It makes one sick at heart, as he goes into the cities, to see young men on Sunday afternoons paying two or three dollars for a hack or carriage to take young women out to drive, when in too many cases the men do not earn a salary of more than four dollars a week.
Washington expresses concern over young men spending beyond their means, highlighting the importance of financial responsibility.
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