Too Often True

Sonie men take too inuch money out of their business to expend in household expenses and lavish display, and speedily bring themselves to the verge of bankruptcy. One old gentleman, who had oommenced life as a poor boy, had, by mastering the diffioult steps to final success, gained considerable wealth as a merohant. When he arrived at old age he retired to private life to live in ease and oomfort on his income, leaving a prosperous business in the hands of his son. In three years the young man was bankrupt. He had failed in business, and was compelled to take a position as clerk in a stranger's store. His father was asked why it was that, in a business in which he had succeeded bo well, his son had failed. He gave this charaoteristic answer : "When I first coinmenced business my wifo and I lived on porridgo. As niy business increased we had better food ; and when I could affurd it we had ohicken. But, you see, Johnnie commenced with the chicken fiist."