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Show PARABLE OF THE WISE FATHER. SN old Now York city provision dealer took his son Into partnership They organized a rapid transit delivery and sold a lot of provisions. But they foil out, aud the son started iu business on his own account, and then- wns keen rivalry between be-tween them. Ouc day the old man sent for his son. "Mv boy," he said, "It i neither seemly nor profitable profit-able that we should compete tliU v-a.v; let us divide the city between us. Where you sell, I won't; and where I sell, ou must not." "But," sold the sou, "you have most of the rich houses now ; that wou't leave much for me." "Well, of course," replied the father, "I'd like to keep as manv of m.v old customers as 1 cau; but COUie j'n uivC you two-thirds of the city: you're young and you can cover tho ground better thau 1 only on miift let mo choose my one-lhlid. I'll give you a lot of the rich district all the same." The boy thought: ','1 don't keep much fine wiues and other costly good.; and, anyhow. I'd rather sell for cash in the poorer .sections than wait for the accounts ac-counts of the rich." So he consented and an agreement agree-ment was drawn up and slgucd. "Now." said the old mnn, "you can have all the vacant lots." |