St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-03-11
SUCCESS IN BUSINESS.
How a Dummy Enemy Pays Rig.
ISan Francisco Press. !

Archibald, my boy" said old MI. Offender
fer the rich commission merchant, the other
day. as he called his son into his private office,
my dear boy, have just executed the deeds
by which retire from business to-day and
leave you sole active partner in the wealthlest
house on the coast. Naturally you expect me
to give you some timely counsel for your 1u-
ture guidance"
''Keerect y replied young d, who was mem
Der of the Bohemian Club and knew it all.
You probably suppose that wish to enjoln
upon you frugality, temperance, integrity ana
punctuality as the sure means OF success MOI
at all Those virtues are all very well for the
-copybook, but the only real requisite to sue ,c
sess in life-especialy in this state---is really
good reciprocating dummy enemy"
"A what :" queried the scion OF the house OF
D, as he put his feet on the desk and lit anoth-
why, first class, bitter, unrelentlpg
dummy enemy. Something like my dear Old
friend Gutfey, for instance
the worst way"
That's just the point-that's, just the Joke
of it," said old d, with a chuckle Fourteen
round here from New York. We had poth
failed in trade-I in Boston, he in Philadelphia ::
both of us fairly driven out OF business by the
usual ISLANDERS, jealousies and underhand ae-
famation peculiar towel. to every where.
why did you go into partnership = asked
the Junior
Gutfey and agreed that the only way Tor a
man with small capital to get along was TO
have some trusted friend on the outside VINO
would keep him posted as to the doings OF MS
enemies. Some one whom they would talk to-,
don't you understand 2"
II catch on" remarked the youth.
80 we concluded to act as eacn other
dummy enemy. And from the day We
stepped off the steamer down at the wharf
Guffey and have never spoken to each otner'
except on the first and fifteenth OF each month
when 1 visit him in disguise to compare notes.
well, by Joye!'
Its a fact, though, Every, time my enemies
l. H.,
somehow-put up a job on me, or lie about me, {.
or try to injure me in any way, they, go to
Guffey and attempt to rope him into the pI9l
He sympathiscs with them says I'm the
most internal old wretch unhung, and then
sits down and writes me the particulars Good
scheme that, eh! and the old merchant
laughed until he was black in the face.
"Well, should smile" grinned the other
OF course do the same for Gutfey. Why,
can't tell how many thousand times IVe
scowled at him on the street ana relEaraeo ~ y
miserable scoundrel, Guffey. Look at the airs
he puts on because he is rich. I'd like to breal
his rascally head with club"
.'Was Grlffey rich then z"
..Why. no; OF course not, at first. 1t was
part our scheme, don't You see, to brace W
each others credit under the cover OF abuse
some bank and the cashier would slip arount
to Guffey for information, knowing he,d slv'
away all my weak points. Guney Woula scoM CON,
and say, well, suppose the old villain is sollt
enough. but d-n man who'd turn his nothef
in-law out of doors on cold winter night
The old beast! wonder they haven't tarret
and feathered Diffenderfer years ago. The.
say his grandmother is in the poor-house
With all his money. too"
.sAnd does that help you?"
"Why, certainly. bank cashier doesn'
care for grandmothers What he is after l
stingy old capitalists and other Muldoons
why, Guffey once borrowed $4,000 because
privately told McLsne that G. had swindled n
government on half million contract. NC
l.. had him up to dinner the very nexi day
Think over what have said, my dear boy
and go thou and do likewise"
And promising to look carefully around u
at the club, which was crammed full OF dun
mics OF all kinds, young Dtfenderfer dyed INT
his ulster and hastened to get up on kearne
street before the matinees let out.