Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 November 1883 — He Saw the Point. [ARTICLE]

He Saw the Point.

It' is related of a wealthy Philadelphian, who has been dead these many vears. that a man came to him one day and asked for help to start in business. “Do you drink?” mquired the millionaire. “Occasionally.” “Stop it! Stop it for a yWi and then Come and see me.” , ' •; The voung man broke off the habit at onoe, and ati t%e end of the year again presented himself. “Do you smoke?” asked the great man. . w * :

) “Yes, now and then.” “Stop it! Stop it for a year, and ther come and see me.” The young man went away and cut loose from the habit, and after worrying through another twelve months, onee more faced the philanthropist. “Do vouchew?" “Yes.” “Stop it! Stop it for one year, and then come and see me.” But the young man never called again. When some one asked why he didn’t make one more effort,ho replied: “Didn’t I know what he was driving at? He’d have told me that, as I had stopped chewing, drinking and smoking, I must have saved enough money to start myself.—- Christian Leader.