Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-05-04

wc-ks--ihc physicians giving me up,
and all that spr of thing. But, although
| suffered much, | was thankful hoy in
the main. was saved from being ~
"resppcinbir hardware and commission
merchant, doing u capital bit Of business" "
aud I felt grateful to the pro,uberance
which had been the means of nv saliva
iion as well aslo the kind hearted female
who had originally put these means with
in NY reach.
The most Of boys run away from home
at ten or twelve years Of age, hut ! wait,
ed till ] was sixteen. don't know thai
] should have even gone just then, If ]
had not happened to hear my old mother
talking about setting me up on my own
hook in the grocery way. The grocery
way only think of that lresoved I"
he off forthwith, and try and establish
~, self in some decent occupation, without
dancing attendance any longer upon thu
caprices Of these eccentric old people,
and running the risk Of being made b
genius of IN the end In this project !
succeeded perfectly well at the first effort
and, by the time | WAS fairly eighteen,
found myself doing an extensive and
profitable business in the Tailors' Walk
ing Advertisement line.
was enabled to discharge the onerous
duties oi this profession only by that rigid
adherence To system which formed the
leading feature of my mind. A scrnpu-
lous method characterised my actions, as
well aS my accounts. In my case, 1t wa
method not money-which made the
by the tailor whom served. Al nine g,
every morning, called upon that ipdi.
vdual for the clothes OF the day. Ten
o'clock found mo in some fashionable
prom. made, or other places Of public
amusement The precise regularity with
which | turned my handsome person
about, so as TO bring successively into
view every portion of the suit upon my
hack, was The admiration of all the know
ing men in the trade. Noon never pass
ed without my bringing home customer
to The house Of my employers Messien's
WV tbu Noi'Nhg Hi'ub-
lv, but with tears in my cves--for the
firm proved themselves The basest Of in
CRATES. The little account about which
we quarrellei and finally parted, cannot
in any item, be thought overcharged, by
gentlemen really conversant with the
nature of the business. Upon this point
however, feel degree of proud salts
faction in permitting the reader to udgc
for hinsslf My bill ran thus:
.Nca2,s. CIT anil Comengais, .Herckant TaaOrs
TO Peter PRATT, Wai5iRg .ldr~tiscr, DHs.
Jnly 10. TO promenade, as usual,
and customer brought home, 500 25
July ~. To promenade, as usual,
aud customer brought home. %
JuIy -. 10 one lie, second class;
damaged black cloth sold for invsi-
Bile green, %
July l3, Tnouo lie, first class, extra
quality aud size; recommending nil
led saitinct, as hroadcloth, -
July %. 10 purchasing bran new
paper shirt collar, or dickey, 10 set
oil gray fctorsham,
hug. -. To wearing double. padded
brb.'aiI irock, (hcrmonctcr 206 in
the shadcD %
Aug. 10. 70 standing on one leg
three hours, to show oil ncw-touch
strapped pants, at l2a cts. per leg,
per hour, G4
Aug. IL. To promenade, IA usual,
and large customer brought home,
(Iat MANI 80
Aug IL. To promenade, as usual,
(medium sizr,) %
Aug 10. To promenade, rs usual,
(.maIl man and bad pay,) e.