| Show j Fables of Everyday Folks iBy i r By Sophie Irene Loeb j i 1913 b br by Tto Tte ireS Co A MA 1 AM n nl JUS n nON IO IONEY Y I NCE CE upon a time there was a man O ON who was In the thc business of making maltIng malt mak ing mone money lIe He wanted wante to make MUCH mone money Hc Ho began very ven early parly arl In Inure life ure at the thc bottom of or the ladder From the proverbial pro office bo boy to the thc point of oC becoming n a clerk In the office he lie pinched and sa saved and denied denle himself man many things things that that ho might go on When hen the others at the end of or tho the thoda da day went off oft to some sonic pI place nee of ot amusement amuse amuso- ment mont he burned the thu midnight oil that he might stud study and anti scheme In iii the hope of or AD ADVANCEMENT T. T lIe He was right on onland hand land when opportunity knocked ed at his door dool heard the very cry first sound and welcomed It When hen the man ahead of him lot for some Rome rea reason on or oth other r. r did not fill Ill the bill Dill he w wits was th there re to take IllS HIS place lie He le did not watch the clock because he had lad no time to do it I lie Ito TV was as so o busy In the process of sell self advancement ment and the accumulation of oC mone money that he put all aU else elc out but this Vow Now all this sounds er very ery CO COMMEND COMMEND- DU DABLE D- D ABLE To work hard not to look at atthe atthe the tho clock b be up ill an and doing JoinS and achieve and accumulate are all very good quaIl quaIl- ties Jes for ANY human to follow ollow lInt Hut this man built a great high wall around himself which shut out O ever every every- i thing Which I Is not so commendable Cupid came along and knocked first faintly and then stormed d the wall crying crying- Let me roe In Let Iel m me nie in The man answered Let me alone I am busy making monc money 1 1 un LU u u 11 u C VI U 1110 the he man did mako make money much money much mone money Now No o otho tho the man roan had relatives and consequent consequent conse com e. e quent heirs to his hb mone moneA money A young oung woman came to him saying You are my kin I NEED El-D El you ou I am ant young foung and 1 I want a 3 little chance Wont Won't you rou help me mc A youth came caine but with manlike mien setting forth a plan of labor on tin his part that needed but a boosting hand land a few rew hills blUR which request was backed up with honesty of ot It purpose to REPAY and a n past record for ASSURANCE ASSUR A ANCE CE to that end Yet the man who had barred all humanism hu hu- Itu- Itu except that of ot piling the pennies pennies pennies pen pen- nies turned turne a deaf ear and said stId Look a at t me tile Didn't I make e MYSELF MYSELF MY MY- IY- IY SELF SEII h Why hy dont don't you OU do LIKEWISE The They cried Times are arc chan changed ed since you OU began And while hile we cant can't do It It a little help NOW XO when w WI need it MOST oh MOST oh what a boon It would be he and a a. saving of or strength length for tor future achievement ement But he closed the tho door on them and kept on making money moner still denying himself Now ow It Jt came to pass that the he man became weakened In Jn bod body and I Consequently consequent SAD In spirit For when he ic could not make mone money he had nothIng noth- noth j lag Ing ng else to cling to There was a no on one to CO COMFORT him i or 01 bid him good hood cheer cheor And he lie found I himself In itt the evening ot of existence a acol col cold er very ery LONI LONELY L Y ol old man an The rIte physician pIty phy I sic Ian whom hoin ho he pal paid to attend him himI ordered him to go where the sun shone hone I brighter and warmer sa saying ing You have been so so busy making money moner you ha have 0 had no fun Cun Now ow that you rou are arc tired why not stop and go awa away an and see Ice something or ot LIFE JUF It will vill cost something whispered the tite old man titan But nut the doctor answered I Do you OU realize that even e now YOUa you a arc 1 SPI SPENDING DI G YOUR HEIRS HEIR'S MONEY IO-EY I and tIle the they are waiting for tor dead mans man's mansI shoes I Dead ea mans man's shoes repeated the man Dead mans man's shoes shoes' He lIe saw sa sait it all HP ite might have havo given J I them shoes of or IH O OWN and h had rl the pleasure of sp seeing them wear them Rut nut as he lived U in the house of or SELFISHNESS SELF SELF- and thought h he lie had been I successful In iii hi his endeavors he now low pondered as to what is the meaning of ot success success' So ho lie made a l will giving awa away his money monc as fiS now no In his feeble state ho saw best The man UNLOVED and lONE ALONE then silently stole away to the realm here s th there re Is no use for mone money And iid now even en unto the tho third and fourth generation the heirs lieu's arc are still tm at swords swords' ends o er the mone money the tho man had so 50 long striven for or It was so scattered scattered scat cat tc ed that scant cant BENEFIT DE caine came to each or 01 all MORAL IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING SOME SOME- THING TILING TO GIVE OIYE DONT DON'T KEEP YOUR HEIRS HEIR WAITING AITI G FOR FOn DEAD D MEN'S MENS SHOES |
