Delta chief., 1884-01-16

shamed to be afraid, SO he got up, and
all was still, and he got his pants on
and went ou5 in the hall, and just then
the cats got to fighting another round,
and pa rushed into the bathroom and
and closed the door, and yelled for me
TO open the window and holler for the
police. ! got up and asked pa, through
the door, if he was afraid, and he said
no. he wasn't afraid, but he thought,
seeing he was in the bathroom he'd
take a bath, and told him if he was
afraid would go down and investigate,
because there was no haunted house
that had any terror for Hennery. and
went down and let the cats out, and
they got on the back fence and had Il
real sociablc time, and after it was all
still pa came out out with a towel in
his hand and tried to make us believe
he had taken a bath at two O'Clock in
the mornin with cold water. | don't
think it is right for father to try to
deceive his little boy that way. Pa
must have washed himself real hard for
he was pale AS a ghost when he came
out of the bathroom. but he was paler
still in the morning when he found the
piano full of cat hair. He thinks the
air from the register blew into the
piano. But | am sorry for pa, rs he
has had trouble enough trying to keep
from failing. but he had 10 go to the
wall
What, You don't tell me your faith
er has failed?' said the groceryman, rs
he took down the ledger. Great
heavens. he owes me seven dollars
and the man groancd.
''fes, pa says that is the only way he
can make dollar. / don't know any
thing about the business of failing, but
as near n ! can get at it. by hearing
pa and the attorney talk about il. there
is money in il, il it is worked right. and
II was in yourplace would work an
annual failure department into my busi-
ness. The way 10 fail is to get credit
for all you can, and sell for cash. and
when you sell the best thing. have
somebody that You owe, relative or
fellow that you've got confidence in,
get on his carand get out an attachment
and close you up, or else make an as
Signment Ia Il fellow who stands in with
you, and let him offer the creditors ten
cents on the dollar in notes, PAYABLE in
six. twelve, and eighteen months. BY
the time the six months are up. YOU
can buy the first note for fifty cents
on the dollar, and YOU can fail again
before the other note comes due. Pa
says there is more money in ii than in
running bank, and he is awful anx-
ious 10 have the thing fixed up in time
for him and ma to go To Florida for the
winter. SO that they IAN get back in
time To 20 Ia Saratoga next summer.
asked pa If it was honest to fail, when
ma had property enough in her name
10 pay all the debts and have plenty
left. and pa said he and ma were two
different, persons. Gosh. | though, n
man and wife We're one. Well. a fell
low learns something every day. don't
hc' Say. you would be u total failure
on general principles, and If | was in
ycir place | would have some style
about me and bust. You can never
amount To anything going along the
way you do. and never getting ahead
any. Let me tell pa'a lawyer that can
get him job putting you through
bankruptcy. on shares"
mo. no. never" said the grocery
man. II have always paid a hundred
cents on the dollar, and always will.
IL j. true ! cannot put on much style.
not as much as some know who have
failed. bu, can look everybody in the
face and-but. say, Hcnnery. you can
tell your pas lawyer 10 come mp here
this afternoon, and | will have talk
with him. II failing is going 10 be in
style, and man isn't going 10 amount
10 ANYTHING unless he has failed. and
there is money in il and your pa saws il
is homes, and all right. | might conclude
to fail once for luck. but keep it dark"
and The groccryman began to look
about ,hc store Mt the old back number
washboards. and wormy dried peaches
and things that were not salable, ar,
wondered If ii wouldn't be n good idea
to fail and get rid of the old stock and
buy new one on trust, while Hennery
went out 10 break the news to his pas
lawyer that he had got another job fos
him.