Show HOW TO WIN A young man from the country on going to a great city asked a noted editor how he could win fame and fortune and received the following excellent reply first get rid of all excelsior no nonsense stay down below and let the glaciers and mountain peaks take care of themselves second do your work well no matter what it is study your business make yourself master of it by putting your head and heart into it if it is bookkeeping then keep books in such a fashion that the angel gabriel will want you his crown as a token of approval all if you are a mechanic artisan or farmer be proud of yourself and the rest of the world will soon be proud of you nothing is needed so much in this generation as a man with skilled fingers you may have a long pull but the clock will strike an unexpected hour and the opportunity port unity which comes to every body in turn but which most people miss will present itself study the bulldog and when your get you teeth in a big thing let them stay there third save money the coward runs in debt the brave man has a five dollar surplus in his pocket the world may laugh at you because you cant wear a four in hand necktie all right let it laugh you are your own world and the people who neer are simply outside barbarians when they see that five dollar bill growing bigger they will all al want to shake hands with you and send you to congress keep well within your income and you will save yourself from skulking around the corner like a kicked dog when the dun is on your track the handiest thing on the planet is the penny laid up for a rainy day now young sir sir get rid of the nonsense that you are a genius settle down to the conclusion that you are just an average boy and then start to keep your self alert look after your digestive apparatus appa rattis dont smoke cigarettes cigar etts get to bed early be square toed in all your dealings and we will wager a cookie that at sixta you will have to look backward for those who began the race when you did are you reada then go |