The Red Cloud chief., 1879-06-19

: would work and forget these creature,
The 6re day the store was open Ii
entire sales amounted TO el50. A ca
riAge from Poltham had stopped 1t ;h
door. Two ladies hAd catered the s:or
-stnngsn aad ladies. They were los
In admiratjos- Il ID . better Regen
6tsssk "a improved Broadway, . yer,
Palais Royal. Thy smptisd Thea
pockse-books on the coansa. 6och Ell
cel1eat goods, and reasonable prices
Thy vould call again, and bring a
their fr3eods.
Not . Gnge resident Of the village en-
tered Tie plsce all Day. The following
day was Saturday. Ii nired hard, ant
in the afternoon three people came Ii
for sundry goods. One lady made Gu
quite a order, and asked that il be pui
J on ths books. Aaxw lrespecaully de
clinsd. His dsalines were for cash
a1oae. The lAdy-othsrWiss>pe person =
gave him . witbeFing look, and declares
she had BEEN 3 insulted in he,
life, and marched out, leaving the good.
behind her. The others paid cash, and
went sway more. than pisased n the
prices asked. They had never obtained
such bargains before.
The next day fourteen carriages came
from Poltham. Two came from Ro-
burndale, and one from MELVILLE. Th
cash business done amounted TO e275 50
for the week. The next week II doubled.
The week after il doubled again. The
fourth week MAXWELL had TO consider
the purchase OF . new team to deliver
the goods.
Six months passed, and the business
of the store exceeded the business Of all
the other stores combined. One Of them
had failed, and the other had actually
been scrubbed and painted. Snch is
the force of example. And still the
wonder grew. Weston has q thrifty
mind. 1t can see q cent in 8 bargain
with Hollandish clearness. The Max
well system vas accepted fully. 1t was
delightful to visit q drawipg-room, TO
have . pretty girl make . cup of tea for
you. Ay, twenty cups if you wished;
and having tasted, you could buy with
knowledge. Did you wish olives, figs.
sugars, cheese or bread? Sit down and
try them. This il SO much, that so
much. These are the samples. Eat.
test, ponder. and select. You . not
see the goods; food in the mass is essen
italy vulgar. This is all. Select aud
pay. The goods viii be delivered ac-
cordipg TO sample. No one VA ever
permitted to pass beyond the parlor.
Within the interior rooms the packers
filled the orders with neatness, dispatch,
and silence.
Did the purchaser wish four?v The
pretty girl brought . tray full Of sam
Piles, with plates and water. One could
make . dough, and even try it in q gas
oven, If desired. Oil was shown burn
ing in lamps; this light is SO much q
gallon, that 30 much, and 30 on from
lamp to lamp.
The store was q reception room, shop
ping . social tea-tasting, with q gentle
man to preside. Maxwell took the Or
ders, welcomed the arriving guests,
took the cash, and babe good-speed TO
parting friends. They came as buyers,
and departed feeling themselves guests.
At home, every thing turned out ex-
actly according to sample, in more than
liberal measure, and in the most ex-
Quisite order, the very team being r
fully covered with white cloths. No un-
couth youths begged fer orders at the
door; no collector rang q dunring
bell.
The heather builds a temple to his.
gods in princely splerdor, and it is said
be pays for the work thereon. The
Christians church is often in debt. So
it was ut Weston. The First Church
was about TO be Gle sed on account oil the
unpaid interest on its debt. 1t was a
matter of great grief to the handful of
people who attended there, and they
net at the church in solemn and unhap-
py mood one stormy Saturday night to
deliberate over the impossible. In the
midst of the dismal proceedings q small
girl timidly opened the door and looked
ia. She had q letter for the clerk of the
society. Somebody took it, and she dis
appeared. The clerk opened the letter,
and there fell out q piece of paper, crisp |
and rustling. The clerk glanced at the
note, and, picking up the paper, thrust
it quickly into his pocket. Curiosity
was aroused, and some one asked what
it meant. A check. Oh, marvellous! A
check for the overdue interest-$493 63.
Whose check? The clerk said the mat
ter was to be confidential. The meet
ing broke up in joyful mood. The
church vas safe for the present. That
night the clerks wife knew it. On the
Sabbath every body knew it. The check
was signed Thomas Maxwell"
Did 1t make any difference? Not at
all. He was till "the grocsry-man."
Beings of q fine mold could receive his
gift, but could not receive him. They
even resented it as . piece Of presump-
ton. He had only half of q hired pew
in the back row, where he sat every
Sunday with the sections daughters.
They did send . vote Of thanks, but it
came by mail. Not . soul spoke to him
about it save the old minister. Some
sid it was . bid for trade.
Shortly after this the fire-engine house
took fire, in derision, and i~ngloriously
burned down. The next morning the
carpenter was hard It work haul
ing lumber to the ruins. : The fire com
pany, . volunteer association, composed
of workingmen and young me.
chanics, said, Wherefore do ye thise"
And straightway he said. in the language
Of the period, Maxwell GIN me the or
der, cash on the nail" Thereupon
they went with one accord to the gro
Gerry store and gave three cheers for the
Persons of fine mold said,
bid for traas." Maxwell
heard thereof, and thought it over.
Every man Of the fire company was al
ready . customer. Moreover, nine
tenths of his trade came from other
towns and villages.
Time went on, and the new idea In
the grocery line fourished nightly. 1t
was the wonder of the trade, and deal
ers came from afAr to see how the thing