Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-15

ma feel SO bad never; and then they talked it
over, and finally ma went home to grandpa's in
New York, with Maud. and stayed with pa to
go to school. Then pa kept getting worse,
and worse. and went to live in rooms and eat
at restaurants; and pa stayed out late nights,
and guess he drank more than was good for
him, and thought something had got to be
done. So said to pa one day:
"Pa, let's 60 into business and open a store :"
And he laughed and said, ''What kind of a
store"
And said, "Oh, candy store, or a station
cry store, or thread and needle store, just
such as women keep and little girls help in.''
And pa laughed and said he would think Of
1t. and when he came home that night asked
him if he had thought about it, and he said he
had not. and l said heAad better. and he said
he wOud and that morning he didn't go out
but stayed at home and wrote ma q long letter
So next day went into store on Polk street.
kept by nice old lady who had a bad husband
where they sold everything, and she said in
French they called it lingerie. did not know
what she meant. because it was French and
asked her if she did not want to sell her store
and she Said-
"Do you want to buy a store, little grl3"
And l said: my pa does.' And she smiled and
said she guessed the sheriff would have store
to sell in few days. l said l would tell pa
because he knew Mr.. Nunan, the sheriff 1t
was one of Mr.. humans men that sold pas house
and furniture for him.
and what nice one it was and he had been q
dry-goods man once, and had had large store,
and sold silk dress goods, and velvets and furs
and laces worth more than 81 600 apiece.
don't exactly know what pa did, but think
something turned up few DAYS afterward.
for heard him say he had made ''raise" and
he showed me more than $1,000 in gold and
notes. and for day or two he carried them in
side pocket, and mostly kept his hand over
them. for tear they would jump out and fly
away; and pa bought me some shoes and hat.
and stuff for aprons. and made them myself
and never saw pa look SO happy since ma went
away, and one day he said to mes
"Veve, | have bought the store on Polk
street, and you are to be my saleswoman and
partner"
And sure enough, in a few days we went into
the store, and.over the door was great big
sign of ZONES Il Co." and pa said | was the
go" And when said "And so pa YOU are
Jones p he bIushed and guess he didn't
like his old friends to know that he was selling
needles and thread and tape and things. We
had two snug little rooms in the back of the
store to sleep in, and | made pas bed and
swept out the rooms and tdied things At first
pa shut up the store when he had to go down
town on business, but after little while
tended it. and when there were two custo-
mers in the store waited on one, and it wasn't
long before l could make change and sell
things almost as good as pa could; and by and
by when he went down. town | tended store.
and we had splendid times. We went out to
nice place across the street for our meals:
tended store when pa went, and pa tended
store when / went.
One day pa came in and looked dreadfully
troubled, and then / said; PA, amt part
ner. and don't partners have right to know
everything. and amt you hiding something
about Jones & Coz"
And then l found out that pa had bought too
many things for the store. and that a note for
81 eco had to be paid. and that's what made pa
feel bad And then thought and wondered
how could get Il 600; and kept on thinking
over everybody that | guessed had 81 900. and
every one that l guessed had it, l guessed
would not lend it to pa. And then l thought
about the rich Mr.. Flood, and said: 81 will 90
down to his bank and get it, for he's got more
than thousand millions; and down to the
bank OF Nevada the cellar is full of gold. and of
course, he don't use it all the time. and before
MIR. Flood wants it I'll take it back an paw the
interest" And then l jumped up and hur-
rahed for Jones Co, took my best bonnet and
put On my gloves, took off my store apron and
combed my hair. and got into car, went to the
Nevada bank told the clerk l wanted to Dor
row 81 600; and he laughed and said he guessed
had better see Mr. McLane l asked who Mr.
McLane was. and the clerk said Mr.. McLane
was the president and was in the back room,
and went into the back room, and Mr.. McLane
said:
swell. little girl, what can do for your"
And said: Il want to borrow 81 GOO"
Mr.. McLane opened his eyes and turned his
chair around and looked at me, and said: "a
thousand dollars" with as much surprise as
though 81 ,000 was all the money he had in the
bank. Then began to get scared and cried;
and then told Mr.. McI.ane all about pa and
Zones & Co.," and what we wanted to do
with the money, and that would pay it back
to him; and he looked kinder puzzled and
asked me what pas name was; and told him
and where the store was; and all about
ma and Maud, and how the baby died l guess
that was not very much like business, and
don't know what Mr. McI.ane wanted to know
all that Tor. Then he looked at me again, and
guess he wasn't going to let me have the
money, when gentleman at the other desk
came up to where was sitting on a chair, and
Mr.. McLane said:-
''Well, Flood, what do you think of this young
merchant"
And then knew it was the rich Mr.. Flood;
and looked into his eyes, and he said-
Let her have the money; will endorse her
note"
Then 1 jumped up and kissed him. and he
kissed me: and Mr.. McLane made note tor 80
days. and signed clones & Co., ;" and Mr. Flood
wrote his name on the back OF 1t. took the
money away i'm q canvas bag that Mr.. Mel ane
said must bring back, and / took the money
to pa; and didn't he look surprised when I
poured out the great big $40 gold pieces on the
counter? Then told him what had happened
at the bank, and when asked him IL he didn't
think was pretty good business woman after
all, Iguess he felt real ashamed
Alter this, never see anything like it-such
lots of carriages and such nice ladies' kept com.
Ing every day, and most all of them traded with
me, and pa was just as happy as he could be.
Jones Il Co. was making lots Of money. When
took Mr. Floods money back, just marched
right through the bank, past the big counters,
into Mr.. McLane'e room, and I took very good
care to let the clerk that aaughed at me before
see the bag. Mr.. Flood was In there, and Mr..
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