The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-12-10

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 He couldn, Buy Leg of sha, Table.
 Willie Watson.
 A vessel, laden with fruit. arrived from the Azores al Glasgow. All the fruit dealers, huckssers and peddlcrs were soon around the wharf anxious to make bar gains A tall, 1.-the, smart looking fel- low, one who had jus, gone into the trade and who. while blessed with any amount of cheek, go and business dash and hon. esty, was as poor as mule spinner on short time, pushed his way through the crowd and went direct aboard. Going up to the captain he said
 Say. Zap. what will you take for your cargo.
 The captain looked al the man. He evidently could understand how poorly dressed young fellow, like the one before him. could want or be able to buy the whole cargo.
 
 he. slowly repeating the young mans words. Why, sir, what is that to you."
 Nothing much, said Sandy, except that If the price suits I'll take it. The captain, laughing at the young fellows cheek and audacity. named a sum.
 ''l'll take it. snapped Sandy.
 Wei, about paying for k: Who are you and where's your money :. asked the captain.
 lin Sandy McLaren. fruit dealer, and live in Cannongate an my words my bond. l buy on trade terms, cash in forty-eight hours.
 The captain said he would make en- quiries and if Sandy's reputation and financial position were all right-the bar gain would be concluded.
 The captain sent his mate into the city 10 make enquiries. Everybody gave Sandy good word as being pushing, honest and business like young man who had only just set up in business and was as poor as he well could be. He had been a farmers man. had run away with and married the farmers daughter and was now trying to make living in the fruit trade. The mate then thought he would go and see what sort of business place Sandy had got. and ascertain wha, were his surroundings.
 It was in poor. wretched looking little shop in which he found his customer. i Everything bespoke struggling poverty, but Il was poverty that was clean and decen, and self-respecting. The little shop was neat and orderly; the small stock of fruit was well displayed and all the surroundings showed that Sandy meant business if it could only be got. Pushing his way quietly through the shop, the mate looked in on the little kitchen where Sandy and his pretty young wife were just sitting down to their frugal din- ner.
 i The room was almost bare of furniture, but il was scrupulously clean. So, too. were Sandy and his wife. and so, too, was their modest meal. There was no table in the room. Two chairs were about all the furniture. Husband and wife sat op- posite each other and the food was on the wife.s lap which served for table for both.
 Dinners ready. Sandy. iad will ye say grace" said she. drawing her chair nearer to her husband and looking so lovingly up into his honest. manly face.
 Sandy reverently laid his ha, on the floor. bowed his head and said: For what we are about to receive may the Lord make us truly thankful Amen
 The mate stole quietly away and out of the shop without them knowing tha, he had been there. \ big lump rose in the rough. hard seamans throat as he strode along. The scene had been too much for him. The homes, love. the simple trust and the happy poverty of Sandy and his wife had hiled hlm with admiration for them.
 Why. damme. I'd trust him for mi,- hon., was his exclamation 10 the captain as soon ,,s he had got aboard the ship.
 Trust who:' asked the captain.
 Why. SIT, that young fellow Sandy. who wanted 10 buy the cargo
 '.Oh. so you have made inquiries = said the captain Well. now. what sort of d case is the young fellow in: Is he any good and has he much abou, him !''
 "Much about him. Cap. why should just think he has. Why. sir. your ship and cargo and all that you're worth, couldn't buy one leg of the table from which he was eating his dinner.
 This was enough. The captain asked no more. and when sandy came aboard the bargain was completed. Sandy sold the frait the same day and made good sum out of the speculanon-paying the captain according to promise and win nipg his confidence which served him well in after years, fur this frst bold ven ture led to others, and in few years Sandy was the leading man in his trade and rapidly making a fortune.
 He Fled.
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