National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-02-28


TO tell the truth, it is not paid for
yet, but let me see. Twenty-Five
dollars for the coat, ten for the pants,
ten for the vest and ten more, be-
lieye, for a set OF fancy vest bnttoDs.'
Precisely fifty.five dollars. Now
you have observed mine. and own,
setting the cut aside, that the materi-
al is equally as good as yours, aud
yet it only cost me thirty eight dol
lars.'
'Whew! nineteen dollars differ
ence. Pray how did you manage it ?
'Why / bought the cloth of "a
friend who keeps in :. wholesale
honse, and he let me have it at a
small advance from the original cost.
The buttons | get of a friendly Jew
eler at the expense of six dollars
But / never have the spare cash
for these operations
you would it You pursued my
course
Hang it, that would be no easy
matter for me. Ny credit is tolera-
bly, good and manage TO come out
at the end OF the year, pretty, well,
by drawing OH my rural Old COVER
nor rather freely
Il have no father to call upon in
case l get into debt, so that pru-
dence becomes a necessity with me-
wv ell. each one to his taste, Jack.
You will lie a rich man in the coUrsc
of time, but at snail's pace; while
| mean to make d bold push and
achieve fortune before | ain too
old 10 enjoy it,
well shall see. Alfred, which is
the best as well as the shortest road
to success. You will probably re.
main another year with Mr.. Cling
ham, and SO shall |. You vii! then
start i'll business upon your plan,
and so will on mine, and leave it
TO time to show the result
1T is bargain, and this, blythe
by. reminds me that Mr.. Gingham
has raised our salaries another hun
dred this year
This is good news indeed
Il dare say you will save it clear
yes, and two hundred besides.'
'What. three out of sevenl Come
Jack, that is almost too strong for
me TO believe
q have five hun lred safe in the
bank Already
'Zounds, q miser! Why at that
rate YOU will have nearly a thous
and dollars to commence business
with. Well, my governor shall ad-
vance me like sun. so we will start
fair. But must te off. l suppose
it is useless TO urge YOU to 90 with
me p
The friends parted, the one dking
the preliminary measures Tor rest
less night and II prcspec. i've morning
headache, the other calmly settling
up his books, or induY ging in quiet
dreams of the future. in which the
form of the fair Kate would contrive
almost always 20 he present.
One year soon PASSES away, and
during this interval the Young men
had not chadged their habits. Al,
fred had got more dccyly into tebt,
and John had grown surprisingly in
his employers confidence. Kate.
too, had shown him no ordinary
marks of favor, and Jenkins saw
with many jealous twinees, that il
John happened to praise piece OF
goods in the hearing of Kate sh,
was sure to have dress from it.
: When his twenty-frst birthday
arrived, Marshall was invited as hi,
friend had been, to wait upon Mr.
Gingham in the evening. But il
, this case his present did not consis
} of watch. His employer, who wa,
a slirewd observer of persons an,
, things. hitexactly upon the gift mos
acceptable to his clerk, and tender
ed him II check for one hundred an,
fifty dollars. Kate also added
. splendid bead purse, knit by he
| own fair hands.
, The sum which he thus received
together with what he had previous
, " saved, and the interest which ha,
| accrued, amounted full y to one thou,
: and dollars: Alfred having obtain
F.; ell from his father like amoun,
both soon started in business. a
g. they were considered pr0misin
young men, they found among thei
wholesale friends, those who wei
!. willing to trust them for consider;
a blc amounts, bnt John determine
to adhere to his cash principle. an
Y consequently took u small stor
D stocking it only so far as his capiti
V went.
{ Alfred, true to his nature, took
I more imposing one, and managed
J. open with stock amounting
nearly eight thousand dollars. II
v hired u number of clerks aud issue
flaming handbills. Marshall, on I'll
contrary, engaged the service of onl
Y one good salesman, and from day
day increased his stock as his sal,
u enabled him. jenkins took u rool
}. at the fremont, hut his friend r.
|. tanned his own humble apartment
Alfred for time flourished Il
}. mously, and often laughed at h
friend for being contented with sue
an huinb, sphere. He managed
p get through tho year without an
serious difficulty, although he ".
obliged to get many Of his notes r
b newed. Being u faithful believer
u the credit system, he thought II
L poor rule that would not work bo,