The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-06-21
Is it Luck7

MIR. johnson said, THAT for his part
he had always noticed that people went up
| just as high as the power inside, of them
would take them.'
YES said Miss Hunt, "as general
thing we make our own fortunes. Each
one carves for himself; or for herself, his
or her own niche to stand in. / can see
how my scholars make places for them
selves in the estimation of the school,
some by their good some by
their brightness, some by their truth, some
by their untruth, some by their meanness,
some by their jollity, and SO on"
II know young man" said Allen,
"who went into large dry-goods store
and in very short time was made head
salesman. Some people said, What a
lucky fellowp One day was speaking
of this to the proprietors. They said luck
bad nothing to do with his case, but that
he had, in him, exactly the qualities
which make firstrate salesman. Take no.
tice that they said in him. Business be-
ing dull, several of the clerks had been
dismissed. One of them-I'll call him
Ben-was particular friend of mine; an
honest, steady fellow. / asked one of the
proprietors how they happened to select
him to send away. slOhp said he, there's
no happening in these matters any more
than there is in luck. In ordinary times
we should have kept Ben, but in times
like these we keep the ones who are the
most valuable to us. Ben did all that
was strictly required of him, but nothing
more. He never exerted himself for the
interests of the firm, and he was particu-
lar not to work over hours. As we cant
keep all, we spare those who can best be
spared, There are some We can't afford
to keep, and some we can't afford to let
co. He said he supposed it would be
Just the same in q milliner's or dress
makers establishment. In dull times the
best workers would be surest of staying.
You know how it is aboard q ship, in q
gale said he, the least necessary arti-
cles are thrown over People talk about
luck. don't believe in it. Why take
even servant girls; good one is always
sure Of good place. !"
1--WE might put it the other way" said
Miss 'CindY, and say good mistress Is
always sure of q good girl. Yet / have
heard women complain of their bad luck
with girIs.'
a donT believe this matter depends
altogether upon luck, !" said Miss Hunt
My Aunt Catherine saye-and she
speaks from experience and observation
that If woman ID herself what she ought
to be, and knows how to manage her help, |
and how to treat them, they would fulfill !
their duties Is we'll q the rest Of mankind |
fulfill theirs. But some women are fussy,
and some are fault finding, and some ex
pect too much, and some are ignorant,
and some are Grabbed, and some arc
dominsering, and some have no considers
lion In piling on the work and these are |
the ones, Aunt Catherine ssys, who are al. |
weys complaining hey have no luck with
ssEunice and / were saying the other
day. sid Allen, q that whoever has . |
gUod article finds . market for it. a
peddler came to our house with extra !
nico butter. We had butter enough, but |
bought Some Of his because it was extra |
MICA. The people In the next house did !
10 same, and for the same reason. Cen
orally speaking, II Is Just 90 with things. /
II : painter has frst-rate picture he can !
nell II. HaNriter has : nrst-rate poem |
Or ossay @ souFy. some publlsher win
want IL Is cazpentr y hrstrate
workman. he'll ind work plenty. II
professor excels ID mathematics or chem.
i1try o. philosophy, or any other sctenco, /
D0me college will b IN hurry y Get /
hold o. him. II man has husinees ial. I
1nt and good judgment and ! reputation
fof upEightneeD, mercantile esfablte hmeutg
viii oyerhid each other % secure him. II i
! young man h6s ability, energy. lntek-
lily. acfivity md industry, Sumo business
lrm, OF other mastsr. Norkman Will pay I
(or his services - Central QAesftiQn ~. /
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