American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-07-12
From the Mechanics Gazette.
PUNCTUALITY

few observations to the young mechanic,
on the subject of punctuality. When
first commenced my business in this city,
my uncle communicated to me in a letter
certain rules for my guidance, which he
Earnestly requested me to look at once a
month, at least during the first year. His
request attended to, and | soon found the
benefits Of his golden maxims. | wish
Ihad the letter to publish, but in the lapse of
thine it has got mislaId. In his instruc-
ltions he pointed out the evils resulting
from disappointment, and the benefits
arising from punctuality. Irecollect one
sentence, which was--never promise more
Than YOU can perform. want no other
levidence of the soundness of his maxims,
than what experience has proved.
Iopened my shop, and commenced trade.
and soon found ! was likely to have a share
| of business. 1t SO happened, that / soon
had an order for pair Of boots, provided
/ could make them within certain time.
/ gave my word they should be done
agreeably to order, My customer was no
less punctual than myself; for on the day
appointed he called" | presume have
called rather too soon. :" No, Sir, you
have called agre eably to appointment, and
there are your BOOTS" They are here,
most truly; and now let me tell you, my
honest tradesman, that for ten years past, [
'Ibeleve this is the first instance in which [
have received an article at the time it was
promised. If such promptituce is to be
1.-THE rule fyour conduct, you may calculate
upon me as constant customer; besides,
! you shall have what little influence Ipossess
Y lin the way Recommending others.''
| Many pound, Mr.. Printer, Ireceived
from this man and his family, and many
uIgood customer came to my shop through
4 his recommendation. My shop soon be-
! Icame Known was called the bunctuaL
Isboemaker-and in few years, by close
: attention to business, and to my uncle's
golden maxims, | felt myself in easy cir
Il cumstances, and in few more years had
k saved sufficient to retire from labour. I
E. then gave up my shop to an Industrious
Young man, who had served his time with
me in most faithful manner. He still
R continues his trade and is doing handsome
lylly. / often, in my perambulations, call at
his shop, to inquire how goes trade, and
re always find him as busy as bee, Wills;
h, many others in the line are continually pes.
~ ltering me with" ah, old man, business
nd lis not now as it used to be; no shoem, Ike,
rrsi lean get rich nova. days." TO such men
nd / invariably reply, that if they will adop
1.-THE rule which governed me---brOmiSe N
more than they can berform--have thei
work done dgreeably to promise, and b,
:, more in their shops to attend to the order
q Iofsuch as might call, they would have M
reason to complainant like myself, in
few years they would find themselves il
easy circumstances. CRISPIN.
% GLEANlNGS.-F From Common Place Boo
chronological Memorabilia June s.
IN Thirty six fires blazing at one time in i.ondol
e5,ol lighted b. Lord George Gordon's mob. go per
o.. sons killed-248 wounded of whom rs died in til
hospitals. A greater number persisted by intoxic
ton
81 1882. June ia fire at Conslantinople, whic
SCI lasted fifteen hours, and destroyed 900u houses.
"e' 1888, March-It appeared by official return
that 49 ,635 men exclusive OF officers, were ke
ma or died in the English Military service in Amerc
10y Aug. 5.-Ten thousand houses destroyed by ii
III lat Constantinople.
scri- 100 Inc oaiai o ne" u"''ns INC oa'uc
lus. the North Sea, completed
Am July 2--The gunner OF an English India shin
the Cannon having discharged gun whereby Chine
is was ;nadvertentlv killed. was. on demand ds;ver
~, Ito the Chinese, by whom he was srangled.
NJ 1894 plague up the Leyant 100000 pc
: ON sons persisted.
as1 ,l787, Dec. IA Shark taken in the Thams
y in with watch in his belly, with the of Wats
therl engraved on it, The watch had belonged to re
,er- ,lanan who had he ro dro,ynea nenp Falmouth.
1888, Aug Upwards OF 5000 head OF horn