The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-26
FRANKS PLAYED
 AS YEARS PASS
Today's Boss May Be Seeking Job Tomorrow
 From Former Melody
sy a. C. Fnzss

Once, upon a time a German lad land Cd in this country locking fer n i1h- He went to Chicago and hepefnHay ap- phea to fellow German. e3hen am rm- wanted to become a bamaznF and had
 had suitable edncation- His cBunrry- man. however, not only lbrlsqneay re- fused to give him n chsnes, bHa Hmld nim that nobody else was lHkeay to
 take him on, since he cenlanr even speak English readily
 Il Years passed. The banker had moved to an extremely important puzi-
 ton in New York, the ypu.a to a hank n another city. So well had the aa1aer uone mat the directors in time se1ec1ad nim 10 take charge Of a aeparamema 10 New York he went aes learn how
 tne principal banks there cpnancned lions he received every cgrrtezv, buH
 his fellow German refused to show him
 or ten him anything.
 Again years passea- The hig banker
 found himself on the sidewalk. The Eyoung banker had become prexiHeua gf Tor the organization of a new financial institution and the younger banker took Echarge of the work. r Letter after letter cams to him d. scribing the misfortune which hna puzre
 taken his friend, the German banker.
 and asking him if he cenla not possibly give him good job
 That's that.
 A bright young American heaa a number Of different jobs before he was induced to join n powerruf financial institution. His earlier buzses In menr- " all cases were men of w7ae anfan- ence and unusual impDrfamce. One or TWO Of them wsre sumeMaana RufHD-
 cratic and dictxtprfal FelI a-taEkinx wIn him the other day, when he rsaa The whirligig of time plays many pranks. Would you believe ahn1 in gne Tyear no fewer than three men who once were my bosses came to aBe me 70 try to help them Est a pasztSpn- Eaeh or them was quite a hag. zm- {porfant man when I worked far him. whereas I was nobody in paxHscnlnr. This experience made me think. Nl aont know that I needed the 1exzpm-T nope \ dfdnt-but it certainly Rr'pugha nome to me the terrible To1lishmnew af Hputftng on airs and aduptfnx n hswh
 and mighty attitude toward gEher peo- 3pfe, no matter what statznn in life vum
 may attain You never can Eeu when sposlfions and conditions are gBang to
 be reversed"
 When first left home aa.she age Of
 
 had to exist in the cheapest kina B Ia boarding house. The only meat ever zserved consisted of what 9nu1d he N Sscraped from bones bought for z new II gents to make soup. A herring ugzaz n l speciaf treat. My fellow aoagers werp-H swen, tneT social status wzs rather II In this little town was a iaasaamt rsaa- I live. who lived in . clean, cnmEaxaahae l Eliffle home. She invited me to wish l Aner Of an evening once in a whIle. and | Ssome times she would regRas me wafh Aa drink of ginger pop and perhams n \ Iniece of cake or cookie. E1ihe tAafe 9R \ These feasts fingers stfIlD In the fnEl- l ness of time, this dear old 1nday.B llRuRh- B Fer married an migrated Is far afF A tsoufh Africa The other any, A xaenm- M gut. young man came to xse me ama \
 xPaaaned that he was the sam of the \ 'aaughaer of the old lady He explained \ paorable and that he had pmzaed wp II
 takes and used some aR his nAwEnEsF Ep I head for this country Xou cam judge for y1urpeaR, I EhRnRx. | lwhaher sor nDt \ feel SaspnaeA ID saS 4 sveryfhing within my pgwEr aD ananre l se1ne concern 70 give him n Ghamre to II Phow what he Is made of R A few days ago, | was FAaakanw wSth II fhe president of a large caEparnHsnn. I And when reference was made ro Une iDf the 1nen in his organfzafinn he re- II lmarked.' &sE He was my boss when first went with the company" I'm not going to do a single -ssard er i hn0ralizing, for I'm sure yDu rnn ffn1 II Inc moral for yourself.
 Yes, the whirlgig of time Paays prankss
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