The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-01-17

Grant, Union; Julius Poppe, Anderson G. II.
Social Success-"Brick" Gives Some Goo,
If! Advice in Peculiar Manner.
Can you instruct me how to succeed?
wish to know. II you'll read this letter
III tell you why. Five years since, CAM
to New York from IN innocent, moral por
tion of the country, where wickedness va
unknown, where men We're not continual,
thirsty as here; where beautiful females
attired in all sorts of strange fantastic gar
ments, did not walk the streets spatterin!
winks ut passers rs in this village of un rod
Illness.
was young man, born at an early ag
and Injured to habits of economy In m,
younger days, attended school, sparket
the girls, and performed little doings o
that kind, in the manner duly prescribed b,
law, and then, to better my condition
came to New York The first year, had .
salary of $1,000. A pretty good salary fo
me, and was smart, handy sort of fel
low, said to be quite cute, understood m,
business, and had surface indications o
being worth developing. 1 was first en-
ployed in dry goods store. Had plenty o
work, but then man must work. you know
TO get along. Then I fell in with n lot O
boys, as we call them, good fellows-som,
being married and some unmarried The
first day was III the store, Jim came along
and invited me out to drink He paid tht
shot-only cost half dollar. didn't neet
= the liquor, but it was social, you know, to
take horn with friend
Then in the afternoon Tom invited m,
out to drink with him. Cost him a half
dollar. I didn't need the liquor, but it was
sort of social, you know. couldn't refuse
The next morning invited Jim out. Cos
me half dollar; didn't need the drink, bu
Tint fa1 nd T l,1
afternoon invited Tom out No need fo
the liqnor, but wished to be social-de
as the rest done. That night went ou
with the boys, and as I wanted to be liberia
and get the name of being good fellow
and do little something to show that wa.
not country or mean, and it cost me tel
dollars to get around that night. This v;.s
spent for whiskey and wine. Didn't neei
it at all, but fellow must be social, you
know, when he comes to the city The
next day some of the boys invited me out
and / invited some of the boys out. II
didn't cost me over three dollars the next
day; then made friends and acquaintance
and thought was adding to the business
Next day didn't feel very well-didn't &C
out much. Managed to get along some
how or other, although the boys were not az
social as they had been. Well, run alone
in this way for six or eight months, and j
found that it cost me for board ten dollars
per week, five dollars week for clothing,
and this only left me about ten dollars
week to spend with the boys, and acquire
reputation as o good, social fellow. SO one
day told the boss that my salary was moi
large enough to keep my end up and pay
my expenses. and he, being good fellow
raised my salary to 800. This gave me a
little more money to live on; could sperd
little more with the boys. So tran along
in this way for q year and half. All
wanted to do was to be social and
make trade, and get along with the good
fellows. Pretty soon man came along ani
wanted to know if was doing we'll. I sale
yes. He said he was glad, and 1 invited
him out to drink Then the boys came
along and invited them out to drink. 4
man came in from the country for goods
and of course could not sell him till hat
night to show the boys around town, ant
being o social sort of fellow, of course
would SET EN- up. Do it sort of literally
for if you don't do it that way you know
you can 't,succeed. Unused to this business
L don't know but at timas got little TOT
much. I didn't mean to do wrong
wished to be social. Pretty soon the pro
prietor said he didn't want me any longer
that was getting too social. Then I mus
find another situation, which did, after
tedious hunt. Having lost one situation,
was obliged to make customers for my ne7
employer. The only way Of doing it wa
by inviting the boys out to drink. Had a
the old friends to invite out, and all th
new ones also, so that it cost little NOR
than it did in the old place. At last m
salary was raised to $4,000 per year.
Now, man can't live on $4,000 yeal
IN New York. 1t cost me twelve dollars
woek for board, as much more for clothe.