The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-11-27
Truo prido.


coster, entered The store Of The TawrsnCeS
10 Boston, and found Amos ID the Office.
He represented him,elf as having
just commenced business, aud desired
TO purchase lot Of goods, He had REQ
concentrations as to character from several
influential citizens Of Worcester, but none
touching bis business standing or capacity
The merchant listened to bis story. and at
its close shook bis head.
II have no doubt" hO said kindly, that
you have full faith 10 your ability to
promptly meet the obligations you would
now assume; but | have no knowledge Of
your tact or capacity, aud as you are just
launching put upon the sea Of business, /
should bc doing you great injustice to
contract debt which did not feel Assu.
red you could pay at the proper time"
But Mr.. Lawrence liked the appearance
Of tho young man, aud finally told him
that ho would let him have what goods bo
could pay for at the cost Of manufacture
--about ten per cent less than tho regu.
lar wholesale price The bill was made
out aud paid, aud the clerk asked where
the goods should be sent
a will take them myself" said tue
purchaser,
"You will fud them rather heavy
suggested The clerk, smiling
Never mind, | am strong, and the
stage Office is not for away, aud besides,
have nothing else to occupy my time"
"But." said the clerk, expostuatiug,
tits hardly iu keeping with your posi-
ton to be shouldoring such pondcrOuS
bundles through the city"
There you mistake" replied the young
man with simple candor, my position
just now is one in which l must help my
self, il l would bo helped at all. am.
not ashamed to carry anything which !
honestly possess, nor am | aSh' med Of the
strength which enables mo to carry the
heavy burden"
Thus speaking be 'hOuldcrcd a large
bundle, and had turned toward the outer
door, when Mr. Lawrence, who from bis
Office had overheard the conversation, call
cd him back, a ssts.3II4
oMrs Parks, | have concluded q, let,
yOubsgsaleI goods goua sgiIls or, time.
Select al pleasure"
Tie young man was surprised.
"You have true pride for a successful
merchant, sir. pursued Lawrence, "and
r. A.
| shall be disappointed II you do not sue
coed and prosper"
Amos Lawrence was not disappointed.
Within fifteen years from that time Sam
uel Parks was himself established on Milk
street t--ouc of The most ent.rprisiug and
.
successful merchants 10 Boston.
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TRAyEEs or A PRRTgR's HASD. Al.
though printer may be stouding still all
day, yet in bis own way he is great trav-
eler, or at least bis band is, as wc will
show. It's said that frst.rate printer
will set 8 900 ems q day, or about $4,000
letters The distance Travelled over BY his
band will average about one foot, going to
tho boxes 10 tho case. and Of course the
same distance returning, making two feet
for every letter he sells. This would
mako distance each day Of $4,000 feet
or little more than niue niles in tue
course Of the year, leaving out Sundays
and good printers never work on Sundays
the printers hand travels about 5000
miles.
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A lecturer undertook TO explain to a vii
lage audience thl word phenomenon"
Maybe you don't know what pbenome-
non is Well, III tell you. You have
seen COW. no doubt. Well. cows not ).
a phenomenon, You have seen an apple.
tree Well, an apple-tree is not a phe.
uomeuon. But when you see the COW go
W the-tts tail foremost aud pick the
fruit, it is a phenomenon.
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It's one thing to preach inferiority Of
the sex and mans natural right to control
and chastise, but altogether a thing ofan-
other color when utiuto practice Those
who pirate the loudest are most apt to rule
their husband, and 90 just as they please
ra1ardloea M oonsnnnannaa