The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-04-12
A, T. STEWART,

q The March humber 6fIEIarpef's Mega
zine Contains a7sketch e Eher msretizn,
primes, A.. 2, SisEaFt 1rem which Ve.ss,
lee! the iollo~lng Persol apscdolfss;ss.
Accident made him u1eFchanL. W ere
be was to be in eonnectIon With au expe
rieaced business nsu, sad 10 5eonIfibaJs
capital he sud3snly found llirnsPli prsa.
eiPals alone charged Eith Ehs, rent Of a
| store and With the Whoe esponsibilJtY
devOlving on him. Wit that indomita
bic will aud wonderful eIssFgy which has
marked his " hole lIleg Sc &c once aeut
back to Ireland converted INTO no6ey the
moderate fortune Ehich hs had inhsrited
invested that fortune 10 guods.-prlucipal
iy the iaces which we're rnufsctared 4,
aud around his bIrf6 place .ts-aad Then re-
turned to New York, pa opened his
store. vs. & 1ti6 GA ffeass ~
a AID IN this conneeti2 may De men
toned an Incident of touching, 10 terest,-
one OF many, showing pefhaps somewhat
of the Scottish blood Ia hts veins, which
hoitsnevsF fOrgiVes. au enemy, rarely fJTs
getsea friend. A youpg aady whose ao-
quan,snee, he had made said 10 him, the
daV preceding Ibe opening of his store, ,
You must not sell anyphing on the NOR
rOW I'LL | come aad 'm4ks the first purl
ehass. for will bfi6ga igsk.' .True 60
her promise, she drove upinsher carriage
early in the day. and purchased goods to
nearly $500 10 value. principally of Irish
laces. Long years PASSED. { be lady mar
RED, aadyFemoVed with her husband 20 q
European city. Mr.. Stewart was ins that
city on business, aud there learned that
his fret customer was sui living. but in
very reduced CIRCUMSTANCES, Her bus
band was dead, bit before his death hal
sqnandsred her fortune. Procuring good
apartments. be caused thsn 70 be fur
nished in style pending with her
former position in life. Then, calling up
on her aud renewing his acq uaut .nce. and
alter conversing on old gfndes and former
frisRds. asked hsE 10 take drive with
hin around the CITY in BIS carriage which
stood al the door. After looking At some
objects of interest, be look her 10 the new
residence, saying. This. if it meets your
appreciation. Is your future home " He
settled an annuity upon hsf; aud, during
the residue of her lite. ems lived not only.
in comfort, bu. 10 comPaEailve at1 lence.
supported enurely by his bounty Truly,
if She brought luck to tbe young mer
chant, chat first mo nings purchase was
lucky one for her. ssG -sae
But there was another Incident connect
ed with the sales of merchandise on that
day of far more importanee 10 IT'S results,
lhoug h apparently trHing 70 it, eh arac.
ter. Onerof the clerks stated to pur-
chaser that a piece ofsalic5 was of a
certain quality; that ths celnls " ere FAST
aud would not wash OUT and, il not so,
t. article would be taken back, and The
money returned. The remarks were over.
heard by Mr.. Stewart, and be called the
clerk TO him, aud spoke with indignation:
What do you mean by thus saying what
yon Know TO be unIrue?" The clerk per
haps astonished at thus being called TO
account, replied that the woman would
not return The good; and. if she did, she
could easily be put off by stating that she
must be mistaken, and the purchase must
bave been made at some other store. But
no; that was not the point. A lie had
bean told 10 induce a purchase; and no
foods must be sold in hIs store or 10 HE
name unueE any misrepresentation "udt'
ever The clerk could cor form to that
rule or at once vacate his place. Thi
interview between him and one of his first
clerks was narrated to the writer 3 few
years since, when, in familiar converse
tion. the direct question was asked. "To
what do you attribute your great success
az merchaut?" THAT have conduct
ed nv business from the FIRST ca the basis
of truth. Truth, truth" be added, with
great emphasis, sis the ;alismanio word ;
aud If / have any one earthly wish or re
sire greater than another, 1t Is that in this
respect, my example may be commended
and followed Dy young men entering into
business, and especially by young tner-
chants"