The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-02-06
NUMBER I53.

you are anxious to find work, for lam in want
of youth to assist my coachman."
The poor lad twisted and twirled his bun
die about, and after only placing his hand to
Il his head managed to utter an awkward an
swer and said he would be very thankful
| mentioned not word about what l had
overheard with regard to the penny, but invi-
ting him into the house, l sent TOR the coach
man, to whose care entrusted the new COM
er.
Nearly month had passed aft?r this meet
ing and conversation had occurred when 1 re-
solved to make some inquiries ofths coachman
regarding the conduct OF the lad.
"a better lad never came into the house sir;
and for wasting anything, bless me sir know
not where he has been brought up, but really
believe he would consider it a sin if he did not
save the crumbs of bread every morning"
..'sssai alnGglad to hear so good an account" I
replied.
"And as for. good nature, sir, there is not
a servant among US that doesn't speak well of
Joseph. He reads to us while we sup, and
writes all our letters for u.s. Oh, sir, he has
got more learning than all of US put together;
and what's more he does not mind work, he
never talks about our secrets after he writes
our letters" h
L
quested the coachman to stand h i'm to the par
lor.
Il understood Joseph, that you can read and
write"
"Yes sir thanks to my poor dead mother"
"You have lately lost your mother then?"
ga month that every day when you were
kind enough to take me into your house, an
unprotected orphan" answered Joseph.
"W here did you 90 to SchoOl?''
Sir, my mother has been widow ever since
can remember. She was the daughter of
village school master, and having to maintain
me and herself with her needle, she took the
opportunity of her leisure moments to teach
me not only how to read and write but to cast
up accounts"
"And did she give you that penny which I
saw you unroll at the door?'
Joseph stood amazed, but at length replied
with emotion and tear stood in his eye
Eyes sir, it was the very last penny she gave
me-" ..'..t.-.r .t.
"Well, Joseph, so satisfied am with your
conduct, that not only do pay you a months
wages willingly for the time you have been
here, but must beg you to fulfil the duties of
clerk, to our firm, which situation
has become vacant by the death of very old
and faithful assistant"
OOSepH thanked me IN the most unaSSumln0
and was asked to take care of his
money, since had promised to provide him
with suitable clothing for his new occupa-
ton.
1t will be unnecessary to relate how step by
step, this poor country lad proceeded to win
the confidence of myself and partner The
accounts were always correct to penny: and
when his salary become DUE he drew out of
my hands no more thanhe absolutely wanted,
even to penny. 1t length he had saved a
sufficient sum of money to be deposited in the
bank r
1t so happened that one of our customers,
who carried on a successful business, wanted
IN active partner. This person was of eccen-
tric hadts, and considerably advanced in years.
Scrupulously just, he looked to every penny,
md invariably discharged his workman if they
were not equally scrupulous in their dealings,
with him.
Aware of this popularity of temper, there.
was no person could recommend but Joseph,
md after overcoming the repugnance of my
partner who was unwilling to be deprived Of
so valuable an assistant. Joseph was duly re-
,eived into the firm of Richard Fairbrother 6
Co. Prosperity attending Joseph in his new
and never suffering penny diff
erence to appear in his transactions, he so
completely won the confidence Of his senior
partner, that he left him the wholesof his bus
ness, as he expressed it seven to the last
penny"