The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1881-07-26

PUBLtsHER AGENTS HERALD, Dear SIR.
l am desirous of becoming an Agen,
for some paving article, as haze Just d
year IN ,ohich to make My fortune. Can
you instruct me2 ! do not know the
subscription price of your journal, bu,
enclose herewith $500. 1t surely viii
be worth that to me, if Lenter the agen
cy business if not enough, please in.
form me, and I will forward the remain.
der due. If it would not take up tc
much of your valuable time. line O
advice from you would be very highly
valued, and gratefully received, by
@ Yours respectfully,
2 THOMAS KELso.
He stamped an envelope, and direct
ed it, at venture to Philadelphia, as he
10 common with almost every other per
son Of any business information, had
heard of the HERALD before, and hac
dimly associated it in his mind with th,
fair and enterprising City of the Qua.
kers.
I will not pause to go into the partic.
ulars Of the correspondence between
the obliging publisher OF the HERALD
and penniless, but ambitious hero.-
Suffice it to say; that, following the ad
vice of his experienced friend Tom Kel
so closed his engagement with Messrs
b L & Co, procured an Agents outfit
and started forth, as in the romantic
days Of old. "to seek his fortune" He
soon learned to love the free, healthful
instructive life "on the road" and al.
though at first his profits were not SO
large as he might have hoped, he sensi
bly, and wisely laid it to his inexperience,
and bra7ely persevered, enjoying even
his trials, because be always overcame
them, and thus opened up bright pros
pect for the future. Gradually his sales
became larger and larger. He was re.
joiced to find that bis brain. after all,
was the best money mint, and that as
his head increased in size and fulness,
so also did his pocket. For the first
time in his life, he began to realize the
fact that personality, headpece, in
fuence, were worth everything in the
money market. He carried his creden-
tials with him wherever he went. His
honest, genial face was passport to
every businessman's confidence. When
he got to Boston, he found that his sales
had grown to be so large that it was
necessary to establish himself perma-
nently somewhere. He accordingly,
leased a salesroom and storage lofts on
w. street, and wrote from time to time,
glowing letters to Mabel, full of hope
and good tidirgs. She replied with
praise and congratulations, and for a
time the future was all rose-colored.-
But at last there came brief note from
Mabel, which we must glance into, 10
spite of the sanctity of lovers CORES
pondence:
DEAR Tom: Do you remember that
when next month comes you will haYc
been gone year3 Papa insists that
my foolish prejudices against Mr.. B.
cave got TO be smothered then, or else
accounted for, Hauen't
you got money enough to satisfy these
dreadful men-folks yet2 ! am all in
.remble, for fear we shall lose each other
after ALL DO come home now, with all
he money you've got, and perhaps papa
will be satisfied. Yours ever, N. =
Tom was perplexed. The year which
seemed SO long in prospective had flown
ike the wind, and although he had made
money steadily and fast, yet he saw,
with his present experience, how impos-
,ible it was for q man to start at the
bottom of the ladder and make for
uue In q year "If / had five years.
he said to himself, "perhaps l could do
t; but how could Mabel and wait Eve
years for each other3 No, l must go
10 Mr.. Nellis. show him what l have
lone, plead Mabel's love for me,and the
promise Of the future, and leave the
rest in Gods hands. He has greatly
blessed me in my endeayors so far, and
hope and trust that He will not desert
me now"
Meanwhile an electric shock hal been
felt in the Office of Neilis & Barnes
The Little instrument of veal and woe,
at the end of the world-oirdling wires,
had clicked ominously few times, and
. gray head fell forward upon the we'll
worn desk. Barnes, rushing in few
minutes later, with slip of paper Aut-
lerng wildly in his hand, saw his part
ner's posture, but misiaking it for the
sign of remorse oaly,shook him roughly
by the shoulder. "Sn you've heard the
news, have you7' he cried fercely-
Henderson had been telegraphing!
Well, what have you got to say2 What
right had you to take my money to
speculate-good .God!" He started
back, With deally .pallor on his face.
He had pulled the old mans arms from
the table, and like q lump of lead the
bowed figure hod sunk upon the floor.
1T has killed him. grasped Barnes,
Ilneellng, and raising the gray head in
bis lsp.-"No !-he stirred then-His
pulse fla,ters. Henry, Henry run for
the Doctor, faster than you ever ran be-
fore.". The Office boy was off like .
shot, and in fifteen minutes there were
hurried steps on the stairs.
1t was a close struggle between life
and death, but at last the grim destroyer
his elammy skirt about him,
and fed The merchant survived, but
only to face the stern reality of utter
pennilessness. In one unfortunate
speculation, which had tempted him
with the prospect of fabulous gains, he
had lost not only his own, but large
share of his partners property also.
Then came the Nemesis Of the law, led
on by the inexorable Barnes. aud all
was darkness and despair. "Will you
marry me2" Barnes had asked Mable,
with tanntlng smile-"it is your only
No, never! she had answered,
turning disdainfully away. Suffering,
sven death, l can bear, rather than be
the slave OF man can never love!'
At this juncture, when the last calam-
ity seemed at hand, and the old man
and his lovely daughter about to be
turned homeless into ,tbe street, one
evening, there came q ring at the door
bell, that set Mabel's heart leaping wild
". A joyful intuition seemed to tell