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This young man went out there, and I have not heard a word from him. I don't know what became of him, and I don't know whether he found any mines or not, but I don't believe he ever did. But I do know the other end of the line. He had scarcely gotten out of the old homestead before the succeeding owner went out to dig potatoes. THIS YOUNG MAN WENT OUT THERE AND I HAVE NOT HEARD A WORD FROM HIM I DON'T KNOW WHAT BECAME OF HIM AND I DON'T KNOW WHETHER HE FOUND ANY MINES OR NOT BUT I DO NOT BELIEVE HE EVER DID BUT I DO KNOW THE OTHER END OF THE LINE HE HAD SCARCELY GOTTEN OUT OF THE OLD HOMESTEAD BEFORE THE SUCCEEDING OWNER WENT OUT TO DIG POTATOES
for $45 a week!_ Let’s go out in California and stake out gold-mines and silver-mines, and be immensely rich.” Said his mother, “Now, Charlie, it is just as well to be happy as it is to be rich.” “Yes,” said Charlie, “but it is just as well to be rich and happy, too.” And they were both right about it. As he was an only son and she a widow, of course he had his way. They always do. They sold out in Massachusetts, and instead of going to California they went to Wisconsin, where he went into the employ of the Superior Copper Mining Company at $15 a week again, but with the proviso in his contract that he should have an interest in any mines he should discover for the company. I don’t believe he ever discovered a mine, and if I am looking in the face of any stockholder of that copper company you wish he had discovered something or other. I have friends who are not here because they could not afford a ticket, who did have stock in that company at the time this young man was employed there. ING FOR FORTY FIVE DOLLARS A WEEK LET'S GO OUT TO CALIFORNIA AND STAKE OUT GOLD MINES AND SILVER MINES AND BE IMMENSELY RICH SAID HIS MOTHER NOW CHARLIE IT IS JUST AS WELL TO BE HAPPY AS IT IS TO BE RICH YES SAID CHARLIE BUT IT IS JUST AS WELL TO BE RICH AND HAPPY TOO AND THEY BOTH WENT RIGHT ABOUT IT AS HE WAS AN ONLY SON AND SHE WAS A WIDOW OF COURSE HE HAD HIS WAY THEY ALWAYS DO THEY SOLD OUT IN MASSACHUSETTS AND INSTEAD OF GOING TO CALIFORNIA THEY WENT TO WISCONSIN WHERE HE WENT INTO THE EMPLOY OF THE SUPERIOR COPPER MINING COMPANY AT FIFTEEN DOLLARS A WEEK AGAIN BUT WITH THE PROVISO IN HIS CONTRACT THAT HE SHOULD HAVE AN INTEREST IN ANY MINDS HE SHOULD DISCOVER FOR THE COMPANY I DON'T BELIEVE HE EVER DISCOVERED A MINE AND IF I AM LOOKING IN THE FACE OF ANY STOCKHOLDER OF THAT COPPER COMPANY YOU WISH HE HAD DISCOVERED SOMETHING OR OTHER I HAVE FRIENDS WHO ARE NOT HERE BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT AFFORD A TICKET WHO HAVE STOCK IN THAT COMPANY AT THE TIME THIS YOUNG MAN WAS EMPLOYED THERE
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