The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-06-07

make 4 lhiIty-lliIfe and ieW odd reuifs
81 harvesting CIV ~ he isenss. lie vii
wsni ihis surplus knorkrd on. which yos
can alafd 70 do; Ihfn he VII pay i. and
think yoa Just the msn far him."
. ion lost hin. Thea. brranEe yon
poulln's sLaie any Thing from . irne
billgr
~ did"
!. Thank you. Bur suppose nv BIN
should be iwrnly-six. on seven. or eighi !;
What heal | canld not knock or the
odd d''llas fnr lhe purpose o. making N
eFen sum-"
No. In that ease Won must add On
pnlil you gel above iliiriy.'
= And lall back 40 ihaI p
.Yes. ii viii be knocking Oh The odd
dallanr. nh.rh lie will think clear gain"
THAI would hardly be honest"
q Hardly. But YOU must 10 Il. or lose
his custom some day or other" 49,
I. shsll have 10 accommodate him. |
suppose. II he viii be cheated. il can't
be helped"
On the very fTsI bin that Baker paid
TO the new iraiesinan. he nbiain'd an
abatement 1T one d. liar and ninety cents.
old money. but aeinally paid three dol:
lars more iian was Justly due. Sill. he
was yely well satisfied, imagining that he
had made saving Of one dollar and nine.
~ cents. The not over scnpulous trades
man laughed in his sleeve, and kept his
customer.
! Having Withdrawn his support ffnm
l.eonnaId. IL was the candid opinion Of
IA. Bskri that he was going 10 The
dogs as he expressed il. about as fact
sas man could g.. lie olien passed The
shop. but rarely saw 4 customer.
/. No uou4er." he would say to him.
self. "a man Ike him cant expect, and
don't deserve custom"
i In The eve of Mr.. Baker. Tie very grass
seemed 10 grow Upon The pavement before
lie door ofihe declining iradesman. Dust
settled lhickly IN his window, and the old
sign turned greyer and greyer IN the blea.
ching ar.
"Going 10 The dogs. and no wonder =
Baker would say 10 himself, AZ he wenl
by. he appeared To take strange inter.
est in watching the gradual decay of the
mechanics fortunes. One day mercan-
tile friend ssisl 10 him
! -Dn yon know any Thing about this
Leonard -
! /. Why - asked Baker.
/. Because he wants 10 make petty
large bill with me-"
.0n iimc 4"
.Yes. onii,e nsualcrcslil of six mouths. :
"Don'i sell him. Why the man is go
ing 10 the digs, a, railroad speed"
alndee,l |"
"Yes. In, looking every day 10 see
him close MP. lie might have done well
for he understood his business. But he's
so accommodating, and, | might say. SC
insnl,ing n his customers. that he drives
the hest of them away. 4 used 10 make
large bills with him, bui haven't dealt il
his shop now FOR some lime"
.Ah! was not aware of that. | an
; glad spoke 10 you. for shouldn't iik'
10 lo.e six or seven hundred dollars" :.
SIX or seven hundred dollarsl Is |
, possible he wants 10 buy SO recklessly
. Take my advice, and don't think Of trust
! ing him."
IL certainly shall not"
When Leonard ordered the goods
| The merchant declined selling, except 70
/ cash.
4 aAs you please" returned the mocha
mic, iudiiferen,ly, and went elsewhere an
made his purchase.
i l,happened that Mr.. Leonard had
{ very pretty and very interesting daughter
on whose education The mechanic had be
slowed great pains and i, also happene'
| that Baker had son. who, 10 most things
{ was a " chip oflhe old block" Particu
I larly was he like his father in his grea
love of money; and scarcely had he reach
. ed his malofity-ere lie began 10 look abot
{ HIM with careful eve 10 a good matr
/ moniaI arrangement, by which plenty
money would be secured.
Adelaide Ieonnard, on account Of he
/ beauty aud accomplishments. was MUG
e caressed. aud Mingled freely in society
r. Young Baker had met her frequently, an
0 could not help being struck with her bea,
I, ty, intelligence, and grace.
|. There's chance for yon,' said
!. friend to him one evening.
1 "ln Miss Leonard =
r. Yes"
n .She's charming girl replied u
u young man. - wonder il her father
,fi worth anything !"
e People say So"
"Inileed =
e "Yes. They say the old fellow b
g laid up something quite handsome; an
as Adelaideis his only child, she will
s, course get il all, "
~ 81 was not aware Of that.
ht "I's all so, believe"