The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-14
How One Girl Succeeded.

The success of any one in any
line of work depends upon the
spirit in which she takes it up.
The following story which came
under my notice recently, and
which is true, will illustrate my
meaning better than any explana-
ton. A young girl had tried for
long time to get a position in one
of the leading dry good stores in
Boston. Finally her persistency
was rewarded by the promise of a
trial. She was put at the handker-
chief counter during a bargain
sale" The first morning she was
there a gentleman came by, and
stopped at the handkerchief coun-
ter, looking carelessly at the goods
and the prices which were marked
on each box. She did not wait for
him to ask for any thing special,
but she Immediately drew his at
tention to some handkerchiefs
which werereally a fine bargain"
He did not seem inclined to buy,
Init she was so interested to make
the sale, and talked so Intelligent
ly about them, that the customer
took half dozen of the 'handker-
chiefs. When Saturday night
came and she was paid her salary,
she received a sum much in adj
vance of that which had been
promised her. She took it at once
to the head of her Department,
thinking there must be mistake,
but she was assured that it was
all right
"Do you remember selling a
half dozen handkerchiefs to one
gentleman, the first morning you
were here?" he inquired.
Why, yes, 1 remember she re-
piled, "but what has that to do
with it,"
Simply this-that was the head
of the firm; and he was so pleased
that he Inquired about you, and
said that any girl who could sell
his own goods to a proprietor was
worth good salary and a steady
place, so he ordered you put in the
pay roll at the wages [ have just
given you, with the promise of a
rise as soon as it is possible"
i thing like this isn't likely to
happen every day perhaps; but
Zone thing you may rest quite
assured, my dear girls, simple eye
service is noted more frequently
than you imagine, while the hon
est, hearty rendering of duty will
find the reward. Not long ago a
prominent business man in Boston
said to me, when we we're talking
over the reasons why so few young
men really succeed, some things
that will bear repetition for the
girls who think seriously of a bus
mess life. "The boys and he
might have said the girls too-''in
the store whose watches are al
ways on time at the dinner or clos
ing hour are the ones who will not |
advance in business; while those
who are asking for more to do IN
stead of making apologies for
work not finished, are those who
find room at the top of the ladder,
and who do not complain of the
crowd at the foot" 1t is the
Bibles own Sin season and out of
season" work that brings good re-
suits.
Perhaps another reason why
women do not oftener attain high
position in mercantile life is be-
cause they do not '1earn the bust
ness" as boy does. When a
girl seeks position in a store she
living salary at once.
The immediate need of money is
the force which impels her to
work; she must be her own bread
winner. A boy expects to give a
certain time to learning the de-
tail of business, and takes place
at first with very small remunera-
tiop and -g759frE bis way to the more
profitable position,--7ISSaffie joy
in December Wide Awake.
J. f. Belk, of Union county,
Iowa, has little Swear old girl
Who has never been known to