Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-01-24

seeing he was in the bath room ho
would take 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 aud let the
cats out, and they got on the back
fence and had real sociable time, and
after ii was all still pa came out with
a towel in his hand aud tried to make
US believe he bad taken Il bath at two
o'clock in the morning with cold
water. don't think it is right for
father TO try to deceive his little boy
that way. Pa must have washed him
self real hard, for he was pale as
ghost when he came out Of the bath
room, 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, as he has had trou.
bic enough trying to keep from failing
but he bad to 60 to the wall"
"What! You don't tell ME your
father has failed?" said the grocery,
man, as he took down the ledger.
Great heavens, he owes me seven dol.
lars" and the man groaned.
"Ies, pa says that is the only way
he can make dollar. don't know
anything about the business Of failing
but as near a. ! can get al it, BY hear.
ing pa and his attorney talk about it,
there Is money in it if it il worked
right, and if vas in your place ]
would work an annual failure depart.
ment into my business. The way to
fail is 10 get credit for all YOU can,
and sell for cash, aud when you sell
the best things, have somebody that
YOU owe, a relative, or 4 fellow that
you got confidence in, get on his ear
and get out an attachment and close
you up, or else make an assignment
TO fellow who stands in with you,
aud let him offer the creditors ten
cents on a dollar in notes, payable in
six, twelve and eighteen months By
the time six months are up, you can
buy the first note fifty cents on a dol.
lar, and you can fail again before the
other note comes due. Pa says there
is more money in il than running a
bank, aud he il awful anxious to have
the thing fixed up in time for him to
20 to Florida for the winter, 50 they
can get back in time to 60 to Saratoga
next summer. asked pa If it was
honest to fail, when ma bad property
enough in her name to pay all debts
and have plenty left, aud pa said be
and ma we're two different persons.
Gosh, ] thought a man and wife were
one. Well, fellow learns something
every day, don't he; Say, you would
be a total failure on general principles,
aud if was in your place | would
have some style about me and bust.
You eau never amount to anything /
going ahead any. Let me tell pa.
lawyer that | can get him n job put. /
ting you through bankruptcy, on !
share..
"No, sir, never said the grocery !
man. 81 have always paid hundred !
ccuts on the dollar, aud | always will. .
1t is true / cannot put on much style
not a. much a. some know who have I.
failed, but | can look everybody in
the face and-but, say, Hennery, YOU
might tell your pas lawyer to come
10 here this afternoon, and | will have
a talk with him. Ii failing is going
to be the style, and a man lent going
to amount TO anything unless he has
failed, and there is money in it, and
your pa is honest aud all right,
might conclude to fail once for luck,
but keep it dark, and the grocery.
man began TO look about the store at
the old back Dumber washboards, and
wormy dried peaches, and things that
were not sslable. and wondered If il
wouldn't be a good idea TO fail and get
rid Of the old stock and buy new
one on trust, while Hennery went out
to break the news 10 his pas lawyer
that he had got another job for him.