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This
last
remark
pleased
Samuel
Griffiths
.
Plainly
he
and
his
achievements
had
stood
in
the
nature
of
an
ideal
to
this
youth
.
"
Very
well
,
"
he
said
.
"
I
wo
n't
be
able
to
give
any
more
time
to
this
now
.
But
I
'll
be
here
for
a
day
or
two
more
,
anyhow
,
and
I
'll
think
it
over
.
It
may
be
that
I
will
be
able
to
do
something
for
you
.
I
ca
n't
say
now
.
"
And
he
turned
quite
abruptly
to
his
letters
.
And
Clyde
,
feeling
that
he
had
made
as
good
an
impression
as
could
be
expected
under
the
circumstances
and
that
something
might
come
of
it
,
thanked
him
profusely
and
beat
a
hasty
retreat
.
The
next
day
,
having
thought
it
over
and
deciding
that
Clyde
,
because
of
his
briskness
and
intelligence
,
was
likely
to
prove
as
useful
as
another
,
Samuel
Griffiths
,
after
due
deliberation
as
to
the
situation
at
home
,
informed
Clyde
that
in
case
any
small
opening
in
the
home
factory
occurred
he
would
be
glad
to
notify
him
.
But
he
would
not
even
go
so
far
as
to
guarantee
him
that
an
opening
would
immediately
be
forthcoming
.
He
must
wait
.
Accordingly
Clyde
was
left
to
speculate
as
to
how
soon
,
if
ever
,
a
place
in
his
uncle
's
factory
would
be
made
for
him
.
In
the
meanwhile
Samuel
Griffiths
had
returned
to
Lycurgus
.
And
after
a
later
conference
with
his
son
,
he
decided
that
Clyde
might
be
inducted
into
the
very
bottom
of
the
business
at
least
--
the
basement
of
the
Griffiths
plant
,
where
the
shrinking
of
all
fabrics
used
in
connection
with
the
manufacture
of
collars
was
brought
about
,
and
where
beginners
in
this
industry
who
really
desired
to
acquire
the
technique
of
it
were
placed
,
for
it
was
his
idea
that
Clyde
by
degrees
was
to
be
taught
the
business
from
top
to
bottom
.
And
since
he
must
support
himself
in
some
form
not
absolutely
incompatible
with
the
standing
of
the
Griffiths
family
here
in
Lycurgus
,
it
was
decided
to
pay
him
the
munificent
sum
of
fifteen
dollars
to
begin
.
For
while
Samuel
Griffiths
,
as
well
as
his
son
Gilbert
,
realized
that
this
was
small
pay
(
not
for
an
ordinary
apprentice
but
for
Clyde
,
since
he
was
a
relative
)
yet
so
inclined
were
both
toward
the
practical
rather
than
the
charitable
in
connection
with
all
those
who
worked
for
them
,
that
the
nearer
the
beginner
in
this
factory
was
to
the
clear
mark
of
necessity
and
compulsion
,
the
better
.
Neither
could
tolerate
the
socialistic
theory
relative
to
capitalistic
exploitation
.
As
both
saw
it
,
there
had
to
be
higher
and
higher
social
orders
to
which
the
lower
social
classes
could
aspire
.
One
had
to
have
castes
.
One
was
foolishly
interfering
with
and
disrupting
necessary
and
unavoidable
social
standards
when
one
tried
to
unduly
favor
any
one
--
even
a
relative
.
It
was
necessary
when
dealing
with
the
classes
and
intelligences
below
one
,
commercially
or
financially
,
to
handle
them
according
to
the
standards
to
which
they
were
accustomed
.
And
the
best
of
these
standards
were
those
which
held
these
lower
individuals
to
a
clear
realization
of
how
difficult
it
was
to
come
by
money
--
to
an
understanding
of
how
very
necessary
it
was
for
all
who
were
engaged
in
what
both
considered
the
only
really
important
constructive
work
of
the
world
--
that
of
material
manufacture
--
to
understand
how
very
essential
it
was
to
be
drilled
,
and
that
sharply
and
systematically
,
in
all
the
details
and
processes
which
comprise
that
constructive
work
.
And
so
to
become
inured
to
a
narrow
and
abstemious
life
in
so
doing
.
It
was
good
for
their
characters
.
It
informed
and
strengthened
the
minds
and
spirits
of
those
who
were
destined
to
rise
.
And
those
who
were
not
should
be
kept
right
where
they
were
.
Accordingly
,
about
a
week
after
that
,
the
nature
of
Clyde
's
work
having
been
finally
decided
upon
,
a
letter
was
dispatched
to
him
to
Chicago
by
Samuel
Griffiths
himself
in
which
he
set
forth
that
if
he
chose
he
might
present
himself
any
time
now
within
the
next
few
weeks
.
But
he
must
give
due
notice
in
writing
of
at
least
ten
days
in
advance
of
his
appearance
in
order
that
he
might
be
properly
arranged
for
.
And
upon
his
arrival
he
was
to
seek
out
Mr.
Gilbert
Griffiths
at
the
office
of
the
mill
,
who
would
look
after
him
.
And
upon
receipt
of
this
Clyde
was
very
much
thrilled
and
at
once
wrote
to
his
mother
that
he
had
actually
secured
a
place
with
his
uncle
and
was
going
to
Lycurgus
.
Also
that
he
was
going
to
try
to
achieve
a
real
success
now
.
Whereupon
she
wrote
him
a
long
letter
,
urging
him
to
be
,
oh
,
so
careful
of
his
conduct
and
associates
.
Bad
companionship
was
at
the
root
of
nearly
all
of
the
errors
and
failures
that
befell
an
ambitious
youth
such
as
he
.
If
he
would
only
avoid
evil-minded
or
foolish
and
headstrong
boys
and
girls
,
all
would
be
well
.
It
was
so
easy
for
a
young
man
of
his
looks
and
character
to
be
led
astray
by
an
evil
woman
.
He
had
seen
what
had
befallen
him
in
Kansas
City
.
But
now
he
was
still
young
and
he
was
going
to
work
for
a
man
who
was
very
rich
and
who
could
do
so
much
for
him
,
if
he
would
