Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-06-17
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THE TWO CLERKS.
a.
A Story'Or Young Men.

in gilt letters the name OF Benjamin Hudson.
For many years this crockery-ware store had
been there, with the great pitcher hanging in
front for a sign indeed, when Mr.. Hudson
first opened the store some forty years pre-
viously, he was quite young man, and the
sign over his door was very bright aud hand
some; but now his hair had grown gray, and
the gilt letters ON the sign had grown dim,
and the owner was called Old Hudson by all
the boys aud girls in the city.
The windows Of this store had great attrac-
tious for all the children that passed that
way. There were beautiful vases handsome
China mugs, with Ellen, Fannie, William,
aud lots Of other names inscribed upon them;
there were also plates, with pictures on them
representing Frankliu's maxims and funny
clocks, shaped like dogs, that would roll their
eycbals TO and fro every time they licked
and many other things, curious aud orna-
mental.
Mr. Benjamin Hudson had grown rich in
his business, for he had conducted il all him
self, and taken care that nothing should be
wasted or lost by neglect He had made
mistakes to be sure as every man will make
some bundcrs during a lifetime; but by skill
lul management he quickly recovered from
them Sixty-fve years had begun to bend
over Mr. Iludson's shoulders, and dim the
brightness of his eyes, and he found business
more irksome than it had formerly been
must have partner" said he one day
to himself n. he sat before a cheerful FIRE
Is must have some one interested in the busi.
moss who /. Young and active, and will take
tbc weight Of INV shoulders. for cannot do
AS used TO-"
Now in Mr. TIndson', emnlov were two
voun, mon Herbert Bond and Charles Sew
monr They had been with him an equal
lepoth of time. and had performed their du-
ti,. faithfully and well, Charlie. did his
work ouickly. and had A mart wav about
him tb,t mad, neople tbink that he was
Greatly superior 10 Herbert who had more
9net demeanor and ACCOMPLISHED quite AZ
much without making great stir about it.
81 mnst have either Herbert or Charles
FIR n nartpsrn soliloonized Mr. Hudson !.
o.. ,,b;ob ono cannot decide Tbev botb do
y.r, VOL in the store bnt onght To know
so,6.tbing of them ont of tbe Store and
an, .orry IN saw that that is the noint have
never naid nroner attention TO Nv clerks
a,,nn "o,s' Lcre ," f. he morning on5 ga svov At
nigbt know not where; and vet I ought to.
Neither oil 'hgm has parents IN 'he Guy hey
a,,5 - ,ro .,e,dv and well behaved I
,.''.., ,'' .'1 ,ha,, IN ,bc;r hom.y and hon d..
muSi zee 'hel' u, ,nelr no'n'a' an" 'n'n "e-
eIde when one shaIl pT g my partner
me next uay NJ ilu'sOn 1scsI'a'neI 'ie
boarding places OF nus TWO olcrAs' "l'no1'
e'uhs mem know iol VIVA. Pe'poS5e aup '.,
ter supper tha' evening ms %lle anu paSsn'ers
were somewhat astonlshed to see MN go to
The Rali nal, ana pu' Oh ms coal ana lla' >, r.a
-, " " mere are you golig' papa ,.l.I., asA1u
h'y' 1he 9u"ses' eausn'Li VIZ L. oOeiJ s'na n@i
remember 'ne evening "nen ner i"'"e' nAu
not remained al nome; N rn
a'n gong 10 'l'No Ouii' i',nS' ~ ou wv
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he way hone -
% c,nobing- -notb;nc at alln said NJ,
Hudson walking in. and taking chair. 81
,aot notion 10 coll round ana see how va,
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