St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-05-30

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/ PART H-HARRY THOMAS FIVE YEARS.
/ The days Heightened into weeks. the
! weeks ram through months. and Thorn
as steadily applied himself to the never
| ccaSing round of il clerk ; or Sale$man's
! duties. Yards of mIIslilS. silks. prints.
| threads. needles, and all the Thousand
articles usually kept in Il prosperous
country store. passed through his hands
| with mumoGOnOuS round. SmirkS for
the giudiiy dressed customers and hur-
! r. ing Oh the more humble. Uniform
colilie>cy t" all won the good opinions
of the many, until it became a general
remark that Harry Thomas was the
best salesman in the small country vii
lagc ui Linton.
Many offers Gf easier employment
and better wages were held out to
Thomas, with Il view to induce him to
change his then situation. but all in
vain. Il am satisfied as il is" WIS his
sole reply. And 50 the monthS rolled
into Years: Yet he kcpr plodding on,
with some apparent object in view that
he alone knew of.
Yet in all these years the confidence
his employer had of this upright and
steady attention to business was never
mentioned to any one. Closely had he
watched the ways OF his clerk and
while he saw many things that did not
suit the tastitlOus tastes of an elderly
man. he would quietly declare in his
mind that 'hOyS will he boys" and So
seldom imtrudcd advice to the one who
>orely needed it. However. there was
/ az he, al hat Il,
than woldS the business opinion he en-
tcltainrd of lIarry'> tact i'll being the
hest salesman in town he gradually
Increased his wages until they were >uf-
iCIcmt ior every nrrtiful mant, leaving
Il margin for savings.
-Four years had passed since the two
friends. Harry and Mat had agreed to
compare notes at the end of the fifth.
;iI'l III all this time Harry had not lost
sight at his desire to outrival his friend.
Ih" years had not accumulated much.
although there WAS IL balance in his ia
N"r in the hands of his employer. so.
sitting upon the counter one stormy
day. y hcm Int few customers called.
hc hccamc absorbed in Il column of liz
urr> that he had pcncilrd upon some
wrapping paper 80 intent WAS he.
that he did not notice the entrance of
his employer. who stood with his back
t" the stove. CLOSELY watching Harry ::
''Ghoma>. how long have You been in
my employ
About five Years. sir. was the quiet
answer. and he looked up from his cal
rulatluII>.
Five wears is about a> long ~
would like To keep one clerk
"Sil ," qucried Harry. while IL shad-
ow passed over his tacc as though a
dread communication had been given
him
Il said five wears WAS long enough
for one person to clerk in this house"
coldlN answered Biunimw. the mcrchant
Then You do not wish my services
longer understand YOU to s:ll p" que
licd Harry. with II trcmur in his voice.
~. ''iI ".' ..,.,..'I, ..... rh"t
Wish To KNOW II l"H hay" saved more
OF Your wages than are now III my
hahuS.
II nav" lHSt been casting up I" see
now l stand. >li' l iau Il vague Idea,
MOI YET fulIA termed. that perhaps
hl%hi 81" something WIN my small cap
ithl mat might lnclca>r II somewhat
and more. | have an engagement with
friend t" meet him III few months
nov. I" see which l. tn" better business
f"r " man t" follow t" show the diff
terence hci""cn the a"'ulmulatl"n> "t Il
merchant : salesman and a farm iah"rcr
ana | wish /" "uthalancc him. re
/ pIItu Harry with smile
wv eli. hnIna>. to" have been i%-
mIng. and -" have paid y"u Il tritle
over twenty tN-thrrc hundred dollars since
You came here.
r>, SIr ana ont OF that have SAY
cd about HlHc hUndlrd.
nat Is fairly done; still | cannot
hcIr Thinking II might have been more.
f'Pil'd hillnih".
just What am trying I" get al. and
cannot Ntt sec now | can Il" much bet
/ tcl Than nave. ii N"u can show me il
Wh"' WAY can save" greater average
IMAM l nave all'dhH 't"ic. shall l"cI
SE'i''N '"tikI'd I"i 'ic lhi"ilHaIlnn.
It" h"' hii"" "nt I"'' nav" done
/ wen rh"'E" upon Your ""G'N' h'll
/ nave 'h''S"' -" lii%ii' :" invest II ''N
l" "'i'i% vi Il ll''ieIi mean. in'k, '""r
| money earn something Ion ltStl' WIS
the merchant answer.
>, i''' 1t "' '''''''S'' "i no" "NN'"
"inyrst in some nu>iu,ss and Uo in
on your own responsibility.
Mine hundred will not 90 far attcI
paving the necessary expense of fitting
I up" m0dc>tlN replied Harry.
"ENlctly 50: and yet | think | can
see an easy way for you. There is II
small country store ut the Point, seek
ing Il purchaser. and | believe your
nine hundred will puahlc yuu to effect