Democratic Sentinel, Volume 3, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 October 1879 — How He Got Out of It. [ARTICLE]

How He Got Out of It.

The son of a rich man was placed in a banker’s office to learn the business. His first task was to reckon up a bill, and he made a mistake of 15 cents. The head of the house called his attention to the fact, whereupon the youth indignantly produced his wallet, saying, “Here are your 15cents; you don’t catch me staying in a concern where they make such a fuss about a mean little sum like that | ” He then took bis hat and left.