The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-02-29

Little.
VERY well there being 10 help ~ Mr..
Lawrence, we will 90 to work 10 holp
ourselves, ScIfhclp, I've heard 4 said,
{. always Tie best help, and most TO be
depended ON We may know ourselves,
and trust ourselves, aud that Is a great
deal more than we can say about other
people. When shall we have the sale
f Not SO fast, Betsey, not so fast ! have
NOT agreed to the sale yet. That would
F be suro 10 make a certain loss. Furni-
ture sold Al auction never realizes above
/ half is cost.
4 It would be a certain gain, Aaron, if i
saved you from bankruptcy, with which
a. understand It, YOU are threatened
+ think, said Aaron, We may get on
without that. like The idea Of your COM
! ing into my warehouse aud taking Hob
sons place. An the money from retail
sales passes through his hands, and be has
4 in bis power, If not honest, to rob me
seriously. I've not felt altogether easy
/ M regard to him of late Why, ! can
hardly tell. I've seen nothing wrong.
I But il you take his place, three hundred
pounds will be saved certainly
But / have my house to keep, Mrs,
Little answered to this, how can | help
yon at the warehouse? The first thing In
order is 10 get the house off my hands.
Don't you think that Annie could be
induced to come and live with us for a
few months, until we try this rev expcr-
iment?
But the money, Aaron; the money this
furniture would bring That's what I'm
looking after You want morey now.
4 Very true
Then let us hang on the red flag. Half
way measures may only ruin everything.
know that mother will not let Annie
leave home, so it's no use TO think of 1t.
The red flag, Aaronthe red flag. De-
pend upon it, that's the first right thing
10 be done. Five or six hundred pounds
in hand will make you feel like another
person-give YOU courage, confidence,
and energy
You may be right, Betsey, but ! can't
bear the thought OF mnning,su the red
flag, of which you talk so lightly.
Shall say coward Are you afraid to
do what common prudence tells You is
right?
was afraid, Bctsey, but am no longer
faint hearted. With such brave little
wife as you to stand by my side, | need
not fear the world.
In week from that day the red flag
was hung out. When the auctioneer made
up his accounts he had in hand little
over eight hundred polsds, for which a
check was filled out to the order of Aaron
Little. 1t came into his hands just at the
right moment, and made him feel, TO use
his own words, as easy as an old shoe.
One week later Mrs. Betsey Little took
the place of Mr.. Hobson, as chief manag-
er and cash receiver in her husbands
warehouse. There were some few signs
of rebellion among the clerks and shop
girls at the beginning; but Mrs. Betsey
had a quick, steady eye, and self reliant
manner, that caused her presence to be
felt, and soon made everything subservi-
eat to her will. II was remarkable fact
that at the close Of the first week of her
administration of affairs, the cash receipts
were over thirty pounds in excess Of the
receipts of any week within the previous
three months
Have we done more business than usu-
al this week she asked of one clerk aud
another; and the uniform answer was no.
Then, said the lady to herself, there has
been foul play here; no wonder my hus.
band was in trouble.
At the end of the next week the sales
came up to the same average, and at the
end Of the third week were forty pounds
/ better than before Mrs. Little undertook
to manage the retail department. Wheth-
er there had been foul play ornot, Aaron
/ Little could never fully determine; but
+ he was in no doubt as to one thing, and
that was the easy condition Of tie money
market after the lapse Of a half year.
For four or five months previous 10 Mrs
4 Little's administration Of affairs, he was
on the street for nearly half of his time,
during business hours, engaged In the
work Of raising money; now his regular
receipts had got ia advance Of bis pay
ments, so that bis balance on the morning
Of each day was usually IN excess of the
notes 10 be lifted Ofcoursc he could give
moro attention to business; and Of course
4 business increased aud grew more profit
able under the improved system. BY TIC
end Of the year, to use his own words, he
was All right Not 50 ncighbor Of his,
who, TO get more capital, had taken Mr..
i Lawrence as partner. Instead OF bring
iua IL ten thousand pounds that capitalist
was only able to put down three thon-
sand, aud before the end lie had drawn
out SIX or seven thousand, aud had given
notes Of tbc firm ior Al mnch more in pay
mcnt ofol1 obligations. failure Of the
house followeda as an inevitable result
When the fact Of fie failure and tlle
cause which Ied 10 Il became known q
NJ. Little ho remarked, with shrng
I'm sorry for 3D., bat be should baye
told his wife.
F OF what asked the person to whom he
addressed the remark
OF BIZ want Of more capital, aud inien.
tion to make patiner Of Lawrence.