Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-02-02


6ie' and then Peter began to omen bia ewes :
onreWd men said the new company was catch
penny anair, and very few would insure 10 4
nter q month of diligent drumming. Pete
Sytie uoe snow the issue Of dozen policies, an
potatoes. " '1' "'' 'A'' An
=, nard as it wae, he was forced to confess /
LAY 'hss no had been mistaken again; tha
mis- new business would not weld him a hnndre
dollars year, instead of thousand as he hs,
predicted. "' AA'
| "You told me so, Mary" said he.
II know did; but will not reproach vol
Ior Il now, though itseems strange that yo
should repeat those blunders."
when get another GOOD situation / viii
SUCK to H." replied Peter, very humbly.
you VIII not think It good situation un
less ~ pays yon two or three thousand dollars
"There comes Jacob Greene and his wife.
would rather see anybody else than them Jus
"They have been coming over for the las
three months" added Mary.
The Greenes we're politely ushered into tb,
humble parlor of the Pendants, though Peter
| wished them hundred miles of.
"Well, Pendant, how goes the new agency p,
"Well--;" and Peter left the question un.
"Got any risks7"
"Not many"
wndeed7"
aIn fact am going to give up the business
IL don't pay."
sis 1t possiblep
yes, sir; that's the whole story from be.
ginning TO end. In word, that's Just my
luck" ' -
"Your luck2"
"Yesj sir, my luck. II | undertake any thing
1t Ia sure to fail. This agency in the hands OF
anybody else would be lucky thing; but when
take hold Of IL, 10 Is good for nothing"
"Then you think it was bad because you took
Certainly / do; it's all luck "
~ don't think So"
SHOW does 1t happen that you are on a sala,
~ OF fifteen hundred year, while am beg
garY You we're in less salary when We were
"It is true, was"
ut Is ell luck | tell you. You have had good
luck, and have had no luck at all. Everything
you touch turns into money"
~ don't understand il co." said Jacob Greene
"Well itis 60, whether YOU understand Il &c
or not should like to know how else YOU
can account for the difference In our stu tionsf
You own your house and have money out at in.
terest besides; while haven't red cent"
sThere s no luck about It,"
"What do you mean by that7"
Instead Of sticking to your business as
nave done, you have been changing from one
thing to another"
"That was to better myself"
That was the intention, but very few OF
your friends thought as you did. In this last
speculation Of yours, Pendant, you lett good
situation and engaged In o business that any
reasonable man might have known would not
pay bis salt" .
"Then you mean to tell me that had no judg.
ment."
81 don't know what you have got: you certain.
y did not exercise any In this last transa ction.
Not sensible man In the community believed
that the new company could do any thing in
Boston. II was want of judgment on your
part rather than want Of luck" IT
"Thea you think there ia no such thing as
luck2"
"I don't say so; / think chance throws some
opportunities In ones way, but by far the larger
portion of all that is called good luck is simply
attention to business, good judgment and pc ne
ri think / have attended to my business u
N~1S" JS1 hoNCg q osOtt ou0 ~ 10 u kIchN
pity that yod should be ten years behind your
proper situation. You have changed your bus.
mess go many times that you have Loaf your
luck"
"Do you think so2''
EXCUSE me for talking so plainly"
"lt is just what he needs," said Mary, who
had been an interested listener to this conyer-
satlon. "No sooner does Peter get well set
tied In q situation than he wants to leave
It,"
"You must not do 80, Peter. You must stick
to your business ard not be deceived by foolish
offers. They are deceitful Constantly chang
ing has been the fountain head of your i'll luck,
But perhaps you are lucky in one thing, fol
Simpson discharged the man engaged in your
place and the situation is still unified"
"I shall count myself lucky If regain the
place."
Peter was lucky in spite of his complaint, for
he succeeded In getting his former situation
with the resolve that nothing short of larger
salary should tempt him to change his position
again.
He stuck to his text in this particular, and
year after year Simpson advanced his salary
and finally gave him an interest in bis business.
He was completely satisfied that his good luck
depended upon his constancy, for he was now q
successful business man.