Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-01-14

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he would not back out; So he stepped up 10 Mr..
Sharp without look OF recognition, aud asked II
he would like to subscribe for some magazines
Mr. Sharp, who either did not recognise Peter,
or chose not To appear 10 recognise han, took the
magazines and looked at them, aud found a con'
pie he said he would like to take, and inquired the
terms They were each three dollars year IN
advance
But | don't pay in advance for any thing,
said Sharp "If you have mind to leave them
my house, to be paid for al the end of The ear
you put me down for these two"
| No. said Peter, Il don't wish 10 lake any
snhscri bers, but those who pay in advance"
| Saying this he took up his specimens, and was
gong out Of the door. when MIR. Sharp called
him back.
"Here, young man, you may leave those two
al any rate said he land here's your advance,
handing him the SIX dollars.
where will you have them lefl?" said Peter.
"At my house, up town." said MT Shatp, des
crIhlng the street and number.
The business being completed, Peter retired,
much as,onlshed a, his good luck. He again be-
! came a monthly vlsIter at Mr.. Sharp's door.
where he regularly delivered to the servant g"i
the two mag zines. Two or three months otter
,his when he called one day on his usual round,
the girl told him that Mr. Sharp wanted to see
him, aud desired that he would call at the store.
Peter felt not a little curious TO know what Mr.
Sharp might have 10 say to bun, so III the course
Of the same day he called at Mr.. Sharp's store
tered; come, take n chair, and sit down here
| Peter, with good morning, sir,'' did as be
was desired.
"An't you the young man. sad Mr.. Sharp
with a comical kind Of a look, "who sat out to
| hoard out n subscription 10 the New England
! Magazine at my house two or three years agot"
Yes said Peter, 81 believe I'm the same per
son who once had The honor Of taking board at
your house"
"Wen," said Mr.. Sharp, Il want to give you
lob'
.What is i,?'' said Peter.
| "Here | want YOU to collect these bills for
me- SAID Mr. Sharp, tnktng n bundle from his
desk, ''tor III be hanged if l can; I've tf'ed TIL
i'tn uredn
Whereupon he opened the bundle and assorted
out the bills, and made a schedule OF them a
mounting IN The aggregate TO about thousand
dollars.
"rhere' said he, Il will give upon that lis
ten per cent. commissions on all you collect; aud
on tina, list I'll give you twenty five per cent on
oil you collect What say you, Will you under
take the iob?''
"Well, I'll try said Peter, ''and see what
can do with them. How soon must return
them?'
Take your own lime for it," said Nj, Sharp,
1--we enough of you to know pretty "
what you are.''
Peter accordingly took the bills and entered on
bis new task, following 1t up with diligence and
perseverance. In few weeks he called again
/ IL
"Wei,'' said Mr. Sharp, shave YOU made out
TO collec, anything on those bills YETI"
Yes said Peter.
There wero some Of the Ten per cent. list
that though, it probably you might collect sa'd
Mr. Sharp. GLOW many have you coIIected.'
"All of them said Peter.
"AI of ,hcm!" said Sharp; ''wel', fact, that's
much more than | expected. The twenty five
per cent, lis, were all dead dogs, WASN'T II? You
60, nothing them, suppose, did youa"
odd you thought How much! sad sharp
| 81 90, them all,'' said Peter.
"Oh, that's all joke said Sharp.
NO, it isn't joke said Peter, owe COL
lected every dollar of them, and here's the mo-
ney,'' taking out his pocke, BOOB, and counting
out the bills
Mr. Sharp received the money with the most
perfec, asionishment. He had not expected that
one half Of the amount would ever be collected
He counted on, the commissions on tho ten per
cent; list, and then the commits slons on the TWEEN
" FIVE per cent list, and handed the sum over TO
Peter. And then he counted out fifty dollars
more, and asked Peter TO accept that as pre-
| sent; "parly," said he "because you have ac-
complished this task very far beyond my ex-
pectations. and partly because my acquaintance
with you has taught me one ct the best lessons
/ Of my life. 1t has taught me the value OF Perse
verance and punctuallty. / have reflected upon
it much since you undertook 10 board out
the bill for the magazine at my house..
.Why YES" SAID Peter, II think perseverance
AID punciualIty are great helps n the way OF bu
sness."
/ ..If every person in the community" said Mr.
Sharp, would make II point to pay all OF his
bills promptly the moment they become due,
what vast improv ement ii would make IN the
condition of society all round. That would pat
people in a condition. at all times, 10 be dbte 10
! paw their bills promptly"
We might add. that Peter Punciuai afterwards
opened a in the city. IN branch OF on@i-
ness which brought Mr. Sharp TO be a customer
to him. and he has been OF It's best customers
ever since, paying al! OF his bills promptly, enn
whenever Peter requires it, even paying III 40
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