The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-02-22

SAID MT. ASIOT. NOW 10 have uEIhypu
the purchase a day or more, would
never have answered. A London pack
ct might come in that afternoon, and
next morning the news of a rise in the
fur market might have prevented my
buying the furs at my figures.
Il cannot conveniently wait over to-
day. / must be be off to Philadelphia
by noon tomorrow. II you will give
nee couple of men I will examine
these furs myself.
why, my boy, it will be night be-
fore we are through, and the sun goes
down early now. All right, though I
will give you two men. The skins are
up stairs, and you can work on them
you say to o. clock | will be here, and
you will say yes or no.
At work | went, and, getting
through the examination as fast as |
could-by o'clock only half as
sorted the otter skins.
At six O'Clock, punctually, Mr.. Aston
came up stairs.
I am not half through, said. 'Mr.
Astor, now, from what have seen,
should make the run Of the skins pref
ty much as follows: twenty-five per
cent. prime skins, 40 per cent seconds,
20 per cent. thirds, and the remainder
damaged.
No said MIR. Astor there are
some bales you haven looked through
which belong to the lot, which would
make the poor skins something like Is
per cent. But, as you want to divide,
I'll make up a fair average. You are
a good worker. likes to see young
people work but want my supper
what you saya You takes 800 skins
at SO .50g' The skins were cheap at
that, and within my limit. Now, for d
good stroke Of business, thought to
! myself.
! 4 will tell you what | will do, sir,
will give two dollars and three-quar,
tiers for the whole lot
so So Ny boy. with fifteen hun
dred dollars Of beaver and all them OF
tiers. that makes most twenty thousand
dollars
AT four months credit. | added.
Four months credit and most twenty
4! thousand dollars So! You go fast
for a young man And here Aston
looked me square in the face. 'Yot
are married 2 he asked.
smile.
'Babiesp
Y es, sir-twQ.
ANY more expected Z
I am sure | don t know, answered
rather losing patience.
Il big family for q young man You
spend all you make z
No, sir
Wife wear fedders In hGr hat, biz
sleeves, give parties 2
Yes. sir. she wears feathers whel
thew are III fashion, and gives part.
when she thinks her husband can at
ford it,
so did business with your fad
der many years ago. He was an hon
est man. It is risk. Two seventy
FIVE for lot of skins worth three dol
lars You wait now and he took
bit Of chalk and made some figures OF
the lid Of black desk. | remembe
his figures to this day. Young man,
said Mr.. Aston, you say two dollar
and eighty cents, and you promise N
your wort Of honor that you neye
tells nobody that John Jacob Asto
was fool enough to trust a young ma
"a boy. though be has two babies
with twenty thousand dollars wort
of goods.
That speech of The old mans mad
me mad. / don't want your good;
Mr.. Astor. said. Il don It want any
! body to sell me goods as a favor.
what YOU show your temper bt
cause | put five cents more on til
skins Here my boy, you just sho'
me, that the son is as honest as tn
! fadder, and | tell you something's
your old man, long before you Wer
born, trust me once In London wit
ESQ. You go now; time for my SUI
per
You will pack The goods in goo
hogsheads =
/ yes, yes every thing You ask n
| to pay freight on them next and qua
3. antee profits | suppose. Now go ava,
2 that is enough trading for to-day. 70
I have your bill tomorrow. Anythln
!. more you want
| Yes, Mr.. Aston, nineteen thousan
!, seven hundred dollars worth of note
/. PAYABLE is almost too much for a youn
/, house like mine to put out at or
I, time
What, you don't want to give note
I! Young man you must think job
Jacob Aston crazy
: L want to pay the money for II
9 purchase, Sir, and must have d di
n count for cash.
h The cash Young man, how VI
manage your business | don't wa
o any money. What's $4,000, We
!. well. You does things so cunning. tn
% I must obIige you. viii take OF Il
legal interest for four months.
r THAT won t do, Mr.. Astor, Ii "
@ have SO much money, other Peep
!, have not. Say TWO and half 2
:. cent. and tomorrow morning | W
pay the amount My boy said \
$ Aston, you beat me down all arour
See here it is q bargain. You
w sharper than your father. Now {
you, has given you good bargs
3. to-day tell me III confidence what y
h do with these skins.
re 4 will ask you to take two ane
re half per cent. more off the cost or {