The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-06-05


sever been 80 atulled in ber liie, and
marched out, leaving The goods behiod
ber. The o,hefs paid cash, aud went
away more than pleased 81 Tie price
asked. They had never obtAiAcd such
bargains before
The next day fourteen carriages came
IRON Poltbsm. Two came from Roburn-
dale, aud one from Neville. The cash
business done amounted 10 $4,000 Tor
toe week The next week i doubled.
The week after i doubled SCALA The
fourth week Maxwell bad to consider the
purchase Of ncw team 70 deliver the
goods
Six months passed, aud The business of
The store exceeded the business Of all the
other stores combined One OF them bad
laied aud tie other had actually been
scrubbed and painted Such is the force
Of example. Aud still the wonder grew.
Weston has thrifty mind. IL can see a
cent 10 bargain with Holaudish clear.
ness. The Maxwell system was accepted
fully. II was delightful to visit a draw
ing room, TO have pretty girl make 3
cup of tes for you. Ay, twenty cups II
you wished; aud having tasted, you
could buy with knowledge. Did you
wish olives, figs, sugars, cheese, or bread
sit down and Try them. Thisis SO much,
that so much: These are the samples
Eat test, ponder, aud select. You can
not see the goods; food 10 the mass is es-
sentially vulgar. This is all. Select and
pay. The goods will be delivered ac-
cording TO sample. No one was ever per.
mite to pass beyond the parlor. With.
in the interior rooms The packers filled
the orders with neatness, dispatch, aud
silence.
Did The purchaser wish hourI The
pretty girl brought tray full of sample,
with plates and water. One could make
dough, aud even try it 10 al gas oven,
IL desired. Oil was shown burning in
lamps; this light is so much gallon, that
so much, aud so Oh from lamp to lamp.
The store was q reception room, shop
ping a social tasting, with gentleman to
preside. Maxwell took the orders, well
coined the arriving guests, took the cash,
and bade good speed to the parting
friends. They came as buyers, and de-
parted feeling themselves guests.
Al home, everything turned ont exact.
ly according to sample, in more than lib
eral measure, and in The most exquisite
order, the very team being carefully coy-
cred with white cloths. No uncouth
youths begged for orders at the door; no
collector rang dunning bell
The heather builds a temple TO his gods
in prncely splendor, and it is said he
pays for the work thereon. The church
is often in debt. So 1t was at Weston.
The First church was about TO be closed
Oh account OF the unpaid interest on its
debt. II was matter of great grief 10
the handful Of people who attended there,
and they met at the church in solemn and
unhappy mood one stormy Saturday
night to deliberate over lbe impossible.
In the midst of the dismal proceedings a
small girl timidly opened the door aud
looked in. She had letter for The clerk
of the society. Somebody took il and she
disappeared. The clerk opened the let.
ter, and there fell out a 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 il
meant. A check. Oh, marvellous A
check for the overdue interest S493. 90.
| Whose check? The clerk said the matter
was to be confidential The meeting
broke up in joyful mood. The church
was safe for the present. That night the
clerks wife knew it. On the. Sabbath
everybody knew IT, The check was
signed Thomas Maxwell.
Did it make any difierencel Not at all
lie was still the grocery man. Being oi
fne mould could receive his gilt, but
could not receive him. They even re
sented II as piece Of presumption. he
had only halt OF a hired pew In the back
row, where he sat every Sunday with The
sections daughters. They did send I
vote OF thanks, but il came by mail, No
a soul spoke 10 him about il sa e the ole
minister. Some said il was a bid fol
trade.
Shortly alter this the fire engine house
took fire, in derisiou, and ingloriously
burned down. The next morning ihI
village carpenter was hard at work haul
ing lumber to the ruins. Tue fire com
pany, volunteer association, composed
chiefly Of working men and young me
chanics, said, Wherefore doye this2 AnC
straightway be said in the language o
the period, Maxwell GIN me the order
cash on The nsil. Thereupon they wen
with one accord TO the grocery store ant
gave three cheers for the proprietor
: Persons Of fne mould said, Another BIZ
for trade. Maxwell beard thereof an
thought il over. Every man OF the hr
company was already customer. More
over, niue-tenths Of bis trade came fror
T other towns and villages.
q Time went on, and the new grocer
I line fourished nightly. II was th
a wonder Of the trade, and dealers cam
from sfsr to see how the / Ing was done
. Sensible fathers from the city cam
with requests that their sons be taugt
9 the new business, for the grocery man
A the period knew none Of these thing
}. People pstronized him because they mus
a They came to Maxwell's because IL was