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A Mighty Rich Man

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jan 9, 1908

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 85, No. 2.

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“A Mighty Rich Man”

ONCE in New England I was driving with an old farmer, and some of the men of the neighborhood came under criticism. Speaking of a prominent man in the village, I asked, “Is he a man of means?”
“Well, sir,” the old farmer replied, “he ain’t got much money, but he’s mighty rich.”
“He has a deal of land, then?” I asked.
“No, sir, he ain’t got much land neither, but still he’s mighty rich.”
The old farmer saw my puzzled look, and said: “You see, sir, he ain’t got much money, and he ain’t got much land, but he is rich, because he never went to bed owing any man a cent in all his life. He lives as well as he wants to live, and he pays as he goes; he don’t owe anything, and he ain’t afraid of anybody; and does his duty by himself, his family, and his neighbors; his word is as good as a bond, and every man, woman, and child in town looks up to and respects him. No, sir, he ain’t got much money, and he ain’t got much land, but still he is a mighty rich man, because he’s got all he needs and all he wants.”—Selected.