The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-08-28
TIE INTRO DUCTION;
OR, THE TWO CLERKS.


was male very fast, when a few water lot,
would realize fortune in few weeks
Jack Nelson was the head clerk Of large
|iupor,ing house ia South Street. II was
En the lS3- that our story commences
lack was whole souled fellow; he was
(opep, frank and generous, and possessed &
[well Informed mind, which was constant,
Improved by reading and diges,ing wei
Everything which he read. lie had roach
ed bis twenty second year, was good looking
talso, but he was one Of the most bashiu
Fellows in existence. Place him IN a roan
Ewilh Young female and Jack was nowhere
with the male sex he was always on hand
/ lie had been clerk in large mercantile
kholsc seven years; and hsd commenced
with sweeping out the store, and bad risen
Eifom the station of Youngest clerk to thai
which he now li'led and his salary had ris
en- il proportion from $50, $500. |, is
|aecdess to say tia, he cnjnyed the entire
fcanldcuce the tifm lie was with. Jack
| had maher, (his father was dead) and re-
slad 10 yilage in Connecticut; he ha5
10 brntbers Every year his employers
gave hien two weeks play spell; this would
come ofI in July or August, and was spen,
with his mother, Jack was from Connec-
,ci, nnI when lie came 10 New York tor
the first time, he was stranger knew
npbadr, aud noaod, knew him. An adser,
lisemsni appeared in newspaper, 'boy
wan,ed,' Jack applied; the merchants liked
his lopks and he 60, tho place.
For the first year he got plate Of six
and quarter cents pudding at 6. w
Browns down on Water ST., for his dinner,
and slept with crony, who had come along
TO New York with him. They hailed from
the same place. Frank Candee loved
Jack. aud had friends and money, aud o
nice snug room in boarding house; he
gave co; bed in i, to jack. Next year
Jacks star shons brighter, his salary was
increased 10 500, and he felt that he was
independent.
There were never two young men so en-
!lfe'y different in every respect as Jack and
Frank, although they were of the same age.
where men were concerned, Jack was first,
where women were in the case, Frank led
on. Both had early joined the Mercantile
Library Association, and AT the time our
story is dated our friend Jack had recently
been elected Vice Presiden, Of that nsti,u-
'lon. They boarded al this time in house
IN beekman street, near old DR.. Minors
ohureh, had room together, and paid
$500 each Iar board. The land'aiy was
very p.nns, and thorough going Finney
a'e al that, and she had a perfect hankering
70 provide Tor the immortal souls Of the
young mon who boarded with her, as well
as 70 provide grub and food for their NOR
'a' oodIes. i was regular thing to have
grace at meals and evening prayers. But
Jack Kept his room, and Frank was rarely
mere until after the prayer hour had passed
w. Jack was rather inclined 10 religion;
hs , was strongly in favor Of early piety, but
ne mad bis own ideas in tha. regard, aud
no was decidedly and most emphalically
opposed TO the interference of Mrs. Mil
s,1n' s,'' his landlady. Jack believed in DR..
SSi''hor, ~ and attended his church twice on
sundays, aud for some time he went to
prayer meeting on Sunday and Friday even
Iangs' Bat on one occasion, leading war
|oon' who had Ind his eve on Jack for sew
~ 9lgh's,) learned his name and openly
sAea' Brother Nelson will you put up n
'ayerF Tho Mortified Jack PIT oM a,
D"ce' and never showed his face in that
'o"u again. Bl, the church was still
ppen' aud Jack had no fears that Dr.. Mil
'o' would call upon him either 10 preach
/. pray and bec,me still more regular in his
m mEaendence. lie never missed sermon.
II Minor was not the only attraction; !;
E''se by Jacks seat (lor he had seat there
Pha pad six dollars year for il, too, and
|r, |,au prayer,hook of his own) was a pew.
"ere were great many other pews Of
kp' passe' o". mono 50 interesting to Jack as
[ampew, for there was seated every SUNDAY
oeau''la' girl with dark eyes, red cheeks
na asc'ded!s the prelriest mouth Jack over
oHeo AZ. Jack was in love. downrioht
'a' .ove' and yet he did know her: he had
Y - true. learned the namo Of her fa,her
And all about him. He was an or,ens;vc
merchant 70 in Broad stree, aud hc ,;yod n
''. ''hn's Square, had daughter and her
aa'ho was Alice. This was all Jack knew
|aha things remained in this state y.,r or