Mr Sheekles, the wealthy business man, was in convorsatoin with his office boy. “ And don’t you ever forget this, my lad,” he said. “ I was only an office boy when I started work. 1 had to start right at tho bottom.” He paused and added; “ Everything in life’s tho same. It doesn’t matter what you want to be, you must start at tho bottom.” Tho lad shook his head. “ You’re a bit wrong there, sir,” ho said. “ Wrong!” snapped tho business man. “ Can you tell me a single job where you don’t have to start at the bottom?” “Yes, sir,” said the boy, “ Learning to swim,”- •
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Evening Star, Issue 21077, 14 April 1932, Page 12
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