The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1845-03-06

OF the city, he happened TO blunder INTO the
same store accidentally, without noticing the
name upon the door. Nor did he discover
his mistake, until he had nearly crossed the
store and attracted the attention of Mr..
Sharp himself, who was at his accustomed
seat at The desk where Peter had before so
often seen him. Peter thought, as he had
got so fairly into the store, he would not
back out; SO he stepped up TO Mr.. Sharp
without a look of recognition, and asked if
he would not like to subscribe for some ma
gaines.
MIR. Sharp, who either did not recognize
Peter, or chose not TO appear to recognize
him, took the magazines and looked at them
and found a couple be said he would Ike to
take, and enquired the terms. They were
each three dollars a year, in advance.
"But | don't pay in advance for anything
said Sharp, 'sif you have a mind to leave
Them at my house. TO be paid for at the end
OF the year, you may put me down for these
two"
sNo," said Peter, 81 don't wish to take
any subscribers, bat those who pay in adj
vance,
Saying this; he took up hisspecimens and
was going out of the door, when Mr.. Sharp
called him back.
%''Iiere, young man, you may leave these
two at any rate" said he, 'sand here's your
advance" handing him Sc.
"Where will you have them left?' inquir-
ed Peter.
"At my house, up town. saidMr. Sharp,
describing the street.
Fhe business being completed, Peter re-
tired, much astonished at bis good luck. He
again became a visitor at MIR. Sharp's door,
where he regularly delivered 10 the servant
girl the Two magazines. Two or three
months after this. when he called one dag
on his usual round, the girl told him that MIR.
Sharp wanted 10 see him, and desired he
would call at the store.
Pete felt not a little curious TO know what
Mr.. Sharp might have to say 10 him; SO in
the course of The same dav he called at Mr..
Snaps store.
"Good morning." said Mr.. Sharp as Peter
entered; 'come take a chair, and sit down
here.h
Peter, with a "good morning. sir" did as
he was desired.
saint you The young man, said Mr.. S.
with a comical kind of look, swho set out
TO board out a Subscription 10 a New Eng
land Magazine at nv house two or three
years ago?"
"Yes,' said Peter. 81 believe Pm the
person who once had the honor of taking
board at youg house,"
sWell.' said Mr.. Sharp, 4 want 10 give you
a job
ssfff fafe. / | Want Il e if7 V6u PPsi es5trccr r,cse nm, nor
me- said Mr.. Sharp, taking out a bundle
fom his desk. 'lH be hanged if CAM
Whereupon be opened a bundle and as
sorted out the bills, and made a schedule of
them, amounting in the aggregate 90 about
a thousand dollars.
There, ssid he, q give upon that list len
per cent. commissions on all you collect;
and on that list III give you twenty five per
cent. on all you collect. What say you, viii
you undertake The job?'
SWELL, I'll try said Peter, 'and see what
{ can do with ihem. How soon must | re-
turn ihemg
sFake your time for it, said MIR. S,
I've seen enough of you to know pretty we'll
what you are.'
Peter accordingly took the bills and enter
ed on his rev task, following itup with dill
gence and perseverance,. In a few weeks
he called again at Sharp's store.
sWell,' said Mr.. Sharp, have you made
out 10 collec anything on those bills vet?
yes said Peter.
There were some of the ten per cent. list
that thought it probable you might collect
said Mr.. Sharp. How many have you col
Iected.i
tAll Of them,' said Peter.
SAN ofthem!' said Sharp; well, fact, that's
much more than | expected. The twenty
five per cent. list were all dead dogs, wasn't
it? You got nothing on Them, | suppose.
did your
yes, | did, said Peter.
Did you though? How much?' said Sharp.
4 got Them all said Peter.
oh, that's all a joke said Sharp.
"No, it isn't a joke,' said Peter. 1'yc
collected every dollar of them and here's the
money!" taking out his pocket book, and
counting out The bills.
Mr.. Sharp received the money with the
most perfect establishment. He had NOT ex-
pected that one half would ever be collected.
he counted out the commissions on the
lO per cent list, and then the commissions
on the % per cent list and handed the same
over TO Peter. Then he counted out fty
dollars more, aud asked Peter to accept that
as a present; partly said he, because Won
have accomplished this task so far beyond
my expectations, and partly because my ac-
quainiance with you has taught me one ofthe
best lessons Of my life. Ii has taught me-
the value of perseverance and punctualitv
l have reflected upon it much ever since YOU
undertook to board out the bill for the maya
at my house,