Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-10-07
Scottish Perseverance.

A person in the west Of Scotland, who
had engaged 10 the manufacture of certain
| description Of goods, then recently introduced
into that part of the country, found II neces-
sary, or conjectured it might be proHtabie, 10
establish a permanent connection with some
respectable mercantile house ic London
With this design, he packed up quantity
Of goods, equipped himself for the journey,
and departed. He travelled on foot to the
metropolis. Upon his arrival, he made dill
igent inquiry as TO those who were likely to
prove his best customers; and, accordingly,
proceeded 10 call upon one OF the most opu-
lent drapers, with whom lie resolved 10 es-
tabish a regular correspondence. When
Saunders entered the draper's shop, he found
/, crowded with purchasers, and the clerks
all busiling busly at the back OF the counter,
handing out their several wares 10 their res
pective customers. Saunders waited what
he thought a reasonable length of time, then
laid down his pack, his bonnet, and stuff,
upon The counter. and inquired, in his broad
Scotch dialect, for the head O. The huose.-
One of the clerks asked what he wanted.
The Scolchman's answer was, as usual,
question: want We aught j my line, sir =
NO! was the prompt reply of the person IN
sterrogated who accompanied his monosylla-
bic negative with n look of contempt Tor the
mean appearance of the itinerant Scotch
merchant. 'Wull ye no take a. look o. the
gndes, sir ! was Saunders next query
No not ut all; have not time, replied The
clerk. Take them away-take Them away"
YEN alblins Tperhapsl find them worthy
your while; aud doubt ma but yell buy
said Saunders, as he coolly proceeded to IN
strip his burden. Go away-go AWAY F!
was reiterated half dozen times with great
Impotence; but The persevering Scolchrnan
still persisted. 'Gei along, you old Scotch
fool cried the clerk, completely out of tenn
per as he pushed the already exposed con.
tents of the pack off the counter; get along
Saunders looked up in the individuals face
with wide mouth and an enlarged pair of
eyes, then looked down to his estate, that
lay scattered among his feet; looked up
again, and northumberland wull we no
really buy aughI?' But we dinna ken; We
haena seen the guides yet ; and so saying,
he slowly gathered them up, and replaced
them on the counter. Get out of the shop,
sir p was the peremptory and angry com
mand that followed his last appeal. Saun-
ders, with great gravity and self-possession,
said, Are we in earnest, frien' !? Yes, GER
tainly, was The reply and that reply was
succeeded by an unequlvocal proof of sim
cerity on the part of the person who made
it, when he picked up Saunders bonnet,
and whirled il out into the street. The cool
Scotsman sialked deliberately ard gravely
in quest of his StewaTton .hea d- gear After
giving it two or three hearty slaps upon the
wall without the door, he re-enlered, very
composedly wringing the moisture out Of il,
looked over 10 the person who had served
him SO, and said with genuine Scotch
smile. You was but an ill-faured turn,
man; yell surely tax look O. the guides Ioo.'
The muster draper himself, who was stand
ding all the while in the shop, admiring the
patience and perseverance of the old man,
md feeling little conjunction for The I'M
ceremonous manner in which he had been
treated, examined the contents of the pack,
found them to he articles he stood in need
of, purchased them. ordered an additional
regular supply, and thus laid the foundation
of an opulent mercantile house, that has now
f1ourished for some Chambers
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