The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1852-03-31

Yea. Got dividend today. The
largest yei received" replied die nef-
chant. smiling.
e Did yaai Hope j. does you = great
deal Of good"
.iIesl'ze your wish NV friend. ID is
doing NE great deal OF gsod.- remrned
Mr.. Win.Iow.
|" No rash. ! presume r.
.Somrihing Gar het.er. Let me explain"
DO, if you please"
.You know The particulars of The in
veslaseaii" said Mr.. win,l"w.
His fuend shook his head, and replied.
i" No: the fact is. inever fell interest in
the msller " inquire panicuIzrs.'
.0h. well. Then ! must give you .
little history. You know old Davis. Who
has bern working about our stores for uss
lasi ten or Eileen years''
YEA"
"My inves.mest was in the education
Of his son."
.laderd!''
lis farlher took him from school
when he was only eleven years old. be-
causc he couid noi afford to srnd him any
longer, and was about putting the liaIs
fellow oui Ia learn trade. Something
interested me in The child, who was .
bright lad. and acting from good impulse
that came over me NJ the moment, pro-
posed 10 hisfslher TO send him TO school
ior three or four years, if he would board
and cioihe him. To this he rrsdily agreed.
So paid for Ned's schooling until hs
was IN his sixteenth year. and then gos
him into Webb a. Waldron's store, where
he has been ever SINCE"
"Webb a. Waldron's" said tie friend.
eviacing some surprise. al know al
their clerks very well for we do great
deal Of business with them. Which 10
The son Of Mr.. Daviss"
.The one they call Edwsrd."
.Their leading salesman"
.rhc same"
.Is ilpossiblel Why he 10 worth any
two clerks in the STORE"
For his age there 10 not better sslss-
man in The city,"
$50 I believe" said Mr.. Winslow,
"nor." he added. Ga better man."
~ kaow iit,ie of his personal charsc.
ter; bu, anless his face dcceives me, R
cannot but be good"
= II is good. Let me say word aboui
him. The moment his salary Increased
ho rouf .vbrs .s,. ,h~cl.,,of., .,o..~..-~ A.
pay for his board and clothing, he devoted
the entire surpius 10 rendering his fariheT's
family more comfortable"
"Highly praisewor,hy, " said ihe friend
!" have received, already, many divi-
dends upon my invesimeni," continued
Mr.. Winslow; |" but when that fac, came
to my knowledge. my dividend exceeded
all my other dividends put ioge,iser."
The mercantile friend was sileni. IL
ever in his life lie had eav;ed The reward
Of a good deed, il was a, that mosne0l
"To-day," went on Mr.. Winslow, .I
have received still larger dividend.
was passing along Bul,onwood street.
when met old Mr.. Davis coming out Of
a Lonse. The rent OF which, from its ap-
pearance. was not less than tvs hundred
and twenty five dollars. You don't live
here, of course, said l, for ] knew the
old maa's income 10 be small-not over
six or seven dollsrs week. %. yes. I
do he made answer with smile.
turned and looked at the house agais.
l. You must be getting better of in the
world SO I am was his reply.
Has anybody left you little for,unei'
| inquired. No, tu. yaa have helped
me to one,' said he. Il deaf under-
stand you, Mr.. Davis I made answer.
Edward rents the house fsras.' sai, the
old man. DO you understand now =
IL understood him perfectly. !, was
then that 4 received the largest dividend
an my investment which has yet ceNe ~
, TO my Aands. II they go on increasing
. at this rate. soon shall be rich"
; 8. Rather ansubsianlIal kind Of riches,s
. was remarked by ,lle friend.
/ That which eleva,es and delights the
mind can hardly be called unsubstan,ial.- =
replied Mr.. Winslow. /" Gold will na
always do This"
The friend eighed involuntary. The
remarks Of Mr. Winslow caused thoughts
TO Hi, over his mind thai were far from
being agreeable.
A year or two went by, and ahen aa
! addition was made 10 the firm Of Webb
e. Waldron; Edward Davis received the
; offer Of an interest in the business. which
: he unhesila.ingly accepted. From that
. day he was in the road 10 fortune. Three
. years afterwards one Of The partners died.
, when his interest was increased.
; Tweny.6v gears from the time Mr.
: Winslow, acting from benevolent im~
pulse, proposed TO send young Davis TO
: school, have passed.
E One day, about this period. kr. WINS
i low, who had met with number Of
$ reverses in business. was sitting IN his
{ counting with troubled look ON
his face, when the mercantile friend, be-
: fore mentioned, ,.eame in. His counlenance