Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1867-10-01

parirh ad>erii-os to sell tho place whereon
he now teridor, ut public auction. Salo TO
take place on tho goth inst.
Sheriff = raler IN tho -uiin OF Jacob SoiIz
W NJ Flynn aud N 4 Knox va. Success
seA Of George Menori arc Advertised 10
take place on tho 81 Of November next.
ALEXANDER Il. STEWART.---The
following anecdotes respecting o.
great dry goods merchant arc from
IN articls IN the current number Of d
New York magazine:
Accident made him merchant.
Where he WAS 10 be in connection
with mn experienced business man
and TO contribute capital no suddenly
found himself principal, charged with
the rent OF n store, aud with the
whole responsibility dsvolving on
him. With Tint indo,niiabla will and
wonderful energy which has marked
his WHOLE life he M once went back
10 ireland, converted into money tho
moderate fortune which he had in
herl,rd, invested that fortune into
goods principally the laces which
were manufactured Mt and around his
birthplacr--nud then returned 10
Now York and opened lis store.
Aud in this connection may DO
mentioned an incident of touching
in'orrst-one Of mJmy. showing. per-
hapa, somewhat 81 the Scottish blood
i'll his veins, which, if 1t rarely for
gives IN enemy never iorgest
friend. "A young Indy. whose ac-
qunlmtance l,r had made, snid 10 him
on the day preceding thu opening of
his store "Yon must not sell nny
thing on the morrow till come and
max" the first purchase, for will
bring luck" Tue 10 her promise.
Rll" drove up in her cnrriag. early in
the day, and purchased goods to
non'l y two hundred dollars in value,
principally OF Irish lacrs.
Long yrnrs passed; tho lady mar
ried and removed with her husband
10 n European city. Mr.. Stewart
was IN that city ON business. and
there lrnrnrd that his first customer
was still living. bat in very reduced
circumstances Her husband was
dead, but before his death bad
squnndrrcd her fortune. Procuring
good apartments, llr caused them to
b. furnished IN "a style corresponding
with her former position in lite.
hen calling upon her aud renewing
his acquaintance, and after couvers.
ing wits her on old times and former
friends, asked her TO TAX. n driv.
with him around tho city in his car
ring", which stood at the door. After
looking at some objects OF interest,
he took her 10 the new residence,
saying. This, il it meets your mp
probation, Is your iutur. home" He
settled an annuity upon her, and,
during the residue OF her lie, she
lived not only in comfort, but in com
parali"r nillurncr, supported entirely
by lis bounty. Truly, II she brought
luck 10 the young merchant, tina, first
mornings purchase was lucky one
f,r her.
But there was another incident
connected with the sales OF mer-
chand'se on That first day, of far
more Importance III its results, though
apparently trltling in its character.
Que Of tie clerks stated to pur-
chaser that a piece of calico was OF a
certain quality. that the colors were
"tas'. aud would not wash out; and
it not So, the article would be- taken
back ana the money returned. The
remarks were overheard bv Mr..
Stewart. and he called the clerk TO
him aud spoke with indignation
"What do y"u mean by thus saying
what you know to be untrue 7" Tie
clerk. perhaps astonished at thus