Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-08-24
From Hearth and Home.l
Jethre TROOPS Night Thoughts.
BY JOHN THOMAS.

B1 JUN AhOAAS.
No. s.
ScEME-JETHRO's rOOm-TIME, 10 p. N. JETHRo
sober, and in bed decently.
What an Internal scoundrel! What
an infamous liai! What an unmitiga-
ted puppy! What-but what's the use
of dwelling on it? This of Jack Arms
by. OF myself, eau say: What an
egregious ass What thick Drained
IDIOT! What-but | come no nearer do
ing myself justice than | do Jack Arms
by.
When Jack told mo to-day that be
wouldn't lend me the money to ease me
of my troubles-that ne couldn't do il, |
felt that | was about to discover some
thing. l told Jack that il had the en.
ormous salary he was in receipt of, if |
had his prospects-in short, if | stood
in his shoes, and he in mine. should
esteem it pleasure TO help him out
He mumbled something of having more
uses for money in business than he had
money to use, and left me abruptly =
Stung by his heartiessness, | went to one
of the young men in Smith. Sellum d
Co.'S. whose acquaintance | had made,
determined TO denounce him.
Perkins" said |, "is your managing
man, the confidential man of the house,
one whom you have all confdence?'
Managing !-confidential! To whom
do you refer?"
"Why, Armsby; who else?'
Perkins laughed.
Isn't be managing nan of the house 2
| asked. isn't be TO be ~ partner short
ly-or rather couldn't he he a partner at
any time? Isn't he?"
"Yes, | think he is" answered Per.
kins. ''He is a salesman in the house a,
S 200 yea,, with a commission on all
his sales above certain amount; which
commissioners he never sells quite up
to his fgures-you might put in your
eye without any danger of obstructiug
your vision. He stands as good chance
of being partner in the house as you
do of being struck by lightning; hardly
though, for out of 0,OOO,O 900 of people
in the United States, dozen or more
are struck by lightning yearly. Why,
have been in the house three years long
er than he has, and / am on salary Of
only Sl4.OO; and there are those who
have shaved in this mill ten years longer
than | have, who are not much better
of, who are living to day on what they
earned yesterday. Partner!"
And Perkins laughed again.
"But when Armsby was out in Mill
burg, his appearance indicated mosl
prosperous condition"
Certainly to you. He bad good
clothes, gold watch and chain, diamond
pin and ring. patent leather boots, and
all tina. didn't he?"
Certainly"
"And he talked largely Of his pros
pects,' of the society he moved in, OF
boarding at the Fifth Avenue, didn't
he?"
Certainly"
"Such fellows do those things in the
country. Jethro, for those clothes, tai
lor mourns to day, aud -refuseth to be
comforted, for his dollars are not. The
little villain has never paid for stitch oil
them. That diamond pin which capti-
waited your experienced eye can be du.
plicated at thousand places in the city
for dollar. and the ring likewise. and
the watch is as near honest as-Jack is
He boards at just such a house as you
do. He never ate a meal in the Fifth
Avenue, and never pays his board until
he is compelled ton fact, his landady
comes here after him frequently, and gets
what he owes her out of him by threat.
ening to go to Smith or SelIum with bis
bill. Society! wby-well, / guess he
has shown you all the society he moves
in. The impudent puppyl Why, ii
would be just like him to boast-in the
country, of course-that he could mar
ry Sellum's daughter, if be wanted to y
"Hs did mention to me, in the course
of conversation, that daughter Of
Mr.. Sellum looked favorsbly upon him,
and that Mr.. Sellum was anxious to con.
summate an alliance, with view of pur
chasing the interests of the other part.
ners. and keeping the business in the
family. but that"
l did not conclude the statement, for
Perkins laughed till he was blue in the
face.
my dear fellow" said he, "Sellum il
supposed to be worth million, and Ma.
ry Sellum is to day in entire and ALSO
lutte ignorance that any such man as
Jack Armsby exists. 1t would be as
much as bis neck is worth to look at her
and were | malicious enough to repeat