Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 114, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 May 1912 — Thought Well of Himself. [ARTICLE]

Thought Well of Himself.

A small boy in one of Marshall Field’s stores, in Chicago, approached his employer and asked Jotjml Mvance in salary. “How much are you getting a week now?” asked the merchant. “Four dollars and a half, sir." “And how old are you?” “Twelve, sir.” “Why, my boy, at your age I masn’t paid that much.” “Well, maybe you weren’t .worth it to the firm you were working for, but I think I am.”