much harder time
than now.
~rm 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 losg
worked lands, and II l don't break
away from them Wen none Of us ever
get any comfort | was talking the 9th
err day with Mr.. Ashurst. whose family
has been spending the month Of An.
gust with the Parkers. He says that
any man can get rich II he'll do just
one thing-he must save every cent
till he gets enough money together TO
make an investment. From that tire
on he has an assistant-the money In
vested 1t is making more money fer
QlI1 even W ueI ne u ds3ctp- IAC SaNCc
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
q 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 tho honey that we folks
work so hard tO produce"
Mrs Harding had lived long enough
In the world to pick what flaws there
might be In such reasoning, but
mothers first object Is what her child
wants. She saw that Joel had got
an idea in his head, and the only Oh
lection to 1t he would listen to was
that while he Wis gathering this In,
terest bearing capital she and his IA
Their would be Obliged to work all the
harder. besides icing deprived Of the
comfort to be derived from association
with their only child So she said
Very well. joel. II your mind ts
set on going to TIE city To make a for
tune suppose you'd better 90. You
won't be satisfied here any longer"
Joel took her IN his arms, kissed hei
and said that hi principal reason for
making the move was that he might
better his parents condition.
That night Mrs Harding had long
talk with her husband about Joel's
proposition Fla -mer Harding was
dead set against Il. but when his wife
had finished he arguments, which
had no effect upon him, and began to
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
clothing in as god order as possible
and the next Monday morning Joel,
provided with ali the cash they could
possibly spare. started on his Journey.
Looking back at his parents, he said:
'Give me Ave Fears and Tn uetnrn
this money with u thousand per cent
interest
Mrs. Harding turned away WIKI .
smile, but to hide her tears. while her
husband stalkrd into the house WITH
the remark:
'''If undestand Alright the principle
on which be b 10 make fortune he's
sending US, In nre years a thousand
per cent intere,t on the money win be
a violation Of shat principle. Success
by the princfpie he acts upon b based
on a strict adherence to that principle"
'sOh, pa, yo7 are always figuring
things out on principle. Joel Is doing
this for our god. and he viii make
good"
Joel found a position in the city At
8 a week. nssregarding a tempta-
lion to wait before saving till he
earned more, he lived on 81 a week.
placing the other dollar In q savings
bank At the esd OF his first year he
had placed In fhe bank $50 and as
much more as had come from increase
OF salary and extras earned. In all
some $3.50.
Among his fellow employees joel
was considered the stingiest Of the
stingy. but his employers. seeing that
he possessed determination and self
control. advanced him rapidly. Either
he possessed business qualifications
naturally or. hs heart being exclusive
iy set on business, he became an adept
at It AT any rite. he soon came to be
intrusfed with matters by the firm
that were not Entrusted to his fellow
clerks Of equa grade with himself.
This naturally brought him increase
Of salary. AMI before the first i've
years had passed he was occupying
the position OF lead clerk.
Joel did not f'rget that he had vol
unteered to send his father and moth
er at the end or FIVE years the money
they had advanced him. with 1000
per cent interest. They had seraped
up SIS for him. on which the interest
ut 1000 per cen. for Ave years would
be, with the principal. $1,275. Joel
had at the end Of the fifth year prop