The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-05-17
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HOW REJBEil 4 Was SAVED.
A Story for Boys.

Mr.. Linw1od, an old merchant of Bos-
ton, carrying ON a large importing,
wholesale and retail dty goods business,
visited one day, some fifteen years ago, q
brother merchant In sublfbah town.
AS he was passing through the n,er-
chants store, his eye Cell upon roll of
foreign. laco exposed for sale. he geyo
it scFatinizing glance, paused, and for
minded. Then, recovering himself, he
on to the counting room. After TRANSACT
ing the business which had brought him
there he remarked, as he arose to take,
leave: hsxsa sirii5 uf-4rf1 rs
"Mr. Anies, perhaps you Iosiced that
looked rather closely &c a piece of lace
on your middle counter, as I camo in.
That Ia very peculiar, kind of lace.
Are you aware OF the fact" u ,yf
II hadn't Thought much about it,p re-
piled DIR. Auies. ri don't know 30 much
about laces as you do. nhi,} 'lihs.ais,l
perhaps / Know Us i1lsettI about them
as any other man, - aasd BIr.. LihHood.
u ought TO, for 4 have imported Iaees
these twenty yeaya. and, kesides, have
visited all the principal places IN I Sfanee
and Belgium where they are made.
Do you know whefs that lace comes
from7" "tizpiTi:.aTis ~ .1sG is'tf
mo, ! do not. 1t is vaienciennes, I
believe?" i TI7,,4I,
"You are right. twas made at Cour-
trai. Show me any piece of Xaiencien-
nes lace, and ~ ill ten yGs & hether it
was made at Courtrai, or Bruges, or
Ghent, or any, other. OF the hsifdoseu
places Swhage Valencicnnes ID raafin fsc-
turod. Though all use the same mate
rials, and work them by the same proceas,
each place produces its peculiar STYLE.
witch an experienced Person can aiway5
'This lace, ,paddsd Mf.IsnWood. !, grave.
ly, after snoments pause, lis pswiliar
even for SaopEtsal;y "a MD 19E aware,
until tsaW % oA syouf mid die counter,
that it was for oslo In any othef store in
America than my own. ~. Z 70 q ~
"Indeedl'' said Mr. AAies, interested.
Il suppose you import isf''
~ not only in,nnEt =" replied Mr.
Linwood, as II fit were a.BaAtter of serious
Importance, "but 7 impogs ill that In
MADE Of It, and TINT ID d aE.a.l quantity.
More than that,. I do not Wholesale It; ]
keep 1t for my retail CUSTOMERS. 30 the
question isr : he s said, with 8 smile, show
yo0 Sti1lU
Il came ,!S,l.s llasas ]. y :se' iaushed Mr..
you say, you import On ofitf Yon mus
tfyesy; likelys gSs .f,hsye- s,lsnossassij s,tlnss5 y
to be tEusta dtfftthy. Anyhow, Z, asoald
like toiknow who else imports shaE IND IND
o1sf fss .s,l,lg s,Il,IlgA glIA !. 2EsGEiSI,
eaid Mr.. AneS, tnriiing 70 psenorasi.
dun bd6k fs'ItIWSs bfbt; ght llae -nasfby q
young man WHO sGs7els, and 9alls by
samples. Hero Isl his address,
Wilkes-in chambera-Milt Street %
muynlrs 4iiSyood od,rggtI alngah heassI
film. But 7 did not Know Chat lac
deals in such eRpensivs go1oiss. HAY
ask, not What ycti psia for the lace, .5ul
Certainly And Slr. Anness Aina = named cam
o price which causea the blood to laial,
into tho face OF the sail iriportef sl'ii
.,aDeef slial. Z : aEid aae, stiheg giHCe costs
double that gata Of &ki5e saaker,s t1zCsal
There, ID something yroDg.s
,gr M y ;;;.s se fs'iF m Il E
The old merchant T 'sat SHOOK at a his head, he d,
The lace wsAf bteussk:ss Ii and asaiGlsy
examined. 81 7t5ItS 81 3si S s4i's.9 Sila TN
."Ae imitation about that AEEs. LIN
wood declared. Nov, my hiand. e
might not be well. for me to, apnsar ner-
sonAli I'D this X. but i &. u sssacr.
thAt on will learn nom q d q. ~ ~
through what channel is ests my Y & sssrIis ssrs,
ciennesrC Courtrai lace. X Qnly do noe Ten
him that sgant t5l know ia JeainoFeat
and report to me, and you win greatly
oblige n9il ii IL Ai53 81 81
Amos cordially promised, and the
old merchant returned to the city, Ifs.I n
"A few days later Mr. Ames called upon
M hs9s 4 gI5s i soa. aslSs.S s.lss, salaag lagSg ks;
when they were alone togeshef.
.sWeisT Tse sls -,-tsssse Sl--s,i. ~
81 slsEk sslsss, sE f yours is doing iittle bus.
inasa Of ing9gtiuB on bis own soeounk,H' 2
$50 I, WslSss VIII! aaSa. y Have yca CLERK
1Sll Isi9Va6d Ma aAosiE fiy clerkD ii,
hl seEsicaj sf whom sBess wese two OF
i hat name.s IS
'Thefesss old ii,,,iatrls, 4: lsasn Of
nearly my age, and Reuben Williams. q
boy eg whom L can almost sav thes !, hEye
bfoush pa da began hssa Is! Ar.
rand boy Atd slatas worked sisis u 4 ii ste
fine position
Wilkes epoke uf D very yoslnu man. =
Thep 1t must ba Reuben. p =.
He say4 hascH NO % II 81 NRii se
and aHked him to sell It Tor hiEsa On. CON.
nsissioHl3 lie d sssz 81
q. WY Ig1 1i1ss IN T5Tss- :
gave NJ likes to nndc ard That his cofsSta
we59 Sh5iiglsl slet1. IS u Sz 81 Ha q 5
abls tn e them ssstt a llosf isllira, and ga
the saTl1e reason he wished 20 have his
tzansRstiops kept secret. he was espa.
cially anxicps fllak gllie Egseat Hetast5afs
with yoIs eh0slld not BIZ dssttlrbel. as fhey
rnlghs Sc, ig sycli knew he was a lii s q
rlyal hsseis-7s on a Es al afcal8.1 i ~
This EeFelation wss q ersazt n loSls 70
tho old merck II s &. rs
Heg aisells and Thought lSllsS llesls sa
IS 3 Eiss Dit 81
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caglera1 him ftss III ss7las r
yFS E stIt1s n s. d. ai 8. sssy ~
as 10 had bpstsf tai me q
Cd! iliss. sss.. lIsa sS
f d9n,s shiplS hs slIsI,s q. e 4 olllIlII@l
yes, Sc \, oof 5i isssv Is
! : Ile5ld q IA ~ n cont A
hsd ss s.lse ~ 9EEsalIs mo
ss - & !. = l,: ss $ ,s...s XIV. ;ss z z
la 1ssss7s y. - ~
llaaun 81
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