The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-06-13
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he had, in addition 10 his regular studies, /
read law with an attorney OF New haven, |
it only required year in law office at |
KokOms, Ind to fit him for admission |
20 the bar, after which he Immediately |
came to New York, and tried to get into |
practice. Unit rtunately for Mr. Garth |
man, he discovered that there were al |
ready 600 lawyers Ia this CITY, ali |
trying to get into practice, and there was |
about as much chance for him rs being |
elected to the presidency. Office rent |
and board bills soon consumed the little !
means ne had and he was at the end OF
his string. As he was q month in arrears,
his iandlady commenced to regard him
with looks not altogether pleasant, and
the prompt landlord who owned the
Office he occupied notified him to pay or
get out. MIR. Garthman discovered that
while there was plenty of room on the
upper shelves, it would require great
many years of climbing, and that be
would probably starve to death g great
many times before he could reach even
the lowest of the said upper shelves. So
he determined to quit law and try some
thing else He was a sensible young
man, arc SO he did not
Ask for the management of a manu-
featuring corporation.
Apply Tor the position Of actuary in a
life insurance company.
Ask Tor the presidency of the board of
education.
Ask for the managing editorship of
daily paper.
Apply for the csshiership of a bank, or
anything of the kind.
but he did find something he could
! -, u
Wall, under the sidewalk of a popular
restaurant, he noticed a light, clean,
open space that was unOccupied. He
went to the proprietor of the restaurant
aud took that place at a nominal rent,
and, promptly pawning his ulster to
produce stock. opened business there as
bOOtblack
As matter of course he did not wish
to be known as a pOlisheT of boots up
| town, for he was living in rather exclu-
sive boarding house, to which only the
most respectable were admitted, It was
no trouble to conceal bis identity Some
old clothes, a smutGh of black artistically
placed on his face, his pantalOons in his
boots, and no human being could recog-
nize in Garthman, bOotblack, the fash
ionable and elegant Mr. Garthman, OF
| twenty first street.
His venture was entirely successful.
| He was something of q wit in his way,
| and entertained his patrons judiciOusly,
whiie he polished their boots. And then
there was something about him which
attracted the yeung brokers who ire
9uented the restaurant, and he entered
/ upon a career Of prosperity that was
! delightful. His earnings frequently ran
| as high as six dollars day, and his bust
lit IS in two wees increased so that he
bad to employ an ass slant.
| His changed condition attracted at
! tentian at his clearinghouse. It had
become we'll known that ne had been inn
pecunious, and now the fact that he had
| better clothes and was again carving his
watch, and paid all his bills promptly,
| led to much comment
! Had he abandoned Law? Yes, and gone
into business. What business2 Polish
| ing calf skin. And be was congratulated
at his success, and became a very popular
young man, and was received into the
very best clearinghouse society.
Was it possible that young man like
John L. GaIthman should go through
| life without love? Never! In the same
house resided an old gentleman, a mer-
| chant who knew Just when To quit, whe
]
ments in this house Lille Pickham,
the daughter, was a delightful girl, and
| Ga tbman and she became very much at
! tsched To each other, and there was a
! decent prospect that In time they would
| make up their minds to go through life
| together. But Garthman had, as who
! has not had, a hated rival. 4 broker
named Bathurst, who lived at the same
house, had cast his eyes upon the girI.
/ and indAmed by her eXceliencies as we'll
as the comfortable fortune she was sure
to possess, determined TO possess her.
Lille favored Garthman, and the father
favored BatnuIst, and SO it was about an
even race between them.
Bathurst did not believe in Mr. Garth
mans business. for there was something
mysterious about it. Garthman, when
a-ked where his place of business WAS,
had always replied vaguely, Down
town." with a sweep OF the city. BIT
hurst had searched all the directories tor
information in vain. No such name
appeared, and no such business either
And so he piled the old gentleman with
suspicious, intimating that probably the
young man was dealer in a faro bank, q
smuggler, policy dealer, and all that.
till both he and Lille were nearly crazy.
Finally the following conversation en-
sued:
"Mr. Garthman., insist, before you
are seen with my daughter any more,
upon knowing who you are, and what
you are doing, and where you are do
ing it ?'
''Mr. Pickham, I am John L. Garth
man. earn money enough to support
your daughter properly, and for the rest
must decline to answer"
"You decline, do your No man who
has anything to conceal shall have any,
| thing to do with daughter of mine"
And in consequences a strict injunc-
ton was lsi5 upon the girl to see him
no more, which she violated Just as of
ten as she could get out of the house.
One day Mr.. Bathurst entered the
restaurant in which Mr.. Garthman
piled his brush, and sat down in the
chair to have his boots cleaned. Mr..
Garthman kept his face averted as much
as possible, but Mr.. Bathurst ob=erved
him intently. He shined and paid
his ten cents and went out. In an hour
he came back, and though his boots
were yet clean he sat down again. At
the conclusion of the operation, he re-
marked:
"Hsi ha Mr.. Garthman this is the
polishing OF calfsskins you dol Halhal
And taking a coupe he fastened W
town full of the discovery. He had his
rival in his power. Now Miss Lille
would throw Gsrthman over; now the
elder Pickham would insist that all
connection between them cease, for. o.
course, he would never permit his daugh.
ter to marry bootblsck. And he lost
no time in getting at the old man and
telling him his discovery.
do yOu pretend to say that John
Glrthman is backing boots in q base
ment az
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