Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1844-07-27
No. 05

Ia 90 the object Of his visit.
~ 70 tHlpgssssl@ for me 10 admit YOU into
my Establishment, at least, for The present."
toP lsd II . banker; "nil my Offices hsvs their
full compliments" II / rsuntts any ons III
o future tine, | viii see Whist can 6s dons /:
but IN the meantime, | advise you 10 SEEK
elsewhere, Tor | Do not expect 10 have Z va.
cancy fsr some time.
With 0 disappointed heart. tho Young ne.
pirant for employment LEFT The Office, ard
while with hdgw ntast look ho tfAysrssd tbs
courtyard; he stopped 10 pick Up q pin which
ne cafofally stuck In tho Isppoi 81 his coat.
LITTLE Old he think that this trivial action was
TO leeids his future fate, but 20 il was.
From tho window Of his cabinet NJ. Perrs.
gau& had observed The action If tho young
man. Tbs swiss banker was ono oftboss
Keen observers II human actions who eStia
mate tho value Of circumstances apparently
trifllng IN themselves, and which would pass
unnoticsd by the majority Of mankind lie
Was delighted With Tie conduct NJ lilo Young
stranger. In this simple action, h. saw tho
revelation Of a ChAfhcteft Ii was guaranty
Of love Of ofdsf and economy, i certain
pledEo Of all the qualities nhich should be-
possessed bya good fnanCief. 4 Young man
who w0uld pick up a pin could not fail 10
make = good clerk, mefitiha confidence Of his
employer. and attain q high degree of pros.
pefny.
IN tho evening n The same day, H. La.
fitte received The following note from NJ.
PefFsKaux
"a place il made for you IN my office,
which you msy take possession Of to, morrow
morning.
The ahticipations Of tho banker we're not
deceived. TIE young LafIitte possessed eve-
~ desirable quality, and sys1 more than was
ut first expected. From simple clerk he
soon roso to be cashier, then partner, then
head Of the 6rst banking. house in Paris, and
sftSrward, IN rapid succession. a deputy and
president ofthe Council Of Ministers, 10 tho
highest point which 4 citizen can aspire.
On What q trifie does the fortune Of a man
sometimes depend. But for The simple Incl.
dent OF HE pin, M Lafitts would, perhaps,
nsyer have entered into the HOUSE. Of M. Per.
rsgAux; another employer might not have
open 10 him 50 vide q field Of action, and bic
talents and Intelligence would not have led
10 such magnificent results.
Little did NJ. Perrsgaux think that tho
hand which would pick UP a pin vas that Of
a mar, generous TO ~prodigaIity in doing geod
ga hand always open 70 sucCor honorable
misfortune, Never were riches placed in
better hsnds--never did banker or prince
make a more noble uso Of them.
TIE ARMY-A list Of promotions and ap-
pointinsuts 10 the army since Jan. let 1911,
made ny tho President with the assent Of the
appeass in The Madisonian ofiho 18th
We give tho promotions made for good
Capt. Frederick Sssrl, oftbs Quarsrmss.
ter's Department, TO be Major by breysf, "lor
g~allantry and good conduct on several occa.
sions in tho war against the Florida Indians, TO
dato from Nov. rs, 1890"
Lieut.. Col. bennett Riley, sfths I'd Rsgj.
tnont Of infantry, 10 be Colonel by brevot, "for
long, neritorious and gallant services, to take
as such from the Cd day Of June, 1910.
the day on which was fought the battte Of
Cbockachstta in Florida, IN which he pzrticn-
larly distinguished himself BY his bravery and
good conduct"
Capt. John J. Abereronbie, Of the Isl Reei.
ment Of I~nfaatry, 10 DO Major BY brsvet, sfor
and merftorions services in Florida. to
rank az such from the 18th December, 1897,
the day on which was fought the battle ef the
Okeechobes, on which occasion he acted in
the language Of his commander, Brsyet Brig.
Gen. Taylor, with the greatest CALAMITY and
coolneus.'"
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