The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-10-18

"'rhat makes no difference" re.
Piled. II see shocmnkers' wages nre
VI a LAY tit was tho flush times Of Cali
iornia them, give me &3 and feed me,
ana only lot mo stay I'LL the man you
hired turns up, for am indeed shoe.
maker"
Tho boss gave kind Of grudging con.
sent. Then | act to work. and slept
that night In thc shop. When the mas.
tor came 10 tho shop In tho morning. ho
found everything IN elegant order, and
l hui made VI before breakfast by
mending boot. lsuited him exactly,
for / nm good shoemaker. l lived
with that man for Il year, ind saved NIL
my money. sent the dear cid fellow
NJ home slOO. Ii you could only have
seen tho letter that came back Tho
blessed old daddy wanted tn know If |
thought he was u spcndthrift That
800 he was going to make ITO for the
next three yearsl There war chance
| heard of In Sacramento. lwent there
my master giving me some of his shop.
worn stock. l did splendid business.
In ak months had made for my share
$1,000, My fortune was before me.
Poor old daddy was not forgotten. l
got n cross letter from him this time.
The poor. simple soul wanted To know
whether l thought he was going to tho
dogs Did | want to make him
drnnkNr,l, n gonrmand, and put NIL
kinds of temptations in his wayg Too
much money VAS the source OF MI evil.
was rohl,ing myself to pampcr him.
hut for NIL TINT there WAS lot OF
swectacss in tho letter.
Well, l thought that fortune was now
mine. hut ono night bad fire broke
out AMI was hurncl out. Fires &c.
CURED IN Sacramento every night, and
together tho few pairs Of boots | could
put my hands On, and paced them,
with my money, all in gold, in trunk,
aud carried il out Of the wooden
shanty just as tho roof fell in. For
better security, l sol on my trunk, and
gaged bcwilaercd-like At the flames.
Il have something left" l SAID, after
all, to begin tho world with" just
then | was struck heavy blow over
th. head with club, and lost NIL con.
seriousness. When | came IL l found
myself on tho ground and my trunk
gone. The thieves had done the bust.
ness for me. All, then l gave myself
up. Just for moment, to utter despair
II am ruined, ruined FOREVER; poor old
daddy" | Thought But was not
ruined. for that crack on the head VAS
tho means Of making my fortune.
didn't cry over things much, for l
ann good shoemaker, and that is
always solid capital, l had u little
money IN my pocket, and | went to San
Francisco knew my old master
would take mo hack. and he did So l
resumed my old place, There was an
aact.oncer among his customers, with
the tendenest fe,t ever saw, and, ~
am ,gaoa shoemaker. that explains all
my good luck, This auctionccr had
hvn grumh,ing ever since l left San
Francisco. When he saw mo. he WAS
delighted. AT least now" he said. Il
am out of my great misery. shall
limp no longer" Al once made him
a pair II Nhoes, and hc VAS delighted,
One day he said to mes II had IN
auct on yesterday, and put up. with.
out getting SINGLE bidder, lot ot
very Rne french boets. They won't
sell. because there is n glut Of boots on
the market They were imported a
year ago. hut the shape il out Of fash.
ion now, l. WAS square ono then
now il is u round one. DO you buy
themy"
"how muchs" l asked
Make your own price"
"lut have no money"
sThat makes no differences: YOU may
have them on credit pay me when you
cam"
l went to look at these cases ol
hoets, They were of the finest quality,
AMI excellent ~ b. make. Some ol
them were cavalry hoets, but such ~
only dandy horscmcn ar general officers
wear, Remember, ann good shoe
maker and know my trade. bought
these boots ut 81 par, Tho leather
alone was worth twice that, At nigh,
used b work ON them. l made th,
square toes point d~-for am good
shoemaker, Some of them cut dowf
into the beatees. oh, l worked righ,
after night on them, after hours. The,
hired small shop. and hung up |
few pairs in the window. A Mexican
came first,
SLOW muchs"
"Ten dollars"
He took the boots. Then minel
passed.
Fifteen dollars"
Then y gentleman on a fine hors,
came by and looked from his horse a
the boots, aud he tied up his horse AN,
asked:
How muchg"
twenty dollars"
He put down double eagle. mus
have made $2. 600 clear On those boots
and ! put in my pocket $1,000 in thre,
weeks. / worked ON for a year an,
made money i'm my trade steadily, for
am good shoemaker. Then / go
married in San Francisco to woman
loved, and my married life has been
very happy one. 1t was with pam
that 1 said to to my wife, Il must leay
you, my love. for short time-onl
! long enough to pay my dear old dadl
visit" / left my business in he
; charge. Ii was = voyage of bushes
and pleasure, for went to Paris to bu.
goods.
Poor old daddy! There was tn
: same niagpie in the wicker-work basket
, and he IA a.nted me, for he remembers
me. When / was little boy stuc
q tail of false feathers on him wit
: some cobbler's wax. He never forge
! me. and shufl,ed his feathers at me a
. soon ss he saw me, AS If my insult
. him had been Of recent date. Their
: VAS hardly change IN tine room
There hung fathers old watch, as bi
4 as a saucer. ticking away, with spra
! of lockwood over it for luck. The
there was ON the shelf the same oil
! earthenware jug. The handle brok
| one unfortunate day, and piece (
u leather MAS bound round ii. lie LA
1 the same aal in his hand--at least
was the same handle. for | once cam
e near getting o tLrashing for hayin
= whitfield il. Even an old almanac OF