It is related of a well-known merchant, that, after making his will and leaving a large property to -trustees for his son, lie oalled the young man in, and, after reading his will to him, asked if there, was any alteiation or improvement ho could suggest. 'Well, father,' said the young gentleman, lighting a cigarette 'I think, as things go now-iwdays, it would be better for me if you left \,he property to the other fellows and made ine the trustee.' The olcT gentleman made up his ijiind then Slid'there that the yortng man wnu qui>e competent to - iakc cliurge of his own inheritance, and scratched the trustee clause out,.
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Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume X, Issue 572, 28 August 1880, Page 1 (Supplement)
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