The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-09-26
HOW ONE BOY SUCCEEDED.

.iae That--Is ADlilgent In Bus moss shall
stand Before Kings"
This is what n lawyer said OF tho
story L am about to relate to you: 1T
Is the best boys story that ever
heard
We have had good many boys
with us from time to time" said MIR.
Alden, the senior mambcr OF 4 largo
hardware establishment in Market
street, Philadelphia, '.as apprentices to
learn tho business. What may sur
prise you is TINT we mover take country
boys, unless they live in the city with
some relative who takes care OF them
and keeps them homo ut night. for
when a country boy comes to the city
10 live every thing is new to him. and
no is attracted by every show window
and unusual sight The city boy. WHO'S
accustomed to these things. cares little
for them. and II he has q good mother
he is at homo and in bed in due season.
And VIC are very particular about our
boys-and before accepting one as an
apprentice we must know that he
comes OF honest and industrious pa
rents.
But the best boy we ever had is now
with us. and member OF the firm. He
Is the one man in tho establishment
that we couldn't do without He was
thirteen years old when no was appren-
ticed to us, and he was with US for
eleven years, acting for several years
as salesman. When he first came we
told him that for long time his wages
would be very small, but that IL he
proved to be a good boy his salary would
be increased at certain ratio every
year, and, rs it turned out, whom ac-
-cording to agreement we should have
been paying him five hundred dollars
Year We paid him nine hundred, and
he never said a word himself about an
increase OF salary. From tho very out
set he showed that he had an interest
in the business He was prompt in the
morning and II kept q little overtime
at night it never seemed to make any
difference with him. He gradually
came to know where every thing was
TO be found. and II any Information was
wanted IL was to this boy. Frank Jones.
that every one applied. The entire es-
tablishmcnt seemed to be mapped out
in his head. and every thing in it cata-
logucd and numbered. His memory OF
faces was equally remarkable. He knew
the name of every man who came to
the store to buy goods. what he bought
and where he came from. used often
TO say TO him: Jones. your memory Is
worth more than gold mine! How
do you manage TO rcmemberp'"
. i make it my business to remem-
Der. he would say. i know that IL
can remember man and call him by
name whom he comes into the store, and
can ask him how things are going on
where heliyes. ] will be very likely TO
keep him as customer.
And that was the exact case He
made friends Of buyers He took the
same interest In their purchases as he
took In the store, and would go TO no
end OF trouble to suit them, and 10 I'LL
70 the letter every thing he promised.
We'll. affairs went on in this way
until he had been with us eleven years.
when we concluded TO take him into the
firm as partner. We knew that he
had no extravagnnt habits; that he
neither used tobacco, nor beer. nor
went to the theater. He continued Is
at the beginning TO board at home. and
even when his salary was at the very
lowest he paid his mother two dollars.a
week for his board. He was always
neatly dressed. and we thought It was
very probable that he had laid up one
or two thousand dollars. as his salary
FIR the last two years had been twelve
hundred dollars. So when we made
him the offer TO become partner in
the business, and suggested that 1t
would be more satisfactory II he could
put some money into the firm. he re-
piled;
'.sIf ten thousand dollars will be any
object can put IN that much. have
saved out Of my salary nine thousand
four hundred dollars. and my sister will
let me have six hundrodss
II can tell you that I wes never
more nstonishsd N my lile thsn when
lhu fellow sald he could pm IL VI
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