Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1856-02-28
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PROMISES AT uANpoM
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Perhaps there ;s no fault more prevalent
among business meG than that of ufsking
promises nj random making them only TO
please or quiet . customer for while. with.
.ut due thought. aud then in thc eLd meet
ing the promise only with dis-ppoiaiment
| This i. the case in all kinds Of business -
The merchant nr the mechanic promises tn
| psy certain hill at n certain time Per
tsps he Lopcs that he shall be able 20 meet
| the pledge but when the time comes he 6ids
himself no more able 10 rsy than when he
| FIRST made the rronisc OF course this,can
have hut one tendency Afer young man
/ has made E " see'' promises anil hrnken
them people viii begin to disirusi him. -
| Bv and by be msy lie caught in n snug
| place He may have n note in the hank
aud unshlc 20 meet IL. he runs nut 10 Dor
row n li,ilr for few days just 10 help him
over this pinch. bu, borc Of his friends have
anv money to spare The fact is they know
not when they shall get it back II they lend
| it 10 tho man who has Disappointed ihem so
nfion Tiey know hc i perfectly honest,
and that hc meaus tc pay hut they prefer to
! have their money where they can know il
| vii return The result IL that tho yeung
mans note passes uni'r rro'cs; TO the
| hands of n notary. thus injnring hi- rrpnia
| toD at the bank. aud causing him addition
! a. expense Or be may rsi-e the money of
nm" street broker. by giving good security
aud paving an ex1rbitant interest
And how many mechanics lose their best
customers by the came fault A simple s'o
~ Of actual life. will show what We mean
and we hope convey q salutary lesson to
those who may need it.
la small bot thriving village in this
State lives q man by the name Of Albert
! Brown At tho age of four aud twenty he
/ took te himself wife. aud in three ye.rs
afterwards lie opened shop on bis oSi, &c
count He vas a tin worker hy trade, and
I has work gaze the ptluost satisfaction lie
Lsd b."sh; out tic sLcp aud Interest Of a
NAV WHO nd moved away. 50 he Lad a run
| of husInes. az -ndy on bis stands.
! For a whiIe all wsn' On vel, &c had a.
much a. he wished 10 d.; ri- ,l,rons were
wropri IN their payments. snd III. prospr e;s
were bright His dwelling jaiped ~. shop
( that he whs' alEAys convrnicpt IN bis
| place Of business In, st lensib there be.
I gan TO he murmurirgs Among- his eustcm
! ers
! Albert said his wife ore evening, a.
( he csms in from the ros; ofi. e Mr. Cam
mirgs ha. l.ern after the fgsDel you proRa-
ised 20 make fnr Tim
Al hs. he y returned tho yeuug man.
locking np from the paper be had just opcn.
, cd.
Yes sni tc sfemed quite arKirus about
\ !, fat the weather J. cold and Li- fimily are
un,blr 20 use their sitting room jaat for tic
wait ~ that funnel
Wei. Yusst mske u 20 morrow
| Bat you know you have promised to have
Mr. Moore ,okiug stove ready 90 morrow,
snd ycu have the fsppel 10 m,kc for all that
besides boiler and tea kettle
Yes Iknow hut Moore u have % wait
uast have that faEnel for Cuu.miugs'
Pof some iine Alice Brown s,i ~ sii, ne
Her face revealed troubled mind and her
tAud n.9vcd iremulogsly oytr the silken
hair Of her infant
Albert she said az length, YOU will rar.
don me- knoH f,r what An nov Coins
q, say. she trembl.d a. she spoke or sits
v,s rot u.oi 10 rsrrimsudipg her hu.tand
she wiss m1A. modest little woman end
severity of language vas samslbipg n,
csulI not use. aplrss iudssd. u msy hav,
hrrn once in a while 90 her little Son. Wh'
often tried her patience 10 the almost
Go shesI. Alice returned ihe youul
nan 9th flint suiile
musi sreak Alheri, f,r I sfn Eurs 70,
ID NOT realize tnw y0u sre injafiag y0ur
sef Yoa da ut TssliEc far. hos ufirl
vna disspplint your s9siomsrs Noe
hesri Mr Camwings ssy 10 had hstic
havs ssui ~ the ciiy - one snd then b
,hosll have gbt NJ faouel 10 some Kidd o
fosseu
.Tssn WHY Jaa'i h. end sevsr ast
"a BIN fsr his custom
Ah Albeft. ysu do rsi mean uhst 80
ssy YSa haze sskfd ~ ihe castsw -
tavs sskrA ~ the cast N - 80 fb- p.afi
H. town snd ut onlv ~ tat IN vonr N
ve,'i .emsrt sos pram ss 20 20 fouf saf
9Th rsatupfrs-s snd despaiea ses lists
., sss esiaiiy 81 safely sss srsiss. osll
o. rsas fsli Yea fsrs sifsn pfonise
PEOPLE esri5is thinrs % gwen tiBe o.
yoa ksss hav efter yaa hsss atssppeisie
rea Nos Wv !. = aoi iast % sssy Z
hsvs Faaf psnsaiscs 40 2 psffsfuafees eyre,
.. ~ tsss tksm - often 81 fsnlti Wbe
W raHmirEs esme 81 bis fasnel uh
ronlA ,ss rst hsys ms3s % ycgs aisd d.,
"a tca sssia 5s ne aegf sn8 N - 90
., ~ has,rds' Of coarse, sicksfts i =
ssys = ressonatis sssHts
bat sea 10 nct saAsrstabd these itInr
Alies. ssiA ihs hustssd, ia en- sHrisasiol
nsausr 'Whsn ! have - rsush uosk q
: nv hsaas n isingestihie aivtss - n
. jas when susA abj sssb tljaas eas hs 3sa
. I d thfm ~ o. seoa as ] ess
+ sAaa ysI hiigri ysa dissppsini -,
east4asss zee iass fsascs memest .
Yoa ~ all ne sort you have. -, ne tre
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