Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-12-23

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But, as you get yourselves established, and the
trade get confidence in you, more important
work will begin to come into your hands, and IN
time enable you to build up, if you will, little
fortune An opening like the present does not
often occur; if you fully embrace the oPportunl-
ty before you, you are made
Armour seemed deeply grateful for what
had done, and avowed it to be his determination
to devote himself to his business with the most
untring industry.
cannot say that had the fullest confidence
in the result And yet | had great hopes
that all would turn out we'll. knew the young
mans weakness, and felt the danger he was in.
What most feared was, that every thing might
not 90 on smoothly, and that he would get dis
couraged, lose his energies, and fall back into
his old habits of idleness and dissipation.
! Every thing depended upon the young mems
getting cash for their work. They had neither
capital nor credit. In order to procure few
small but indispensable articles in their shop, L
loaned Armour, as had promised, fifty dollars
in cash. The business in which they were en-
gagged was that of stereotype founders. They
had two or three small jobs of repairing plates
to begin with, and went to work in good spirits
On the third day, as Armour informed me.
Parker came into the shop, and after looking
around with an air of doubt and suspicion, said
in rude way
80 you've got to doing something again 2
Yes he replied, "Pm trying to do some
thing
'Humph It's pity you hadn't always tried.
1t would have been better for you, and other
people too
i don't know, Mr. Parker, said Armour
trying to speak in a way as little offensive as
possible, that ever injured you,
Fl Il do, then-and seriously at that
4 How so ! asked Armour in surprise
can soon tell you. had an important
work in the hands of Mr.. Turnpenny which va,
stopped by your going of in one ofyour wild fro
les, and lost the advantages Of the tall trade saes
' am very sorry said Armour. i acted
5 wrong, know
: Precious little good does your being sorry
now do me. l think men ought to be punished
for such things. What right has either you OIL
any one else to injure me in that way!'
e No right at all. have no excuse to make
t. But what is past cannot help now
j. Humph Well! Yes That's about all thu
e satisfaction body gets. Bat do you think, i
n give you job to do now, | can depend upor
x your
l. Il think you can, Mr.. Parker will try anc
do il well, and in time How large job is it !
? Il want my pearl Bible plates thoroughly re
paired. | intended to send them to New York
re but the trouble, cost of transportation and insur
,r ance make me wish to have the work done here
4 if it can be done. But I'm half afraid to trus
is you with them
You must do as you like about Them re
7, piled Armour, cody. He felt hurt at,these un
| called for remarks.
1t Can you go at them at once?'
Yes
t, And push them right through?
I Yes
r, How long will it take you, do you think 2
h 1t will be impossible to tell, until we exam
r inc the plates
= The plates were sent in, examined, and tn,
amount of work to be done on them ascertaineC
l. as nearly as possible. 1t would take at leas
three weeks to do all that was required, and thu
whole job, when finished, would be worth abou
o eighty dollars. In order to get through will
these plates in time, other work had to be Iaic
aside, and number of little jobs put off or de
is cIined altogether
}, A week after the shop was opened, two O
Il three OF those to whom Armour was indebted il
,, small sums, seeing that he was at work again ant
d actually 6 in business for himself commenced
,, system Of dunning, to which threats were sooI
P added. This the young man bore as PATENT
W as possible, although it disheartened him YER
k much. Almost every day Parker came in to Sc
how his plates were progressing and he Away
e peered about in suspicious manner, that fret
'e ted Armour exceedingly. One day he came i
1t and found Armour, who was the finisher en-
| gagged on another job.
e Just as expected said Parker. 'Pv
been looking for this every day.
f Looking for whatp asked Amour.
Of Looking to see my work laid aside for tina
!. Of somebody else
p It's mere trAing job, and is very much need
s. ed. The person who wanted it done was so anS
10 ious about it and SO urgent that we could nc
k put him off
Il don't care how anxious or urgent he wa:
n You had no right to lay my work aside for an
body's. If this is all the dependence that is t
sr be placed in you, will take care, another time
Re how put anything into your hands, And Pal
lie ker went away quite angry.
III Some weeks after this. Armour called on mt
10 looking in trouble
How are you getting along 4! asked.
g. q could get along well enough if they woul
Iy let me alone until got fairly on my feet
in WHO is troubling you nowl
Close, the tailor He commenced dunnin
IS me every two or three days from the first wee
y, we opened, and now he has warranted me ft
I'd what | owe him.
How much is it 2
lg 'Forty-three dollars
lie Can't you pay him part? Perhaps if 20