Life — October 2, 1902 — page 15: what you’re looking at

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Love's Prisoner. ELE se firts and rans away - Will live to flirt another day, But he who flirts and stands his ground Will all too soon be gagged and bound. How Not to Be a Million- aire. THs isthe problem of the future, and it behooves us to consider it in its serious aspects. The time is rapidly approaching when the thoughtful father, placing his paternal hand on his son’s shoul- der, will feel obliged to say to him : “My boy, unless you are careful, almost before you know it, you will be a millionaire. It is my business to warn you intime. Look around you and see all the other millionaires there are, and you will be convinced that to avoid this unhappy fate will re- quire all your energy and perseverance. Begin, therefore, early in life and resolve firmly not to be a millionaire. Who knows, but some day your ambi- tion may be realized.” Not to be a millionaire, however, while seem- ingly so desirable, is not the final end of man. Not to want to be a millionaire is really higher than this. Strange as it may seem, in the light of recent events, there are still many who secretly wish to be millionaires. Their number, of course, is rapidly dimin- ishing, but that they exist is, alas! but too true. Those who do not want to be millionaires are born, not made. One of the first aids to not being a mil- lionaire is to stop reading the papers. Not being aware of how John Jones cornered the cereal market, with all the attendant exciting details, is agreat help in the right direction. Not to know that Magnate MeMerger got a bill through the Legislature which enabled him to control a rail- road system and smile at all the people all the time, while doing it, together with all the ins and outs of this commonplace affair, is in itself a distinct ad- vance. Miter you have succeeded in stopping the reading of papers, then continue the good work by not going into society. You will miss, of course, a great deal. Your mind will not be filled to the brim with that. vast weightof wisdom and learning which every- body knows society conversation staggers and of course you will not have the same tives to bea millionaire that you otherwise would. But you will find, in the pursuit of your final ambition, it will pay to do this. And by and by, when you are old and have only just enough to live on comfortably, you can afford to look back on your life and s: He; vr 19 MEPORTRD AROUND THAT TOU AND f ARE ENGAGED. “ Thave been happier than most men. I have not She: pipy't You DENY It? ; ae en tried, nor wanted, to be a common millionaire ! “ No} 1 WAS APRAID TO Do $0 WITHOUT PIRST SEEING TOU." comicbooks.com