The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-08-21

ventured to ask him if he lived In the city.
He made no other reply Lhan 10 give several
significant mods, as II his head, like the head
Of q toy jackass, an Imaginary cnw, In O
curiosity shop, w,ls evenly balanced nn his
shoulders, and II was only necessary tn give
the concern the slightest shake tn set II to
nodding. Tie marrow In our spinal column
was Immediately parnliZed. Coming down
town we came In contact with another New
Yorker, with whom we had Just us little ac-
quaintance as we had with the nOdding gen.
rushed up to us, grabbed our hand. and a
more cordial shake we do not recollect to
have ever had. He fairly gushed on us. and
was extremely glad to see US, and enquired
how long we had been In town, and actually.
upbraided US for not having called at his store
before now to see him. He was greatly de
light ted to meet US, and his Joy Just Kept ever
veScing and running over. He wanted us to
had some fine samples of cloth from which
he wanted TO cutand give to ns enough 10
make n whole suit OF clothes. He was over
joyed. Up to this time we felt like we want
around q block or two, at least We didn't
recolect to have ever seen our friend before
We couldn't recall his name, although W.
thought OF al the men ave we ever knew. Turn, t,1c
principle merchants Of the city. That ex:
preston relieved US. We believed he was
mistaken In his man. and Immediately asked
him his name. He mumbed something
the question, and he mumbled again. We
then told him we were busy just then and
would see him later in the evening. he
then seemed sorrowful. His Joy was gone.
since. At another time and place, another
stranger, of whom we knew just ias little as
we did of the nodding gentleman on the
eseHa to as II
sweetheart, whom he had not seen for
months. He asked particularly about Cash.
Ter Barnwell, and said he was closely related
70 President WardlaW OF the Natonal H., bank as
tive, and was so glad to see us. He finally
changed tune. and begged our pardon. He,
like Ihe other gusher, was mistaken. We
looked so much like an old friend. We ex.
either of the three before or since. Exper-
ience with the nodding gentleman on the
bench at the park, and the meeting OF the
gushing gentlemen on Broadway, would dis.
OF one thing we were profoundly impressed
by our recent trip North. Thata town or city
Is just what the people choose to make 1t. NO
matter whether we were IN hichmond, Baltl-
more or Philadelphia, each and every man
doomed the town, and all were at some busi-
ness employment to serve people at great dis
tances. Nobody seemed to be working for
his neighbor townsnan, but for somebody IN
distant parts. If we went into q store, II
seemed that they were putting their goods In.
to boxes to be shipped TO distant towns and
cities, II we went into the printing offices
the same was true. If we went into the type
foundries the situation was hot different.
The New York Newspaper Union is big es-
establishment, and we presume they do no
work for any body in New York The type
foundries work almost exclusively for GUS
toners outside Of their own city. The iron
founders work for country people. In fact,
the whole cities seem to be at work for conn
try people. i.-.Et
money to do much more than we do. We
should start some industry. whose products
would be marketable in far-of parts. -
Another matter which impresses US Is. that
people in the country, instead of seeking to
increase the volume Of their business by
smaller profits, seek to live by doing less
work, and charging greater profits. We are
Of the opinion, that business men must real
lie that q larger business and q smaller per
cent Is the secret Of success q
We have jotted down these rambling para
graphs more from sense Of duty that we
ought to try to write something, than from
any conviction that we have succeeded In
writing anything OF interest. II any man
begrudges the space which this piece has oc-
cupied, we would beg him to remember what
we have spared him. II we were inclined TO
do SO, we could inflict on him volumes OF
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