National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-11-03

serves. Scil-heip, I've hehrh IL saiu, W
always the best help, aud most to be de-
pended on. We may know ourselves, and
trust ourselves, and that is n great dea
more than we can say about other people
When snail we have the sale ~
Not So fast, Betsy, not So fast
haven't agreed to the sale yet. That would
be sure to make n certain loss, Furniture
sold NJ auction never realizes above hall
ITS COST
at would be certain gain, Aaron, if II
saved YOU from bankruptcy, 18th which
as ! understand it, You are threatened"
IL think said Aaron, we may get on
without that. like the idea of your
coming into my warehouse and taking
Ilobson's place. All the money from retail
sales passes through his hands, and he has
il III his power, n not honest, to rob me
seriously. I've not ielt altogether easy in
regard to him Of late. Why, ] can hardly
tell. I've seen nothing wrong. But, u
You take his place, three hundred pounds
will be saved certainly"
4" But il have my house to keep
Mrs. Little answered to this, show can
help you at the warehouse The first
thing in order 5 to get the house oil my
hands,
"Don't You think that Annie could be
induced to come and live with us for few
months until we try this new experiment q
/" But the money, Aaron the money this
furniture would bring That's what I'm
looking after, You want money now"
every true"
Then let us hang out the red flag. Hall
way measures may only ruin everything.
| know that mother will not let Annie
leave home, so it's no use to think Of it.
rhe red llag, Aaron-the red flag Depend
upon it. that's the first right thing to be
done. Five or six hundred pounds in hand
will make You feel like another person
give yon courage confidence and energy
You may be right, Betsy but can't
bear the thought of running out the red
flag, of which you talk so lightly"
g Shall | say coward Are you afraid
to do what common pr 'ence tells you Is
right"
81 was afraid. Betsy; but am no longer
faint hearted With such a brave little
wife as you to stand by my side need
not fear the world
In a week from that day the red flag
was hung out. When the auctioneer made
up his accounts. he had in hand a little over
eight hundred pounds, for which check
was filled out to the order of Aaron Little.
1t came into his hands just at tue right
moment, and made him feel, to use his
)wn words, as easy as an old shoe. /"
One week later, Mrs. Betsy Little took
the place OF Mr.. Hobson, as chief manager
md cash receiver in her husbands ware
house. There We're some few signs OF
'ebelion among the clerks and shop girls
1t the beginning but Mrs. Betsy had a
quick, steady eye, and a self-reliant man
ler, that caused her presence to be felt.
md soon made everything subservient to
ler will, 1t was remarkable fact that
1t the close of the first week of her admin
stration of affairs, the cash receipts were
over ESQ in excess of the receipts of any
week within the previous three months.
Have we done more business than
Is ral this week ?" she asked of one clerk
md another; and the uniform answer was,
: No"
'Then, !" said the lady to herself, "there's
Iand was in trouble"
AT the end of the next week the sales
anne up to the same average, anG at the
md of the third week were forty pounds
,etter than before Mrs. Little undertook
o manage the retail department. Whether
here has been foul play" or rot, Aaron
little could never fully determine; but he
vas in no doubt as to one thing, and that
vas the easy condition of the money mar
,et after the lapse OF half year.
For four or five months previous to Mrs.
titles administration of affairs, he was on
he street for nearly half of his time. during
business hours, engaged in the work OF
money raising now his regular receipts
lad got in advance OF his payments, so
hat his balance on the morning of each
Law was usually in excess of the notes to
,e lifted OF course be could give more
ttention to business; and OF course busl-
less increased and grew more profitable
lnder the improved system. BY the end
IT the year. to use his own words, he was
all right Not SO a neighbor of his,
Who. to get more capital, had taken Mr..
lawrence as a part er. Instead OF bring
ng in ten thousand pounds that capital
ST was only able to put down three
thousand, and before the end of the year
le had drawn out six or seven thousand,
md mad given notes of the firm for as
much more in payment of old obligations.
failure OF the house followed as an inevi-
able result.
When the fact of the failure and the
au>e which led to it became known to
'lr. Little he remarked, with shrug:
d" I'm sorry for B; but he should have
old bis wife"
"Of what p asked the person to whom
le addressed the remark.
"Of his want Of more capital, and inten-
ion to make partner of Lawrence"
What good would that have done y
g 1t might have saved him from ruin, as
t did me-"
=" You are mysterious, Little"
"AmIl Well, in plain words, year
go | was hard up for money in my bust
less, and thought of taking in Lawrence.
told my vile about it. She said, Don't
10 it, And i didn't; for her Don't do
T. was followed by suggestions as to his
vife's extravaganza that opened my eyes a
title. | told her at the same time, of my
and she set her bright
title head to work and showed me the
way to work out of them. Before this
lways had poor opinion of woman's wit
N matters of business but now, ! say to
very man in trouble TIL your Tfe p'