The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1880-06-11
TRUE ROAD TO SUCCESS.

gave you nothing. Judge me-was right?
You may thank heaven that stood the test,
Last night last night.
TRUE ROAD TO SUCCESS.
Edward Stone stood inpatiently upon
the step of his Uncle Dams stately resi-
dence. There was not the slightest sign
of life anywhere around; the whole front
part of the house was closed and dark
ened; and, having rung several times
without eliciting any response, he was
about to conclude that there was no
one within hearing, when a head was
thrust out of one of the upper windows.
"Young man, go around to the side
door,"
Considerably startled by this unex-
pected address, the young man obeyed.
Upon the porch, brushing away the
leaves which covered it, was a young
girl of fifteen. She looked very pretty
as she stood there, the bright autumnal
sunshine falling on the round, white
arms and uncovered head.
Setting down her broom, she ushered
him into q medium-sized, plainly
furnished room, which gave no indica-
tion of the reputed wealth of its owner.
The young man took seat, brushed a
few hecks of dust from the lapel of his
coat, ran his fingers through his care
fully-arranged locks, and thus delivered
himself:
''Tell your master that his nephew,
Edward Stone, is here"
A faint smile touched the rosy lips,
and, with demure eyes, sir" the girl
vanished.
A few minutes later an elderly gentle
man entered, with intelligent, strongly
marked features, and a shrewd look in
his eye, which seemed to take the men
tai measure of his visitor at glance.
"Well, sir, what is your business with
ms?"
SCI am your nephew, Edward Stone
$50 my daughter told me. What do
you want?"
"I came to pay my respects to you,
sir"
''Yes; but what do you want me to do
for you ?"
81 was thinking of going into busi-
ness, and thought 4 would come and talk
it over with you, and ask you to give
me lift"
"What better capital do you want
than you already have? A strong,
able-bodied man wanting lift! You
ought to be ashamed of yourselfl What
have you been doing?"
Edwards face flushed with anger at
this unceremonious language; but, feel
ing that he could not afford to quarrel
with his wealthy relative, he gave no
other indication of it.
tI've been in store since I left
school, two years ago."
Saved nothing from your salary, I
suppose?", sroo
than enough for my expenses"
"Humph! You are able to dress
yourself out of it, perceive. I have
known men to rear and educate large
family on $500 year; and, if you have
been unable to save anything, you GER
your own account. When I was your
age my income was less than $500, and
I saved half of it. What is the bust
ness you want to engage in?'
Stationery and books. $500 will buy
il, as the owner is obliged to sell-a
rare chance. I don't ask you to give
me the amount, only to lend it; will
give my note, with interest.
"Young man, I have several such
papers already. You can have all of
them for So, and I warn you that it
will prove bad investment at that. /
can give you some advice, though,
aich, if you'll follow, will be worth
you a good many times over the
-..ount you ask. But you won't do ii. y
"How do you know that?" said Edward
with q smile, who began to feel more at
home with lis eccentric relative. "Pd
like to hear it, anyway"
"Well, here it is. Go back to your
place in the store, and save So week
from your salary, which You can easily
do; learning, in the meantime, all you
can about the business you intend to
pursue. At the end of four years you
will have the capital you seek, together
with sufficient experience and Judgment
to know how to use it. And, better still, !,
it will be yours, earned by your own in
dustry and self-denia1, and worth more
than ten times that amount got in
any other way. Then come and see me
again"
you'd rather have my money than
advice, dare say" added Mr.. Stone, as
Edward arose to go; a.sbut we'll be bet
ter friends four years hence than if let
you have it. Sit down, nephew; the
train you will have to take won't leave
until 6 in the evening. You must stay
to tea; want you to see what a complete
little housekeeper I have, and make you
acquainted with her."
'.Pollyp he cried, opening the door
into the hall.
In prompt obedience to his summons,
a rosy-cheeked, bright-eyed girl tripped
in. The neat print dress had been ex-
changed for q pretty merino, but our
hero did not fail to recognize her, and
his face flushed painfully as he did so.
Polly" continued her father, 'sthis
is your cousin Edward. He leaves on
the o'clock train, and want you to
make his stay with us as pleasant as pos
sible."
'sPolly is my little housekeeper, I" he
added, turning to his nephew; II hire a
woman for the rough work, and she does
all the rest. When she's eighteen she
shall have all the servants she wants, but
she must serve her apprenticeship first.
1t may stand her in good stead; she may
take it into her head to marry some poor
man, as her mother did before her. Eh!
my giri?"