The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1845-03-06
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natl TO purchase their goods. The Louis
vile merchants conld'nt stand that. They
set TO work manfully to arrest the down-hill
course of their city, and they Succeeded
They made themselves known through the
country press, and the result is, nine out o
ten who pass this place now stop in Louisville
and make their purchases, and they are BEN
Gifted by the change. Oar merchants viii
get their eyes open one Of these days-be-
fore.i ii is too late we hope. The following
short story might be read with profit by afew
of them:
A SECRET WORTH KNOWING.
"Truth is strange-stranger than fiction.
Under this head the Long Island Star
publishes an interesting tale for the extend
| ed details of which we cannot find room,
but must content ourselves with giving the
leading facts in a condensed form, for the
benefit of readers.
A young grocer of good character and cor
rect habits, commenced business in a good
and improved neighborhood. His stock was
small as were his means, and his stock oI
customers still smaller. His sales hardly
met his expenses, and he was evidently GO
ing sdown HILL and an old grocer on ths
opposite corner predlctedthat he would sooa
be at the bottom.
That the young grocer had reason to re
greet this opinion of the old grocer will az
! pear. The latter had a daughter who bad
one the heart OF the former. He Offered
himself to her and was rejected. 1t ws
done, however, with the assurance that b
was the man other choice, but she acted il
: obedience to her fathers commands.
Assured OF the affections of the woman o
his choice, he set himself about removing
the only obstacle in the way of their union
, the fathers objection TO his pecuniary pros
: poets.
i, A year had elapsed andlo {, what a change
The young grocer was now going uphill wit
, the power of a steam locomotive; customef
Aocked TO his store from all quarters, an
even many had left the old established staa|
y on the opposite corner, for the younger faVo|
lite. There was the mystery about it whic
puzzled the old grocer sorely, but which b
e could not %unravel. He at length becaIh
nearly sick with losses and aggrevations, an
J. vain attempts to discover the secret of b
neighbours success.
AT this iuncture, Angelica--for that WI
is the daughters name-contrived TO brin
sr about an apparently accidental Interview b.
!, tween the parties. After the old man ha
become. throuoh the inierrRntion Oft
daughter, tolerably good humored, end
IS inquired with great earnestness of the you'll
man, how he had contrived to effect SO muc
in a single year, 10 thus extend his bushes
and draw off the the customers from the OIL
stands.
r. The young man evaded an answer--bl
- inquired ifhe had any further objections
is his union with. Angelica. "None,o replit
- he, "provided you reveal the secret of 20
success This the young man promise
o. when his happiness wasmade complete. III
VS. old man commended his prudence on III
es point. The affair was settled aud the ma
rage soon took place.
The friends OF the young couple were 9
VI sembled, and among them, many of the CT
ito toners of the two stores Angelica al
lie Thomas looked as happy as we'll could
ct and the old gentleman was, if possible ha
pier than they. The bridal cake was abo
10 to be cut, when the old man called Out
@THE sECREr.'
res "Aye.the secret "thee secret" exclai
ed fifty others.
alt is avery simple NATTER said Thorn
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The old gentleman was very, Gerry oldfas
toned, and while he shook Thomas heart
cry by the hand, and kissed Angelica fifty tin
hat over, lie merely muttered; "Whythe d.
for eHs d'dnt ! 1'n6 % @dt!H