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"Six thousand eight hundred, and he had to pay the duty on it." "Well," I said, "does the owner of this machine ever drive it himself?" SIX THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND HE HAD TO PAY THE DUTY ON IT WELL I SAID DOES THE OWNER OF THIS MACHINE EVER DRIVE IT HIMSELF
n will not let their sons do the very thing that made them great. As a rule, the rich man will not allow his son to work--and his mother! Why, she would think it was a social disgrace if her poor, weak, little lily-fingered, sissy sort of a boy had to earn his living with honest toil. I have no pity for such rich men’s sons. I remember one at Niagara Falls. I think I remember one a great deal nearer. I think there are gentlemen present who were at a great banquet, and I beg pardon of his friends. At a banquet here in Philadelphia there sat beside me a kind-hearted young man, and he said, “Mr. Conwell, you have been sick for two or three years. When you go out, take my limousine, and it will take you up to your house on Broad Street.” I thanked him very much, and perhaps I ought not to mention the incident in this way, but I follow the facts. I got on to the seat with the driver of that limousine, outside, and when we were going up I asked the driver, “How much did this limousine cost?” HIS FATHER BUT AS A RULE THE RICH MEN WILL NOT LET THEIR SONS DO THE VERY THING THAT MADE THEM GREAT AS A RULE THE RICH MAN WILL NOT ALLOW HIS SON TO WORK AND HIS MOTHER WHY SHE WOULD THINK IT WAS A SOCIAL DISGRACE IF HER POOR WEAK LITTLE LILY FINGERED SISSY SORT OF A BOY HAD TO EARN HIS LIVING WITH HONEST TOIL I HAVE NO PITY FOR SUCH RICH MEN'S SONS I REMEMBER ONE AT NIAGARA FALLS I THINK I REMEMBER ONE A GREAT DEAL NEARER I THINK THERE ARE GENTLEMEN PRESENT WHO WERE AT A GREAT BANQUET AND I BEG PARDON OF HIS FRIENDS AT A BANQUET HERE IN PHILADELPHIA THERE SAT BESIDE ME A KIND HEARTED YOUNG MAN AND HE SAID MISTER CONWELL YOU HAVE BEEN SICK FOR TWO OR THREE YEARS WHEN YOU GO OUT TAKE MY LIMOUSINE AND IT WILL TAKE YOU UP TO YOUR HOUSE ON BROAD STREET I THANKED HIM VERY MUCH AND PERHAPS I OUGHT NOT MENTION THE INCIDENT IN THIS WAY BUT I FOLLOW THE FACTS I GOT ON THE SEAT WITH THE DRIVER OF THE LIMOUSINE OUTSIDE AND WHEN WE WERE GOING UP I ASKED THE DRIVER HOW MUCH DID THIS LIMOUSINE COST
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