The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-10-26
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4 Coed Stery Tor Ysnng Clerks.
From an English Paper, I.

Thought herself pecullariy IdHorci, anu IeIt
very sure that her buy would b, successful
Az for himself beimas confident of rising to
he partner and iii Gmagiuatoii Saw his
own us,ne 10 the firm George was four.
t.ru years DID, fills mother had done all
Sne could to prepare him for a situBIion in
a rsspe table Office; he could write a good
hand; was quick at accounts; an Intelligent,
civil obliglng boy. willing to iearu, aud
willing to work and perfectly trust GRITTY
80 everybody thought. tou :
The firm OF Longhurst, Latimer & Co,
was Az old established Concern; the sort OF
place. in which it il difficult to obtain a sit
ua,iou without 6rsl-e;issss recommendations.
But Mr. Latinl,it attended the s,.nis chapel
az George mother, and lie was kind
hearted nian and .toos q fancy to her boyi
ami 30 it CAME topass that, when Georges
was old enough he offered to take him into
ms employment, and to give him one pound
ana foar saiilings per month. Oae pound D
ami tonr sinllngs per month was great
sum, 30 George thought, aud so Georges
mother Thought Six shiiliuys per week
nigh sniilug II da5-surely IL was d very.
Iorl une e bcglifw with. And then the du-
Ties were not heavy I, George had to go at
ulno in the morning ami he left at sin in
the evening, aud he had one, hour in tla
middle Of the day tor ms .'jiapar time; and
what he iiad To otti1 the Office Wis 70 sit on
high stool, aud lo0k throagna little trap
ia II waIuscottea partilion, and answer PEG
pic that .ns;it 'i',qlltius, s"uiotImes having
tn Sfits messages, spisetlin.S to- address
euseiopes, and Aiu ays,. to keep charge OF
til.. postage stamps . For this purpose
qu4ntity of postage ststr .;,S we're gwen into
ms care and lie lad TO Keep account of how
many were us.a Ali TINS VAS very easy
as SnAgsby said, ''couid do it. !"
ANA 80 they might ..r Il
Who was suaesby? Suagsby was another
lad il ti,e office. gtd sixteen. who wore
tail coat ami stick up collar, and tried to
look iiKer3 uiau, n which qiie never very
Well su&kveo@d Bat ona. rsby soon became
ncoc Yes oravie. taat ID 80 say, his Chief
counsellor GeorSe believed IN Snagsby,-
SuAgsby patron,zed Geo'ge. Snagsby treat
-: ueorge as an inferior, AZ u small boy, as
one VITO knew nothing. bat one whom he
Snagst,y the great-condesccuded tono-
lice, and tpr which act Of Kindness the grat-
irdae add fid3iity Of George were but "a
poor repay inetIttd Snagshy! Why Snagsby
llau been 10 lhe races, ne had the hou0r OF
being ACC TAINTED with somebody who had
SNOW Il somebody who Was X great fighting
Ilis.li, and kepta pubic house sotnewheroon
tins Strand; h+siaes lie was rtten,a going to
tise Theatres and knew Il heap Of things all
Hnauowsu Ia Ledfge. Cf course he did not
tel; tn,,' tifin OF oligin!est 5ati,ner & Go,,
what /. ireiiiarhabie uab ne lSnagsby) was,
20 b,,.
hi,,s al tlits,r Iiioe; but ne tola George 80,
aa. lie believed Ilitf,. % Neither did h.5lin
any communication with the firm, address
tleln rs tine Governors" nor describe his
salary ds i, IA rrati 3, rev, y neither did he
lnfoIn tllo,n shat "Stags"y had his ayss
open = Ali this sort at thing was rasexyod
for Georgolatnd George Believed iii Siagsbyi
iInsltioned that ii Was part of George S
duty tofte0k after the postage stamps Moth
ing surprised him more in attending to this
part vi Ine work thai the number Of letter $
Snagshy had to write. That gentleman
WAS continually demanding stamps, with
THE order---f'Stick it up to miscellaneous;
and To his disr1ay, a4eorge by-and-by ascer-
tanned that the number Of letters actually
sent out WAS less than the number Of stamps
consumed. Lie told Snagsby and that young
gentlemen laughed aid III ,,le fan l1f him,
finally setting the book right for him; that
is niaking the accounts of stamps aud let
ers correspond. deorge was very unhappy
about It. scarcely knowing Whether he was
noing right Or wrong; bat he had a shreMd
sasp ,cioil that iStmgshy @2is not altogether
homest. but then Sliagsby was 90 kind And
81 great b MANI And now co,iId he VEN
Srltgsby was not to be resisted except nby
a strong effort. and that effort George. did
not make sc Ills mottier: noticed Tie aitera-
tItainn,hinl, and tired TO ia, out til. Gauge:
b,d she could not She saw that be had.
iess care for chapel, Less care ,.boht his
seilooi ffIende. less cars tor himself, than he
he went 1at INTO the world, aud
Size ssJos.o to hin seriously and prayed for
hnuI e.!EnBs 1885, 80 Asl2f.s I@tt-1il vGfa
And lie~ 'Slfsgsby bcgarf to take George
out with mir, at fist George declined.
fieiconla not 90 ~itiinut lettiug ais another
k'io@. wlilJr seenle'i 10 Snagsi,y 4 highly
ai'safd thug. but it was cary 10 let his
mother know THAT u friend in the Office had
asked t,in home. anu to obtain hen. ;eave 10
s:4a. Neti, they dig upt-gp home TO Snag
J
s@Il II ten O'clock No ha.n ia that George
sold llis mother all about il, aud she was
I,it.s.s,:d that he had t5,dA,i friend Aud
ouagsby came home 10 see SIes,rge, and
made hi.AseG Very agreeAit,i,.t alia played
ga the fate frelhi taeaU .iui, time book some
piaintive n',iaie finat Georges father used
10 play. and ttat set the widows tears
Rowing .S,tsg,bj $50 tile willow sai,D WIS
y very riice young tniSn Bat George VAS
nor happy The D II q. stamp book had
1isel, Inais. up several times George had
a few si.liaings from Snagsby, aud
IL pay it back Hei. well, SpigSPY made
Lbe book ei' right. and George s.asg tnisera-
By" Tie THEATRE Sas pIice which George
lad never been to in his life aud when
Snagshy described it's attractions he teit a
'trohg desire 10 see - play, What 4iariI'
iont there he III il? th.tt v as what SnagSoy
" anled ~ kHlw; and Rs George was not
prepaied With ANSWER. II mite NILS posted 10
Mis- Iempict0s., ~ stating tiiat--weli, well,
Suagsby wrOtt what Geoige was to say,
aud Grorge copied 1t. aud pit, MS rra,ne to
ii, an,! his mother thought lie had gone
with hls trleni@to hear tacture on the hu-
man eye,a George saw The play Sas-l
uoN.O tt;ctSS Atact Wu3b IL was, Ail'l q
don't believe Geofge had, Tor he kept tiink-,
ing ot tue lie he had written and of ;he
postage stamp boolk locked up ia tue Office
desk lie vas very m,srrabe; iIe could
not laugh wien the audience laughed, nor
weep wpen they ~ept, lie sat there con-
fused. stunned, aud wondered what he
should do. ami what would become Of TAM,
The very next day Ieorge was promoted
to Be petty cash keeper, and from, his petty
cast Snsgsby drew largely The misery
which Genrgs haf felt grew less sensitive.
He Vent often to the play, and laughed aud
enjoyed himself with Snagsby. Where did
the money come from Weli.the petty cash
expenditure YVES rather heavy; but nobody
saul Anything abauti it His wages were il,.
'rreased to hf.ecn shllllngs week, lie be-
gan co assu,ilei a now position He thought
himself almost q MAJ. aud under Siiagsbg 4
tnistractiols iegsu to suioke, and IN ade hing