The Ups and Downs of a Mail Order Aspirant

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Excerpt from The Ups and Downs of a Mail Order Aspirant: Described in a Series of Ten LettersDear Father:Undoubtedly you have been wondering, and mother has been worrying, as to why you did not hear from your wandering boy - the kid that strayed away from turnip fields and corn husks to find for himself a foothold in the city. Well, I haven't been swallowed up in this giddy whirl of dissipation - perhaps because the munificent salary which I am paid for standing behind the counter measuring off yards of dress linings would not permit me to enter it.I suppose mother has been worrying about my health, but I want to assure you that I have not been sick, but I have been, and still am, very ambitious, - scheming would be a better word. Scheming and planning to make a lot of money so that I can come back and add to father's somewhat scanty acres, the rich, fertile meadows which he has coveted ever since I was old enough to notice the longing eyes he cast upon it - and mother, rich enough to build just such a house as you want. And I have started in the business of making money so you may begin at once to plan just what kind of a house you will have, for it will be yours, just as you want it to be, even to the tiniest dot of a window or the biggest closet.But aren't you both just burning with curiosity to know all about it? It's a sure thing, is this future wealth. The plan cannt fail, only, father, I am going to ask just a little help from you, which I know you'll not refuse for I shall be able to hand it back doubled. That's better interest than the old mortgage holder squeezed out of you, isn't it? Father, I want you to send me $50 and within a month after I am fairly under way, you'll get it back with an extra fifty. Please don't refuse or delay, as it means so much to me - and to you both. The truth is, I have started a "mail order business" which I conduct in the evenings.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.