"If more fathers would take a course with their sons similar to the one my father took with me," observed one of the leading business men of Boston, "the boys might think it hard at the time, but they'd thank them in after life."
"What sort of a course?" we asked.
"Well, I was a young fellow of twenty-two, just out of college; and I felt myself of considerable importance. I knew my father was well off, and my head was full of foolish notions of having a good time and spending lots of money. Later on, I expected father to start me in business, after I'd 'swelled' around at the club and with fine horse-flesh. Like a wise man my father saw through my folly, and resolved to prevent my self-destruction, if possible.
