Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-09-19
Our Selected StO7'U.
4 Proper YOUNG MAN.

ing capital little story:
Two years ago John l.. Garthman. OF
Lewiston, Maine. graduated with honors
at Yale. AS during his years at college he
had, in addition to his regular stu'lies,
read law with an attorney of New Haven.
it only required year in law Office in
Kokomo. Ind, to fit him for admission to
the bar, after which he Immediately came
to New York, and tried very hard to get
into practice.
Unfortunately for Mr. Garthman. he dis
covered that there were already six tho,l-
sand lawyers in this city, ali trying to get
into practice, and there was about as mucl;
chance for him as for being elected to the
Presidency. Office rent and board bills
coon consumed the little NEAR, he had.
and he was at the end of his string. As
he was month in arrears. his landlady
commenced to regard him with looks not
altogether pleasant. and the brutal bond
holder who owned the office he occupied
notified him to pay or get out.
Mr.. Garthman discovered that while
there was plenty Of room on the upper
shelves, it would require great many
years of climbing. and that he would prob
ably starve 10 death great many times
before lie could reach even the lowest OF
the said upper shelves. So he determined
to quit law and try something else. He
was sensible young man, and so he did
not write tor the newspapers, ask for the
management of manufacturing corpora
ton, apply for position of actuary in life
insurance company, ask tor the presidency
managing editorship OF daily paper. ap-
ply for the cs,shiershp Of a bank. or any
thing of the kind.
But he did find something he was fit for.
Down in one of the streets close by Wall.
in the unuer-the-sidewalk of popular
restaurant. lie noticed light, clean. open
space that was unOcc,lpied. He went to
the proprietor of the restaurant and took
that space at nominal rent. and promptly
pawning his ulster to procure stock, open
ed business there us boot-black!
As matter of course, he did not desire
to be known as polisher Of boots up
town, for he was living in rather excli'-
sive boarding house, to which only the
most respectable were admitted. 1t was
no trouble to conceal his identity. Some
old clothes. smutch Of black artistically
placed on lis face, his pantalOons in his
boots. and no human being could recog-
nize in Garthman. bOOt-back. the fashion
aSle and elegant MIR. Garthman of Twen'
| ty-first street.
His venture was entirely successful. He
was something of Il wit in Ills way. and
entertained his patrons judiciously, while
he polished their boots. And then there
was something about him which attracted
the young brokers who frequented the res
taurant. and he entered upon career O
prosperity that was delightful. His earn
ings frequently ran up as high as six dol
lars day. and his business in two weeks
increased 50 that he had to employ an rs
sistant.
His changed condition attracted atten
ton ut his boarding house. 1t had become
we'll known that he had been impecunious
and now the fact that he had better clothes
and was again carrying his vatch, ans
paid all his bills promptly. led to mucl
comment.
Had he abandoned law? Yes, and gon'
into business. What business! Polishing
calfskin. And he was congratulated a
his success, and became very pOpula
Young man. and was received into the very
best boarding house society.
Was it possible that a young man lik
John l.. Garthman should 60 through lit
without love? Never! In the SAM
house resided an old gentleman. mer
chant who knew just when to quit, WHIT
with his daughter. occupied the best apart
ments in the house. Lille Pickhan. tn
daughter. was delightful girl. and Gartl.
man and she became very much ATTACHED
to each other, and there was decent pros
pect that In tim they would make N
their minds to go through life together
Bnt Garthman had (as who has nOty)
hated rival. A broker named Bathurst
who lived ut the same house. had CHS: hi
eyes on the girl. and, inilamesl by her ex
cellencies as well as the comfortable tor
tune she was sure to possess, determines
to possess her. Lille favored Gartkmin
and the father favored Bathurst, and con
sequently 1t was about an even race be
tween them.
i Bathurst did not believe In Mr.. Garth
mans business, for tfeU was somsthin,